Agenda and minutes
Venue: Hendon Town Hall, The Burroughs, London NW4 4BQ
Contact: Salar Rida Email: Salar.Rida@Barnet.gov.uk
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting PDF 140 KB Minutes: Councillor Barry Rawlings, Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Resources and Effective Council welcomed all attendees to the meeting.
It was RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 6 February 2024 be approved as a correct record. |
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Absence of Members (if any) Minutes: Apologies received from Councillor Zahra Beg. |
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Declaration of Members' Interests and Dispensations (if any) Minutes: None. |
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Questions from non-Executive Members (if any) Minutes: The Chair welcomed Councillor Peter Zinkin, Councillor David Longstaff and Councillor Lucy Wakeley to the meeting.
Questions were raised in relation to the items listed on the agenda which were responded to verbally at the meeting by Cabinet Members. |
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Petitions (if any) Minutes: None.
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Deputations (if any) Minutes: None.
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Public Questions and Comments (if any) Minutes: None.
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Matters referred to the Executive (if any) Minutes: None.
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Consideration of reports from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee or Scrutiny sub-committees (if any) Minutes: The recommendations from the Overview & Scrutiny Committee on 5 March 2024 were considered during the discussion on item 12 Local Plan – Main Modifications as set out below. |
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Fire safety in timber framed and timber/UPVC clad properties PDF 195 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: Councillor Ross Houston Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Homes and Regeneration introduced the report.
Following
discussion, the Chair moved to vote on the
recommendations.
1.
Noted and approved the report and the proposed
approach to remediation of the affected properties.
2.
Noted that a budget of £3.6 million in the
Housing Revenue Account capital programme has been allocated for
remediation of council owned properties.
3.
Approved the principle of providing a Loan and
Repayment Plan to affected Freehold homeowners and delegated
authority to the Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the
Director of Finance, to agree the eligibility criteria, amounts and
the policy to make the loans and agree the repayment
terms. 4. Noted the allocation of £13.072 million capital approved by Cabinet in February 2024 and by Full Council on 27 February 2024 to cover the upfront cost of works to freehold properties, where freeholder homeowners opt for a loan and repayment option.
The report set out the options considered, if any, and the reasons for the recommendations and the decision. |
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Improving Barnet's Roads and Pavements Programme PDF 391 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: Councillor Alan Schneiderman, Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change introduced the report.
Following discussion, the Chair moved to vote on the recommendations.
DECISION:
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That Cabinet noted the outcome of the Highways
Investment Strategy aligned to the commitment set out in Our Plan
for Barnet (2023 to 2026).
2.
That Cabinet approves, as Full Council has agreed
the final 2024/25 capital programme, the capital expenditure of
£19.4 million for the delivery of the 2024/25 Work programme
as set out in Appendix B consisting of carriageway resurfacing,
carriageway patching, footway
resurfacing, footway patching, carriageway reconstruction,
structures, drainage, and other highway assets (including heritage
assets).
3.
That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member
for Environment and Climate Change, in consultation with the
Director of Highways and Transportation, to sign off the additional
programme of schemes utilising the funding of £0.618m as set
out in Section 1.15 of this report.
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That authority be delegated to the Director of
Highways and Transportation, in consultation with the Cabinet
Member for Environment and Climate Change, to alter the programme
as necessary to ensure the efficient delivery of schemes across the
network. 5. Noted that the Overview and Scrutiny Committee are currently undertaking a review to support the improvement to the Highway Network.
The report set out the options considered, if any, and the reasons for the recommendations and the decision. |
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Local Plan - Main Modifications PDF 212 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: Councillor Ross Houston Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Homes and Regeneration introduced the report.
Following discussion, the Chair moved to vote on the recommendations.
DECISION:
RESOLVED:
1.
That Cabinet noted the contents of this report
and the Schedule of Main Modifications (Appendix A) and the
Schedule of Additional Modifications (Appendix B).
2.
That Cabinet considered and agreed in terms of
any further changes to the Schedule of Main Modifications (Appendix
A) the recommendations of Overview andScrutiny Committee on March 5 2024.
Any recommendations from Overview and Scrutiny are reported in the
addendum.
3.
That Cabinet approved the Schedule of Main
Modifications (Appendix A) for public consultation for a
six week period commencing on
6th May 2024 in accordance with the Council’s
Statement of Community Involvement and Section 20 (7C) of the
Planning andCompulsory Purchase Act
2004 (as amended).
4.
That Cabinet delegated authority to Deputy Chief
Executive to:
The report set out the options considered, if any, and the reasons for the recommendations and the decision.
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Our Plan for Adult Social Care 2024-2029 PDF 172 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: Councillor Paul Edwards, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care introduced the report.
Following discussion, the Chair moved to vote on the recommendations.
DECISION:
RESOLVED:
That Cabinet approved Our Plan for Adult Social Care 2024-2029 and delegated authority for implementation to Executive Director – Communities, Adults and Health.
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Our Plan for Barnet – Delivery and Outcomes Framework, Q3 2023-24 PDF 348 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: Councillor Barry Rawlings,
Leader and Cabinet Member for Resources and Effective Council
introduced the report.
Decision:
REsolved:
That Cabinet noted the contents of Our Plan for Barnet – Delivery and Outcomes Framework, Q3 2023-24 Report.
The report set out the options considered, if
any, and the reasons for the recommendations and the
decision. |
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The Barnet Group Business Plan PDF 275 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: Councillor Ross Houston, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Homes and Regeneration introduced the report.
Following discussion, the Chair moved to vote on the recommendations.
Decision:
REsolved:
That
Cabinet approved The Barnet Group (and subsidiaries) 5-year
business plan. The report set out the options considered, if any, and the reasons for the recommendations and the decision.
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Cabinet Forward Plan - Key Decision Schedule Minutes: Cabinet noted the Forward Plan – Key Decision Schedule. |
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Urgent Business (if any) Minutes: None. |