Agenda, decisions and minutes

The Mayor declared a prejudicial interest in Item 16 as a member of the

Surrey Canal Sports Foundation and withdrew from the meeting during

consideration of this item.

The Mayor declared a prejudicial interest in Item 9 as his wife is a Governor at

Kelvin Grove School and after determining all other reconstitutions he

withdrew from the meeting while that school was considered.

The Mayor declared a prejudicial interest in Item 16 as a member of the

Surrey Canal Sports Foundation and withdrew from the meeting during

consideration of this item.

The Mayor declared a prejudicial interest in Item 9 as his wife is a Governor at

Kelvin Grove School and after determining all other reconstitutions he

withdrew from the meeting while that school was considered.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meetings held on February 18 2015 and

March 4 2015 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meetings held on February 18 2015 and

March 4 2015 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

Broadway Theatre – a further short report will be received on the setting up of

a member working party.

Strategic Asset Management Plan – progress report to be provided.

New Bermondsey Housing Zone Bid – responses to OSBP written comments

as follows

1) Noted.

2) Noted.

3) The 10% figure is regarded as a minimum.

4) A discounted rate for residents was confirmed.

5) Implementation had been delayed by the land acquisition and CPO process

but the release of funding streams would now speed the scheme.

6) Memorandum of Understanding would be the subject of member decision.

7) Due Diligence would occur for any Council involvement.

8) Naming was entirely the choice of the developer.

Councillor Alan Hall, the Chair of the Overview & Scrutiny Business Panel

presented the written views of the Panel on the three issues shown below.

Broadway Theatre –  The Mayor asked that a further short report be received

on the setting up of a member working party.

Strategic Asset Management Plan – The Mayor confirmed the Deputy Mayor

would be the lead executive member for Asset Management and he agreed to

the Panel’s request that a  progress report be provided.

New Bermondsey Housing Zone Bid – In the absence of the Mayor, the

Cabinet, chaired by Councillor Chris Best, agreed responses to the Business

Panel’s written comments as follows:

1) Noted.

2) Noted.

3) The 10% figure is regarded as a minimum.

4) A discounted rate for residents was confirmed.

5) Implementation had been delayed by the land acquisition and CPO process

but the release of funding streams would now speed the scheme.

6) Memorandum of Understanding would be the subject of member decision.

7) Due Diligence would occur for any Council involvement.

8) Naming was entirely the choice of the developer.

Noted.

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

Having considered a written report submitted by the Chair of the Overview &

Scrutiny Committee, Councillor Alan Hall, the Mayor agreed that the views of

the Overview and Scrutiny Committee as set out be noted and the Executive

Director for Community Services be asked to provide a monitoring report six

months after implementation, to include its effect on personal budgets, people

with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) and the London Living Wage (LLW)

to Mayor and Cabinet and the relevant select committees.

Having considered a written report submitted by the Chair of the Overview &

Scrutiny Committee, Councillor Alan Hall, the Mayor:

RESOLVED that the views of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee as set

out be noted and the Executive Director for Community Services be asked to

provide a monitoring report six months after implementation, to include its

effect on personal budgets, people with no recourse to public funds (NRPF)

and the London Living Wage (LLW) to Mayor and Cabinet and the relevant

select committees.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Children & Young People, Councillor Paul Maslin, the Mayor

agreed that

(i) banding across all 5 community secondary schools, Conisborough,

Deptford Green, Forest Hill, Sedgehill and Sydenham is ceased;

(ii) the nursery, primary, secondary and sixth form admissions arrangements

for Lewisham’s community schools as set out in Appendices A to H be

approved;

(iii) the pan London Admissions Schemes for reception and secondary

transfer and a local scheme for in year admissions as detailed in Appendix I

be approved;

The Executive Director for Children and Young People’s representative

confirmed that agreement had been reached with Addey and Stanhope and

the Prendergast Federation to cease banding.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Children & Young People, Councillor Paul Maslin, the Mayor for

the reasons set out in the report:

RESOLVED that:

(i) banding across all 5 community secondary schools, Conisborough,

Deptford Green, Forest Hill, Sedgehill and Sydenham be ceased;

(ii) the nursery, primary, secondary and sixth form admissions arrangements

for Lewisham’s community schools as set out in Appendices A to H be

approved;

(iii) the pan London Admissions Schemes for reception and secondary

transfer and a local scheme for in year admissions as detailed be approved;

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Children & Young People, Councillor Paul Maslin, the Mayor

agreed that:

(i) the Governing Body of Turnham Foundation Primary School (VA)

has proposed that the school should enlarge from 2 to 3 forms of entry from

September 2016 subject to the availability of capital funding;

(ii) works to enlarge Turnham Foundation Primary school be included in the

local authority’s capital programme to meet the demand for school places,

subject to the agreement to the financials set out in an accompanying

confidential report.

In answer to a question from Councillor Millbank, the Executive Director for

Children & Young People’s representative confirmed Turnham was in a

locality where there was demand for additional primary places and that

consultation responses strongly backed the expansion.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Children & Young People, Councillor Paul Maslin, the Mayor

for the reasons set out in the report;

RESOLVED that:

(i) the Governing Body of Turnham Foundation Primary School (VA)

has proposed that the school should enlarge from 2 to 3 forms of entry from

September 2016 subject to the availability of capital funding;

(ii) works to enlarge Turnham Foundation Primary school be included in the

local authority’s capital programme to meet the demand for school places,

subject to the agreement to the financials set out in an accompanying

confidential report.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Children & Young People, Councillor Paul Maslin, the Mayor

agreed that the Instrument of Government for Deptford Green School be

made by Local Authority order dated 16 April 2015.

The Mayor and Councillor Maslin both paid tribute to the Interim Executive

Board for the work they had undertaken in turning the school around. The

Mayor said he would be personally writing to Mr Ellis the Head Teacher and

the three Board members to thank them for their contributions.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Children & Young People, Councillor Paul Maslin, the Mayor

agreed that the Instrument of Government for Deptford Green School be

made by Local Authority order dated 16 April 2015.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Children & Young People, Councillor Paul Maslin, the Mayor

agreed that the Instrument of Government for the schools identified below be

made by Local Authority order dated 25 March 2015:

Adamsrill

Bonus Pastor Catholic College

Forest Hill

Holy Cross

Holy Trinity

Perrymount

Stillness Junior

St James Hatcham

St Josephs

St Saviours

St William of York

Torridon Junior

Torridon Infant

Turnham

In the absence of the Mayor, the Cabinet agreed thatthe Instrument of

Government for the school identified below be made by Local Authority order

dated 25 March 2015:

Kelvin Grove

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Children & Young People, Councillor Paul Maslin, the Mayor

for the reasons set out in the report,

RESOLVED that the Instrument of Government for the schools identified

below be made by Local Authority order dated 25 March 2015:

Adamsrill

Bonus Pastor Catholic College

Forest Hill

Holy Cross

Holy Trinity

Perrymount

Stillness Junior

St James Hatcham

St Josephs

St Saviours

St William of York

Torridon Junior

Torridon Infant

Turnham

The Mayor declared a prejudicial interest regarding Kelvin Grove School and

withdrew from the meeting for the consideration of that school’s reconstitution.

In the absence of the Mayor, the Cabinet, chaired by Councillor Best, for the

reasons set out in the report:

RESOLVED that the Instrument of Government for Kelvin Grove School be

made by Local Authority order dated 25 March 2015.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Children & Young People, Councillor Paul Maslin, the Mayor

agreed that the persons set out below be nominated as Local Authority

governors; subject to the agreement to the approval of Torridon Junior

Instrument of Government and the Deptford Green Instrument of

Government as recommended elsewhere on the agenda.

Sophia Skyers          Torridon Junior

Sid Hughes               Deptford Green

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Children & Young People, Councillor Paul Maslin, the Mayor,

having considered the information supplied in respect of each candidate,

RESOLVED that the persons set out below be nominated as Local Authority

governors; following the approval of Torridon Junior Instrument of

Government and the Deptford Green Instrument of Government as agreed

earlier in the meeting.

Sophia Skyers          Torridon Junior

Sid Hughes               Deptford Green

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

member for Resources, Councillor Kevin Bonavia, the Mayor agreed that:

(i) the update on the delivery of the Local Support Scheme and the

financial implications be noted;

(ii) proposals to pilot a shared service approach for the scheme from

April 2015 be noted and authority be delegated to the Executive Director for

Customer Services to proceed with further phases of work; and

(iii) the proposed changes to the policy be approved and authority be

delegated to the Executive Director for Customer Services to make minor

amendments to ensure that the scheme can respond quickly to emerging

needs.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

member for Resources, Councillor Kevin Bonavia, the Mayor for the reasons

set out in the report:

RESOLVED that:

(i) the update on the delivery of the Local Support Scheme and the

financial implications be noted;

(ii) proposals to pilot a shared service approach for the scheme from

April 2015 be noted and authority be delegated to the Executive Director for

Customer Services to proceed with further phases of work; and

(iii) the proposed changes to the policy be approved and authority be

delegated to the Executive Director for Customer Services to make minor

amendments to ensure that the scheme can respond quickly to emerging

needs.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Housing, Councillor Damien Egan, the Mayor agreed that:

(i) the consultation undertaken and the feedback given on the new Housing

Strategy be noted:

(ii) the first draft Housing Strategy was scrutinised by the Housing Select

Committee on 1 October 2014 and a second draft scrutinised following public

consultation on 28 January 2015;

(iii) the new Housing Strategy, be referred to the Council for approval;

(iv) following the necessary approvals, the Housing Strategy be published in

April 2015; and

(v) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Customer Services to

make any minor changes to the Strategy and to prepare for publication.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Housing, Councillor Damien Egan, the Mayor, for the reasons set

out in the report,

RESOLVED that:

(i) the consultation undertaken and the feedback given on the new Housing

Strategy be noted:

(ii) the first draft Housing Strategy was scrutinised by the Housing Select

Committee on 1 October 2014 and a second draft scrutinised following public

consultation on 28 January 2015;

(iii) the new Housing Strategy, be referred to the Council for approval;

(iv) following the necessary approvals, the Housing Strategy be published in

April 2015; and

(v) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Customer Services to

make any minor changes to the Strategy and to prepare for publication.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Housing, Councillor Damien Egan, the Mayor agreed that:

(i) the progress of the Deptford Southern Housing Regeneration Scheme be

noted;

(ii) where necessary, Notice of Seeking Possession be served and

possession proceedings brought against secure tenants in 2 -30A Reginald

Road under ground 10 of Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1985;

(iii) secure tenants bee re-housed as set out in section 7 ;

(iv) any properties in 2 – 30A Reginald Road which were previously sold

under the Right to Buy be repurchased by the Council at market value (plus

reasonable professional fees) where agreement can be reached with

leaseholders in advance of a Compulsory Purchase order being made by the

Council and authority be delegated to the Head of Asset Strategy and

Development in consultation with the Head of Law to negotiate and agree the

acquisition terms;

(v) Home loss and disturbance payments be made to displaced secure

tenants and owner-occupiers where appropriate in accordance with the Land

Compensation Act 1973.

(vi) Initial Demolition Notices be served on all secure tenants within 2 – 30A

Reginald Road in order to suspend the requirement for the Council to

complete right to buy applications for as long as the Notices remain in force;

(vii) Final Demolition Notices be served on all secure tenants within 2 – 30A

Reginald Road once the proposed demolition date is known, in order to

render all existing right to buy applications ineffective and prevent any further

right to buy applications being made; and

(viii) 30A Reginald Road is demolished following vacant possession being

achieved in accordance with the programme agreed between the Council and

its development partner.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Housing, Councillor Damien Egan, the Mayor, for the reasons set

out in the report,

RESOLVED that:

(i) the progress of the Deptford Southern Housing Regeneration Scheme be

noted;

(ii) where necessary, Notice of Seeking Possession be served and

possession proceedings brought against secure tenants in 2 -30A Reginald

Road under ground 10 of Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1985;

(iii) secure tenants bee re-housed as set out in section 7 ;

(iv) any properties in 2 – 30A Reginald Road which were previously sold

under the Right to Buy be repurchased by the Council at market value (plus

reasonable professional fees) where agreement can be reached with

leaseholders in advance of a Compulsory Purchase order being made by the

Council and authority be delegated to the Head of Asset Strategy and

Development in consultation with the Head of Law to negotiate and agree the

acquisition terms;

(v) Home loss and disturbance payments be made to displaced secure

tenants and owner-occupiers where appropriate in accordance with the Land

Compensation Act 1973.

(vi) Initial Demolition Notices be served on all secure tenants within 2 – 30A

Reginald Road in order to suspend the requirement for the Council to

complete right to buy applications for as long as the Notices remain in force;

(vii) Final Demolition Notices be served on all secure tenants within 2 – 30A

Reginald Road once the proposed demolition date is known, in order to

render all existing right to buy applications ineffective and prevent any further

right to buy applications being made; and

(viii) 30A Reginald Road is demolished following vacant possession being

achieved in accordance with the programme agreed between the Council and

its development partner.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Housing, Councillor Damien Egan, the Mayor agreed that:

(i) the extent of the housing crisis in London, the imbalance between

the demand for housing that the Council faces and the amount of supply

it has available to meet that demand, and the impact of this imbalance

which can be seen in the number of residents forced to live in temporary

accommodation and the cost implications for the Council be noted;

(ii) the options that are available to the Council in the way it chooses

the private rented sector to meet this demand, as set out be noted;

(iii) the views of the Housing Select Committee as set out be noted;

(iv) officers should be enabled to discharge the Council’s homelessness duty

into the private rented sector, in the manner and with the exclusions set out;

and

(v) officers should review the working and efficacy of this policy change one

year after implementation, and bring a further report back to Mayor and

Cabinet accordingly.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Housing, Councillor Damien Egan, the Mayor, for the reasons set

out in the report,

RESOLVED that:

(i) the extent of the housing crisis in London, the imbalance between

the demand for housing that the Council faces and the amount of supply

it has available to meet that demand, and the impact of this imbalance

which can be seen in the number of residents forced to live in temporary

accommodation and the cost implications for the Council be noted;

(ii) the options that are available to the Council in the way it chooses

the private rented sector to meet this demand, as set out be noted;

(iii) the views of the Housing Select Committee as set out be noted;

(iv) officers should be enabled to discharge the Council’s homelessness duty

into the private rented sector, in the manner and with the exclusions set out;

and

(v) officers should review the working and efficacy of this policy change one

year after implementation, and bring a further report back to Mayor and

Cabinet accordingly.

Having considered an officer report, and a submission by Mr Barry Milton of

the Sydenham Society, the Mayor agreed that the report be noted and that a

further report is prepared by the end of June 2015 to update progress.

The Mayor was addressed by Mr Barry Milton of the Sydenham Society who

congratulated officers on the progress being made and asked for advice about

legal remedies still available to the Council should the expected resolution not

be achieved. The Head of Law explained all enforcement action decisions

were delegated to officers who would take into account prevailing

circumstances before issuing any pre action protocol letters.

Having considered an officer report, and a submission by Mr Barry Milton of

the Sydenham Society, the Mayor:

RESOLVED that the report be noted and that a further report is prepared by

the end of June 2015 to update progress.

Having considered an officer report, and presentations by the Cabinet

Member for Housing, Councillor Damien Egan, and by the Chair of the

Overview & Scrutiny Business Panel, Councillor Alan Hall, the Cabinet, in the

absence of the Mayor agreed that:

(i) the details and submission of the New Bermondsey Housing Zone bid be

noted; and

(ii) the Memorandum of Understanding with the GLA, be required, in

connection with the New Bermondsey Housing Zone bid, to be reported back

to Mayor & Cabinet for approval.

Having considered an officer report, and presentations by the Cabinet

Member for Housing, Councillor Damien Egan, and by the Chair of the

Overview & Scrutiny Business Panel, Councillor Alan Hall, as shown in the

minute above concerning matters raised by Scrutiny, the Cabinet, in the

absence of the Mayor, for the reasons set out in the report,

RESOLVED that:

(i) the details and submission of the New Bermondsey Housing Zone bid be

noted; and

(ii) the Memorandum of Understanding with the GLA, be required, in

connection with the New Bermondsey Housing Zone bid, to be reported back

to Mayor & Cabinet for approval.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Housing, Councillor Damien Egan, the Mayor agreed that:

(i) the lettings outcomes for 2013/14 and 2014/15 and the position on the

housing register be noted;

(ii) the proposed Lettings Plan for 2015/16 be approved.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Housing, Councillor Damien Egan, the Mayor, for the reasons set

out in the report,

RESOLVED that:

(i) the lettings outcomes for 2013/14 and 2014/15 and the position on the

housing register be noted;

(ii) the proposed Lettings Plan for 2015/16 be approved.

Agreed.

RESOLVED that in accordance with Regulation 4(2)(b) of the Local

Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to

Information)(England) Regulations 2012 and 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,  and the public interest in

maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the

information.

19        Permanent Primary Places Turnham Primary School

20.       Deptford Southern Sites Regeneration Project

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

Cabinet Member for Children & Young People, Councillor Paul Maslin, the

Mayor agreed that:

(i) works to enlarge Turnham Foundation Primary school be included in the

local authority’s capital programme to meet the demand for school places;

(ii) authority be delegated to the Executive Director Children and Young

People and the Executive Director Resources and Regeneration on the

advice of the Head of Law to approve the award of a contract for works at

Turnham Foundation Primary School in a stipulated range of values for

provision of accommodation, subject to the approval of the current planning

application.

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

Cabinet Member for Children & Young People, Councillor Paul Maslin, the

Mayor, for the reasons set out in the report,

RESOLVED that:

(i) works to enlarge Turnham Foundation Primary school be included in the

local authority’s capital programme to meet the demand for school places;

(ii) authority be delegated to the Executive Director Children and Young

People and the Executive Director Resources and Regeneration on the

advice of the Head of Law to approve the award of a contract for works at

Turnham Foundation Primary School in a stipulated range of values for

provision of accommodation, subject to the approval of the current planning

application.

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

Cabinet Member for Housing, Councillor Damien Egan, the Mayor agreed

that:

(i) the information provided be noted;

(ii) the required budget required as set out be approved; and

(iii) delegated authority be granted to the Executive Director for Regeneration

and Resources to agree the programming of the required budget and to agree

the use of the contingency funding if required as set out.

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

Cabinet Member for Housing, Councillor Damien Egan, the Mayor, for the

reasons set out in the report:

RESOLVED that:

(i) the information provided be noted;

(ii) the required budget required as set out be approved; and

(iii) delegated authority be granted to the Executive Director for Regeneration

and Resources to agree the programming of the required budget and to agree

the use of the contingency funding if required as set out.

The meeting closed at 7.15pm.