Agenda item

To agree the public minutes and summary of the meeting held on 17 February 2014.

RESOLVED – that the minutes of the meeting dated Monday 17 February be approved as a correct record subject to Deputy Stanley Ginsburg and Virginia Rounding being removed from the list of Members present.

Matters Arising

Dog Control Orders

The Director of Open Spaces updated the Committee on the progress of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill that was currently going through Parliament, noting that the report considering the application of Dog Control Orders (DCOs) under the bill would come to the Committee for consideration in June 2014.

Epping Forest Emergency Plan

The Director of Open Spaces noted that she was awaiting confirmation from the City Surveyor’s Department that the Epping Forest Emergency Plan had been completed and a rehearsal arranged with the London Borough of Waltham Forest. She committed to getting confirmation on the issue as soon as possible.