Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 18 October 2012 be approved as a correct record.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Robert Rams who was on council business attending the meeting of the General Functions Committee as a member of that Committee.

There were no such declarations.

There were no public questions.

For the reasons set out in the Cabinet Member’s report,

RESOLVED –

1.         That the Outline Business Case for the future delivery of the Waste and Street Scene Services through in-house development of services with the option of support from external specialists and the incoming provider for support and customers services be approved;

2.         That council officers review the services in two years to assess the ability to deliver continued improvement and savings for the council and customer and revisit the business case if considered appropriate.

For the reasons set out in the Cabinet Member’s report,

RESOLVED –

1.         That authorisation is given to participate in the London-wide procurement process to let a wireless concession contract for constrained use of Council facilities and/or street furniture for the installation of appropriate wireless equipment to provide Wifi and potentially 4G services within the borough.

2.         To authorise the Director of Commercial Services, subject to appropriate legal advice, to oversee the Council’s involvement in the London Boroughs collaborative procurement process as well as the preparation and finalisation of contract documentation.

3.         That provided the contract award is for a period of no longer than 10 years and is to be granted to the tenderer who submits the most economically advantageous tender, the Cabinet Member for Environment be authorised to ‘Accept’ the contract on behalf of the Council.

4.         That up to £60,000 of contingency (non-recurring) funds be used to cash flow the Council’s costs of involvement in the procurement process as required. This is to be refunded once the concession contract delivers an income stream; with any additional income generated through the concession, after the procurement costs, used to support the Council’s Capital Strategy.

The Committee agreed an additional recommendation as set out in (2) below.

For the reasons set out in the Cabinet Member’s report,

RESOLVED –

1.         That approval be given for officers to proceed with the contract procurement activity for the 2013/14 financial year as set out in the Appendix 1 to the report subject to budget availability.

2.         That a paper on advice expenditure be brought back to the next appropriate meeting of the Committee.

For the reasons set out in the Cabinet Member’s report,

RESOLVED - That the Contract Procedure Rules as set out at paragraphs 8.2 and 8.3 of the report relating to tendering and quotation, and an extension to a contract,  be  waived to allow Trowers and Hamlins to be retained to provide legal support for the continuation of  the Primary Schools Capital Investment Programme at a cost of £165,000.

For the reasons set out in the Cabinet Member’s report,

RESOLVED –

1.         That the Committee take into account the information contained in the public and the exempt reports and confirms the authority to grant a lease of the pavilion in Cherry Tree Wood to Mr Sarfaraz Dostezad.

2.         That the Finchley and Golders Green Area Environment Sub Committee’s representations resulting from objections received following the publication of a Notice under Section 123(2)(A) of the Local Government Act 1972 be noted.

The Committee agreed an amendment to recommendation 1.2 of the report as reflected in (2) below.

For the reasons set out in the Cabinet Members’ report, 

RESOLVED THAT THE COMMITTEE –

1.         Considered the outcomes of the public consultation on door-to-door transport for vulnerable adults and the equalities impact analysis.

2.         Approves in principle the Eligibility Policy for council-funded transport for adults (as set out at Appendix 5 to the report) and, subject to the receipt of further legal advice on eligibility criteria, that authority for approval of the final Eligibility Policy be delegated to the Director of Adult Social Care and Health / Interim Director of Children’s Service in consultation with the responsible Cabinet Members.

3.         Approves a charge of £10 payable by successful applicants for a 3 year Blue Badge parking permit.

4.         Approves the revised policy for the provision of personal parking bays for disabled people.

5.         Approves the replacement of the existing Travel Voucher scheme with the London wideTaxicard scheme.

For the reasons set out in the Cabinet Member’s report,

RESOLVED –

1.                  That the Committee notes the general progress on the West Hendon Regeneration Scheme as set out in this report since the last report to Committee on 28 February 2012. 

2.                  That the Committee notes that the outcome of the negotiations, being undertaken by the Deputy Chief Executive, for revised terms for the West Hendon Principal Development Agreement will be presented to Committee in early 2013 along with authority to enter in to a Deed of Variation to the existing Principal Development Agreement for the West Hendon Regeneration Scheme.

3.                  That approval be given to further extend the expiry date of the Principal Development Agreement for the West Hendon Regeneration Scheme for a period of six months, expiring on 15 June 2013, in order to enable Barratts Metropolitan Limited Liability Partnership to have sufficient time to submit their Hybrid planning application.

4.         Subject to the extension referred to 3 above having been made and to the submission of a Hybrid planning application, authority be given to the Deputy Chief Executive to authorise by delegated powers  a further extension of the Principal Development Agreement for a period of 12 month to cover the period for the planning application to be considered.

5.         That the Committee reaffirms the resolution to make a Compulsory Purchase Order for the acquisition of all non-Council owned property and other proprietary interests in the West Hendon regeneration area and that the appropriate Chief Officers be authorised to take all necessary action to secure the confirmation and implementation of the Compulsory Purchase Order.

For the reasons set out in the Cabinet Member’s report,

RESOLVED –

1.         That the Committee considers the matters detailed in Appendix 2 to the report and for the reasons set out in paragraph 9 below affirms its decisions of 18 October 2012 as set out in paragraphs 2 to 12 below.

2.         That in exercise of the Council’s general power of competence under Section 1 of Chapter 1 of the Localism Act 2011, and the other statutory powers referred to in the Legal Issues Section of the report and all other relevant powers, authority be granted to:

            (i)         appoint Mulalley/One Housing Consortium comprising of Mulalley & Co Limited, CHA Ventures Limited and, as guarantor with CHA Ventures Limited, Sherrygreen Limited (Bidder B) (as detailed in the Exempt Report) as the Council's preferred development partner to take forward their Option 1 for the Granville Road, NW2, New Housing Development Scheme.

            (ii)        approve the selection of the Countryside/Metropolitan Housing Consortium comprising of Countryside Properties (UK) Limited and Metropolitan Housing Partnership and, as guarantor, Countryside Properties plc (Bidder C) as detailed in the Exempt report to be the Council’s reserve development partner for the Granville Road, NW2 New Housing Development Scheme

3.         That authority be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council to finalise any outstanding matters and the New Housing Development Agreement for the Granville Road Estate, NW2 and any other related legal agreements with Bidder B (or with Bidder C if in their opinion it is not feasible to reach a timely agreement on outstanding matters with Bidder B).

4.         That the Council shall enter into the New Housing Development Agreement for the Granville Road Estate, NW2 and any other related legal agreements with Bidder B (or Bidder C if applicable under paragraph 1.2) subject to the Deputy Chief Executive being satisfied as to the terms of such agreements and the Practice Director of the Joint Legal Service, or authorised delegate, being satisfied as to the form of such agreements.

5.         That authority be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the Practice Director of the Joint Legal Services to decide whether:

            (a)  to rely upon one or more of the General Housing Consents 2012; or

            (b) subject to the authorisation of the full Council to make a specific application for the consent of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for the Council to dispose of land to Bidder B (or Bidder C if applicable under paragraph 1.2) in the Granville Road, NW2 development site which it holds under Part II of the Housing Act 1985.  

6.         That authority be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the Practice Director of the Joint Legal Services to decide whether:

            (a) the Council is not required to seek the consent of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government; or

            (b) to rely on the General Consent (Circular 06/03: The Local Government Act 1972 general disposal consent  ...  view the full minutes text for item 12.

That under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act (as amended):

RESOLVED - That under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act (as amended).

RESOLVED – That the exempt information be noted.

RESOLVED – That the exempt information be noted.

There were no such items.