Agenda item

To agree the public minutes and summary of the meeting held on 22 July 2013 (copy attached).

RESOLVED: that the minutes of the meeting held on 22 July 2013 were approved as a correct record subject to Paul Monaghan being listed as in attendance, and ‘John Lyons’ being corrected to ‘Joe Lyons’ in the first bullet point on page nine.

Matters Arising

Oak Processionary Moth (OPM)

The Director of Open Spaces informed the Committee that latest data indicated that OPM was apparently moving in a westerly direction towards Heathrow, rather than north easterly as originally supposed. She noted that this evidently affected the City of London’s Burnham Beeches site and that the situation would be monitored accordingly.

Dogs

In response to a question from a member, the Superintendent of Hampstead Heath confirmed that a forthcoming report on dogs would address the general issue of dogs and dog users on the Heath, based on the experience of Burnham Beeches.

All-Member Visit to Hampstead Heath

In response to a query from the Deputy Chairman, the Director of Open Spaces agreed that all members of the Court of Common Council, plus co-opted members of the Open Spaces Committees, would be invited on a site visit to Hampstead Heath to allow them to see at first-hand issues involved in the Ponds Project.