THE FOUR MONTH FORWARD PLAN
4th July2012 to 3rd October2012
Contact Officer:Louise Fleming
Democratic Services
Email:louise.fleming@towerh amlets.gov.uk
Telephone:020 7364 4878
Fax No:020 7364 3232
The Forward Plan is published monthly
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Tower Hamlets Council Forward Plan
The Council is required to publish a Forward Plan of all key decisions, which are likely to be taken by the Executive (Cabinet, Council and Grants Panel) over the next four months. Key decisions are all those decisions, which involve major spending, or savings or which have a significant impact on the local community. The precise definition of a key decision adopted by Tower Hamlets is contained in Article 13.03 of theConstitution.
The Forward Plan also includes Budget and Policy Framework items. A schedule of these Budget and Policy Framework Items with programmed dates of submission to Cabinet and Council is attached as Appendix A to this document. Budget and Policy Framework Items are those items (listed in Article 4 of the Council’s Constitution) that require adoption by the full Council following formal consideration by the Cabinet and Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
The Forward Plan is formally published on a monthly basis and contains details of the key decisions to be made Executive for the four month period following its publication, the body making the decision, the date the decision is due to be made, who is going to be consulted, background information and how representations can be made. In addition to the formal publication, the Forward Plan is also updated after each meeting of the Cabinet and Overview and Scrutiny Committee (if matters have been called-in). The updated versions of the Forward Plan are available for inspection on the Tower Hamlets Council website and/or Intranet.
This does not prevent further issues, which are not identified in the Forward Plan, from being added to the agendas of meetings during the period. If these matters are Key Decisions they will be formally published on the Tower Hamlets website and/or Intranet.
The most effective way for the public to make their views known about the issues listed in the Forward Plan is to examine the consultation column of the Forward Plan, and/or contact the report author or Cabinet Lead Member as soon as possible, and no later than 10 working days before the decision is expected to be taken.
You can also view the Council’s Consultation Calendar, which lists all the issues on which the Council and its partners are consulting.
You can make contact by:
Email to the address shown in the Forward Plan
Telephoning the extension shown in the Forward Plan
By writing to the officer at:
c/o Town Hall,
Mulberry Place,
5 Clove Crescent,
London,
E14 2BG
Date next Forward Plan Published 10thJuly2012
You can also view the Forward Plan online.
You can also inspect it, free of charge, at Libraries, Idea Stores, One Stop Shops and Council offices.
For any additional information or advice about the Forward Plan, contact Louise Fleming on Tel. No. 020 7364 4878 or by email at
Forward Plan July 2012 – October 2012
Cabinet – 4 July 2012
A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE
KEY:1/ For Decision2/ Decision made (subject to call-in process)
3/ Item called–in 4/ Decision confirmed (post call-in period)
[1]Forward Plan No / Title of Reportand outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
1/12 / Ocean Estate
Decision on whether to proceed with the refurbishment of the H Blocks or redevelop. / Cabinet
04/07/12 / THH/Residents/
East Homes
Meetings/Correspondence/Ongoing Dialogue / N/A / Councillor Rabina Khan, Cabinet Member, Housing
John Coker – Strategic Housing Manager /
Ext: 3782 / Previous Cabinet reports on Ocean Estate
[2]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
1/12 / Niall McGowan – Housing Regeneration
Ext: 2538
[3]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
2/12 / Poplar Baths and Dame Colet House – Update on procurement process and contract award
The report is seeking to provide Cabinet with an update on the procurement process / Cabinet
04/07/12 / All directorates that have a benefit from this project being delivered are involved in the process, such as CLC, CSF and D&R, corporate finance.
Our existing leisure partner, GLL has also been separately alerted but is part of the bidder team for one of the bidders. / N/A
However, the final decision may require one as it will depend on the leisure provision. / Councillor Rabina Khan, Cabinet Member, Housing
Ann Sutcliffe – Head of Building Schools for the Future
Ext: 4077
[4]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
2/12 / the number of bidders we are proposing to take through to the final stage of dialogue, and the anticipated date of contract award and another report will be brought forward. / The meetings take place through a steering group set up which meets fortnightly as well as a monthly board meeting, chaired by the director of CLC as project sponsor.
[5]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
3/12 / Rich Mix Update
Exempt item / Cabinet
04/07/12 / Directorates as required.
TBC / No / TBC
Isabella Freeman, Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services)
Ext: 4801 / Exempt item
[6]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before
decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
4/12 / Transfer of properties at White Horse Road / Commercial Road E1 for onward development of Social Rented housing.
Cabinet approval required for delegated authority to the Director of Development Renewal to negotiate the transfer of existing Council owned land and / Cabinet
04/07/12 / Consultation has taken place with:
Council’s Asset Management Team
Legal Services Team
Meetings, email and telephone. / No / Councillor Rabina Khan, Cabinet Member – Housing
Jackie Odunoye, Head of Strategy Innovation & Sustainability
Ext: 4247
[7]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before
decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
4/12 / property at White Horse Road and Commercial Road to Southern Housing Group, in return for Social Rented housing.
Forward Plan July 2012 – October 2012
Cabinet – 4 July 2012
A PROSPEROUS COMMUNITY
KEY:1/ For Decision2/ Decision made (subject to call-in process)
3/ Item called–in 4/ Decision confirmed (post call-in period)
[8]Forward Plan No / Title of Reportand outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
Forward Plan July 2012 – October 2012
Cabinet – 4 July 2012
A SAFE AND COHESIVE COMMUNITY
KEY:1/ For Decision2/ Decision made (subject to call-in process)
3/ Item called–in 4/ Decision confirmed (post call-in period)
[9]Forward Plan No / Title of Reportand outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
Forward Plan July 2012 – October 2012
Cabinet – 4 July 2012
A HEALTHY AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY
KEY:1/ For Decision2/ Decision made (subject to call-in process)
3/ Item called–in 4/ Decision confirmed (post call-in period)
[10]Forward Plan No / Title of Reportand outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
Forward Plan July 2012 – October 2012
Cabinet – 4 July 2012
ONE TOWER HAMLETS
KEY:1/ For Decision2/ Decision made (subject to call-in process)
3/ Item called–in 4/ Decision confirmed (post call-in period)
[11]Forward Plan No / Title of Reportand outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
5/12 / Welfare Reform & Council Tax Benefit
Council Tax Benefit for working age residents will be abolished from April 2013, this report will set out options for Member’s to agree a new local council tax support scheme. / Cabinet
04/07/12 / Consultation will be undertaken once a proposal has been agreed to consult upon and those individuals currently in receipt of Council Tax Benefit will be consulted
TBD / Yes and this will be part of the report / Councillor Alibor Choudhury,
Cabinet Member,
Resources
Steve Hill– Head of Benefits Service
Ext: 7252 / Report on Welfare Reform and Council Tax Benefit
Forward Plan July 2012 – October2012
Cabinet – 25July 2012
A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE
KEY:1/ For Decision2/ Decision made (subject to call-in process)
3/ Item called–in 4/ Decision confirmed (post call-in period)
[12]Forward Plan No / Title of Reportand outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
6/12 / Statement of Community Involvement Review
Approve and adopt the revisions to the Statement of Community Involvement following public consultation / Cabinet
25/07/12 / Consultation has been undertaken with colleagues across the Council and six weeks statutory public consultation will be undertaken from early April 2012. / Yes
Completed / Councillor Rabina Khan, Cabinet Member – Housing
Michael Bell, Strategic Planning Manager
Ext: 5375 / The revised Statement of Community Involvement and the associated Consultation Report will be included as part of the Cabinet report.
[13]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
6/12 / Consultation will be undertaken in line with the statutory guidance, full details of which are in the Council’s current Statement of Community Involvement. / Owen Whalley, Head of Planning and Building Control
Ext: 5314
Forward Plan July 2012 – October 2012
Cabinet – 25 July 2012
A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE
KEY:1/ For Decision2/ Decision made (subject to call-in process)
3/ Item called–in 4/ Decision confirmed (post call-in period)
[14]Forward Plan No / Title of Reportand outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
7/12 / Older Persons Housing Strategy
Approve the Older Persons Housing Strategy. / Cabinet
25/07/12 / The Council consulted extensively through a variety of methods with a range of stakeholders in order to inform this strategy. This is set out in an appendix to the report. / Yes / Cllr Abdul Asad, Cabinet Member – Health and Wellbeing
Martin Ling, Housing Policy Officer
Ext: 0469 / Older People’s Housing Needs Assessment (2010)
Needs Assessment for Extra Care Sheltered Housing (2008)
Forward Plan July 2012 – October 2012
Cabinet – 25July 2012
A PROSPEROUS COMMUNITY
KEY:1/ For Decision2/ Decision made (subject to call-in process)
3/ Item called–in 4/ Decision confirmed (post call-in period)
[15]Forward Plan No / Title of Reportand outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
Forward Plan July 2012 – October 2012
Cabinet – 25July 2012
A SAFE AND COHESIVE COMMUNITY
KEY:1/ For Decision2/ Decision made (subject to call-in process)
3/ Item called–in 4/ Decision confirmed (post call-in period)
[16]Forward Plan No / Title of Reportand outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
Forward Plan July 2012 – October 2012
Cabinet – 25July 2012
A HEALTHY AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY
KEY:1/ For Decision2/ Decision made (subject to call-in process)
3/ Item called–in 4/ Decision confirmed (post call-in period)
[17]Forward Plan No / Title of Reportand outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
Forward Plan July 2012 – October 2012
Cabinet –25 July 2012
ONE TOWER HAMLETS
KEY:1/ For Decision2/ Decision made (subject to call-in process)
3/ Item called–in 4/ Decision confirmed (post call-in period)
[18]Forward Plan No / Title of Reportand outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
8/12 / Leopold Estates – Updated CPO Resolution
Authorise the Director of Development and Renewal together with the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services) to make the Compulsory Purchase Orders
Grant delegated authority to the / Cabinet
25/07/12 / Poplar HARCA has been consulting with the local community on the estate with regard to the proposals for regeneration. Negotiations have taken place with individual land owners to seek voluntary acquisitions and have been made aware that discussions are underway / N/A / Councillor Rabina Khan, Cabinet Member, Housing
John Coker – Strategic Housing Manager /
Ext: 3782 / Decision Sheets and Report to Cabinet 7th November 2007
Stock transfer offer documents
Legal Documentation including Circular 06/04 (Guidance on preparing and making CPO’s)
[19]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
8/12 / Director of Development and Renewal together with the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services) the orders to take all necessary procedural steps in making the compulsory purchase order / with the council to seek to commence a CPO process.
Poplar HARCA has consulted with the Council’s Development and Renewal Department and Legal Services regarding the appropriateness of securing a CPO to enable the regeneration scheme to progress. Poplar HARCA is committed to maintaining an open dialogue with land owners to seek to secure voluntary acquisitions to avoid the need to compulsorily acquire land interests. / Niall McGowan – Housing Regeneration
Ext: 2538
[20]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
8/12 / This will be achieved through a process of ongoing communication relating to scheme progress, individual negotiations and support with relocation arrangements.
Polar HARCA wishes the negotiations to be supported by the instigation of a CPO process in order to ensure that the scheme is not unduly delayed and that the scheme is not held to ransom due to unrealistic expectations.
Forward Plan July 2012 – October 2012