Agenda, decisions and minutes

Councillor John Muldoon declared a personal interest in Item 3 as a Fellow of

the RSA which had given a grant to New Cross Living.

The Mayor declared a personal interest in saving COM02 in Item 5 as a

possible beneficiary of free swimming lessons.

Councillor John Muldoon declared a personal interest in Item 3 as a Fellow of

the RSA which had given a grant to New Cross Living.

The Mayor declared a personal interest in saving COM02 in Item 5 as a

possible beneficiary of free swimming lessons.

RESOLVED that the minutes of Mayor & Cabinet held on December 4 2013 and the minutes of the meeting of the Mayor acting alone held on December 5 2013 be confirmed and signed as  a correct record.

RESOLVED that the minutes of Mayor & Cabinet held on December 4 2013 and the minutes of the meeting of the Mayor acting alone held on December 5 2013 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

Matters Raised by Scrutiny - Comments of the Healthier Communities

Select Committee on the Library and Information Service

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Chair of the

Healthier Communities Select Committee, Councillor John Muldoon the Mayor

agreed that the views of the Healthier Communities Select Committee as set

out be received and the Executive Director for Community Services be asked

to prepare a response.

Matters Raised by Scrutiny - Comments of the Sustainable Development

Select Committee on Sayes Court Garden.

Having considered an officer report, the Mayor agreed that the views and

recommendations of the Committee be received and the Executive Director

for Resources & Regeneration be askedto prepare a response to the

recommendations.

Matters Raised by Scrutiny - Comments of the Healthier Communities

Select Committee on the Library and Information Service

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Chair of the

Healthier Communities Select Committee, Councillor John Muldoon the Mayor

agreed that the views of the Healthier Communities Select Committee as set

out be received and the Executive Director for Community Services be asked

to prepare a response.

Matters Raised by Scrutiny - Comments of the Sustainable Development

Select Committee on Sayes Court Garden.

Having considered an officer report, the Mayor agreed that the views and

recommendations of the Committee be received and the Executive Director

for Resources & Regeneration be askedto prepare a response.

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

Having considered an officer report, and presentations by the Chair of the

Overview & Scrutiny Committee, Councillor Alan Hall and by the Cabinet

Member for Resources, Councillor Paul Maslin, the Mayor agreed that

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

Paul Maslin who highlighted measures taken to achieve savings required for

what he believed to be the Government’s failing austerity policy.

The Executive Director for Resources and Regeneration’s representative then

reported and advised all savings would be fed into the Budget in February

2014.

The Mayor reported that he had attended the Public Accounts Select

Committee two days previously and had promised to withdraw saving CYP12

from consideration to allow pre decision scrutiny by the Children and Young

People Select Committee.

Councillor Alan Hall then addressed the Mayor as Chair of the Overview &

Scrutiny Committee and on behalf of the Labour Group. He commented on

 specific savings as follows:

COM03          He advised future increases in voluntary sector funding might be

                        required as part of a restructuring of public services.

CUS07           He said the Overview & Scrutiny Committee would examine the

                        saving in greater detail the following evening.

CYO5              Staff consultation would be welcomed.

CYP12            Further pre decision scrutiny was supported.

CYP13            He believed the saving was premature.

CUS03           Further discussion on improvements to recycling collection was

                        required.

R&R02           Benchmarking results should be subject to the scrutiny process.

COM01          A large piece of work should be addressed in the round in the

                        Lewisham Futures programme.

The Mayor then considered each saving individually as follows:

CYP01            Approved

CYP03            Approved

CYP04            Approved

CYP05            Approved with the Mayor expressing concern that consultation

                        with staff had not been completed and stated if issues emerged

                        they should be reported to him.

CYP06            Approved

CYP07            Approved

CYP08            Approved

CYP09            Approved

CYP010         Approved

CYP11            Approved

CYP12            Deferred

CYP13            Rejected, as the Mayor was not persuaded it was sensible to

                        take a saving from a service recently restructured and still         

                        bedding down.

CYP14            Approved

CYP15            Approved

COM01          Approved and the comments of the Chair of Overview &           

                        Scrutiny be noted for future years.

COM02          Approved with the Mayor noting this effectively represented a

                        grant substitution.

COM03          Approved

COM04          Approved

CUS01           Approved

CUS02           Approved

CUS03           Approved, with the Mayor receiving an assurance from the       

                        Executive Director for Customer Services that he would discuss

                        the issues involved with the chief executives of Registered        

                        Social Landlords.

CUS04           Approved

CUS05           Approved

CUS06           Approved

CUS07           Approved, with the Mayor noting representations received from

                        the Housing Select Committee and Unison and asking for        

                        reassurance that the saving was possible and about the            

                        capacity of current providers.

CUS08           Approved with the Mayor expressing concern that consultation

                        with staff had not been completed and stated if issues emerged

                        they should be reported to him.

R&R01           Approved

R&R02           Approved with the Mayor receiving a tabled paper from the      

                        Public Accounts on comparative charges made by other           

                        boroughs and receiving an undertaking from the Executive       

                        Director for Resources and Regeneration that the methodology

                        in determining supermajor costings would be provided  

                        subsequent to the meeting.

R&R03           Approved

R&R04           Approved

Having considered an officer report, and presentations by the Chair of the

Overview & Scrutiny Committee, Councillor Alan  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.

Having considered an officer report, the Mayor agreed that the views and

recommendations of the Committee be received and the Executive Director

for Community Services be askedto prepare a response to the Review’s

recommendations.

Having considered an officer report, the Mayor:

RESOLVED that the views and recommendations of the Committee be

received and the Executive Director for Community Services be askedto

prepare a response to the Review’s recommendations.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Chair of the

Children and Young People Select Committee, Councillor John Paschoud, the

Mayor agreed that the views of the Children and Young People Select

Committee as set out be received and the Executive Director for Children and

Young People be asked to prepare a response.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Chair of the

Children and Young People Select Committee, Councillor John Paschoud, the

Mayor:

RESOLVED that the views of the Children and Young People Select

Committee as set out be received and the Executive Director for Children and

Young People be asked to prepare a response.

Having considered a confidential officer report, and a presentation by the

Chair of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee, Councillor Alan Hall, Mayor &

Cabinet Contracts members agreed that:

Having considered a confidential officer report, and a presentation by the

Chair of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee, Councillor Alan Hall, Mayor &

Cabinet Contracts members

RESOLVED that: