Minutes of Meeting on 4 April 2000:

CRYSTAL PALACE & NORWOOD

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Minutes of meeting held at the Phoenix Centre, Westow Street

Tuesday, 4th April 2000

PRESENT

Doug Barnes - Chairman (Tamnag Thai)
Alan Thompson - Hon. Secretary
Peter Runacres - Hon. Treasurer
Christopher Dobb - Membership Secretary (Upper Norwood Joint Library)

James Slattery-Kavanagh (Quotes)
Mark Richardson (Cuckfield Group)
Matthew Flint (Direct Line Holidays)
Antony Bradley (Direct Line Holidays)
Geoffrey Crick (Gibsons)
Councillor Pat Ryan (London Borough of Croydon)

Guests
Kevin Carleton-Reeves
Kathryn Kenny (Upper Norwood Community Resource Assoc.)
Phillip Kenny
Councillor Chris Gaster (London Borough of Bromley)
Tracey Gallen (London Transport)

APOLOGIES

Wendy Allen
Ian Ward
John Elner

1. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT

17th April is earmarked as the date for the review of costs for the development of the top site. If Bromley are successful at the pending judicial review, construction could start as soon as September 2000.

Ian Sim (Croydon Council) should be sent any objections/suggestions for the proposed parking in the one-way system. Only 14 spaces have been allocated to date. Parking restrictions are due to be enforced within the Triangle area.

Peter Runacres and Doug Barnes have arranged with Legal & General, owners of the Safeway's car park site, to discuss plans for its extended usage or possible development.

Councillor Pat Ryan has said that interested parties are now communicating with each other on cross-borough initiatives concerning the Triangle.

The Chairman announced that Business Watch would be launched shortly. Matched funding (up to a £600 maximum) is now available to businesses in the area.

CCTV could be started in August 2000 with a possible finishing date of March 2001.

2. MINUTES OF MEETING HELD 1ST FEBRUARY

Agreed
Proposed: James Slattery-Kavanagh
Seconded: Peter Runacres

3. GUEST SPEAKER

Tracey Gallen, Consultation Manager, London Transport

It has now been decided that the East London Extension will go to Crystal Palace using the Sydenham Spur. It is anticipated that 8 trains per hour will run in between the existing Connex trains. This will be good news for this area as a whole.

There is a large investment programme to refurbish the Crystal Palace Railway Station, which will soon take place.

The Croydon Tramlink will soon open. The Beckenham Junction arm will open later. There is still no information as to whether Tramlink might come to Crystal Palace.