Agenda, decisions and minutes

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 10 July 2013, and to authorise the Chairman to sign them.

The minutes of the meeting of Cabinet held on 10 July 2013 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

The minutes of the meeting of Cabinet held on 10 July 2013 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

Cabinet NOTED:

1.            The analysis of the National Budget and the Comprehensive Spending Review and associated announcements.

2.            The Secretary of State’s announcement on the timing of the financial settlement, which was now expected to be after Christmas.

3.            That a further report would be submitted to the next meeting of Cabinet, setting out the impact of these announcements on the Council’s financial planning.

Councillor Roger Ramsay, Cabinet Member for Value, introduced the report.

The report before Members provided an update on a range of Government announcements that would impact the Council’s funding and budget setting process for a number of years to come.

Following the Chancellor’s Budget in March 2013 and the Comprehensive  ...  view the full minutes text for item 71.

Cabinet NOTED the outcomes delivered by the Think Family project to date.

Councillor Lesley Kelly, Cabinet Member for Housing and Public Protection, introduced the report.

The report gave an update to Cabinet members on the significant amount of activity that had taken place on the Think Family project during 2011/2012. The project, originally established in 2010, looked at a broad range of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 72.

Cabinet, having considered the responses made to the public notices in respect of land at the site of the Old Windmill Hall and the adjacent car park in connection with the proposed disposal and appropriation of land for planning purposes, gave approval to proceed with:-

a)The disposal of 191 sq metres of open space shaded in blue in drawing SPS 1294/1 Rev A (attached as Appendix 1 to these minutes) under Section 123 of the Local Government Act 1972.

b)   The inclusion within Upminster Park of the 191 sq metres of land to be used as open space shaded in green in drawing SPS 1294/1 Rev A (attached as Appendix 1 to these minutes) under Sections 122(1), 2(A) and 2(B) of the Local Government Act 1972.

c)     The appropriation of the site shown outlined in red in drawing SPS 1294/1 Rev A (attached as Appendix 1 to these minutes) to planning purposes.

Councillor Roger Ramsay, Cabinet Member for Community Safety, introduced the report.

The report explained that prior Cabinet approval had been given to the disposal of the site of the Old Windmill Hall and adjacent car park and adjustment of the site to create a regular boundary with adjacent Upminster  ...  view the full minutes text for item 73.

Cabinet agreed the award of Lot 1 of the Term Contract for Responsive Repairs and Voids Refurbishment – Responsive Repairs, to Breyer Group PLC, in accordance with the offer set out in the tendering documentation and subject to the expiry of the required 10 day stand still period and section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1986 requirements.

Councillor Lesley Kelly, Cabinet Member for Housing and Public Protection, introduced the report.

The report set out the results of the tendering exercise for the provision of responsive repairs services to the housing stock managed by the Council.  The tendering process had been undertaken in accordance with the rules  ...  view the full minutes text for item 74.

Cabinet agreed the award of Lot 2 of the Term Contract for Responsive Repairs and Voids Refurbishment – Void Refurbishment, to Mullaley and Co Ltd, in accordance with the offer set out in the tendering documentation and subject to the expiry of the required 10 day stand still period.

Councillor Lesley Kelly, Cabinet Member for Housing and Public Protecton, introduced the report.

The report set out the results of the tendering exercise for the provision of repair and reinstatement of void property services to the housing stock managed by the Council.  The tendering process had been undertaken in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 75.