Agenda, decisions and minutes
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE To receive any apologies for absence. Additional documents: Minutes: Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Ann Sutcliffe (Corporate Director, Place) for whom Vicky Clark (Divisional Director, Growth and Economic Development) deputised.
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DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS PDF 116 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.
Additional documents: Minutes: There were no Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
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UNRESTRICTED MINUTES PDF 289 KB The unrestricted minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday 31 July 2019 are presented for approval. Additional documents: Minutes: RESOLVED
1. That the unrestricted minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday 31 July 2019 be approved and signed by the Chair as a correct record of proceedings.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS (if any) FROM THE MAYOR Additional documents: Minutes: The Mayor reported that the Council had won six awards at the recent London in Bloom ceremony which had been held in the borough. He congratulated the ‘green fingered’ staff and local residents involved.
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OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY COMMITTEE Additional documents: |
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Chair's Advice of Key Issues or Questions Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee (OSC) to report on any issues raised by the OSC in relation to unrestricted business to be considered.
Additional documents: Minutes: Councillor James King, Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (OSC), addressed Cabinet to provide an update on the work of his Committee. He reported on a number of issues that had been discussed, including: · A report looking at the Council’s performance in regards to complaints to the Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman where improvements in overall performance were welcomed but issues with delays to responses were noted. · A useful discussion had been held on the results of the last Residents Survey with a particular focus on whether investment to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour was having an impact given the continuing concerns from residents. · The Committee had concerns that the way the performance report was presented provided an overly positive view on the results shown in respect of ‘amber’ targets. They also hoped to have a session with the Mayor on performance as soon as possible. · There had been an interesting discussion on the budget monitoring report and a look at how to ensure budget holders took full responsibility for their areas. The Committee also considered that more could be done to make use of parking income. · Whilst the Committee welcomed the work the Council had undertaken to mitigate issues with the Local Community Fund, they still had concerns that there were equalities gaps, with a particular reference to support for smaller BAME groups. The Committee also asked to see a report on support for ‘play’ activities as soon as possible.
The Mayor thanked Councillor James King for his update.
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Any Unrestricted Decisions "Called in" by the Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Under provisions of Article 6 Para 6.02 V of the Constitution). Additional documents: Minutes: Nil items.
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Decision: DECISION
1. To approve a Section 75 Partnership Agreement (National Health Services Act 2006) for the delivery of Adult and Older Persons’ Mental Health and Adult Learning Disability Services by the Council and the East London (NHS) Foundation Trust within Tower Hamlets.
Action by: CORPORATE DIRECTOR, HEALTH, ADULTS AND COMMUNITY (D. RADLEY) (Divisional Director, Adult Social Care (C. Brown)
Minutes: Councillor Amina Ali, Cabinet Member for Adults, Health and Wellbeing, introduced the report. She explained that the Council currently provided mental health and learning disability services with health partners and that the purpose of this report was to create a formal Section 75 Partnership to allow for a more joined up approach which would strengthen management of the services. There were no proposals in the report to change the services themselves.
The Mayor welcomed the report and stated he considered this to be good practice to formalise the arrangements. He agreed the recommendation as set out.
RESOLVED
1. To approve a Section 75 Partnership Agreement (National Health Services Act 2006) for the delivery of Adult and Older Persons’ Mental Health and Adult Learning Disability Services by the Council and the East London (NHS) Foundation Trust within Tower Hamlets.
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Aldgate Business Improvement District PDF 266 KB Additional documents:
Decision: DECISION
1. To approve the Aldgate BID proposal to go to ballot in January 2020.
2. To agree to support the formation of the Aldgate BID, subject to a successful ballot, in accordance with the BID Regulations.
3. To agree that the City Of London manage the ballot process for the Aldgate BID area for both Tower Hamlets and CofL.
4. To agree that Legal Services are authorised to prepare the legal agreement required for the operation of the BID ballot.
5. To agree to delegate authority to the Corporate Director Place following consultation with the S.151 Officer to negotiate and settle agreements in relation to funding for the BID process and, subject to a successful ballot, the creation of the BID.
6. To agree that the Council’s cost of supporting the ballot process and the implementing the BID will be recovered over a period of time from the BID levy.
Action by: CORPORATE DIRECTOR, PLACE (A. SUTCLIFFE) (High Streets and Town Centre Manager (F. Crehan) (Brick Lane Town Centre Manager (R. Jenman)
Minutes: Councillor Motin Uz-Zaman, Cabinet Member for Work and Economic Growth, introduced the report. He explained that the Council had received a proposal from The Aldgate Partnership (TAP) to hold a ballot to establish a Business Improvement District (BID) in the Aldgate area with the boundary set out in the report.
The Mayor welcomed the report. He noted that BT were moving their headquarters into the area which was a good sign of confidence in the support available to business within the borough. He agreed the recommendations as set out.
RESOLVED
1. To approve the Aldgate BID proposal to go to ballot in January 2020.
2. To agree to support the formation of the Aldgate BID, subject to a successful ballot, in accordance with the BID Regulations.
3. To agree that the City Of London manage the ballot process for the Aldgate BID area for both Tower Hamlets and CofL.
4. To agree that Legal Services are authorised to prepare the legal agreement required for the operation of the BID ballot.
5. To agree to delegate authority to the Corporate Director Place following consultation with the S.151 Officer to negotiate and settle agreements in relation to funding for the BID process and, subject to a successful ballot, the creation of the BID.
6. To agree that the Council’s cost of supporting the ballot process and the implementing the BID will be recovered over a period of time from the BID levy.
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Capital Schemes and exception records seeking adoption into the current capital programme PDF 353 KB Additional documents:
Decision: DECISION
1. To adopt listed pipeline and adjusted schemes as set out in Appendix A to the report into the Council’s approved capital programme;
2. To agree that approval to proceed to award contracts for works and services be delegated to the Corporate Director, Place following consultation with the Corporate Director, Governance and Corporate Director, Resources, subject to tenders being within tolerance of the capital estimate amount and scheme PIDs being approved at Capital Strategy Board; and
3. To note and approve costs and scope to advance to contract for Housing schemes in the current capital programme as listed Appendix B to the report.
Action by: CORPORATE DIRECTOR, PLACE (A. SUTCLIFFE) (Capital Programme PMO (J. Mitchell)
Minutes: The Mayor introduced the report. He noted that it contained a number of capital bid proposals for approval. Following questions, officers confirmed that discussions were ongoing as to which schemes would receive priority for funding.
Following a discussion on the scope of a number of specific projects, the Mayor agreed the recommendations as set out noting that all Cabinet Members would be taking an interest in the scheme relevant to their portfolios.
RESOLVED
1. To adopt listed pipeline and adjusted schemes as set out in Appendix A to the report into the Council’s approved capital programme;
2. To agree that approval to proceed to award contracts for works and services be delegated to the Corporate Director, Place following consultation with the Corporate Director, Governance and Corporate Director, Resources, subject to tenders being within tolerance of the capital estimate amount and scheme PIDs being approved at Capital Strategy Board; and
3. To note and approve costs and scope to advance to contract for Housing schemes in the current capital programme as listed Appendix B to the report.
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Quarterly Performance & Improvement Monitoring – Q1 2019/20 PDF 384 KB Additional documents: Decision: DECISION
1. To note the Quarter 1 2019/20 summary status as set out at the beginning of the monitoring report attached to the Cabinet cover report;
2. To note the performance of the strategic measures at the end of Quarter 1 2019/20, including those measures where the minimum expectation has been missed; and
3. To note progress in delivering Strategic Plan activities.
Action by CHIEF EXECUTIVE (W. TUCKLEY) (Divisional Director, Strategy, Policy and Performance (S. Godman) (Head of Intelligence and Performance (T. Dreyer)
Minutes: The Mayor introduced the quarterly performance monitoring report. He welcomed the good results shown with 15 performance indicators meeting or exceeding their targets with only 7 falling short and 9 meeting minimum expectations. He also welcomed the effort to be ambitious with the targets and the clear improvement journey set out.
He agreed the recommendations as set out.
RESOLVED
1. To note the Quarter 1 2019/20 summary status as set out at the beginning of the monitoring report attached to the Cabinet cover report;
2. To note the performance of the strategic measures at the end of Quarter 1 2019/20, including those measures where the minimum expectation has been missed; and
3. To note progress in delivering Strategic Plan activities.
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Contracts Forward Plan 2019/20 – Quarter two PDF 445 KB Additional documents: Decision: DECISION
1. To note the contract summary at Appendix 1 to the report.
2. To confirm that all reports can proceed to contract award after tender.
3. To authorise the Divisional Director, Legal Services to execute all necessary contract documents in respect of the awards of contracts referred to at Recommendation 2 above.
4. To note the procurement forward plan 2019-2022 schedule detailed in Appendix 2 to the report.
Action by: CORPORATE DIRECTOR, RESOURCES (N. MURTON) (Head of Procurement (Z. Ahmed)
Minutes: Councillor Candida Ronald, Cabinet Member for Resources and the Voluntary Sector, introduced the regular contacts forward plan report. She highlighted that ‘Community Value’ was an important consideration when evaluating bids for contracts.
The Mayor confirmed that all the contracts listed could proceed as planned. He agreed the recommendations as set out.
RESOLVED
1. To note the contract summary at Appendix 1 to the report.
2. To confirm that all reports can proceed to contract award after tender.
3. To authorise the Divisional Director, Legal Services to execute all necessary contract documents in respect of the awards of contracts referred to at Recommendation 2 above.
4. To note the procurement forward plan 2019-2022 schedule detailed in Appendix 2 to the report.
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ANY OTHER UNRESTRICTED BUSINESS CONSIDERED TO BE URGENT Additional documents: Minutes: Nil items.
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EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC Should the Mayor in Cabinet consider it necessary, it is recommended that the following motion be adopted to allow consideration of any exempt/restricted documents.
“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/CONFIDENTIAL SECTION (PINK)
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EXEMPT / CONFIDENTIAL MINUTES Nil items.
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Chair's Advice of Key Issues or Questions in Relation to Exempt / Confidential Business Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee (OSC) to report on any issues raised by the OSC in relation to exempt/confidential business to be considered.
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Any Exempt / Confidential Decisions "Called in" by the Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Under provisions of Article 6 Para 6.02 V of the Constitution). Additional documents: Minutes: Nil items.
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ANY OTHER EXEMPT/ CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS CONSIDERED TO BE URGENT Additional documents: Minutes: Nil items.
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