Agenda, decisions and minutes

None.

None were made.

Approved.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on April 19 2017 be

confirmed and signed as a correct record.

None.

None were raised.

Noted.

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Deputy Mayor,

Councillor Alan Smith, the Mayor agreed that the contents of the 2017/18

Business Plan for the Catford Regeneration Partnership Limited (CRPL) be

noted and submitted to the next available meeting of the Council for approval.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Deputy Mayor,

Councillor Alan Smith, the Mayor:

RESOLVED that the contents of the 2017/18 Business Plan for the Catford

Regeneration Partnership Limited (CRPL) be noted and submitted to the next

available meeting of the Council for approval.

Having considered an open and a confidential officer report and a

presentation by the Cabinet Member for Housing, Councillor Damien Egan,

the Mayor agreed that:

(1) officers published open space notices in respect of the proposed disposal

of the land between 30 and 32 Stanstead road, shown on an attached

plan;

(2) no responses were received in relation to the open space notices;

(3) the confidential valuation and commercial advice obtained be noted; and

(4) the disposal of the land between 30 and 32 Stanstead road, shown on an

attached plan, be approved on a 125 year lease to Birnbeck Housing

Association.

Having considered an open and 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 open report and upon consideration

of confidential valuation and commercial advice:

RESOLVED that:

(1) officers published open space notices in respect of the proposed disposal

of the land between 30 and 32 Stanstead road, shown on an attached

plan;

(2) no responses were received in relation to the open space notices;

(3) the confidential valuation and commercial advice obtained be noted; and

(4) the disposal of the land between 30 and 32 Stanstead road, shown on an

attached plan, be approved on a 125 year lease to Birnbeck Housing

Association.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Deputy Mayor,

Councillor Alan Smith, the Mayor agreed that the officer response to the

referral by the Sustainable Development Select Committee on the Catford

Regeneration Programme, be approved and forwarded to the Select

Committee.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Deputy Mayor,

Councillor Alan Smith, the Mayor:

RESOLVED that the officer response to the referral by the Sustainable

Development Select Committee on the Catford Regeneration Programme, be

approved and forwarded to the Select Committee.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Deputy Mayor,

Councillor Alan Smith, the Mayor agreed that the officer response to the

referral by the Sustainable Development Select Committee on the Work and

Skills Strategy be approved and forwarded to the Select Committee.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Deputy Mayor,

Councillor Alan Smith, the Mayor:

RESOLVED that the officer response to the referral by the Sustainable

Development Select Committee on the Work and Skills Strategy be approved

and forwarded to the Select Committee.

Approved.

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

10. New Homes Programme Part 2

11. Milford Towers Buyback

As shown in the Part 1 decision.

Confidential valuation and commercial advice was considered in conjunction

with the open report on the same item.

Having considered a confidential officer report and a presentation by the

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

that:

(1) the progress made on the decant of Milford Towers since it began in 2012

be noted;

(2) the proposed approach for Milford Towers resident leaseholders set out be

approved;

(3) an increase the decant leaseholder buyback budget as set out be

approved; and

(4) 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 any

shared equity arrangement with resident leaseholders.

Councillor Bonavia received advice from the Executive Director for Customer

Services representative on the options being presented to remaining

leaseholders. He was further informed that no contact had been made with 9

of the leaseholders who were believed to be non resident. This was not

perceived to be an area for concern as the Council was some years away

from requiring vacant possession.

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:

(1) the progress made on the decant of Milford Towers since it began in 2012

be noted;

(2) the proposed approach for Milford Towers resident leaseholders set out be

approved;

(3) an increase the decant leaseholder buyback budget as set out be

approved; and

(4) 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 any

shared equity arrangement with resident leaseholders.

The meeting closed at 6.12pm