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

Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

 

(1) the strategy for the redevelopment of Mayow Road Warehouse be

approved;

 

(2) subject to planning consent for demolition being obtained, Mayow Road

Warehouse be demolished and the Council seek to deliver new high quality

council homes on the site;

 

(3) a statutory S105 consultation be undertaken to consult with secure tenants

regarding the demolition process;

 

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

consider any responses to the S105 consultation and to make any necessary

decision in this respect;

 

(5) officers submit a bid to NHS England Transforming Care Programme

Capital Fund for the Supported Living element of the Mayow Road scheme;

 

(6) officers submit a bid to the GLA Supported Housing and Specialist

Housing Capital Fund for the Supported Living element of the Mayow Road

scheme;

 

(6) 2.6. Subject to the bids referred to above being successful, authority be

delegated to the Executive Director for Customer Services in consultation with

the Head of Law to negotiate the final terms and conditions of the funding

agreements with both NHS England and the GLA, and to enter into the

funding agreements;

 

(7) the strategy for the redevelopment of 118 Canonbie Road be noted;

 

(8) subject to planning consent being obtained, the existing property at 118

Canonbie Road be demolished and that the Council seek to deliver new high

quality council homes on the site;

 

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

approve the submission of these two schemes (Mayow Road Warehouse &

118 Canonbie Road) for planning approval;

 

(10) a post planning funding and delivery strategy be presented to Mayor and

Cabinet for approval prior to the commencement of demolition and

construction works for the Mayow Road scheme and prior to the

commencement of demolition and construction works at 118 Canonbie Road.

Having considered an officer report the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that the

Committee’s comments as set out be received and the Executive Director for

Community Services be asked to provide a response.

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

Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

 

(1) the (revised) draft Corporate Strategy be approved;

 

(2) Consider the views and recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny

Committee

 

(3) the Corporate Strategy be adopted and this replace the 2008 Community

Strategy

 

(4) the Corporate Strategy be refered to Council for endorsement.

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

Councillor Chris Best, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that grants be awarded

for the amounts of £11,437 and £13,500 to Voluntary Services

Lewisham/Entelechy Arts and North Lewisham Good Neighbours respectively

for the financial year 2018/19.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Democracy, Refugees and Accountability, Councillor Kevin

Bonavia, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

 

(1) Council be asked to approve the latest version of the Financial

Regulations (Appendix 1);

 

(2) Council be asked to endorse the Directorate Schemes of Delegation

(Appendices 2 to 5) as they relate to non-executive functions.

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

Member for School Performance and Children’s Services, Councillor Chris

Barnham, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

 

(1) The admissions arrangements for mainstream community nursery,

primary, secondary schools and sixth forms as set out in Appendix A to G.

 

(2) The Published Admissions Number (PAN) for each mainstream school in

the borough as detailed in Appendix H including the reductions to the PAN for

Deptford Green and Holbeach schools be approved and the reduction

of PAN for St.George’s CE Primary School (an Academy) be noted;

 

(3) The pan London Admissions Schemes for reception and secondary

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

Appendix I.

 

(4) the council continues to co-ordinate in year admissions and a full

consultation exercise amongst all own admission authority schools be

undertaken during the autumn of 2019 on co-ordination arrangements which

will inform Lewisham’s admissions arrangements for 2021/22.

Approved.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the non-voting job

share Cabinet Member for Finance, Skills and Jobs, Councillor Amanda De

Ryk, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

 

(1) Council be recommended to approve a Band D Council Tax for 2019/20 of

£1,263.94 for the Council’s element. This is an increase of 4.99% (including a

social care precept of 2%), based on a General Fund Budget Requirement of

£243.012m for 2019/20;

 

(2) Council be asked to note an overall increase in the total Council Tax for

2019/20 of 5.76% to include the Greater London Authority (GLA) precept

being increased by £26.28 to £320.51 (Band D equivalent), an 8.9% increase

from its 2018/19 level as proposed;

 

(3) Council be recommended to approve the statutory calculation of the

Budget Requirement for Lewisham for 2019/20, attached at Appendix A;

 

(4) Council be recommended to approve the motion on the budget, attached

at Appendix B, including any modifications made to the proposals published in

the 2019/20 Budget Report;

 

(5) the provisional and estimated precept and levies from the GLA and other

bodies be noted as detailed in Appendix C and authority be delegated to the

Acting Chief Finance Officer to include any changes to these in the report for

Council;

 

(6) the final settlement figure for 2019/20 announced on 29 January and

confirmed as £121.175 be noted;

 

(7) the confirmation be noted from the Lewisham and Greenwich Trust to

manage the Health Visiting service at current levels within the available Public

Health grant allocated this service in 2019/20

 

(8) seven responses from Business Rate payers to the consultation on the

draft Budget which took place from 14 January 2019 to 1 February 2019 be

noted as detailed as received in Appendix D;

 

(9) the Section 25 Statement from the Chief Finance Officer as attached at

Appendix E be received.

None.

Having considered an officer report, and presentations by the non-voting job

share Cabinet Member for Finance, Skills and Jobs, Councillor Amanda De

Ryk and the Cabinet Member for Safer Communities, Councillor Joani Reid,

the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

 

(1) the approval by Council of a motion that Lewisham Council signs the

Cooperative Party Charter against Modern Slavery (Council meeting 3rd

October 2018) be noted;

 

(2) the potential impact of adoption of the Charter, the Lewisham Modern

Slavery Protocol, and the draft Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery

Statement for 2018/19 on current and future arrangements including with

partners as set out be noted;

 

(3) the Council adopts and signs up to the Co-operative Party Charter on

Modern Slavery;

 

(4) the Lewisham Modern Slavery Protocol (developed jointly with partners)

be approved;

 

(5) the Council’s draft Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Statement for

2018/19 be approved.

Resolved: the committee noted the report.

 

Resolved: the committee noted the report and agreed to receive a link to the final version of the site once it is launched.

 

Resolved: the committee noted the presentation and complimented SLaM for the examples of good practice highlighted by the CQC, in particular its centralised place of safety. It also noted, however, that the failure to hold a quality summit following the inspection was a breach of protocol.

 

Resolved: the committee noted the report and welcomed encouraging pharmacists to have structured consultations with women who ask for emergency contraception, but noted that a balance needs to be found so that women are not deterred from asking for contraception.

 

Resolved: the committee noted the report and suggested that LARC uptake is something that the committee could revisit at a future meeting.

 

Resolved: the committee praised the trust for commissioning the review and recommended making the final report clear and accessible for staff with clear action points on what is going to done.

 

There were no referrals to Mayor and Cabinet.

 

Resolved: the committee agreed the work programme.

 

Resolved: the committee noted the update.

 

The following non-prejudicial interests were declared:

 

Cllr Peter Bernards has a business which works with the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (in relation to item 7).

Resolved: the minutes of the last meeting were agreed as a true record.

 

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

Audit Committee, Councillor Alan Hall, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that the

Committee’s comments be noted and the Executive Director for Resources &

Regeneration be asked to provide a response.

Having considered an officer report, and presentations by Mayor and the non-

voting job share Cabinet Member for Finance, Skills and Jobs, Councillor

Amanda De Ryk, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

 

(1) the comments of the Public Accounts Select Committee of 5 February

2019 be received and Mayor and Cabinet decisions on the budget report will

be taken formally with the budget update report on 13 February;

 

(2) having considered the views of those consulted on the budget, and subject

to consideration of the outcome of consultation with business ratepayers and

subject to proper process, as required, the Mayor and cabinet approves as

follows:

 

Capital Programme

 

(3) the 2018/19 Quarter 3 Capital Programme monitoring position and the

Capital Programme potential future schemes and resources as set out in

section 5 of this report be noted;

 

(4) to recommend that Council approves the 2019/20 to 2021/22 Capital

Programme of £344.7m, as set out in section 5 and attached at Appendices

W1 and W2;

 

Housing Revenue Account

 

(5) the consultation report on service charges to tenants’ and leaseholders in

the Brockley area, presented to area panel members on 27 November 2018,

attached at Appendix X2 be noted;

 

(6) the consultation report on service charges to tenants’ and leaseholders

and the Lewisham Homes budget strategy presented to area panel members

on 13 December 2018 as attached at Appendix X3 be noted;

 

(7) sets a decrease in dwelling rents of 1.0% (an average of £0.96 per week)

– as per the requirements from government as presented in section 6;

 

(8) sets a decrease in the hostels accommodation charge by 1.0% (or £0.36

per week), in accordance with Government requirements;

 

(9)  the following average weekly increases/decreases for dwellings be

approved for:

 

(10) service charges to non-Lewisham Homes managed dwellings (Brockley);

•           caretaking                 4.30% (£0.22)

•           grounds                     4.30% (£0.09)

•           communal lighting   4.30% (£0.07)

•           bulk waste collection           4.30% (£0.06)

•           window cleaning     4.30% (£0.01)

•           tenants’ levy             15.0% (£0.02)

 

(11)     service charges to Lewisham Homes managed dwellings:

•           caretaking                 3.27%  (£0.19)

•           grounds                     3.63% (£0.07)

•           window cleaning     11.11% (£0.01)

•           communal lighting   0.88% (£0.01)

•           block pest control     1.84% (£0.03)

•           waste collection       8.33% (£0.04)

•           heating & hot water1.31% (£0.13)

•           tenants’ levy             15.38% (£0.02)

•           bulk waste disposal3.70% (£0.03)

•           sheltered housing   1.00% (£0.24)

 

(12)     approves the following average weekly percentage changes for hostels

and shared temporary units for;

•           service charges (hostels) – caretaking etc.; no change

•           energy cost increases for heat, light & power; no change

•           water charges increase; no change

 

(13)     approves an increase in garage rents by 25% (£2.37 per week) for

Brockley residents and 25% (£3.06 per week) for Lewisham Homes residents;

 

(14)     notes that the budgeted expenditure for the Housing Revenue Account

(HRA) for 2019/20 is £169.6m, split £99.9m revenue and £69.7m capital,

which includes the decent homes and new build programmes;

 

(15)     agrees the HRA budget strategy cut proposals in order to achieve a

balanced budget in 2019/20, as attached at Appendix X1;

 

Dedicated Schools Grant and Pupil Premium

 

(16)     recommends that Council agrees, subject to final confirmation of the

allocation, that the provisional Dedicated Schools Grant allocation of

£290.880m be the Schools’ Budget for 2019/20;

 

(17)     the funding in respect of each of the blocks continues to be based on

the National Funding Formula. A “soft formula” remains in place for the

Schools Block, however Lewisham Council has agreed to mirror the principles

of the National Funding Formula to distribute the Schools Budget Share;

 

(18)     Council be asked to agree that Minimum Funding Guarantee for the

schools block be set at a plus 0.20% for 2019/20 as supported by Schools

Forum;

 

(19)     the continuing pressures facing the High Needs Block be noted and the

transfer of £1m from the Schools Block to the High Needs Block be approved

as agreed with the Schools Forum;

 

(20)     an overall increase in the High Needs Block of £2m be noted, of which

£0.7m relates to the Secretary of States recent statement providing £300m to

Local Authorities to support pressure in the High Needs Block, with the

remaining increase arising from factors determining the High Needs Block

methodology adding £1m on top of this funding;

 

(21) to recognise that despite the increase in High Needs Funding, there

continues to remain upward pressure on costs, arising from a combination of

increase in pupils with specialist need, more complex need and associated

costs;

 

(22)     Council be asked to note that the Early Years Block position is

provisional pending January 2019 and 2020 pupil counts; and to further note

that within the supplementary funding for Nursery Schools (determined within

the Early Years Block) will continue for 2019/20 the provisional allocation

suggests a minor increase of £7k;

 

(23)     Council be asked to note a small increase of £15k to the Central

Services to Schools Block Component of the DSG;

 

(24)     Council be asked  to note the Pupil Premium Funding rates for 2019/20

will remain at current levels thereby resulting in a real term reduction in

spending and that the funding levels have not increased since 2017/18;

 

(25)     Council be asked to note that the 2019/20 pupil premium allocation will

be confirmed pending the January 2019 census; and to note for information

that 2018/19 pupil premium was £16.4m. The 2019/20 figure could potentially

be lower as a result of reduction in overall pupil numbers coupled with overall

reduction in Free School Meal Eligibility numbers;

 

(26)     Council be asked to note the latest financial position in schools and the

likely future cost pressures on schools;

 

General Fund Revenue Budget

 

(27)     Council be asked to note the projected overall variance against the

agreed 2018/19 revenue budget of £241.281m as set out in section 8 and that

any year-end overspend will have to be met from reserves;

 

(28)     Council be asked to endorse the budget cut proposals of £7.963m as

per the Mayor and Cabinet meeting of the 21 November 2018, as set out in

section 8 of the report and summarised in Appendix Y1;

 

(29)     In relation to budget cut proposals – Commercial Income (RES16)

£140k, Main Grants (COM12) £600k, Local Assemblies Funding (COM14)

£225k, and Small Grants (COM17) £50k – be approved and asks the Council

to endorse the proposed budget cuts totalling £1.015m in 2019/20, as set out

in section 8 and in Appendix Y2 of this report;

 

(30)     Notes that budget cut proposals Park Events Income (CUS03) and

Removal of Public Toilets (CUS08) totalling £0.292m in 2019/20, have yet to

be re-presented to Mayor and Cabinet for approval but are assumed as part

of the budget calculation for 2019/20 with any gap covered from once-off

resources until formerly concluded; 

 

(31)     Council be asked to agree the transfer of £5.0m in 2019/20 from the

New Homes Bonus reserve to the General Fund for one year to meet funding

shortfalls and that the position be reviewed again for 2020/21;

 

(32)     Council be asked to agree the use of £2.461m reserves to meet the

budget gap in 2019/20;

 

(33)     Council be asked to agree the allocation of £6.500m in 2019/20 be set

aside for corporate risks and pressures;

 

(34)     Council be asked to agree the allocation of the full £6.500m set aside

for corporate risks and pressures in 2019/20 to fund quantified budget

pressures;

 

(35)     Council be recommended to agree that a General Fund Budget

Requirement of £243.012m for 2019/20 be approved;

 

(36)     Council be asked to agree to a 4.99% increase in Lewisham’s Council

Tax element resulting in a Band D equivalent Council Tax level of £1,263.94

for Lewisham’s services and £1,584.45 overall and representing an overall

increase in Council Tax for 2019/20 of 5.76% subject to the GLA precept for

2019/20 being increased by £26.28 (i.e. 8.9%) from £294.23 to £320.51, in

line with the GLA’s draft budget proposal;

 

(37)     Council be asked to note the Council Tax Ready Reckoner which for

illustrative purposes sets out the Band D equivalent Council Tax at various

levels of increase, explained in section 8 and set out in more detail in

Appendix Y3;

 

(38)     the Interim Chief Finance Officer issues cash limits to all Directorates

once the 2019/20 Revenue Budget is agreed;

 

(39)     the Interim Chief Finance Officer’s Section 25 Statement be presented

in the Budget Update Report on the 13 February 2019 for approval;

 

(40)     Council be asked to agree the draft statutory calculations for 2019/20

as set out at Appendix Y5;

 

(41)     Council be asked to note the prospects for the revenue budget for

2020/21 and future years as set out in section 9;

 

(42)     officers continue to develop firm proposals and bring them forward for

working towards a cuts round before the summer recess to help plan early

and meet the future forecast budget shortfalls;

 

            Other Grants (within the General Fund)

 

(43)     Council be asked to note the adjustments to and impact of various

specific grants for 2019/20 on the General Fund as set out in section 8;

 

            Treasury Management Strategy

 

(44)     Council be recommended to approve the prudential indicators and

treasury indicators, as set out in section 10;

 

(45)     Council be recommended to approve the Annual Investment Strategy

and Credit Worthiness Policy, set out in further detail at Appendix Z2;

 

(46)     Council be recommended to approve the Capital Strategy 2019/20, set

out in further detail at Appendix Z5;

 

(47)     Council be recommended to approve the Minimum Revenue Provision

(MRP) policy as set out in section 10;

 

(48)     Council be recommended to agree to delegate to the Executive

Director for Resources & Regeneration authority during 2019/20 to make

amendments to borrowing and investment limits provided they are consistent

with the strategy and there is no change to the Council’s authorised limit for

borrowing;

 

(49)     Council be recommended to approve the credit and counterparty risk

management criteria, as set out at Appendix Z2, the proposed countries for

investment at Appendix Z3, and that it formally delegates responsibility for

managing transactions with those institutions which meet the criteria to the

Executive Director for Resources & Regeneration; and

 

(50)     Council be recommended to approve a minimum sovereign rating of

AA-.

 

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the voting job

share Cabinet Member for Parks, Neighbourhood and Transport, Councillor

Brenda Dacres, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

 

(1) the draft of the Transport Strategy and Local Implementation Plan 2019-

2041 (LIP3),be approved for final submission to TfL and approval by the

Mayor of London.

 

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

minor changes to LIP3 in the lead up to final submission to TfL in consultation

with the appropriate Cabinet Member.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the non-voting job

share Cabinet Member for Finance, Skills and Jobs, Councillor Amanda De

Ryk, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that the draft Social Value Policy be

approved for implementation, including the required amendment to the

standard procurement evaluation weighting to support this.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the non-voting job

share Cabinet Member for Finance, Skills and Jobs, Councillor Amanda De

Ryk, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

 

(1) the draft Income Generation Strategy be adopted and implemented; and

 

(2) the current pilot to centrally resource income generation activity should

convert to permanent using the identified funding of £200k as per section 7.

Approved.

Noted.

No open matters.

Approved.

None.