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41.

Declaration of Interests pdf icon PDF 209 KB

Decision:

None.

Minutes:

None were declared.

42.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 25 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

Approved.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on April 24 2019 be

confirmed and signed as a correct record.

43.

Matters Raised by Scrutiny and other Constitutional Bodies pdf icon PDF 26 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

Matters referred by the Overview and Scrutiny Business Panel – Local Safeguarding Partnership Future Arrangements

 

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

Panel’s comments be noted, and that the Executive Director for Children &

Young People be asked to provide a response for Cabinet consideration.

 

Matters referred by the Overview and Scrutiny Business Panel – Facilities Management/Sound Systems

 

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

Panel’s comments be noted, and that the Acting Head of Finance be asked to

provide a response directly to the Panel without further reference to the

Cabinet.

Minutes:

Matters referred by the Overview and Scrutiny Business Panel – Local Safeguarding Partnership Future Arrangements

 

Having considered an officer report, the Mayor and Cabinet:

 

RESOLVED that the Panel’s comments be noted, and that the Executive

Director for Children & Young People be asked to provide a response for

Cabinet consideration.

 

Matters referred by the Overview and Scrutiny Business Panel – Facilities Management/Sound Systems

 

Having considered an officer report, the Mayor and Cabinet:

 

RESOLVED that the Panel’s comments be noted, and that the Acting Head of

Finance be asked to provide a response directly to the Panel without further

reference to the Cabinet.

44.

Outstanding Scrutiny Matters pdf icon PDF 204 KB

Decision:

Noted.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

45.

Comments of the Public Accounts Select Committee on income generation pdf icon PDF 156 KB

Decision:

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

Committee’s comments be noted, and that the Acting Head of Finance be

asked to provide a response.

Minutes:

Having considered an officer report, the Mayor and Cabinet:

 

RESOLVED that the Committee’s comments be noted, and that the Acting

Head of Finance be asked to provide a response.

46.

Public Health Approach to Reducing Violence pdf icon PDF 72 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

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

Member for Community Safety, Councillor Joani Reid, the Mayor and Cabinet

agreed that:

 

(1) the Framework approach document be approved; and

 

(2) the work described be carried out from existing resources including both

base budget and any confirmed external funding and should there be

proposals which require additional resources, these be agreed as part of the

council’s budget process or met from new external funding.

Minutes:

Councillor Joani Reid introduced the report confirming the achievement of a

Mayoral manifesto commitment to adopt a public health approach to

preventing violence using a whole community/societal approach.

 

In support of the report, the Head of Law tabled updated legal implications.

 

The Mayor thanked all officers and members involve din compiling the report

and pledged his support for the community launch.

 

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

Member for Community Safety, Councillor Joani Reid, the Mayor and Cabinet, for the reasons set out in the report by a vote of 6-0:

 

RESOLVED that:

 

(1) the Framework approach document be approved; and

 

(2) the work described be carried out from existing resources including both

base budget and any confirmed external funding and should there be

proposals which require additional resources, these be agreed as part of the

council’s budget process or met from new external funding.

47.

Response to Safer Stronger re lewisham disability coalition pdf icon PDF 75 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

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 report be approved and forwarded to the Safer

Stronger Communities Select Committee.

Minutes:

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

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

Cabinet:

 

RESOLVED that the report be approved and forwarded to the Safer

Stronger Communities Select Committee.

48.

Response to Healthier Communities SC re Lewisham Disability Coalition pdf icon PDF 75 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

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 report be approved and forwarded to the Healthier

Communities Select Committee.

Minutes:

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

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

Cabinet:

 

RESOLVED that the report be approved and forwarded to the Safer

Stronger Communities Select Committee.

49.

Authorisation to consult adoption Conservation Area Appraisal and Article 4 Direction for Deptford High Street Conservation Area pdf icon PDF 67 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

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

Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

 

(1) the proposed boundary changes, including the merger of the two existing

conservation areas into one be noted;

 

(2) the content of the draft Article 4 Direction and draft Conservation Area

Appraisal be noted, and

 

(3) a 6 week period of public consultation on the boundary changes, Article 4

Direction and draft Conservation Area Appraisal be approved.

Minutes:

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

Mayor and Cabinet, for the reasons set out in the report by a vote of 6-0:

 

RESOLVED that:

 

(1) the proposed boundary changes, including the merger of the two existing

conservation areas into one be noted;

 

(2) the content of the draft Article 4 Direction and draft Conservation Area

Appraisal be noted, and

 

(3) a 6 week period of public consultation on the boundary changes, Article 4

Direction and draft Conservation Area Appraisal be approved.

50.

Heathside and Lethbridge Phases 5 & 6 Land Assembly pdf icon PDF 67 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

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

Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

 

(1) the progress of the Heathside and Lethbridge Regeneration

Scheme and the current position in relation to Phases 5 and 6 as set out be

noted;

 

(2) the increase in the number of new homes from the original master plan

and that the scheme will now be 52% affordable (by habitable rooms) be

noted; and

 

(3) the proposed Phase 5 and Phase 6 Project Briefs on the basis set out be

approved.

Minutes:

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

Mayor and Cabinet for the reasons set out in the report by a vote of 6-0:

 

RESOLVED that:

 

(1) the progress of the Heathside and Lethbridge Regeneration

Scheme and the current position in relation to Phases 5 and 6 as set out be

noted;

 

(2) the increase in the number of new homes from the original master plan

and that the scheme will now be 52% affordable (by habitable rooms) be

noted; and

 

(3) the proposed Phase 5 and Phase 6 Project Briefs on the basis set out be

approved.

51.

Exclusion of Press and Public pdf icon PDF 26 KB

Decision:

Approved.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that 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, as amended by the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements)

(Access to Information) (Amendments) (England) Regulations 2006 and the

public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in

disclosing the information:-

 

12        Procurement of Management Development Programmes 2019

 

13        Heathside and Lethbridge Phases 5 & 6 Land Assembly

52.

Procurement of Management Development Programmes 2019

Decision:

Having considered a confidential officer report and a presentation by the

Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources, Councillor Amanda De Ryk, the

Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

 

(1) a procurement process be commenced to obtain a contractor to deliver

management development programmes, with the contract to run over three

years with a possibility to extend to a fourth, with a total stated maximum

contract value, depending on uptake.

 

(2) the use of a framework contract be authorised for that procurement

process; and

 

(3) the decision on which framework contract to use be delegated to the

Director of Organisational Development & Human Resources.

Minutes:

Having considered a confidential officer report and a presentation by the

Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources, Councillor Amanda De Ryk, the

Mayor & Cabinet for the reasons set out in the report by a vote of 6-0:

 

RESOLVED that:

 

(1) a procurement process be commenced to obtain a contractor to deliver

management development programmes, with the contract to run over three

years with a possibility to extend to a fourth, with a total stated maximum

contract value, depending on uptake.

 

(2) the use of a framework contract be authorised for that procurement

process; and

 

(3) the decision on which framework contract to use be delegated to the

Director of Organisational Development & Human Resources.

53.

Heathside and Lethbridge Phases 5 & 6 Land Assembly

Decision:

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

Mayor, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

 

(1) the disposal and development of the Council’s freehold interest in the

Phase 5 and Phase 6 sites shown by outline on an attached plan to Peabody

in accordance with the overarching Development Agreement be approved;

 

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

Regeneration, in consultation with the Executive Director for Customer

Services and Head of Law, to agree the bespoke financial model for Phase 5

and Phase 6;

 

(3) the final land assembly costs for Phase 5 be noted and an increase to the

Phase 5 budget by a stated amount be approved on the basis that these costs

will be reimbursed in full by Peabody on transfer of the Phase 5 site; and

 

(4) the current land assembly costs for Phase 6 be noted and an increase to

the Phase 6 budget by a stated amount be approved, on the basis that costs

incurred at the time of the transfer will be reimbursed in full by Peabody on

transfer of the Phase 6 site with any further costs being reimbursed

subsequently;

 

Minutes:

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

Mayor, the Mayor and Cabinet for the reasons set out in the report by a vote of 6-0:

 

RESOLVED that:

 

(1) the disposal and development of the Council’s freehold interest in the

Phase 5 and Phase 6 sites shown by outline on an attached plan to Peabody

in accordance with the overarching Development Agreement be approved;

 

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

Regeneration, in consultation with the Executive Director for Customer

Services and Head of Law, to agree the bespoke financial model for Phase 5

and Phase 6;

 

(3) the final land assembly costs for Phase 5 be noted and an increase to the

Phase 5 budget by a stated amount be approved on the basis that these costs

will be reimbursed in full by Peabody on transfer of the Phase 5 site; and

 

(4) the current land assembly costs for Phase 6 be noted and an increase to

the Phase 6 budget by a stated amount be approved, on the basis that costs

incurred at the time of the transfer will be reimbursed in full by Peabody on

transfer of the Phase 6 site with any further costs being reimbursed

subsequently;

 

The meeting closed at 6.52pm