Agenda, decisions and minutes
Venue: Committee Room One - Town Hall, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, London, E14 2BG. View directions
Contact: Joel West, Democratic Services Tel: 020 7364 4207; E-mail: joel.west@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Note: This meeting will start at 3pm or at the rise of Cabinet, whichever is later
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ADJOURNMENT At 3pm, the Mayor advised that the meeting of the King George’s Field Charity Board would be adjourned until after the Cabinet meeting. |
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DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS PDF 64 KB To note any declarations of interest made by Members, including those restricting Members from voting on the questions detailed in Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act, 1992.
See attached note from the Monitoring Officer.
Minutes: None were declared. |
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MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING(S) PDF 72 KB To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Board held on 26 July 2016. Minutes: That the minutes of the Board meeting held on 26 July 2016 be approved and signed by the Chair as a correct record of proceedings. |
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REPORTS FOR CONSIDERATION |
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Update on Mile End Park PDF 102 KB To provide an update on activities in Mile End Park, management planning for the parkand Mile End Friends’ Group. Additional documents: Decision: A change was proposed to the recommendation and subsequently agreed, as follows:
RESOLVED
1. That a small working party consisting of Board members be convened to consider the Mile End Park Management Plan 2015-2020; and
2. That the working party will report to a future meeting of the Board.
Action by: CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND ACTING CORPORATE DIRECTOR, COMMUNITIES, LOCALITIES AND CULTURE (W. TUCKLEY) (Service Head, Culture, Learning and Leisure (S. Hussain) Minutes: Penny Smith, Head of Parks introduced the report.
The Board discussed the projected income from pavilion bookings in 2016/17. Whilst it stressed the need to strike an appropriate balance between the financial needs of the Park and the wellbeing of residents in the immediate vicinity (for example by preventing noise nuisance and littering), it suggested there may be capacity to raise additional income by increasing private pavilion bookings.
The Board noted the background paper to the report ‘Mile End Park Management Plan 2015-2020, New Challenges 2016-2017 Update’ had been circulated late and advised it would like more time to consider the management plan in greater detail. It was suggested a small working party be convened, to be chaired by Councillor Asma Begum, Cabinet Member for Culture, to review the management plan and report its findings to a future Cabinet meeting.
A change was proposed to the recommendation and subsequently agreed by the Mayor, as follows:
RESOLVED
1. That a small working party consisting of Board members be convened to consider the Mile End Park Management Plan 2015-2020; and
2. That the working party will report to a future meeting of the Board. |
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EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC In view of the contents of the remaining items on the agenda the Committee is recommended to adopt the following motion:
“That, under the provisions of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting for the consideration of the Section Two business on the grounds that it contains information defined as Exempt in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972.”
EXEMPT SECTION (Pink Papers)
The exempt committee papers in the agenda will contain information, which is commercially, legally or personally sensitive and should not be divulged to third parties. If you do not wish to retain these papers after the meeting, please hand them to the Committee Officer present. Minutes: RESOLVED
That, under the provisions of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting for the consideration of the Section Two business on the grounds that it contains information defined as Exempt in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972.
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EXEMPT REPORTS FOR CONSIDERATION |
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Rent Review - 552 Mile End Road This report relates to a rent review for 552 Mile End Road. The lease provides for periodic rent reviews. This report sets out the outcome of the extensive negotiations with the tenant and seeks the board’s authority to agree and conclude the rent review. Decision: RESOLVED that the Board:
1. Agree the outstanding rent review on 552 Mile End Road as set out in the exempt report; and
2. Authorise the Service Head, Corporate Property & Capital Delivery, to complete the appropriate documentation for this purpose.
Action by: CORPORATE DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT AND RENEWAL (A. DALVI ) (Service Head, Service Head Corporate Property and Capital Delivery (A. Sutcliffe))
Minutes: The Board received a restricted report on a rent review for 552 Mile End Road. Ann Sutcliffe, Service Head Corporate Property and Capital Delivery introduced the report and advised of progress of negotiations with the affected tenant.
The Mayor agreed the recommendations as set out in the report.
RESOLVED that the Board:
1. Agree the outstanding rent review on 552 Mile End Road as set out in the exempt report; and
2. Authorise the Service Head, Corporate Property & Capital Delivery, to complete the appropriate documentation for this purpose. |
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ANY OTHER BUSINESS WHICH THE CHAIR CONSIDERS TO BE URGENT Minutes: None. |