Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 18 November 2015, and to authorise the Chairman to sign them.

The minutes of the meeting held on 18 November 2015 were agreed as a correct record and were signed by the Chairman.

The report seeks to draw Cabinet’s attention to the implications contained within the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s recent Autumn Statement. 

Councillor Damian White, Deputy Leader of the Council, introduced the report

Cabinet was reminded that when the Chancellor of the Exchequer presented his Autumn Statement to the House of Commons on 25 November 2015 it built on the previous announcements made in the Summer Budget and provided details of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 30.

The report identifies sites that do not appear to meet the Council’s approved criteria for property ownership and therefore need to be considered for disposal.

Councillor Damian White, Deputy Leader of the Council, introduced the report

Cabinet was reminded that on various occasions its approval had been given to the disposal of a number of Council owned sites which had been identified as surplus either as a result of specific projects or more general  ...  view the full minutes text for item 31.

The report seeks a decision on the attestation of the permanent Parks Protection Officers which will allow them to better deal with the more serious incidents that can arise in parks and open spaces.

Councillor Melvin Wallace, Cabinet member for Culture and Community Engagement, introduced the report

Cabinet was informed that the report before it sought a decision on whether to attest of the permanent Parks Protection Officers. Attestation would provide the Officers with the same powers as Police officers and would allow them  ...  view the full minutes text for item 32.

The report provides an update on the progress of the Local Plan to date.

Councillor Osman Dervish, Cabinet member for Regulatory Services and Community Safety, introduced the report

Cabinet was reminded that in December 2014 it had approved the preparation of a new Local Plan for Havering to replace the previous Local Development Framework and had agreed the consultation questionnaire for the first stage  ...  view the full minutes text for item 33.

The Corporate Performance Report provides an overview of the Council’s performance for each of the strategic goals (Clean, Safe and Proud).

Councillor Clarence Barrett, Cabinet member for Financial Management, introduced the report

The Corporate Performance Report before Cabinet provided an overview of the Council’s performance for each of the strategic goals (Clean, Safe and Proud).  The report identified where the Council was performing well (Green) and not so well (Amber and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 34.

Councillor Robert Benham, Cabinet member for Environment, introduced the report

Cabinet was reminded that it had considered and agreed the Romford Market Transformation Programme report on 18 November.  Cabinet was informed that this decision had subsequently been requisitioned and that on 8 December it had come before the Overview & Scrutiny  ...  view the full minutes text for item 35.