Agenda and minutes
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Apologies
To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: There were none. |
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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: The chair gave notice that supplemental documentation for the following item of business would be considered for reasons of urgency to be specified in the relevant minutes:
· Item 16: Motions Referred from Council Assembly. |
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Notice of Intention to conduct business in a closed meeting, and any representations received
To note the items specified which will be considered in a closed meeting. Minutes: No representations were received in respect of the items listed as closed business for the meeting. |
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Disclosure of Interests and Dispensations
Members to declare any interests and dispensations in respect of any item of business to be considered at this meeting. Minutes: There were none. |
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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. The deadline for the receipt of public questions is midnight Wednesday 9 March 2016. Minutes: There were none. |
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Minutes
To approve as a correct record the minutes of the open section of the meeting held on 9 February 2016. Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
That the open minutes of the meeting held on 9 February 2016 be approved as a correct record and signed by the chair. |
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Deputation Requests
To consider any deputation requests. The deadline for the receipt of deputation requests is midnight Wednesday 9 March 2016. Minutes: The leader acknowledged receipt of a deputation request from the Aylesbury Leasehold Action Group. As the group were in correspondence with the cabinet member for regeneration and homes on the issues raised, it was advised that this should continue before cabinet considers whether or not to hear their request. The deputation procedure rules provide that when a request has an alternative means of expressing their views through recognised channels that this option should be followed in the first instance. |
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Petition from the Feminist Library
To consider a petition from the Feminist Library. Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
That a petition from the Feminist Library be considered.
Following the presentation, cabinet members offered a six-month extension on the lease of the premises and support in finding a new location within that period. |
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Southwark Council and Old Vic Stage Business Programme
To note progress on the delivery of Stage Business, an innovative education project supporting young people in Southwark through culture and the arts. Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
That progress on the delivery of Stage Business, an innovative education project supporting young people in Southwark through culture and the arts, be noted. |
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Response to Recommendations of Overview and Scrutiny Committee: 'Right to Buy' for Housing Association Tenants and the Forced Sale of Council Properties
To agree the proposed response to the overview and scrutiny committee report on ‘right to buy’ for housing association tenants and the forced sale of council properties. Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
That the proposed response to the overview and scrutiny committee report on ‘Right to buy’ for housing association tenants and the forced sale of council properties as set out in the report be agreed. |
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Asset Management Strategy
To approve the asset management strategy and note the results of the public consultation. Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
1. That the results of the public consultation of the draft asset management strategy be noted, noting the feedback within Appendices 1-3 of the report.
2. That the asset management strategy within Appendix 5 of the report be approved.
3. That the strategy will be publicised and made widely available as outlined in the communications section of the report (paragraph 36) be approved.
4. That the resources outlined for 2016/17 as outlined in paragraph 59 of the report be approved.
5. That the revised standard which maintains decency and delivers the kitchen and bathroom guarantee alongside cyclical decorations be noted.
6. That it be noted that the asset management strategy sets out a delivery timetable for: a) Maintaining a high level of decency b) Delivering a cyclical works programme c) Completing the kitchen and bathroom programme within the first cycle of the programme d) Delivering a mechanical and electrical programme e) Bringing the building components of all properties to a Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) ‘tolerable’ level by the end of the first cycle of the programme.
7. That it be noted that there will be an annual update report on the delivery of the strategy and resources will be agreed annually through the financial business plan. |
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Development Viability Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)
To agree the Development Viability SPD for adoption and note the consultation report. Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
1. That the Development Viability SPD for adoption (Appendix A of the report) be agreed.
2. That the Consultation Report (Appendix B of the report) be noted.
3. That the Equalities Analysis (Appendix C), SEA Screening Assessment and Statement of Reason (Appendix D), Viability SPD Habitat Regulations Assessment (Appendix E) be noted. |
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Five Year Forward View of Health and Social Care in Southwark
To agree to review and endorse the Five Year Forward View of Health and Social Care in Southwark. Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
That the Five Year Forward View of Health and Social Care in Southwark be reviewed and endorsed. |
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Workforce Strategy Update
To note the updates made to the council’s workforce strategy. Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
1. That the updates made to the council’s workforce strategy be noted.
2. That it be noted that the strategy is being refreshed and will be presented to cabinet in October 2016. |
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Extension of the Voluntary Redundancy Offer
To agree to extend the provisions of the enhanced voluntary severance scheme for a further six months. Supporting documents: Minutes: RESOLVED:
That it be agreed:
1. To extend the provisions of the enhanced voluntary severance scheme for a further six months, up to 30 September 2016.
2. That employees are allowed to apply for voluntary severance until 30 June 2016, with applications considered on a monthly basis by chief officers for final decision by the chief executive. Where an application is agreed the employee must leave on or before 30 September 2016.
That it be noted:
3. That the terms of the amended scheme will include a clause advising that employees will not be permitted to undertake paid work for the council; including work through an employment agency, as an interim or consultant, or on a temporary or permanent contract, for at least twelve months after their last day of service.
4. That the scheme will also be updated to allow approval of applications for other valid business reasons that relate to an individual employee. |
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Motions Referred from Council Assembly
To consider motions referred from council assembly 26 January 2016 as follows:
· Environment, public realm and regeneration · Transport in Rotherhithe · The power to set a real living wage · Blacklisting. Supporting documents: Minutes: The supplemental documentation for this item had not been circulated five clear days in advance because the overview and scrutiny committee meeting which produced the additional recommendation was held on 10 March 2016.
RESOLVED:
ENVIRONMENT, PUBLIC REALM AND REGENERATION
That the motion referred from council assembly as a recommendation to cabinet, set out below, be noted:
Regeneration
1. That council assembly recognises that Southwark is one of the most exciting boroughs in the country in terms of regeneration, with significant investment in the borough delivering new affordable homes, jobs and community benefits.
2. That council assembly commends this administration’s approach to regeneration, which has secured the second highest level of affordable house-building in the country, with 3,760 new affordable homes built in Southwark between 2010-11 and 2014-15.
3. That council assembly welcomes this administration’s commitment to ensuring regeneration benefits local people by delivering affordable homes to rent and for low cost home ownership, building new community facilities and creating jobs and opportunities for Southwark residents.
4. That council assembly notes that Southwark also has the most ambitious council house building programme in the country - 11,000 new council homes built by 2043, with the first 1,500 by 2018, with every one of the new homes available to Southwark residents at council rents.
5. That council assembly calls on other London boroughs to play their part in solving London’s housing crisis by following Southwark’s lead and building new affordable homes.
6. That council assembly condemns the previous Liberal Democrat and Conservative Coalition government’s cut to the affordable housing grant, which has made it more difficult for local authorities to build new council homes.
7. That council assembly also condemns the government’s proposals to limit new affordable housing and to force the sell off of council homes through the Housing and Planning Bill, which will significantly reduce council housing in Southwark, damage our ability to build much needed new homes and lead to an increase in homelessness and overcrowding.
8. That council assembly calls on the cabinet to:
· Work with partners across the borough to increase local employment in construction so that Southwark residents are able to take advantage of opportunities from regeneration programmes. · Lobby the government to reconsider it’s disastrous proposals on the forced sale of council homes. · Lobby the government for an exemption for local authorities on council house building programmes from ‘starter home’ quotas, which will be unaffordable for the majority of Southwark residents, to ensure new homes in the borough are genuinely affordable to households on lower incomes.
Environment and public realm
9. That council assembly recognises the importance of ensuring development in our borough is sustainable and welcomes this administration’s commitment to the environment, including:
· Reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill to less than 1%, with Southwark now the best recycling borough in inner city London. · Committing to run entirely on green energy by 2050. · Delivering a new energy hub that will deliver zero-carbon, affordable heat and hot water to residents and businesses across Elephant ... view the full minutes text for item 16. |
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Minutes
To approve as a correct record the minutes of the closed section of the meeting held on 9 February 2016. Minutes: RESOLVED:
That the closed minutes of the meeting held on 9 February 2016 be approved as a correct record and signed by the chair. |