Agenda, decisions and minutes

None.

None were made.

Approved.

RESOLVED that the minutes of Mayor & Cabinet Contracts held on April 18

2018 and Mayor & Cabinet held on June 6 2018 be confirmed and signed as

correct records.

Community Infrastructure Levy

The written submission of the Business Panel was accepted in full

Veolia Heat Exchange

The Cabinet asked the Executive Director for Resources & Regeneration to

report back on the suggestion being made.

The Cabinet received the written views of the Overview & Scrutiny Business

Panel on the two items shown below

Community Infrastructure Levy

The Cabinet agreed that the written submission of the Business Panel be accepted in full.

RESOLVED that

(1) officers be asked to show how Council Members, and the community are involved in the CIL process.

(2) officers be asked to produce an easy to read diagram to illustrate the process; and

(3) officers be asked for information on how the decision making process on the allocation of CIL operates in other boroughs.

Veolia Heat Exchange

The Cabinet asked the Executive Director for Resources & Regeneration to

report back on the suggestion being made taking into account their Manifesto

pledges.

RESOLVED the suggestion that sufficient resources be provided to officers to

appoint an efficient and effective consultant for the investigation, to ensure the

Council gets the best possible deal be investigated further by the Executive

Director for Resources and Regeneration taking into account a Manifesto

commitment to favour in house solutions where possible.

Noted.

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

Having considered an officer report and presentations by the Cabinet Member

for Housing, Councillor Paul Bell, two members of the public from Reginald

Road and the Chair of the Sustainable Development Select Committee,

Councillor Liam Curran, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

(1) the update on the Deptford Southern Housing Sites project, as detailed

in section 5 be noted;

(2) the Development Agreement be varied to extend the longstop date to 30

June 2019; and

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

Regeneration, in consultation with the Executive Director for Customer

Services and the Head of Law, to negotiate and agree the necessary legal

documentation in connection with the report recommendations.

The Mayor made some preliminary remarks on the proposals, outlining the

engagement he and Councillor Bell had undertaken with local people who had

misgivings about the scheme.

The recommendations were then promoted by Councillor Bell who referred to

a petition objecting to the proposals which was tabled at the meeting.

The Executive Director for Customer Services representative added that an

addendum paper had also been tabled which clarified the stance taken by the

Mayor of London on the issue of balloting local residents affected by

regeneration proposals.

The Cabinet was next jointly addressed by local residents Pauline Wamunyu

and Diann Gerson who urged the Cabinet not to break up the community and

retain the existing building.

Councillor Liam Curran, Chair of the Sustainable Development Select

Committee, backed the residents pleas and asked for the full consideration of

alternative views and a ballot of residents.

Councillors Bell, Dromey and Dacres all expressed their views on the

proposals, noting the residents concerns but pointing out the length of the

existing Housing waiting list in Lewisham and the numbers of homeless

people. They concluded that the guarantee of a lifetime tenancy in the new

development at existing rent levels was fair. The Mayor agreed with their

conclusions and pointed out manifesto commitments to reduce waiting lists

and tackle homelessness. He assured local residents that engagement with

them would continue and that they would be central to any new development.

Having considered an officer report and presentations by the Cabinet Member

for Housing, Councillor Paul Bell, two members of the public from Reginald

Road and the Chair of the Sustainable Development Select Committee,

Councillor Liam Curran, the Mayor and Cabinet, for the reasons stated

and as set out in the report:

RESOLVED by 9 votes to zero that:

(1) the update on the Deptford Southern Housing Sites project, as detailed

in section 5 be noted;

(2) the Development Agreement be varied to extend the longstop date to 30

June 2019; and

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

Regeneration, in consultation with the Executive Director for Customer

Services and the Head of Law, to negotiate and agree the necessary legal

documentation in connection with the report recommendations.

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

Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

(1) the proposed introduction of conservation area designation and article 4

direction be noted;

(2) the content of the draft appraisal SPD and article 4 direction schedule, be

noted and;

(3) a 6 week period of public consultation on the introduction of conservation

area designation, the introduction of an Article 4 Direction, and the draft

appraisal document, be approved.

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

Mayor and Cabinet , for the reasons set out in the report:

RESOLVED by 9 votes to nil that :

(1) the proposed introduction of conservation area designation and article 4

direction be noted;

(2) the content of the draft appraisal SPD and article 4 direction schedule, be

noted and;

(3) a 6 week period of public consultation on the introduction of conservation

area designation, the introduction of an Article 4 Direction, and the draft

appraisal document, be approved.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for School Performance, Councillor Chris Barnham, the Mayor and

Cabinet agreed that the Lewisham Agreed Syllabus for religious education

2018 for use in Lewisham schools be presented to council on 18 July for

approval.

The Executive Director for Children & Young People recorded her thanks to

Kim Knapett for her help in formulating the Syllabus.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for School Performance, Councillor Chris Barnham, the Mayor and

Cabinet, for the reasons set out in the report:

RESOLVED by 9 votes to nil thatthe Lewisham Agreed Syllabus for religious

education 2018 for use in Lewisham schools be presented to Council on 18

July for approval.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Housing, Councillor Paul Bell, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

(1) the lettings outcomes for 2016/17 and 2017/18 and the position on the

housing register be noted; and

(2) the proposed Lettings Plan for 2018/19 set out in Appendix 1 be approved.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Housing, Councillor Paul Bell, the Mayor and Cabinet, for the

reasons set out in the report:

RESOLVED by 9 votes to nil that :

(1) the lettings outcomes for 2016/17 and 2017/18 and the position on the

housing register be noted; and

(2) the proposed Lettings Plan for 2018/19 set out in Appendix 1 be approved.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for School Performance, Councillor Chris Barnham, the Mayor and

Cabinet agreed that the persons set out below be nominated as local authority

governors:

Tracey Gration                     Forest Hill

Cllr John Paschoud                       Perrymount

In moving the recommendations Councillor Barnham reiterated the pledge he

made at the June 6 regarding a review of governor appointments to ensure all

sections of the community were represented.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for School Performance, Councillor Chris Barnham, the Mayor and

Cabinet, having considered the information supplied in respect of the

nominations:

RESOLVED by 9 votes to nil that the persons set out below be nominated as

local authority governors:

Tracey Gration                     Forest Hill

Cllr John Paschoud                       Perrymount

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Community Sector, Councillor Jonathan Slater, the Mayor and

Cabinet 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 reported to the Select Committee.

Councillor Slater commended the Select Committee for the Review which had

been undertaken and looked forward to close collaboration between the

Cabinet and Scrutiny.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Community Sector, Councillor Jonathan Slater, the Mayor and

Cabinet

RESOLVED by 9 votes to nil that the response from the Executive Director for

Resources and Regeneration to the comments of the Safer Stronger

Communities Select Committee be approved and reported to the Select

Committee.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for School Performance, Councillor Chris Barnham, the Mayor and

Cabinet agreed that the responses to the comments from the Children and

Young People Select Committee be approved and reported back to the

Children and Young People Select Committee.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for School Performance, Councillor Chris Barnham, the Mayor and

Cabinet:

RESOLVED by 9 votes to nil that the responses to the comments from the

Children and Young People Select Committee be approved and reported back

to the Children and Young People Select Committee.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for School Performance, Councillor Chris Barnham, the Mayor and

Cabinet agreed that the responses to the comments from the Children and

Young People Select Committee be approved and reported back to the

Children and Young People Select Committee.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for School Performance, Councillor Chris Barnham, the Mayor and

Cabinet:

RESOLVED by 9 votes to nil that the responses to the comments from the

Children and Young People Select Committee be approved and reported back

to the Children and Young People Select Committee.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Housing, Councillor Paul Bell, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that

the responses to the comments from the Housing Select Committee be

approved and reported back to the Housing Select Committee.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Housing, Councillor Paul Bell, the Mayor and Cabinet:

RESOLVED by 9 votes to nil that the responses to the comments from the

Housing Select Committee be approved and reported back to the Housing

Select Committee.

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

Mayor and Cabinet agreed that the contents of the 2018/19 Business Plan for

the Catford Regeneration Partnership Limited (CRPL) be noted and that it be

submitted to the next available meeting of Council for approval.

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

Mayor and Cabinet, for the reasons set out in the report:

RESOLVED that by 9 votes to nil that the contents of the 2018/19 Business

Plan for the Catford Regeneration Partnership Limited (CRPL) be noted and

that it be submitted to the next available meeting of Council for approval.

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 paragraph 3, 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

16.       Catford Regeneration Partnership Limited Business Plan Loan Injection

17.       Catford Town Centre Masterplan Study - Contract Award

Having considered a confidential officer report and a presentation by the

Mayor, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

(1) the reasons for the additional loan to support CRPL effectively deliver their

commitments pending the advancement of the regeneration plans for Catford

Town Centre be noted;

(2) a repayment loan of up to a stated figure with the final payment due

in May 2048 at an interest rate of 4.3% from the Council to CRPL be

approved; and

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

Regeneration, in consultation with the Head of Law, authority to finalise the

arrangements by which CRPL will draw down the loan, consistent with their

business objectives agreed by Council.

Having considered a confidential officer report and a presentation by the

Mayor, the Mayor and Cabinet, for the reasons set out in the report:

RESOLVED by 9 votes to nil that:

(1) the reasons for the additional loan to support CRPL effectively deliver their

commitments pending the advancement of the regeneration plans for Catford

Town Centre be noted;

(2) a repayment loan of up to a stated figure with the final payment due

in May 2048 at an interest rate of 4.3% from the Council to CRPL be

approved; and

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

Regeneration, in consultation with the Head of Law, authority to finalise the

arrangements by which CRPL will draw down the loan, consistent with their

business objectives agreed by Council.

Having considered a confidential officer report and a presentation by the

Mayor, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that the award of contract for the

production of the Catford Town Centre Masterplan Study to Studio Egret West

be approved for an initial period of 10 months for a contract value not

exceeding a stated value.

Having considered a confidential officer report and a presentation by the

Mayor, the Mayor and Cabinet, for the reasons set out in the report:

RESOLVED by 9 votes to nil that the award of contract for the production of

the Catford Town Centre Masterplan Study to Studio Egret West be approved

for an initial period of 10 months for a contract value not exceeding a stated

value.

The meeting closed at 19.10pm