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224. |
Declarations of Interests PDF 28 KB
Minutes:
The Mayor declared a personal
and prejudicial interest in item 10 relating to his ownership of a
property in Tyson Road and he withdrew from the meeting during
consideration of that item.
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225. |
Minutes Front Sheet PDF 19 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
RESOLVED
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that the minutes of that part
of the meeting of the Mayor and Cabinet, which was open to the
press and public held on January 18 2012 be confirmed and
signed.
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226. |
Scrutiny References PDF 31 KB
Minutes:
The Mayor received a report on
issues which had previously been considered that awaited the
responses requested from Directorates. He received an assurance
from the Executive Director for Customer Services that there would
be no further slippage of his items.
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RESOLVED
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that the report be
received.
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227. |
Positive Activities Fund 2012-13 PDF 56 KB
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Minutes:
The report was presented by the
Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, Councillor Helen
Klier, and by four Young Commissioners.
The Young Commissioners and the Executive Director for Children and
Young People’s representative responded to questions from the
Cabinet. The Cabinet Member for Community Services, Councillor
Chris Best, identified a remainder of £17,885 in the
£25,000 identified for Olympics related projects and received
an assurance from the Executive Director for Children and Young
People’s representative that work would take place with young
people and the sports team in the Community Services Directorate to
identify suitable projects prior to the commencement of the
Olympics.
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On behalf of the entire
Cabinet, the Mayor thanked all the young people who had taken part
in the process which he believed to have been rigorous and well run
culminating in a very balanced list of proposals which he was happy
to support.
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RESOLVED
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That
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(i) the
allocation of funding, as detailed in Appendix 1 be approved to
enable Positive Activities for young people to be provided
throughout this period;
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(ii) the rejection of applications for funding, as shown in
Appendix 3; and
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(iii) authority be delegated to the,
Executive Director for Children and Young People’s
Directorate, to agree the allocation of a total surplus funding
ofapproximately £66,000 over the rest of the financial
year.
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228. |
Budget 2012/13 PDF 62 KB
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Minutes:
The report was introduced by the Cabinet Member for Resources,
Councillor Paul Maslin who outlined the process leading to the
formation of the budget with savings proposals of £4 million
and he highlighted the national background and the constraints
imposed by the Coalition Government.
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The Executive Director for Resources representative then
informed the Mayor of a number of changes required to the printed
report. On page 56 he reported paragraph 3.7 was included in error
and there was no new service charge for Lewisham Homes tenants for the use of CCTV. On page
127 he confirmed the information on equalities related to
outdated
legislation and that current data had been circulated in a
supplementary agenda. On page 337 paragraph 12.3 he stated in
relation to Community Education Lewisham the phrase ‘nil
equalities impact’ was erroneous and should be replaced with
‘low equalities impact’. He further reported
consultation with the Black Staff Forum had led to a counter
suggestion being offered to the saving shown on page 271 and that
the Trade Unions had voiced total opposition to the saving shown on
page 265.
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The Mayor was addressed by Councillor Hall who spoke as both
Chair of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee and Chair of the
Labour Group. He expressed sympathy for the unpalatable
alternatives that faced the Mayor and he pointed out the pressures
being placed on local councils by central government. He urged the
Mayor to reconsider savings COM 02, COM 08b, RES02, RES04, and
Appendix Y11. He queried saving CYP02 and asked for more
information on the spending of the Section 17 budget. He also
pointed out the pressure arising from saving COM10 which seemed to
arise from NHS cuts.
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The Mayor was next addressed by two local parents, Emma Timmins
and Caroline Morris who spoke against the closure of Rushey Green Early Years Centre and Ladywell Early
Years Centre respectively.
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On behalf of the Trade Unions, John Collins of Unison addressed
the Mayor. He claimed the page 346 section on the Complex Needs
Review contained many misleading statements and he asked to be
given details of consultation arrangements by the lead officer. He
expressed reservations about the future of the three Early Years
Centres and the long term employment prospects of the 78 staff who
worked there. He said alternative providers were likely to be
inferior and that any claims the council was merely providing a
service that subsidised middle class families was wrong.
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In response the Mayor began by placing on record his thanks to
all the staff involved in drawing up the budget reports,
particularly those from the Resources Directorate.
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He continued by confirming that he required further information
on the Early Years Centres proposals contained in Appendix Y11 and
he asked officers to produce a bespoke report on them, containing
greater detail, at an early meeting of Mayor &
Cabinet.
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The Mayor indicated he had carefully read the submission
produced on behalf of all the Select Committees and that he had
attended the debate at the ... view
the full minutes text for item 228.
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229. |
Travellers Site Search Consultation results PDF 62 KB
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Minutes:
The
item was introduced by the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Alan Smith who
said the report concluded a process that had begun four years
previously and reflected the most up to date technical and
legislative impacts. He stated he believed the access to the site
was not suitable for Travellers caravans.
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The
Deputy Mayor’s view was confirmed by the Director for
Regeneration who outlined the consultation process that had been
undertaken and the findings of the independent technical
consultants.
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Councillor Egan in his capacity as Cabinet Member for Strategy
and Communication sought assurances that work would continue with
the Traveller community in Lewisham to secure a suitable site. In
his capacity as a Ward member he urged that work continue in
conjunction with the local community to find an alternative
beneficial use for the Watergate site.
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The
Mayor said he found the independent technical report to be very
significant and that having visited the site he knew access was of
critical concern. He believed recent changes in legislation
allowing wider vehicles had changed a marginal access into an
unsustainable one. He concurred with the advice of the Deputy Mayor
and the officer recommendations and thanked everyone who had been
involved with what had been a very difficult exercise. He said he
wished a new site search to commence but recognised it would not be
simple or straightforward. He asked officers to commence the
process anew and look at all possible sites irrespective of their
ownership.
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RESOLVED
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That
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(i) the outcome of the consultation
process on the selection of the site of the former Watergate School
site in Church Grove as the preferred site to be developed to meet
the current accommodation needs of the Gypsy and Traveller families
in the borough be noted;
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(ii) having considered the outcome of the consultation
process, the independent Technical Report on Access and all other
relevant considerations, the selection of Church Grove as the
preferred site to meet the current accommodation needs of
Travellers be not agreed;
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(iii) officers
be instructed to undertake a further site
search to identify a suitable Traveller site or sites and report
the options to Mayor & Cabinet in
due course.
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230. |
Primary Places Consultation PDF 62 KB
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Minutes:
RESOLVED
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That
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(i) the description of current
and projected demand for primary mainstream places and their
supply, and its strategic implications be noted;
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(ii) subject to the
results of any required further feasibility work which shows
options to be affordable in the light of Lewisham’s recent
capital settlement, and of consequent outline agreement with
potential providers and other stakeholders, consultation should
commence on the following options to increase permanently the
supply of school places from September 2013:
- Expand Adamsrill Primary School from 2 to 3 forms of
entry.
- Subject to agreement
with the Governing Body and Southwark Diocesan Board of Education,
expand St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School from 1.5 to 2 forms
of entry
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(iii) officers should
bring a subsequent report with recommendations for his
consideration to include:
- the results of
feasibility studies and any consequent consultations on the
proposed projects at Adamsrill Primary
School and St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School
- the results of other current
consultations.
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(iv) Haberdashers Aske’s
Hatcham College canvass of local
opinion on a proposal to open 2 forms of primary entry
(Hatcham Temple Grove Free School) on
their Hatcham College site be noted.
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231. |
Outer London fund round 2 PDF 64 KB
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Minutes:
RESOLVED
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That
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(i) the details of the bids
submitted in Round 1, the funding awarded and the feedback given be
noted;
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(ii) the details of
the bids submitted in Round 2 and the funding awarded, which is
subject to confirmation of match funding and completion of a
funding agreement be noted;
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(iii) approval be
given to accept the funding offered by the GLA for projects in
Catford and Deptford (subject to
confirmation of match funding); and
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(iv) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for
Resources and Regeneration, in consultation with the Director for
Regeneration & Asset Management and Head of Law, to conclude
the funding agreement with the GLA.
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232. |
CIL Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule PDF 63 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
RESOLVED
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That
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(i) the CIL Preliminary Draft
Charging Schedule be approved for statutory public consultation in
accordance with the Statement of Community Involvement, and
recommend that the Council do the same; and
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(ii) authority to make any minor changes to the text and
format of the documents, prior to consideration by the Council, be
delegated to the Executive Director, Resources &
Regeneration.
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233. |
Site Allocations DPD Proposed Submission PDF 64 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Mayor withdrew from the meeting for this item and
the Deputy Mayor chaired the discussion.
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RESOLVED
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That
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(i)
the Site Allocations Development Plan Document Proposed Submission
Version and the accompanying Sustainability Appraisal be approved,
for submission to the Secretary of State for the purpose of an
Independent Examination and to recommend that the Council do the
same; and
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(ii) authority to make any minor changes to the text and
format of the documents prior to consideration by the Council and
prior to Submission, be delegated to the Executive Director for
Resources and Regeneration.
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234. |
Proposed Submission Lewisham TC AAP PDF 65 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
RESOLVED
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That
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(i) the Lewisham Town Centre Proposed Submission AAP
and the accompanying Sustainability Appraisal be approved for
submission to the Secretary of State for the purpose of an
Independent Examination and to recommend that the Council do the
same; and
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(ii) power be delegated to make any minor changes to the
text and format of the documents prior to consideration by the
Council and prior to Submission, to the Executive Director for
Resources and Regeneration.
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