Agenda, decisions and minutes

None.

None were made.

Approved.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on October 10 2018 be

confirmed and signed as a correct record.

Resolved that the Executive Director for Resources & Regeneration submit a

response to the Overview & Scrutiny Business Panel.

The Mayor and Cabinet received the written comments of the Overview &

Scrutiny Business Panel following their consideration of a special report on

the Community Infrastructure Levy.

RESOLVED that the Executive Director for Resources & Regeneration submit

a response to the Overview & Scrutiny Business Panel.

Noted.

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

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

Cabinet agreed that:

(1) Lewisham enter into regional adoption arrangements as part of Adopt

London South.

(2) staff and finances, as set out, be transferred to London Borough

Southwark who will be hosting Adopt London South on behalf of ten South

London boroughs; and

(3) authority be given to the Executive Director for Children and Young People

to agree the details of the arrangements including signing off the inter-

authority agreement between Lewisham and LB Southwark and agreeing

participation in the governance arrangements.

The report was introduced by Councillor Barnham who confirmed a

regionalised adoption approach was required by Government direction and

that Lewisham would form part of a new organisation encompassing ten

South London authorities split into east and west sub-groups.

Councillor De Ryk sought information about the authority’s responsibility as a

corporate parent and was assured those responsibilities would continue until

the point of adoption.

The Deputy Mayor sought further information about staffing implications and

TUPE obligations and was informed that formal consultation with affected

officers was still to occur.

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

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

Cabinet agreed that:

(1) Lewisham enter into regional adoption arrangements as part of Adopt

London South.

(2) staff and finances, as set out, be transferred to London Borough

Southwark who will be hosting Adopt London South on behalf of ten South

London boroughs; and

(3) authority be given to the Executive Director for Children and Young People

to agree the details of the arrangements including signing off the inter-

authority agreement between Lewisham and LB Southwark and agreeing

participation in the governance arrangements.

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

Cabinet Member for Parks, Neighbourhood & Transport, Councillor Brenda

Dacres, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that the alignment of Lewisham’s

working practices to the Well Managed Highway Infrastructure: A Code of

Practice (2016), be approved.

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

Cabinet Member for Parks, Neighbourhood & Transport, Councillor Brenda

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

RESOLVED that the alignment of Lewisham’s working practices to the Well

Managed Highway Infrastructure: A Code of Practice (2016), be approved.

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

8.         Highways Resurfacing Contract

9.         Facilities Management Contract

Having considered a confidential officer report and a presentation by the non-

voting Cabinet Member for Parks, Neighbourhood & Transport, Councillor

Brenda Dacres, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that the Contract be awarded

to F M Conway Ltd for a period of 24 months commencing on 1st April 2019

with a possible 1 year extension at a stated annual contract award value.

Having considered a confidential officer report and a presentation by the non-

voting Cabinet Member for Parks, Neighbourhood & Transport, Councillor

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

RESOLVED that the Contract be awarded to F M Conway Ltd for a period of

24 months commencing on 1st April 2019 with a possible 1 year extension at

a stated annual contract award value.

Having considered a confidential officer report and a presentation by the

Cabinet Member for Finance, Skills and Jobs, Councillor Amanda De Ryk, the

Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

(1) the termination of the Corporate Estate’s Facilities Management

(Planned Preventative Maintenance and Reactive Repairs) contract with Kier

be approved;

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

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

commercial and legal terms of the exit arrangements from the contract with

Kier;

(3) the adoption and implementation of the proposed service delivery

model, including both self-delivered and bought in services, as well as any

necessary transitional arrangements, be approved; and

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

Regeneration to approve the detailed arrangements for the implementation of

the proposed new service delivery model.

The report was presented by Councillor De Ryk who confirmed that while

some specialist services such as lift maintenance would continue to be

outsourced, the vast majority of the contract area would be returned to an in-

house provision.

Having considered a confidential officer report and a presentation by the

Cabinet Member for Finance, Skills and Jobs, Councillor Amanda De Ryk, the

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

RESOLVED that:

(1) the termination of the Corporate Estate’s Facilities Management

(Planned Preventative Maintenance and Reactive Repairs) contract with Kier

be approved;

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

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

commercial and legal terms of the exit arrangements from the contract with

Kier;

(3) the adoption and implementation of the proposed service delivery

model, including both self-delivered and bought in services, as well as any

necessary transitional arrangements, be approved; and

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

Regeneration to approve the detailed arrangements for the implementation of

the proposed new service delivery model.

The meeting closed at 6.54pm.