Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED

that the minutes of that part of the meetings= of the Mayor and Cabinet, which was open to the press and public held on November 14 2012, be confirmed and signed.

The Mayor received a report on issues which had previously been considered that awaited the responses requested from Directorates.

RESOLVED

that the report be received.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Chair of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee, Councillor Alan Hall, who highlighted the unprecedented level of cuts taking place across the public sector and the issues raised by all the Select Committees, the Mayor agreed that the views of the Public Accounts Select Committee and the views of the other Select Committees contained in Appendix A be received and taken into account at the next stage of the budget process in the New Year 2013.

RESOLVED

that the views submitted by Select Committees be received and considered further during the next stage of the budget process.

Councillor Millbank voiced a concern which had been raised with her by constituents on the John Stainer proposals. They had pointed out the first parents meeting took place within a few days of the launch of the consultation and several claimed to have known nothing about it. The Executive Director for Children and Young People’s representative noted the comments made about the date of the parents meeting and explained parents had been notified by letter from the school about the meeting.

Having then considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet Member for Children & Young People, Councillor Helen Klier, the Mayor:

RESOLVED

That

(i) statutory notices be published to increase permanently the supply of primary school places from September 2014 by enlarging Rushey Green Primary School from 2 to 3 forms of entry; and

(ii) statutory notices be published to increase permanently the supply of primary school places from September 2014 by enlarging John Stainer Primary School from 1 to 2 forms of entry.

Having considered information supplied in respect of the nominees and an explanation by the Cabinet Member for Children & Young People, Councillor Helen Klier, that two previous appointments had been rescinded and reproposed, owing to a transposition error, the Mayor, appointed the persons listed below as School Governors,

RESOLVED

That the persons listed below be appointed as School Governors,

Mrs. Rhian Douglas

Rathfern Primary

Mr. George Kwasniewski

Athelney

Mrs. Julia Newton

Elfrida

Mrs. Victoria Widdows

Haseltine

Ms. Mel Church

Sandhurst Infant and Nursery School

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Alan Smith, the Mayor agreed that

RESOLVED

That the content of the AMR 2011/12 be noted and publication on the Council’s website be approved.

The Mayor was addressed by Councillor Liam Curran, the

Chair of the Sustainable Development Committee, who

welcomed general moves to protect pubs but asked if

consideration could be given to an en masse listing of all

Victorian pubs which he believed would mirror a UNESCO

move to create a World Heritage site of all similar London

pubs.

In response, the Head of Planning explained the detailed

evidential and assessment process which preceded listing

and said given the amount of work involved, a phased

approach had been adopted. Councillor Curran said he

would see if an independent assessor from CAMRA could

give free assistance to the department to help speed the

process.

Having considered an officer report, and presentations by the Deputy Mayor and the Chair of the Sustainable Development Select Committee, the Mayor agreed that:

RESOLVED

That the additions to the Local List shown in Appendix 2 be approved.

Having considered an officer report, and presentations by the Deputy Mayor and the Chair of the Sustainable Development Select Committee, the Mayor:

RESOLVED

That the Sustainable Development Select Committee be provided with the responses set out in sections 6 and 7.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet Member for Strategy and Communication, the Mayor

RESOLVED

That the report be noted.

Councillors Millbank and Best pointed out the list of consultees appeared outdated as some defunct organisations were listed. The Executive Director for Customer Services promised he would ensure the list was reviewed corporately.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet Member for Customer Services, Councillor Susan Wise, the Mayor:

RESOLVED

That the statement of principles be forwarded to the Council for approval and adoption.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet Member for Customer Services, Councillor Susan Wise, the Mayor agreed that

RESOLVED

That

(i) subject to the consent of the Secretary of State being obtained under Section 19 of the Housing Act 1985,  the appropriation of the Council owned land within Phases 1 and 2 of the Excalibur Estate redevelopment scheme, from housing purposes to planning purposes under Section 122 of the Local Government Act 1972 be approved; and

(ii) an application be made to the Secretary of State under Section 19 of the Housing Act 1985 for consent to the appropriation.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet Member for Resources, the Mayor:

RESOLVED

That the responses to the Fairness review’s recommendations as provided by the Executive Director for Resources & Regeneration, be provided to the Public Accounts Select

Committee.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet Member for Customer Services, Councillor Susan Wise, the Mayor agreed that

RESOLVED

That

(i) the outcomes of the consultation and the Equalities Analysis Assessment be noted;

(ii) a local CTRS be introduced from 1 April 2013 that passes on the cut in full;

(iii) a hardship scheme be introduced  for the purposes of awarding additional support to individuals facing extreme hardship which meets the broad policy objectives as detailed;

(iv) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Customer Services and Head of Public Services, to set up and implement a hardship scheme with a maximum available spend in any one year of £100k. Further delegation should be sought by the Executive Director for Customer Services and Head of Public Services if they consider it necessary for this threshold to be exceeded;

(v) no application be made for a share of the £100m transitional grant.

RESOLVED

that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 12(A) of the Act, as amended by the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to information) (Amendments) (England) Regulations 2006 and the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information:

RESOLVED

That

(i) an overarching Development Agreement with London and Quadrant Housing Trust be entered into for the Excalibur Regeneration Scheme on the basis of the key principles outlined;

(ii) a contribution be made by the Council to the Excalibur Regeneration Scheme up to a stated amount of the Council’s share of Chrysalis stock transfer Right to Buy receipts;

(iii) subject to the consent of the Secretary of State under Section 233 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 being obtained, the disposal and development of the Council’s freehold interest in the Phase 1 and 2 site be approved in accordance with the overarching Development Agreement and on the detailed terms set out;

(iv) the financial arrangements detailed be approved; and

(v) authority be delegated  to the Executive Director for Resources and Regeneration, in consultation with the Executive Director for Customer Services and the Head of Law, to negotiate and agree the final terms of the Development Agreement and all other associated legal agreements with London and Quadrant Housing Trust.