Agenda, decisions and minutes

Councillor Best declared a personal interest in Item 3 as Chair of the

Sydenham Local Assembly.

Councillor Best declared a personal interest in Item 3 as Chair of the

Sydenham Local Assembly.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on September 3 2014 be

confirmed and signed as a correct record subject to the deletion of the last

sentence of Minute 48 on the LIP Annual Spending Submission.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on September 3 2014 be

confirmed and signed as a correct record subject to the deletion of the last

sentence of Minute 48 on the LIP Annual Spending Submission.

Matter raised by the Sydenham Local Assembly – Greyhound Public House

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

Sydenham Local Assembly, Councillor Chris Best, a local ward Councillor

Liam Curran and Mr Barry Milton of the Sydenham Society, the Mayor agreed

that:

(a) the resolution agreed by the Sydenham Local Assembly be noted;

(b) the Executive Director for Resources & Regeneration be asked to respond

at the October 22 meeting; and

(c) a response be provided to the Sydenham Local Assembly including

updated legal advice and reporting all efforts made by the Council towards

securing the rebuilding of the Greyhound.

Matter raised by the Overview & Scrutiny Business Panel – Recycling

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

Overview & Scrutiny Business Panel, Councillor Alan Hall, the Mayor agreed

that there should be a timeline and date for completion of the strategic review

of Waste and Recycling and that the final report to Sustainable Development

Select Committee should make reference to the original comments from the

Business Panel.

Matter raised by the Sydenham Local Assembly – Greyhound Public House

The Mayor was firstly addressed by Councillor Chris Best in her capacity as

Chair of the Sydenham Local Assembly. She reported that the destruction of

the Greyhound was a crucial local issue and she referred to the lengthy

timeline described in the written submission. She stated that the outcome

local people wished to see was the rebuilding of the pub and promised the

Council would continue to lend support to efforts to achieve restoration.

Barry Milton of the Sydenham Society stated the current condition of the

Greyhound was a blight on the High Street and he recalled the September

2007 meeting of the Mayor & Cabinet when the Mayor designated the

Sydenham Conservation Area. He echoed Councillor Best’s call for the pub to

be rebuilt and he called for support from the Mayor and Chief Executive.

Councillor Curran supported the previous two speakers and described the

monumental local frustration over the delay in prosecuting what appeared to

be a blatantly criminal act. He called on effective leadership to ensure

Sydenham had a pub that was restored, rebuilt and reopened.

In response, the Mayor pledged the Assembly would receive a response to an

issue in which a private sector organisation appeared to hold the Council and

the feelings of local people in contempt. He said the destruction of the

Greyhound did not happen because of any Council failings and that the

principal question that had been raised was how could the rule of law be

enforced. He asked the Head of Law if it would be possible to receive a report

at the next meeting on possible action and she expressed confidence that a

progress report could be considered on October 22.

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

Sydenham Local Assembly, Councillor Chris Best, a local ward Councillor

Liam Curran and Mr Barry Milton of the Sydenham Society, the Mayor

RESOLVED that:

(a) the resolution agreed by the Sydenham Local Assembly be noted;

(b) the Executive Director for Resources & Regeneration be asked to respond

at the October 22 meeting; and

(c) a response be provided to the Sydenham Local Assembly including

updated legal advice and reporting all efforts made by the Council towards

securing the rebuilding of the Greyhound.

Matter raised by the Overview & Scrutiny Business Panel – Recycling

The Mayor was addressed by the Chair of the Panel, Councillor Alan Hall,

who stated the Panel continued to have concerns about the low recycling

rates reported for Lewisham. The Mayor received advice from the Head of

Environment, Customer Services Directorate and from Councillor Rachel

Onikosi, Cabinet Member for the Public Realm. They indicated that recycling

formed part of a larger and more complex waste management strategy that

would be comprehensively examined in a review report being prepared for the

Sustainable Development Select Committee. In response the Mayor said he

looked forward to receiving all relevant information when it was compiled.

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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 Heathside and Lethbridge Regeneration scheme be

noted;

(ii) the progress of the Excalibur Regeneration scheme be noted;

(iii) having considered the responses to the statutory Section 105

consultation, the Council should carry out the decant of Heathside and

Lethbridge Phase 5 tenants;

(iv) where necessary, Notice of Seeking Possession is served and possession

proceedings brought against secure tenants in Lethbridge Close Phase 5

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

(v) secure tenants in Lethbridge Close Phase 5 blocks are re-housed as set

out in section 5;

(vi) any properties in Lethbridge Close Phase 5 blocks 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 to delegate authority to the Head of Asset Strategy and

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

acquisition terms;

(vii) the voluntary decant of tenants in Excalibur Phases 4 and 5 who wish to

move as set out be approved;

(viii) on Heathside and Lethbridge, home loss and disturbance payments are

made to displaced secure tenants and leaseholders where appropriate in

accordance with the Land Compensation Act 1973; and

(ix) on Excalibur, home loss and disturbance payments are made to displaced

secure tenants where appropriate in accordance with the Land Compensation

Act 1973.

The Executive Director for Customer Services’ representative indicated further

consultation responses had been received after publication and although

therefore not included in the report, they had been responded to.

Councillor Janet Daby recounted her experience as a Whitefoot Ward

Councillor representing the Excalibur Estate and she praised the way in which

the lead officer had liaised with affected residents.

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 Heathside and Lethbridge Regeneration scheme be

noted;

(ii) the progress of the Excalibur Regeneration scheme be noted;

(iii) having considered the responses to the statutory Section 105

consultation, the Council should carry out the decant of Heathside and

Lethbridge Phase 5 tenants;

(iv) where necessary, Notice of Seeking Possession is served and possession

proceedings brought against secure tenants in Lethbridge Close Phase 5

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

(v) secure tenants in Lethbridge Close Phase 5 blocks are re-housed as set

out in section 5;

(vi) any properties in Lethbridge Close Phase 5 blocks 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 to delegate authority to the Head of Asset Strategy and

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

acquisition terms;

(vii) the voluntary decant of tenants in Excalibur Phases 4 and 5 who wish to

move as set out be approved;

(viii) on Heathside and Lethbridge, home loss and disturbance payments are

made to displaced secure tenants and leaseholders where appropriate in

accordance with the Land Compensation Act 1973; and

(ix) on Excalibur, home loss and disturbance payments are made to displaced

secure tenants where appropriate in accordance with the Land Compensation

Act 1973.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

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

(i) a Compulsory Purchase Order be made  in accordance with Section 17 of

Part II of the Housing Act 1985 and the Acquisition of Land Act 1981, for the

compulsory acquisition of all interests in the land and buildings known as

Melville House, Heathside and Lethbridge Estate, Lewisham, the site of which

is shown verged in black on the plan attached as Appendix 1, other than

those interests already in the ownership of the Council;

(ii) authority be delegated to the Director of Director of Regeneration and

Asset Management, in consultation with the Head of Law, to determine the

final extent of the land to be included within the Compulsory Purchase Order

provided that the Compulsory Purchase Order shall not include any additional

land outside the area shown verged in black on the plan attached as

Appendix 1;

(iii) the appropriate Officers be authorised to take such other action as may be

necessary to make, obtain confirmation and effect the Compulsory Purchase

Order and to acquire all interests under it; and

(iv) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Resources and

Regeneration (in the event that the Secretary of State notifies the Council that

it has been given the power to confirm the Compulsory Purchase Order) to

confirm the Compulsory Purchase Order if the Executive Director is satisfied

that it is appropriate to do so.

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) a Compulsory Purchase Order be made  in accordance with Section 17 of

Part II of the Housing Act 1985 and the Acquisition of Land Act 1981, for the

compulsory acquisition of all interests in the land and buildings known as

Melville House, Heathside and Lethbridge Estate, Lewisham, the site of which

is shown verged in black on the plan attached as Appendix 1, other than

those interests already in the ownership of the Council;

(ii) authority be delegated to the Director of Director of Regeneration and

Asset Management, in consultation with the Head of Law, to determine the

final extent of the land to be included within the Compulsory Purchase Order

provided that the Compulsory Purchase Order shall not include any additional

land outside the area shown verged in black on the plan attached as

Appendix 1;

(iii) the appropriate Officers be authorised to take such other action as may be

necessary to make, obtain confirmation and effect the Compulsory Purchase

Order and to acquire all interests under it; and

(iv) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Resources and

Regeneration (in the event that the Secretary of State notifies the Council that

it has been given the power to confirm the Compulsory Purchase Order) to

confirm the Compulsory Purchase Order if the Executive Director is satisfied

that it is appropriate to do so.

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

Member for Policy and Performance, Councillor Joe Dromey, the Mayor

agreed that the Management Report be noted.

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

Member for Policy and Performance, Councillor Joe Dromey, the Mayor:

RESOLVED that the Management Report be noted.

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

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

agreed that;

(i) the Instrument of Government for Watergate School be made by Local

Authority order dated 1 October 2014; and

(ii) the nomination of Councillor Carl Handley be approved for appointment by

the governing body.

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

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

RESOLVED that;

(i) the Instrument of Government for Watergate School be made by Local

Authority order dated 1 October 2014; and

(ii) the nomination of Councillor Carl Handley be approved for appointment by

the governing body.

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

Sustainable Development Select Committee, Councillor Liam Curran, the

Mayor agreed that the views of the Sustainable Development

Select Committee be received and that the Executive Director for Resources

and Regeneration be asked to provide a response to the comments made.

Councillor Liam Curran presented the report and recognised that the council

did have a good pub protection policy but that a review and update would be

worthwhile in an evolving context in which attempts were being made to

circumvent existing safeguards.

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

Sustainable Development Select Committee, Councillor Liam Curran, the

Mayor:

RESOLVED that the views of the Sustainable Development Select Committee

be received and that the Executive Director for Resources and Regeneration

be asked to provide a response to the comments made.

The resolution was 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

10.       Housing Regeneration Schemes Budgets and Financial Structures

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

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

that:

(1) the financial information provided be noted;

(2) the changes to the proposed budget requirements as set out be approved.

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 financial information provided be noted;

(2) the changes to the proposed budget requirements as set out be approved.

The meeting closed at 6.44pm.