Agenda and minutes

Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th June, 2016 7.30 pm

Venue: Council Chamber - Town Hall

Contact: Grant Soderberg tel: 01708 433091 e-mail: grant.soderberg@onesource.co.uk

Items
No.	Item
53.	Minutes PDF 155 KB To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 13 April 2016, and to authorise the Chairman to sign them. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 13 April 2016 were agreed as a correct record and were signed by the Chairman.
54.	Overview & Scrutiny Board - Debt Recovery Topic Group Report PDF 234 KB View the background to item 54. View the decision for item 54. Additional documents: Item 5a - CT Recovery Process chart , item 54. PDF 126 KB Minutes: Councillor Clarence Barrett, Cabinet member for Financial Management, introduced the report Cabinet was informed that the report contained the findings and recommendations which had emerged after the topic group scrutinised the subject selected by the Overview & Scrutiny Board in May 2015. Members’ attention was drawn to the statement in the ... view the full minutes text for item 54.
55.	Local London Inter-Authority Agreement PDF 134 KB View the background to item 55. View the decision for item 55. Additional documents: Item 6a - Appendix A Local London Inter Authority Agreement FINAL (1) , item 55. PDF 396 KB Minutes: Councillor Roger Ramsey, Leader of the Council, introduced the report Cabinet was informed that the report before it sought Cabinet approval for the Local London Inter Authority Agreement, as agreed by the Local London Partnership Members. The Local London Inter Authority Agreement was appended to the report. Members were reminded ... view the full minutes text for item 55.
56.	Amendments to Housing Allocations Policy, review of the Tenancy Strategy and policy & introduction of a Placements Policy PDF 317 KB View the background to item 56. View the decision for item 56. Additional documents: Item 7a - App 1 Final Draft Summary of Housing Allocation and Homeless Placements Policy changes - June 2016 , item 56. PDF 282 KB Item 7b - App 2 Final Draft Housing Allocations Policy - June 2016 , item 56. PDF 1 MB Item 7c - App 3 Final Draft Homeless Placements Policy - June 2016 , item 56. PDF 1 MB Item 7d - App 4 Final Draft Housing Allocation Policy EIA - June 2016 , item 56. PDF 604 KB Item 7e - App 5 Final Draft Homeless Placements Policy EIA - June 2016 , item 56. PDF 1 MB Item 7f - App 6 Final Draft Consultation Report - June 2016 , item 56. PDF 2 MB Minutes: Councillor Damian White, Cabinet member for Housing, introduced the report Members were informed that the report before them sought approval for a revised Housing Allocations Scheme and the introduction of a Homelessness Placements Policy following a period of consultation which had concluded on 4 April 2016. There was a statutory ... view the full minutes text for item 56.
57.	Review of the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) 30 year Business Plan PDF 658 KB View the background to item 57. View the decision for item 57. Minutes: Councillor Damian White, Cabinet member for Housing, introduced the report Members were reminded that the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) remained a ring-fenced account that was used to manage the Council’s own housing stock. The proposed budget would enable the Council to manage the stock to a reasonable standard and to ... view the full minutes text for item 57.
58.	Overarching Borough Agreement with the GLA to Support the Reinvigoration of Romford Town Centre (Romford Housing Zone) PDF 502 KB View the background to item 58. View the decision for item 58. Minutes: Councillor Damian White, Cabinet member for Housing, introduced the report Cabinet was reminded that on 8 July 2015 it had approved the Romford Development Framework which set a vision for Romford Town Centre as a place for an inclusive and sustainable community which would build on the existing historic context ... view the full minutes text for item 58.
59.	Housing Services Asset Management Strategy PDF 127 KB View the background to item 59. View the decision for item 59. Additional documents: Item 10a - App 1 - AM Strategy , item 59. PDF 547 KB Item 10b - App 2 Planned Maintenance , item 59. PDF 170 KB Item 10c - App 3 - Process AMS , item 59. PDF 158 KB Item 10cc - Appx - Major Works Programmepdf , item 59. PDF 198 KB Restricted enclosure 22 View the reasons why document 59./6 is restricted Minutes: Councillor Damian White, Cabinet member for Housing, introduced the report Cabinet was informed that the Housing Services Asset Management Strategy (AMS) set out a framework within which the Council was proposing to manage, maintain and invest in its housing stock. The strategy outlined how capital investment, cyclical maintenance and repairs ... view the full minutes text for item 59.
60.	Romford Bridge Close- Vision and way forward PDF 437 KB View the background to item 60. View the decision for item 60. Additional documents: Restricted enclosure 24 View the reasons why document 60./2 is restricted Minutes: Councillor Osman Dervish, Cabinet member for Environment, Regulatory Services and Community Safety introduced the report The report before Cabinet sought its approval for Bridge Close, including the houses fronting Waterloo and Oldchurch Roads, to be taken forward as a comprehensive development site. Cabinet was asked to endorse a vision for ... view the full minutes text for item 60.