Decision details

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 two potential investment opportunities to improve both the quality and

the quantity of hostel provision for single homeless clients as set out be noted;

(2) having considered the relevant benefits and risks associated with the two

potential options for the funding of the Deptford Reach development project,

agrees that the Council should directly grant fund the development, using a

stated amount of S106 funding; and

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

consultation with the Director of Regeneration and Asset Management and

Head of Law, to finalise the terms of the grant agreement with Deptford Reach

for the S106 funding.