The Committee Manager requested nominations for Chair.  Councillor Stuart Collins was proposed by Councillor Alan Smith and seconded by Councillor Kathy Bee.  The Committee voted unanimously in favour and Councillor Stuart Collins was duly elected Chair for the Municipal Year.

The Chair requested nominations for Vice-Chair.  Councillor Alan Smith was proposed by Councillor Stuart Collins and seconded by Councillor Kathy Bee.  The Committee voted unanimously in favour and Councillor Alan Smith was duly elected Vice-Chair for the Municipal Year.

RESOLVED that the Part A minutes of the meeting of the London Boroughs of Croydon and Lewisham Street Lighting Joint Committee held on 25 March 2014 be signed as an accurate record.

There were no disclosures of a pecuniary interest not already registered.

Councillor Alan Smith declared a personal interest, as his partner works for UK Networks, although not directly connected with this contract.

There was no urgent business.

RESOLVED that the allocation of business between Part A and Part B of the Agenda be confirmed.

(N.B. Councillor Alan Smith declared a personal interest as in A3/14)

The following points of the performance standards were highlighted:

• PS1 - Investment Programmes - contract has milestones set every 6 months.
  • Milestone 6 happened end July, when 20,960 street columns should have been removed.
  • There are issues around resources and the cable network and Skanska is behind by 7,500 lights. 
  • A number have not had the power supply fitted. 
  • Working with Skanska to improve productivity.  
  • UK Power Networks and Skanska have entered into an agreement.  
  • Skanska will recover but envisages being 6 months late - finishing January 2017, instead of July 2016. 
  • Not optimistic this will be achieved. 
  • Improvement plan in place. 
  • Delay affects Croydon more than Lewisham - mainly due to the type of cable networks. 
  • Milestone termination points - rejected milestone 5.  If 3 concurrent termination points then contract defaulted.
• PS2 - Planned Maintenance, Inspection and Testing - more faults this time of year.
  • Every two weeks check street lights. 
  • Improvement over last few months but likely to drop down again over winter months.
• PS6 - Working Practices - Number of places where holes are dug but columns not put in for a long time.
  • Monitor regularly. 
  • Residents are sensitive about footway obstructions.

Councillor Kathy Bee moved the camera resolution and the committee RESOLVED that the Press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting on the grounds that it was likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or proceedings to be conducted, that there would be disclosure of confidential or exempt information falling within paragraphs 3 & 5 as indicated in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended.

RESOLVED that the Part B minutes of the meeting of the London Boroughs of Croydon and Lewisham Street Lighting Joint Committee held on 25 March 2014 be signed as an accurate record.

There was a discussion about substantial financial adjustments which have been made due to poor performance.