Agenda and minutes
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Apologies
To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: All members were present. |
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Notification of any items of Business which the Chair Deems Urgent
In special circumstances, an item of business may be added to an agenda within five clear working days of the meeting. Minutes: There were no late items. |
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Disclosure of Interests and Dispensations
Members to declare any personal interests and dispensation in respect of any item of business to be considered at this meeting. Minutes: No declarations were made. |
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Public Question Time (15 Minutes)
To receive any questions from members of the public which have been submitted in advance of the meeting in accordance with the cabinet procedure rules. Minutes: There were no public questions.
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Minutes
To approve as a correct record the minutes of the open section of the meeting held on 19 July 2011. Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
That the open minutes of the meeting held on 19 July 2011 be approved as a correct record and signed by the chair. |
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Deputation Requests
To consider any deputation requests. Minutes: There were no deputation requests. |
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School Admissions Review - Report of the Education and Children's Services Scrutiny Sub-Committee
To note the recommendations of the review of school admissions undertaken by the education and children’s services scrutiny sub-committee and to request that the cabinet member for children’s services bring a report to cabinet in order to respond to the overview and scrutiny committee. Supporting documents: Minutes: Councillor David Hubber, chair of the education and children’s services scrutiny sub-committee presented the report to cabinet.
RESOLVED:
That the recommendations of the review of school admissions undertaken by the education and children's services scrutiny sub-committee be noted and that the cabinet member for children’s services bring back a report to cabinet in order to respond to the overview and scrutiny committee by 22 November 2011. |
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Reporting the Outcome of Statutory Consultation on the Proposed Enlargement of St. Anthony's Catholic Primary School from 1.5 to a 2 Form Entry Primary School from 1 September 2012
To agree proposals contained in the statutory notice which will effect the permanent enlargement of St. Anthony’s Catholic Primary School from a 1.5 to a 2 form entry primary school from 1 September 2012.
Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
That the proposals contained in the statutory notice which will effect the permanent enlargement of St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School from a 1.5 to a 2 form entry primary school from 1 September 2012 be agreed.
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Quarterly Revenue Monitoring Report Quarter 1, 2011/12, including Treasury Management
To note
· the general fund outturn forecast for 2011/12 and the forecast net movement in reserves; · the housing revenue account’s (HRA) forecast outturn for 2011/12 and resulting forecast movement in reserves; · the treasury management activity for the first quarter of 2011/12.
To the forecast performance for the council tax and business rates collection fund, and that a report will be brought to cabinet and put on the forward plan on the performance of the service since moving it in-house.
To approve the general fund budget movements that exceed £250,000.
Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
1. That the following be noted:
· the general fund outturn forecast for 2011/12 and the forecast net movement in reserves; · the housing revenue account’s (HRA) forecast outturn for 2011/12 and resulting forecast movement in reserves; · the treasury management activity for the first quarter of 2011/12.
2. That the forecast performance for the council tax and business rates collection fund be noted, and that a report be brought to cabinet on the performance of the service since moving it in-house.
3. That the general fund budget movements that exceed £250,000, as shown in Appendix A of the report be approved.
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Quarterly Capital Monitoring Report Quarter 1
To approve the addition of budgets into the programme, note the current monitoring position of the capital programme, to allocate the necessary capital resources to redevelop the area immediately in front of Peckham Rye Station and to bring forward the work on Seven Islands Leisure Centre. Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
1. That the addition of budgets into the programme, matched by additional funding secured since the last report to cabinet be approved.
2. That the current monitoring position for the capital programme 2011–2021 for both the general fund and housing investment programme 2011–2016 as at the 30 June 2011 (Appendices A, B and D of the report) be noted.
3. That the additions into the programme of budgets relating to existing cabinet decisions and the movement of existing schemes between departments (Appendix C of the report) be noted.
4. That the necessary capital resources be allocated to redevelop the area immediately in front of Peckham Rye Station, with the aim of reinstating the heritage of the station and to create new retail and other opportunities around the station to enhance the potential for the area, as requested by council assembly on 6 July 2011.
5. That work on Seven Islands Leisure Centre be brought forward by a year, to start in the 2014/15 financial year, as requested by council assembly on 6 July 2011.
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Approval of the Council's Transport for London funded work programme for 2012/13 and indicative programme to 2013/14 for submission to Transport for London
To agree the content of the council’s proposed submission to Transport for London identifying transport projects to be delivered. Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
Decisions of the Cabinet
1. That the content of the council’s proposed submission to Transport for London (TfL) identifying transport projects to be delivered with TfL Local implementation plan (Lip) funding in 2012/13 and the indicative programme of work for 2013/14 as contained in Appendices A and B of the report be agreed.
2. That the identified programme be submitted to Transport for London by 7 October 2011.
3. That implementation of the agreed programme as set out in Appendices A and B of the report be approved.
4. That if the cabinet member needs to consider variations to the proposed programme, that these are discussed with the relevant community council chair or in the case of cross community council border schemes, the chairs of these community councils.
Decision of the Leader of the Council
5. That authority be delegated to the cabinet member for transport, environment and recycling to determine the most appropriate use of the £100,000 discretionary funding allocated by Transport for London for 2012/13. |
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Gateway 2: Contract Award Approval - Supply of Gas to Sites Consuming less than 25,000 Therms
To approve the award of the supply of gas to all sites consuming less than 25,000 therms to LASER. Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
Decision of the Cabinet
1. That the award of the supply of gas to all sites consuming less than 25,000 therms to LASER in the form of a tripartite agreement with Total Gas and Power using the Procurement Only Service Option (POSO) be approved. The estimated sum, of £1,018,540 for a period of four years (with effect from 1 October 2012) making a total contract value of £4,074,160. This includes management fees from LASER.
Decisions of the Leader of the Council
2. That authority be delegated to the cabinet member for transport, environment and recycling, prior to, and throughout the duration of the contract (as detailed in the procurement project plan and timeline, paragraph 4 of the report) to;
· approve the management option selected for the contract, and consider the flexibility to change the management option (detailed in paragraphs 25 – 32 of the report ), and; · amend the purchasing solution (Purchase in Advance or Purchase within Period detailed in paragraph 8 of the report).
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Motions Referred from Council Assembly
To consider motions referred from the 6 July 2011 council assembly on the following:
· Motion on themed debate: achievements of Southwark’s young people · Homes for families · Southwark’s housing investment programme · Protecting Southwark Park
Supporting documents: Minutes: Motion on Themed Debate: Achievements of Southwark’s Young People
RESOLVED:
That the motion referred from council assembly as a recommendation to cabinet, set out below in italics be noted and agreed.
1.That council assembly recognises and celebrates the achievements of Southwark’s children and young people; their sporting achievements; their improving attainment including record GCSE results; their contribution to the arts especially music and drama and their contribution to our communities.
2.That it be noted that this administration’s support for young people includes free healthy school meals for primary school children, keeping all our children's centres open, setting up a £3 million Youth Fund and setting up a Teenage Pregnancy Commission. This council also notes the investment put into our leisure centres and this administration’s commitment to a leisure centre at the Elephant and Castle and to a continuation of community games despite financial constraints.
3.That council assembly believes that sports can make a significant difference to the lives of young people and that it delivers a wide range of benefits, from improving young people’s health to encouraging team working and embedding discipline. It is a core offer for all our young people, as well as an important element of our targeted interventions for vulnerable young people.
4.That council assembly notes the significant reductions in funding for sports made by government:
· Withdrawal of free school swimming · Withdrawal of funding to the School Sports Partnership · Withdrawal of funding available to the council and to national sporting bodies to support community led sport.
5. That council assembly believes that despite these cuts it is vitally important that the council continues to ensure that young people in Southwark have access to sport and sporting opportunities.
6. That council assembly notes the focus of the debate as outlined to all councillors in advance:
· Showcasing the talents and potential of young people in Southwark · What sport means to young people, and the capacity of sport to open pathways to broader opportunities and achievements · How different sectors and partners can work together at a time when budgets are tight to maximise provision and access to sport for young people.
7. That council assembly believes that securing future sporting opportunities in Southwark require the following questions to be discussed:
· How can the council continue to ensure that young people have access to sport and sporting opportunities, with little direct funding, by working with the voluntary, community, educational and private sectors? · How can the council work to make sure that all resources available for sport, both facilities and available funding, are maximised across all departments and communities? · What are the most effective ways that the council can use its limited resources to encourage young people to get involved in sport?
8. That council assembly calls on the cabinet to note the content of the debate and points raised to feed into a review of the council’s sports strategy which runs to 2013.
Homes for Families
RESOLVED:
That the motion referred from council assembly as a ... view the full minutes text for item 13. |
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Gateway 2: Contract Award Approval - Supply of Gas to Sites Consuming more than 25,000 Therms
To approve the award of the supply of gas to all sites consuming over 25,000 therms to LASER. Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
Decision of the Cabinet
1. That the award of the supply of gas to all sites consuming over 25,000 therms to LASER in the form of a tripartite agreement with Total Gas and Power using the Procurement Only Service Option (POSO) be approved. The estimated sum of £7,120,840 for a period of four years (with effect from 1 October 2012) making a total contract value of £28,483,360. This includes management fees from LASER.
Decision of the Leader of the Council
2. That authority be delegated to the cabinet member for transport, environment and recycling, prior to, and throughout the duration of the contract (as detailed in the procurement project plan and timeline, paragraph 4 of the report) to;
· approve the management option selected for the contract, and consider the flexibility to change the management option (detailed in paragraphs 25 – 32 of the report), and; · amend the purchasing solution (Purchase in Advance or Purchase within Period detailed in paragraph 8 of the report).
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Energy and Carbon Reduction Strategy
To note the different drivers for carbon reduction in Southwark and work undertaken to date including the green audits of the council. Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
1. That the different drivers for carbon reduction in Southwark and the work undertaken to date including the green audits of the council be noted.
2. That the proposed interim carbon reduction targets set out in section 16 of the report be noted.
3. That the recommendations for further action set out in the body of the report and the carbon reduction action plan set out in Appendix One be approved.
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Overview and Scrutiny Committee Call-In Decision: Procurement Strategy and Procurement Award of Local Education Partnership to deliver design work for the Elephant and Council Leisure Centre
To consider a report from the overview and scrutiny committee. Supporting documents: Minutes: Councillor Catherine Bowman, chair of the overview and scrutiny committee presented the report to cabinet.
RESOLVED:
1. That officers be instructed to consult with Sport England and England Squash and Racquetball regarding design solutions to re-provide the two squash courts in a multi-use sports facility at the new Elephant & Castle leisure centre.
2. Should this be impossible, that the option of providing an equivalent squash court provision elsewhere in the borough be seriously investigated.
3. That no later than the letting of the construction contract the cabinet satisfies itself that:
- a "fixed price contract" as referred to in paragraph 24 of the report will be entered into and
- the monitoring of "value for money" is genuinely robust and independent
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Authorisation of Debt Write-off over £50,000 for Health and Community Services
To seek agreement for the write-off of debt. Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
That agreement be given for the write-off of a £69,721.02 debt relating to ‘Federation of Black and Asian Drug and Alcohol workers’.
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22 Champion Grove, SE5 and 11 Desenfans Road, London SE21 - Disposal of Freehold Interest
To authorise the head of property to dispose of the council’s freehold interest in 22 Champion Grove, SE5 and 11 Desenfans Road, SE21 and to earmark capital receipts for the purposes of funding the housing investment programme. Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
1. The head of property be authorised to dispose of the council’s freehold interest in 22 Champion Grove, SE5 and 11 Desenfans Road, SE21 (the “Properties”), for a sum that in each case equates to the market value of the property.
2. That the earmarking of the capital receipts for the purposes of funding the housing investment programme be approved.
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Disposal of 4 Heaton Road, London SE15 3TH
To seek disposal of the council’s freehold interest in 4 Heaton Road, London SE15 3TH. Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
1. That the disposal of the council’s freehold interest in 4 Heaton Road, London SE15 3TH (“the Property”), as shown edged on the attached plan to the report, to London Mutual Credit Union (“LMCU”) on terms set out in the accompanying closed agenda report be approved, subject to any further negotiations considered necessary by the head of property.
2. That should the sale not proceed to completion, the property be re-offered for sale on the open market on terms to be approved by the head of property for the best consideration that can reasonably be obtained.
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Authorisation of Debt Write-Offs over £50,000 for National Non Domestic Rates - Revenues and Benefits
Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
That approval be given for write off of the debt of £852,846.61 for 8 debts which are irrecoverable (the detail of one which was set out in the closed agenda.)
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Exclusion of Press and Public RESOLVED:
That 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 category 1, 3 and 5 of paragraph 10.4 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules of the Southwark Constitution.
The following is a summary of the decisions taken in the closed section of the meeting. |
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Minutes
To approve as a correct record the minutes of the closed section of the meeting held on 19 July 2011. Supporting documents: Minutes: The minutes of the closed section of the meeting held on 19 July 2011 were approved as a correct record and signed by the chair. |
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Disposal of 4 Heaton Road, London SE15 3TH Minutes: The cabinet considered the closed information relating to this report. See item 19 for decision. |
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Authorisation of Debt Write-Offs over £50,000 for National Non Domestic Rates - Revenues and Benefits Minutes: The cabinet considered the closed information relating to this report. See item 20 for decision. |