Agenda and decisions
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APPOINTMENT OF THE CHAIR FOR THE MEETING It was noted that Chair, Sir Ken Knight had tendered apologies for the meeting. Commissioner Chris Allison nominated Max Caller and, there being no other nominations, it was
RESOLVED
That Commissioner Max Caller be appointed Chair for the duration of the meeting. |
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE |
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DECISIONS OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING PDF 72 KB To note the decisions of the meeting held on 9th September 2015.
Decision: The published decisions of the meeting held on 9 September 2015 were noted. |
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CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS Consideration of any written comments received from members of the public in relation to any of the reports on the agenda.
[Any submissions should be sent to the clerk listed on the agenda front page by 5pm the day before the meeting] |
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EXERCISE of COMMISSIONERS' DISCRETIONS Decision: The Chair advised that no urgent Individual Commissioner decisions had been taken since the previous Commissioners Decision Making Meeting on 9 September 2015. |
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REPORTS FOR CONSIDERATION |
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The Greenwich and Docklands Festival PDF 133 KB Decision: Steve Murray, Head of Arts & Events, introduced the report which asked Commissioners to approve event grant applications for two festivals set out at agenda items 6.1 and 6.2, for the sums of £25,000 and £5000 respectively. He informed Commissioners that following discussion on the nature of these payments with Legal Services, it had been determined that they should be regarded as grant payments since the Council had a discretion and therefore the applications had been brought to the meeting for determination.
The Chair asked attending Members to respond to the information presented and they indicated that they had no observations that they wished to make.
The Chair supported the grant requests made and asked also that a report be made to a future Cabinet meeting on an appropriate strategy for all events that will be supported by the Council. The strategy will include the intended aims and outcomes of these events.
RESOLVED
1. That a payment of £25,000 be made to the Greenwich and Docklands International Festival event organisers for this year’s event. 2. That it be noted that a report setting out the proposed arrangements for future events will be produced for consideration by the end of December 2015. 3. That a report be made to a future Cabinet meeting on an appropriate strategy for all events that will receive support from the Council and which will include the intended aims and outcomes of these events. |
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The East End Film Festival 2015 PDF 128 KB Decision: Commissioners considered this application in conjunction with item 6.1 and the rationale is recorded above.
RESOLVED
1. That a payment of £5,000 be made to the East End Film Festival event organisers for this year’s event. 2. That it be noted that a report setting out the proposed arrangements for future events will be produced for consideration by the end of December 2015. |
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Emergency Funding Application Account 3 - Additional Information PDF 97 KB Additional documents: Decision: Zena Cooke, Corporate Director for Resources introduced the report which requested emergency funding for Account3 on the basis of additional information provided in the report.
Councillor Saunders spoke in support of the request and Councillor Golds commented Commissioners that he supported the request also.
The Chair noted that a previous application for emergency funding from this organisation had been considered and refused. However on the submission of fuller information which disclosed that the Council had failed to issue capital funding that had been previously awarded, Commissioners were satisfied that purpose of the request was solely to mitigate a failure to process the original bid.
Commissioners asked officers: · to ensure that the Council’s processes should not cause such a situation to recur in future. · to ensure that future reports fully detail all pertinent information and circumstances relating to grant applications.
RESOLVED
1. That the award of £19,400 for Emergency Funding for Account3 be approved on the basis of the additional information provided regarding the delay in the funding allocation for capital funding. 2. That Council officer’s work with Account3 to ensure the organisation has a sustainable business plan in place by the end of March 2016. |
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Additional documents:
Decision: The Chair thanked the presenting officers for the revised and anonymised report which enabled the applications and the good work delivered by the Council to be placed in the public realm.
Jackie Odunoye Service Head, Strategy, Regeneration & Sustainability and Alison Thomas, Head of Housing Strategy, Partnerships and Affordable Housing, presented the report which concerned four applications for home repairs grants under the Council’s Private Sector Housing Renewal Policy 2013-15. Approval of the grants would enable these vulnerable residents to retain their independence and spare the Council additional costs for provision of alternative forms of support which it would otherwise be required to provide.
The Chair asked attending Members to respond to the information presented. Councillor Golds commented that he supported the publication of this of report. Councillor Saunders indicated that she had no observations that she wished to make.
The Commissioners enquired about implementation and monitoring of the contracted works and were satisfied that the Council’s surveyors had been appropriately involved in scheduling the repairs.
RESOLVED
That the Home Repairs Grants totalling £12,534.58, be approved to the four qualifying individual home owners for the following amounts.
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ANY OTHER BUSINESS THE CHAIR CONSIDERS TO BE URGENT |