Agenda, decisions and minutes

None.

None were made.

Approved.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on October 25 2017 be

confirmed and signed as a correct record.

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.

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

reasons set out in the report:

RESOLVED 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.

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 paragraph 3 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:-

5.         School Kitchen Facilities Maintenance

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

Cabinet Member for Children & Young People, Councillor Paul Maslin, Mayor

and Cabinet (Contracts) agreed that the School Kitchen Facilities

Maintenance Contract be awarded to Thermoserve for a period of two years

and four months with an option to extend for up to a further two years to make

the contract coterminous with the larger school meal catering contract and

allow officers to evaluate options for combining these services in future.

The Mayor noted that Matthew Eady was shortly to leave the employ of the

authority and he thanked him for all the work he had done for Lewisham.

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

Cabinet Member for Children & Young People, Councillor Paul Maslin, Mayor

and Cabinet (Contracts), for the reasons set out in the report:

RESOLVED that the School Kitchen Facilities Maintenance Contract be

awarded to Thermoserve for a period of two years and four months with an

option to extend for up to a further two years to make the contract

coterminous with the larger school meal catering contract and allow officers to

evaluate options for combining these services in future.

The meeting closed at 4.24pm.