Agenda and minutes

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Contact: Taiwo Adeoye 01708 433079  Email: taiwo.adeoye@havering.gov.uk

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55.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 74 KB

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meetings of 13 February 2014 and to authorise the Chairman to sign them.

 

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 13 February 2014 was agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

 

56.

CORPORATE PERFORMANCE REPORT - QUARTER THREE 2013/14 pdf icon PDF 281 KB

The Committee is to consider a report on the Corporate Performance Information as agreed by Cabinet at its meeting on 19 March 2014.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report that set out the Council’s performance against the Living Ambition Goal for Quarter Three (October to December 2013).

 

The Committee without any discussion agreed to note the Performance Indicators report for Quarter Three.

 

 

57.

CABINET REPORT REVIEW - RAINHAM LIBRARY & LIFELONG LEARNING CENTRE

The Committee is to note the verbal update to the Cabinet Report.

Minutes:

In accordance to the Council’s Continuous Improvement Model, the Committee received a presentation update on the Rainham Library and Lifelong Centre Cabinet report that outlined providing a valuable community resource, additional residential units and supporting educational achievement within the Rainham Compass regeneration scheme.

 

The Committee was informed that the project was originally conceived in conjunction with London Thames Gateway Development Corporation to deliver a key component of the Rainham Compass Regeneration Programme.

 

It was mentioned that the site would deliver a significantly larger library and lifelong learning centre and a variety of meeting rooms for use by community/event space.

 

A provision of a nursery and playground space and two retail units. The site would also provide 16 residential units – mix of 1 and 2 bedroom flats for purchasing and a public open space.

 

The Committee was made aware of the following challenges that were faced at the start of the project:

 

      That the grant funding was part dependent upon LTGDC selling other assets in a recession

      That central government decided to wound up LTGDC mid project – at this stage only the ground works and foundations had been completed

      The scheme had to be ‘resurrected’ with GLA

      Efforts to secure a RSL partner were frustrated by reduction in HCA funding

      Potential housing investor subsequently withdrew

 

All challenges were fully addressed by late 2012.

 

The Committee was taken through the funding stream for the delivery of the project.

 

Members were informed that at the completion of the project, the following future revenue stream had been identified:

 

            -  the commercial revenue from the business units

            -  feeding the - in tariff from the solar array on roof

 

The ground floor library and lifelong learning area of the project was scheduled to open by June 2014.

 

The first floor meeting spaces and nursery/playground area were also nearing completion. The 16 flats were well progressed and due for completion in July 2014. The plan was that the flats be sold to private buyers in order to recoup the Council’s supplementary investment.

 

It was stated that the 2 commercial units (one café, one retail) would be the completed during 2014.

 

The Committee noted the presentation update.

 

58.

ESTATE MANAGEMENT TOPIC GROUP REPORT pdf icon PDF 180 KB

The Committee is to note the report of the Topic Group and consider to add its  recommendations to its Work Programme.

 

Minutes:

The Committee without discussion agreed the recommendations of the Estate Management Topic Group.

 

The Committee commended officers for the support that they received during the review process.