None.

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The unrestricted minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on xxxxxx are presented for approval.

Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee (OSC) to report on any issues  raised by the OSC in relation to unrestricted business to be considered.

(Under provisions of Section 30, Rule 59 of the Constitution).

DECISION

1.    Note the rationale for introducing a targeted free-swimming programme for women and girls over 16 and men over 55 as detailed in paragraphs 3.2 to 3.8 of the report.

2.    Note and endorse the proposed approach and phasing for a new freeswimming programme detailed in paragraphs 3.9 to 3.17 of the report.

3.    Agree to the development of further detailed proposals for developing creche facilities.

4.    Agree to officers monitoring the usage of the free-swimming programme and authorise the Head of Leisure Operations to make minor amendments to the programme, following consultation with the Lead Member.

Action by

CORPORATE DIRECTOR COMMUNITIES (S. BAXTER)

Head of Leisure Operations (S. Jones)

DECISION

1.    Note the requirement to invest in York Hall Spa and Mile End outdoor sports pitches in 2024/25.

2.    Note the budgeted income for York Hall Spa and Mile End Leisure Centre outdoor sports pitches is £0.851 million in 2024/25

3.    Approve an addition £1.166 million capital funding for 2024/25 for the refurbishment of York Hall Spa to Mile End Leisure Centre outdoor sports pitches.

4.    Note the level of approved investment of £3.665 in Leisure Assets Investment Programme as shown in paragraph 3.19 of the report.

5.    Support the development of options appraisals and feasibility studies for further investment to improve leisure facilities as shown in Table 6 at paragraph 3.22 of the report. Options appraisals and feasibility studies should be submitted to the November meeting of cabinet for consideration.

6.    Notes the progress to developing and delivering a Tower Hamlets Place Based Partnership and PlayZones as shown in paragraphs 3.24 to 3.31 of the report.

Action by

CORPORATE DIRECTOR COMMUNITIES (S. BAXTER)

Head of Leisure Operations (S. Jones)

DECISION

1.    Approve the introduction of Tower Hamlets Waste Regulations 2024 under section 20 and 22 of the London Local Authorities Act 2007. These are Household Waste Regulations 2024 (Appendix A to the report) and Commercial Waste Regulations 2024 (Appendix B to the report).

2.    Approve the introduction of time bands for the collection of domestic and commercial waste on selected high streets, town centres, and main commercial areas in the borough. The list of streets are listed in Appendix C to the report and the proposed time bands are detailed in the Household and Commercial Waste Regulations 2024.

3.    Set Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) amounts for the enforcement of non-compliance with time bands by residents by issuance of FPN under s.46A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, amended by s.58 of the Deregulation Act 2015. Proposed full amount of £80 payable within 28 days with a discounted rate of £50 if paid within 14 days of issue.

4.    Delegate powers to the Corporate Director of Communities (or equivalent) to make any amendments to the Tower Hamlets Waste Regulations 2024 in consultation with the Mayor. Including the authority to revoke, expand and adjust the timing of the time bands and the streets to which the Regulations apply. Any amendments, revocation etc will be in line with any of the requirements in section 20 and 22 of the London Local Authorities Act 2007.

Action by

CORPORATE DIRECTOR COMMUNITIES (S. BAXTER)

Environmental Services Manager (A. Goni)

DECISION

1.    Authorise the Corporate Director Housing and Regeneration, in consultation with the Mayor, to award a contract following a compliant procurement process as referred to in this report

2.    Authorise the Corporate Director Housing and Regeneration to require the execution of any agreements and associated documentation to give effect to resolution 1 above.   

Action by

CORPORATE DIRECTOR HOUSING AND REGENERATION (P. PATTERSON)

Interim Director of Regeneration and Assets (D. Hughes)

DECISION

1.    Approve the Serious Violence and Exploitation Strategy (Appendix 1 to the report) which is being brought to Cabinet for adoption by the Council as a “duty holder” and a member of the Community Safety Partnership (CSP).

2.    Advise the Community Safety Partnership that robust governance arrangements for the new strategy are put in place to oversee delivery and to ensure there is accountability for all the “duty holders’, involved.

3.    Advise the Community Safety Partnership that an effective data set is developed to assess performance and will enable constructive challenge across the system.

4.    To note the existing Violence and Vulnerability Reduction Action Plan (Appendix 2 to the report). This plan encompasses the broad spectrum of partnership work and operational delivery that will form the local response to serious violence and exploitation. This will be further developed as part of this range of work.

5.    To note the governance arrangements for the Strategy will be through the statutory Community Safety Partnership Board. However, there are a number of other statutory boards that have responsibility and play a critical role in the delivery of this strategy across the wider system e.g. the Health and Wellbeing Board, the Safeguarding Adults Board and the Safeguarding Children’s Partnership.

Action by

CORPORATE DIRECTOR COMMUNITIES (S. BAXTER)

Director of Community Safety (A. Corbett)

DECISION

1.    Note the council’s quarter 1 forecast outturn position as at 30^th June 2024, against the approved General Fund budget (£13.3m overspend), Housing Revenue Account budget (£3.9m overspend), and Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) budget (£2.6m overspend). This is a relatively early forecast in the 2024/25 financial year, affording us an opportunity to implement mitigating actions for forecast overspends which will be reported as part of the quarter 2 budget monitor.

2.    Note the council’s quarter 1 forecast outturn position as at 30^th June 2024, against General Fund and Housing Revenue Account capital programme revised budgets for 2024/25.

3.    Approve £6.1m of capital growth and £1.6m capital reductions, as detailed in paragraph 7.18 of the report and Appendix 7 to the report, as previously reported to Capital Strategy Board.

4.    Note the progress made against the 2024/25 savings targets, based at 30^th June 2024.

5.    Note that there are no equalities implications directly resulting from this report, as set out in Section 10 of the report.

Action by

CORPORATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES (J. LORRAINE)

Director of Finance, Procurement and Audit (A. Kassim)

DECISION

1.    Adopt the Spitalfields and Banglatown SPD (appended at Appendix 1 to the report).

Action by

CORPORATE DIRECTOR HOUSING AND REGENERATION (P. PATTERSON)

Strategic planning manager (M. Ryan-Hernandez)

DECISION

1.    Authorise the appropriate Corporate Director in consultation with the Mayor to award those contracts set out in Appendix 1 following an appropriate procurement exercise.

2.    Authorise the Director Legal Services (Monitoring Officer), to execute all necessary contract documents in respect of the awards of contracts.

Action by

CORPORATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES (J. LORRAINE)

Interim Programme Director – Procurement (A. Grant)

The Mayor noted and agreed the reasons for urgency as set out in the report.

DECISION

1.    Apply £40M GLA and £8.3 MHCLG grant funding, and the associated Council match funding into the Council’s capital programme.

2.    Request a report on progress of the acquisition programme to the next Cabinet meeting.

3.    Notes the March 2026 deadline, and asks officers to work to a deadline of 31 December 2024 for completion of the acquisition programme.

Action by

CORPORATE DIRECTOR HOUSING AND REGENERATION (P. PATTERSON)

Director of Housing Strategy, Policy and Regulatory Assurance (K. Swift)

DECISION

1. To replace Councillor Iqbal Hossain with Councillor Kamrul Hussain as the Council’s nominee to Greenwich+Docklands Festivals.

2. To replace Councillor Abdul Wahid, with Councillor Shafi Ahmed as the Council’s nominee to Lee Valley Regional Park Authority.

Action by

HEAD OF DEMOCRATIC SERVICES (M. MANNION)

Democratic Services Team Leader (Committees) (J. West)

The Mayor noted and agreed the reasons for urgency as set out in the report.

DECISION

1. Authorise the contracting approach and procurement strategy for Latham House fire safety works and capital investment.

2. Authorise the Corporate Director Housing and Regeneration to enter into all contracts and associated agreements and documentation, in consultation with the Mayor and Lead Member, to the winners of the various competitive exercises in accordance with this report

3. Authorise the Corporate Director Housing and Regeneration to authorise the execution of the contract and any and all associated documentation

4. Authorise that a special project team is created to include feedback and inclusion of the Mayor and Lead Member for Housing to ensure effective qualitative criteria and evaluation of most advantages submissions is in place with support from Senior Executive officers, external legal, financial and commercial experts within the Council.

Action by

CORPORATE DIRECTOR HOUSING AND REGENERATION (P. PATTERSON)

Director of Housing Asset Management (M. Killeen)

The Mayor noted and agreed the reasons for urgency as set out in the report.

DECISION

1.    Approve the contracting approach and procurement strategy for the Major Works contracts and Professional Technical Consultancy Services contracts that will deliver the Capital Investment Programme for Housing Management.

2.    Authorise the Corporate Director Housing and Regeneration to enter into all contracts and associated agreements and documentation, in consultation with the Mayor and Lead Member, to the winners of the various competitive exercises in accordance with this report

3.    Authorise that a special project team (Led by Procurement) is created to include feedback and inclusion of the Mayor and Lead Member for Housing to ensure effective qualitative criteria and evaluation of most advantages submissions is in place with support from Senior Executive officers, external legal, financial and commercial experts within the Council

Action by

CORPORATE DIRECTOR HOUSING AND REGENERATION (P. PATTERSON)

Divisional Director for Asset Management (M. Killeen)

The Mayor noted and agreed the reasons for urgency as set out in the report.

DECISION

1.    Authorise the award of contracts to the providers for lots 1 and 2 as detailed in the restricted appendices to the report.

2.    Authorise in consultation with the Mayor the Corporate Director Health and Adult Social Care to instruct the sealing of all contracts and associated documents necessary to give effect to recommendation 1,

Action by

CORPORATE DIRECTOR HEALTH AND ADULT SOCIAL CARE (G. CHIMBANI)

Senior Commissioning Manager – Homecare (N. Begum)

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)

Nil items.

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.

(Under provisions of Section 30, Rule 59 of the Constitution).