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Having considered open and confidential officer reports and presentations by

the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Alan Smith, and representatives of the Just

Jones Theatre, Ladywell Traders Association, the Ladywell Society,

Lewisham Building Preservation Trust, BECTU, and Councillor Liz Johnston-

Franklin on behalf of the Ladywell Ward Councillors, the Mayor agreed that:

(1) the progress made in securing a long term and sustainable future for

Ladywell Playtower, and the quality and calibre of all the shortlisted proposals

to reach the final stage of what has been a highly competitive process be

noted;

(2) the project team’s analysis of the strengths and challenges associated with

each of the final proposals be noted;

(3) the comments made by the general public and stakeholders through the

public consultation be noted;

(4) Having considered open and closed reports, Guildmore Curzon be

appointed as a preferred provider for securing the long term sustainable future

of Ladywell Playtower;

(5) a reserve bidder, RJK/Copeland Park and Hillman, be appointed who can

replace the preferred provider in the case of a withdrawal from the process

and/or a lack of progression towards Ladywell Playtowers restoration and

revival;

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

Regeneration, in consultation with the Head of Law, to agree final terms with

the preferred provider and to finalise the terms of all land disposals and all

other legal documentation with the preferred provider or any of their group

companies; and

(7) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Resources &

Regeneration to ascertain whether best consideration is being certified, to

consider whether the terms of the general consent under Section 123 of the

Local Government Act 1972 apply and to make an application to the

Secretary of State for a specific disposal consent should this be necessary.

None.

Agreed.

None.

Having considered an officer report and presentations by the Deputy Mayor,

Councillor Alan Smith, and Bellingham Ward Councillors Sue Hordijenko and

Alan Hall, the Mayor agreed that:

(1) the contents of the Consultation Statement (Appendix 1), including the

main issues raised and officer response to them and the findings of the

Integrated Impact Assessment (Appendix 2) be noted;

(2) officers consideration that Pool Court is currently the preferred site be

noted;

(3) officers be instructed to further investigate the following matters in relation

to the potential Pool Court site and report back to Mayor and Cabinet:

(i) the potential phased delivery of a traveller site,

(ii) the incorporation of current public highway land in to a site,

(iii) re-location assistance that could be offered to the existing scaffolding

business.

(4) those that commented on the Potential Sites Consultation Report be

informed of these decisions.

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

Councillor Alan Smith, the Mayor agreed that the report be noted.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

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

response from the Executive Director for Customer Services to the comments

of the Sustainable Development Select Committee be approved and

forwarded to the Select Committee.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

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

agreed that the response from the Executive Director for Resources and

Regeneration to the comments of the Safer Stronger Communities Select

Committee be approved and forwarded to the Select Committee.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for the Public Realm, Councillor Rachel Onikosi, the Mayor agreed

that:

(1) officers maintain a watching brief on new London energy supply models

working with other boroughs and the Greater London Authority.

(2) the proposal to pilot a new community energy fund subject to any further

approvals required be approved;

(3) the Council’s support, in principle, for a heat network in the borough

making use of waste heat from South East London Community Energy be

confirmed subject to a further report being presented; and

(4) officers develop options for future work to provide practical support to

vulnerable households and to submit these to Lewisham’s Health and

Wellbeing Board.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

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

(1) the progress update on the New Homes, Better Places Programme be

noted;

(2) the design development and consultation which has been carried out on

the proposed re-development of the garages at Algernon Close, including the

statutory Section 105 Consultation be noted;

(3) having considered the responses to the statutory Section 105 consultation

on the proposed re-development of the garages at Algernon Close, Lewisham

Homes should proceed to submit a planning application to deliver five new

Council homes on the site;

(4) the success of the Councils Expression of Interest (EOI) to the GLA

Innovation Fund, and current progress made towards finalising designs and

overall programme costings for the four schemes be noted:

(5) officers be authorised to bid for funding from the GLA Innovation Fund to

deliver four of the projects within the 500 home programme using modern

methods of construction in the same manner as at PLACE/Ladywell, at an

estimated value of £14m; and

(6) Subject to the bid being successful, authority for agreeing the terms of the

grant agreements with the GLA be delegated to the Executive Director for

Resources and Regeneration, in consultation with the Head of Law.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Health, Well-Being and Older People, Councillor Chris Best, the

Mayor agreed that:

(1) the removal of the subsidy currently paid for the meals service at three day

centres Cinnamon Court, Cedar Court & the Ladywell Day Centre be

approved and that full cost recovery for meals for those meals apply;

(2) the subsidy be extended for a further month to the 31st January 2018 at a

cost of £5,195;

(3) the delivery of a meals offer become part of its directly managed day

service provision at the Ladywell Centre; and

(4) a £9.8K capital allocation for the purchase of new kitchen equipment be

approved.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

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

agreed that:

(1)  the challenge and insight provided by the Lewisham Poverty Commission

be welcomed and the Commissioners be thanked for their time and expertise

(2) the final report of the Lewisham Poverty Commission and its

recommendations be noted;

(3) officers be asked to develop a detailed response to the report’s findings

and recommendations including an action plan;

(4) a Cabinet Member with responsibility for overseeing Lewisham Council’s

actions to tackle poverty be retained, including presenting a yearly report to

the Council’s scrutiny and executive functions so progress can be tracked.

The Mayor noted one item had slipped since the last report and he was

informed by the Executive Director for Resources & Regeneration of the

intention to combine the outstanding response to the Select Committee with a

report on the Cycling Strategy in December.

Comments of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee on Post Offices

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

out be noted and the Cass Business School report setting out the case for a

national Post Bank be received.

Approved.

Councillor Dromey declared a personal non-prejudicial interest in Item 12 as

Chair of the Lewisham Poverty Commission.

Having considered an officer report, Mayor and Cabinet (Contracts) agreed

that

(1) the recommendations to fund 60 voluntary and community sector groups,

as set out in appendix 1, for financial year 2018-19 be approved;

(2) the contribution to London Councils of a maximum of £262,859 for

financial year 2018-19 be approved;

(3) the findings of the youth theatre and performing arts review be noted;

(4) the progress made in creating a new infrastructure offer for the borough’s

voluntary and community sector be noted;

(5) progress made on the implementation of the advice review be noted;

(6) the approach to the London Borough of Culture competition be noted; and

(7) delivery of the small and faith fund be noted and funds raised off-line are

recognised as match funding.

Approved.

Approved.

None.

Resolved: the committee noted the report.

The Chair informed the committee that this item would be postponed until the next meeting.

Resolved: the committee noted the proposed savings.

Resolved: the committee agreed the work programme.

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