Agenda, decisions and minutes
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Apologies for absence Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Cllr O’Halloran. |
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Declarations of Interest Minutes: None. |
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Minutes of Previous Meeting Decision: Noted. Minutes: RESOLVED:
That the Minutes of the meeting on 19 September 2019 be agreed as a correct record and the Chair be authorised to sign them. |
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Financial Position as at 31 July 2019 Additional documents:
Decision: AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS Reason for decision – as specified in the report. Other options considered - none. Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.
Minutes: RESOLVED:
1.1. That the forecast revenue outturn for the General Fund (Table 1 of the report) of a forecast overspend of £0.504m, without using the corporate contingency of £5.080m (Section 3 of the report) be noted. 1.2. That management action is being undertaken over the course of the financial year to bring the directorate-level overspend of £2.719m back to within agreed cash limited budgets where possible. Also, a detailed business case is being developed to request an allocation from the corporate contingency budget that will be submitted in a future report (Paragraph 3.3 of the report) be noted. 1.3. That the breakdown of the forecast General Fund outturn by individual variance at Appendix 1 of the report and by service area at Appendix 2 of the report be noted. 1.4. That the HRA forecast is a net break-even position. (Section 5, Table 1 of the report) be noted. 1.5. That the latest capital position and key capital variances with forecast capital expenditure of £119.206m in 2019/20 against the 2019/20 capital budget of £144.205m (Section 6, Table 2, and Appendix 3 of the report) be noted. 1.6. That the capital programme is actively under review to establish whether project milestones and deliverables are reflected in the financial profiles of the existing 3 year programme (Paragraph 6.3 of the report) be noted. 1.7. That the re-profiling of the leisure capital programme between financial years (Paragraph 6.5) of the report be noted. 1.8. That the latest savings tracker of agreed savings 2019/20 (Appendix 4 and Table 3 of the report) and the ongoing budget impact of undeliverable savings (Table 4 of the report) be noted. 1.9. That the allocations from the corporate transformation earmarked reserve (Table 5 of the report) be noted.
Reason for decision – to allow members to monitor the budget. Other options considered – none other than as specified in the report. Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.
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Additional documents: Decision: AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS Reason for decision – as specified in the report. Other options considered - none. Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.
Minutes: RESOLVED:
2.2 To agree that an independent
design review is undertaken before the
2.3 That authority to award the
contract be delegated to the Corporate
Reason for decision – to enable more affordable homes to be built. Other options considered – none other than as specified in the report. Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.
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Procurement Strategy for domestic gas boiler installation, servicing and repairs Additional documents: Decision: AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS Reason for decision – as specified in the report. Other options considered - none. Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.
Minutes: RESOLVED:
2.1 That the procurement strategy
for the provision of domestic gas boiler
2.2 That authority
be delegated to the Corporate Director of Housing to
Reason for decision – to fulfil the statutory obligation to keep the council’s residential properties in good repair. Other options considered – none other than as specified in the report. Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.
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Local Development Scheme update Additional documents: Decision: AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS Reason for decision – as specified in the report. Other options considered - none. Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.
Minutes: RESOLVED:
Reason for decision – to set out an updated timescale for the review of Islington’s Local Plan, and for the preparation and review of Supplementary Planning Documents. Other options considered – none other than as specified in the report. Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.
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Additional documents: Decision: AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS Reason for decision – as specified in the report. Other options considered - none. Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.
Minutes: RESOLVED:
2.1 That procurement of contract
1819-0029a failed because no bidders
2.2 That the revised procurement strategy for the operation, delivery and
facilities management of Islington’s 11
adventure playgrounds for up to
2.3 That authority to award the
contracts be delegated to the Corporate
Reason for decision – to ensure continuity of the Adventure Play provision. Other options considered – none other than as specified in the report. Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.
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Additional documents: Decision: AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS Reason for decision – as specified in the report. Other options considered - none. Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.
Minutes: Councillor Rowena Champion, Chair
of the Environment and Regeneration Scrutiny Committee at the time
of the review, introduced the report.
RESOLVED:
2.1 That the report of the
Environment & Regeneration Scrutiny
2.2
That the Executive
Member’s response be reported to a future meeting
Reason for decision – to allow the Executive to receive the recommendations of the Environment and Regeneration Scrutiny Committee. Other options considered – none other than as specified in the report. Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.
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Update on preparedness for Brexit Additional documents:
Decision: AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS Reason for decision – as specified in the report. Other options considered - none. Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.
Minutes: RESOLVED:
2.1 That the report be
noted. Reason for decision – to allow members to monitor the work undertaken in preparation for a ‘no deal’ Brexit. Other options considered – none other than as specified in the report. Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.
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Additional documents: Decision: AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS Reason for decision – as specified in the report. Other options considered - none. Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.
Minutes: Councillor Rowena Champion, Chair
of the Policy and Performance Scrutiny Committee, introduced the
report. RESOLVED:
2.1 That the report of the Policy
and Performance Scrutiny Committee be
2.2
That the Executive
Member’s response be reported to a future meeting
Reason for decision – to allow the Executive to receive the recommendations of the Policy and Performance Scrutiny Committee. Other options considered – none other than as specified in the report. Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.
AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS Reason for decision – as specified in the report. Other options considered - none. Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.
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Corporate Insourcing Policy Additional documents: Decision: AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS Reason for decision – as specified in the report. Other options considered - none. Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.
Minutes: RESOLVED:
2.1 That the proposal for
consultation on adopting a policy of delivery of
2.2 That the council’s
Commissioning and Procurement Board is the
2.3 That the council’s
Commissioning and Procurement Board will require
2.4 That the council’s policy
will be supported by operational guidance for
Reason for decision – to ensure that the council’s procurements achieve maximum social value. Other options considered – none other than as specified in the report. Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.
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