Agenda and minutes

The election of Councillor Obajimi Adefiranye was proposed by

Councillor Hall and seconded by Councillor Mallory.

In accepting re-election, for a sixth term, Councillor Adefiranye said he

would be proud to again serve as Chair and would alongside his wife, Sandra,

continue to promote the work of the Council in a large number of civic

engagements. He observed 2016 had witnessed terrible tragedies in cities

such as Brussells, Ankara and Lahore but would also see some special

anniversaries such as the 100^th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, the

Queen’s 90^th Birthday, and the 40^th anniversary of the Race Relations Act. He

thanked the Council for the honour that it had bestowed on him

for a sixth time.

RESOLVED that Councillor Obajimi Adefiranye be elected as Chair of the

Council for the Municipal Year 2016-17.

The election of Councillor Alan Till was proposed by Councillor Hall and

seconded by Councillor Mallory.

RESOLVED that Councillor Alan Till be elected as Vice-Chair of the Council

for the Municipal Year 2016-17.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 24

February 2016 be approved and signed as a true record.

Councillors John Muldoon, Alan Hall and Crada Onuegbu all declared

personal interests in Item 16(b) as Governors of the SLAM Foundation Trust.

Councillor Susan Wise declared a personal interest in Item 16(b) as a

Member of the SLAM Foundation Trust.

Former Councillor June Broome RIP

The death of former Councillor June Broome was recorded.  A tribute to her

was paid by Councillor Carl Handley, who recalled the services she had

rendered to the community not only as a Councillor but as a School Governor,

Health Authority Member and Conservation Area Planning Panel member. 

A further tribute to her was paid by Councillor Stella Jeffrey who remembered

her as a person dedicated to the highest standards of public service and who

had encouraged her towards serving as a Councillor.

Former Councillor Bruce Robertson RIP

The death of former Councillor Bruce Robertson was recorded.  A tribute to

him was paid by Councillor Liam Curran who recalled him as a kind and

civilized Councillors who held strong views.

A further tribute was paid to him by Councillor Chris Best who recounted that

he had been a Founder and Trustee of Sydenham Gardens and who together

with his devoted wife had been staunch supporters of the Labour Party.

Doug Smith RIP

The Mayor announced the recent death of Doug Smith who had been a long

term supporter of the Pensioners Forum alongside his wife Doris who had

served as Chair for many years. He had also held key positions as a local

trade union official. A further tribute was paid by Councillor Jim Mallory who

said they had played golf only 2 weeks before. His humanist funeral was to

take place on April 25 at Hither Green Crematorium.

Brussells Atrocity

The Chair distributed a joint statement issued by Lewisham Faith Leaders

which highlighted a proposed Lewisham Interfaith Walk for Peace due to

commence at Catford Synagogue at 1pm on Sunday May 29 and he urged

members to lend their support.

All present observed a one minute silence in memory of June Broome, Bruce

Robertson, Doug Smith and the victims of the Brussells atrocity.

Matagalpa, Nicaragua

The Chair welcomed, the Ambassador of Nicaragua, Her Excellency

Ambassador Guisell Morales-Echaverry to the meeting. She had been invited

to the AGM in honour of the 30th anniversary of Lewisham’s twinning with

Matagalpa.

Ambassador Guisell Morales-Echaverry addressed the meeting, stating that it

was a great honour to appear and extending warm greetings from Nicaragua

and Matagalpa in particular. She said co-operation between the two localities

separated by the Atlantic Ocean was continuing as witnessed by the recent

visit to Lewisham by a Matagalpa representative of the Coffee Fair Trade co-

operative. She formally presented a letter from the Mayor of Matagalpa

who had sent a 30th anniversary greeting and an invitation to visit his

community.

The Mayor responded by saying by saying he had been delighted that

Lewisham had been able to host Ivana Calderon Peralta and that she had

been very successful in describing the benefits of Fair Trade to young people.

He noted that there was only one serving member, Councillor Liam Curran,

who had previously visited Matagalpa and that the letter now received from

their current Mayor was extremely welcome. The Mayor said he  ...  view the full minutes text for item 51.

The Mayor informed the Chief Executive that the 9 members, listed below,

would continue to serve as members of the Cabinet in the municipal year

2016/17.

Name                                     Portfolio

Councillor Alan Smith        Deputy Mayor & Growth & Regeneration

Councillor Chris Best          Health, Wellbeing and Older People

Councillor Kevin Bonavia  Resources

Councillor Janet Daby        Community Safety

Councillor Joe Dromey       Policy and Performance

Councillor Damien Egan   Housing

Councillor Paul Maslin       Children & Young People

Councillor Joan Millbank   Third Sector & Community

Councillor Rachel Onikosi Public Realm

RESOLVED that the notification of appointments be received.

The Chair confirmed no changes had been made to the Mayor’s Scheme of

Delegation.

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

The Council allowed the submission of a late amendment proposed by

Councillor Hall and seconded by Councillor Bonavia.

The amendment stated that the report be amended to reflect that its June

2015 meeting, the Council had resolved that Article 6 (7) (b), which relates to

the terms of reference of the Business Panel, be amended to read as follows:-

“Where a particular issue would fall within the remit of more than one

overview and scrutiny select committee to decide on the allocation of the

issue for consideration. The Business Panel may allocate to a select

committee. Alternatively until the AGM in 2016, it may reserve the matter to

itself.”

At its meeting in March 2016, the Constitution Working Party (CWP) agreed

that it would recommend to Council that the words “until the AGM in 2016”

should be deleted from this clause.

The Chair confirmed no other changes had been made to Committee terms of

reference.

RECOMMENDED to agree the recommendation of the CWP in relation to

Article 6(7) (b) to omit the words “until the AGM in 2016”, but subject to that

change to note that there are no changes to the terms of reference of the

Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Standards Committee or other

committees.’

The Council considered a report setting out an allocation of seats on

committees to political groups on the Council in compliance with the

requirements of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Overview and Scrutiny Select Committees would

continue to be allocated in accordance with the proportion of seats held by the

political groups on the Council.

At the proposal of Councillor Hall, seconded by Councillor Siddorn, Members

agreed unanimously to form an Overview and Scrutiny Committee of all 45

non-executive Councillors, that was politically balanced.

RESOLVED that:

(i) seats be allocated to political parties as indicated on the schedule attached

to the report;

(ii) the Overview & Scrutiny Committee shall comprise all 45 non-executive

Councillors; and

(iii) the composition of the Constitution Working Party, the Appointments

Committee, the Urgency Committee, 3 Planning Committees, a Strategic

Planning Committee, a Licensing Committee, a Licensing (Supplementary)

Committee, a Pensions Investment Committee, a Health & Safety

Committee, an Elections Committee, an Electoral Registration Working Party

and an Audit Panel with the Terms of Reference set out be agreed.

It was moved by the Chair and duly seconded that members be appointed to

serve on committees as listed below.  The motion was declared carried and it

was:

RESOLVED that members be appointed to serve on committees, as

indicated, for the municipal year 2016/17.

The Chair reported there was no bodies where there were more candidates

than places available, the Chair therefore moved and the Vice-Chair

seconded a proposal that the tabled schedule of appointments be adopted.

The motion was declared carried and it was:

RESOLVED that members be appointed to serve on other committees

and organisations as set out in below:

The Calendar was proposed for adoption by the Chair and seconded by the

Vice-Chair, with the proviso that because of the addition of the Euro

Referendum to the Municipal Calendar, the meetings of the Council proposed

for June 22 and the Housing Select Committee of June 23 be rearranged on

dates to be agreed. The Council Budget meeting would be held on February

22 2017.

RESOLVED that

(i) ordinary meetings of the Council be held on 22 June, 21 September, 23

November 2016, 18 January, 22 February and 1 March 2017 (fall back) and

that the Annual General Meeting be held on Wednesday 29 March 2017; and

(ii) the attached schedule of meetings, as amended, be approved for the

municipal year 2016/17.

The Chair proposed and the Vice-Chair seconded a proposal that the

schedule of appointments made by the Mayor be noted.

RESOLVED to note the appointments made by the Mayor to the following

external bodies/committees.

The report was moved by the Cabinet Member for Resources, Councillor

Kevin Bonavia and was formally seconded by Councillor Alan Hall and it was:

RESOLVED that the pay policy statement as attached to the report be

approved.

The report was moved by the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Alan Smith and was

formally seconded by Councillor Liam Curran and it was:

RESOLVED that the 2016/17 Business Plan for the Catford Regeneration

Partnership Limited (CRPL) be approved.

The reports, as shown in a supplementary agenda were moved by the

Councillor Alan Hall and was formally seconded by Councillor Garteth Siddorn

and it was:

RESOLVED that:

Public Transport Liaison Committee

(1) a Public Transport Liaison Forum be created;

(2) the terms of reference in appendix 1 be approved and the Chair and Vice-

Chair of Sustainable Development Select Committee and the Cabinet

Member with responsibility for Transport be appointed to it;

(3) article 12 of the Council’s constitution be amended in order to incorporate

the forum as a body of the Council;

Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee

(4) a JHOSC be created with the participant authorities being Lambeth,

Southwark, Croydon and Lewisham, with the terms of reference set out in

Appendix 1;

(5) Councillors Alan Hall and John Muldoon be appointed to sit on the joint

committee;

(6) Councillors appointed to the JHOSC be able to nominate substitutes to

attend meetings of the JHOSC in their place in the event that they are unable

to attend;

(7) the terms of reference do not include the power to make a report to the

Secretary of State (under regulation 23(9) of the Regulations in relation to the

proposal from SLaM for Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark

Councils;

Broadway Theatre Working Group

(8) the life of the Broadway Theatre Working Group be extended by six

months or until the completion of a final report, whichever is the sooner.

The report was moved by the outgoing Chair, Councillor Brenda Dacres and

was seconded by the Councillor Simon Hooks and it was:

RESOLVED that the annual report of the Standards Committee be received.

The Mayor delivered the address shown at:

http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/mayorandcouncil/mayor/Pages/Mayor-annual-report.aspx

The meeting ended at 9.11pm.