Announcements were made in relation to the evacuation procedure in the event of a fire or other emergency.

There were no apologies for absence.

Members are invited to disclose any interests in any of the items on the agenda at this point of the meeting. Members may still disclose an interest in an item at any time prior to the consideration of the matter.

There were no declarations of interest.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 15 November, 2017, and to authorise the Chairman to sign them.

The minutes of the meeting held on 15 November, 2017, were agreed and signed by the Chair.

Cabinet:

1.               Noted the updated national financial context for local government, in year financial performance and the projected budget gap over the period 2018/19 to 2022/23 as set out in section 1 of the report and the period 6 forecast position set out in section 2 of the report.

2.               Noted the assumptions which underpin the forecast and that further updates will be provided as further information becomes available in the build up to the budget setting in February 2018.

3.               Noted the update on the proposed London Business Rate Pool Pilot and that this will be presented to Cabinet for a decision in January 2018.

4.               Approved additional savings proposals of £1.390m of which £0.588m relate to 2018/19 for consultation where necessary as set out in section 6 and Appendix B of the report.

5.               Approved growth proposals of £1.080m, all of which relate to 2018/19 for consultation where necessary as set out in section 6 and Appendix B of the report.

6.               Approved the proposed 5 year Capital Programme for consultation and scrutiny as required as set out in section 8 of the report

7.               Noted the updated Treasury Management position arising from the proposed Capital programme and that an updated Treasury Management  Strategy will be presented in January (section 8 of the report)

8.               Approved the amendment to the Council Tax Discretionary Policy to include supporting care leavers set out in section 4 of the report.

9.               Noted the timetable and process for developing, reporting and considering the 2018/19 budget and MTFS as set out in section 7 of the report which will include consideration and approval of the Council Tax Support Scheme in January 2018.

The report was presented to Cabinet by the Leader of the Council, Cllr Roger Ramsey. This detailed an update on assumptions within the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) approved by Cabinet in October, 2017 and set out further budget proposals to achieve a balanced budget for 2018/19.  The report set  ...  view the full minutes text for item 16.

Cabinet:

1.     Agree and approved the draft Air Quality Action Plan appended as Appendix 1 to the report, which is to be published for the purposes of public consultation as set out in section 10.4 of the Cabinet report.

The Cabinet Member for the Environment, Councillor Osman Dervish presented the report to Cabinet detailing the Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP) for Havering 2018 to 2023.

This report highlights the actions the Council will take to improve local air quality.  The priority is to reduce concentration of the key pollutants,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 17.

Cabinet:

1. Reviewed the performance set out in Appendix 1 of the Cabinet Report and the corrective action that is being taken.

2. Noted the content of the Demand Pressures Dashboard attached as Appendix 2 to the report.

The Lead Member for Financial Management, Transformation and IT presented the report to Cabinet detailing the Corporate Performance across the four Council Objectives.

The corporate performance indicators show that 25 (71%) have a green on track status, 10 (29%) have a red off track status. This is an improvement on  ...  view the full minutes text for item 18.

Cabinet:

1.     Approved the draft strategy prior to public consultation and development of a full equalities assessment.

2.     Noted that the matter will return to Cabinet for final sign off and will ultimately be the basis for operating for commissioners within the Joint Commissioning Unit, responsible for Adults Social Care, Children’s and Public Health commissioning.

The report was presented by the Cabinet Lead Member for Adult Social Services and Health.

This detailed a strategic approach to commissioning across Adult Social Care, Public Health and Children’s Services. Cabinet were recommended to approve the report ahead of the public consultation process.  Once the consultation process has been  ...  view the full minutes text for item 19.

Cabinet:

1.       Noted and considered all of the comments and results of the formal consultation on the draft Adult Social Care & Support Planning policy.

2.       Noted the changes made to the policy in response to the comments and views expressed during consultation.

3.       In accordance with part 3, Section 2.1 (d) of the Constitution to determine the Council’s policy in relation to all Executive matters, approved the Adult Social Care and Support Planning policy, which has been amended to take account of the comments and views expressed during consultation.

4.       Noted in response to issues raised in the consultation that Adult Services will prepare plans to re-draft the Easy Read version of the policy (in further consultation with local people with a learning disability) to make it more accessible, and to develop other ways of making the policy more accessible to people with sensory disabilities.

The Cabinet Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health presented the report to Cabinet.  The draft policy on Social Care and Support Planning was drafted earlier in the year.  This has now been developed to clarify and organise best practice in accordance with the council’s existing duties under the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 20.

To consider whether the press and public should now be excluded from the remainder of the meeting on the grounds that it is likely that, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, if members of the press and public were present during those items there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within the meaning of paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972; and, if it is decided to exclude the public on those grounds, the Committee to resolve accordingly on the motion of the Chairman.

Cabinet:

1.               Noted that Notting Hill Housing Trust will provide an indemnity for the Council’s CPO costs of £50 million should it not be possible to acquire properties by negotiation. These costs whilst initially born by NHHT through the CPO indemnity, will need to be covered in full by the JVLLP when drawn down for development or at a longstop date;

2.               Approved inclusion of this allocation within the proposed capital programme that will be considered by Cabinet on the same agenda in December 2017 and recommended to Council for final approval in February 2018.

3.               Approved the inclusion of the scheme with a budget allocation of a further £10 million to meet the Council’s equity contribution within the proposed capital programme that will be considered by Cabinet on the same agenda in December 2017 and recommended to Council for final approval in February 2018.

4.               Noted that a further report addressing the governance framework and staff resources will be required to develop and deliver the Rainham scheme and other economic development schemes will be presented for consideration and approval by Cabinet in January, 2018.

Subject to the approval of the required budget and funding at recommendation 1 above, that Cabinet:

5.               Agreed to establish a Limited Liability Partnership for the purpose of meeting the Council’s regeneration objectives for Rainham by entering into a Members’ Agreement with Notting Hill Commercial Property (“NHCP”) (company registration number 01523328) on the basis of the Business Case and the Legal Summary appended to the exempt agenda report. 

6.               Agreed to delegate to the Leader, after consultation with the Director of Neighbourhoods, the authority  to agree the name of the LLP, negotiate the final detailed terms of the agreements being entered into, and authority to agree that the Council enter into the following agreements:

·                 Members’ Agreement;

·                 Strategic Land Agreement;

·                 CPO Indemnity Agreement;

·                 Any ancillary agreements or documents necessary to give effect to the setting up of the JV LLP in accordance with this Report and its appendices (all as described in the Legal Summary appended to the exempt agenda report).

7.               Authorised the LLP to enter into the Development Management Agreement with Notting Hill Home Ownership, one of the Notting Hill group of companies, when in agreed form.

8.               Agreed to delegate to the Leader, after consultation with the Director of Neighbourhoods, authority to agree the terms of the Development Management Agreement referred to in recommendation 5 on behalf of the Council as Member of the LLP established in accordance with recommendations 3 and 4 above.

9.               Agreed to delegate to the Leader, after consultation with the Director of Neighbourhoods and the Section 151 Officer, authority to approve the first Overarching Business Plan of the LLP on behalf of the Council.

10.           Agreed to delegate to the Leader, after consultation with Cabinet Member for the Housing Company Development and OneSource Management and the Director of Neighbourhoods, authority to approve the consultation and communication plans for the regeneration of Rainham.

11.           Agreed to delegate to  ...  view the full decision text for item 22.

The Leader of the Council, Councillor Roger Ramsey presented the report to Cabinet.

This matter has been before Cabinet a number of times previously and now details a very ambitious plan for the regeneration of Rainham.  The Rainham and Beam Park Housing Zone bid was submitted to the GLA on  ...  view the full minutes text for item 22.