The Part A minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 17 June 2013

were received. The Leader of the Council signed the minutes as

a correct record. 

No disclosures of interest were made during the meeting.

At 6.33pm, Councillor Sara Bashford Councillor Sarah Bashford

declared a personal interest as a general declaration due to the

complexity of the agenda as one member of her family is employed

by Croydon Council.
 

At 7.10pm Councillor Simon Hall declared personal interests in

agenda item 7, as a director of the South Norwood & Woodside

Community Association (SNWCA) and the Croydon Neighbourhood

Care Association (CNCA).

There were no items of urgent business.

Announcements by Cabinet Members

1. London Youth Games
Councillor Sara Bashford announced with great pleasure the
success achieved by Croydon's young people at the London Youth

Games.

Across the 9 month season, Croydon's young people have entered

80 competitions competing against all 32 London Boroughs. As

defending champions the pressure was on and finally the results

were announced - Team Croydon finished in 2nd place in the

overall competition and winners of the disability competition.

Although Croydon finished in 2nd place Team Croydon finished with

more points than ever before and are champions in 8 different

sports events, again more than we have ever achieved before.

The trophies displayed at the meeting were as follows:

• Disability Trophy - for winning the disability competition (best

scores in all 7 disability competitions)
• Diving Shield
• Swimming Boys Shield
• Disability Swimming Boys
• Disability Swimming Girls
• Disability Athletics Boys
• Disability Athletics Girls
• Squash Boys (sword)
• London Youth Games Runners up plate 2013

Croydon were also champions in Angling.

Councillor Bashford expressed thanks to all coaches and volunteers

involved in these achievements.

2. Local Authority Recycling Team of the Year Award
Councillor Phil Thomas announced with great pleasure that the

Council had received the Local Authority Recycling Team of the

Year Award.

RESOLVED that the allocation of business in the agenda be

confirmed, as printed.

NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the

Cabinet the power to make the decision set out below.

Cabinet RESOLVED to agree

1.1 that having considered the results from the equality analysis at

appendix 4 to the report that have informed the development of the Croydon's Community Strategy 2013 - 18 (the Community Strategy), full Council be recommended to approve the Community Strategy 2013-18 at appendix 1 to the report;

1.2 Croydon Council's Corporate Plan 2013-15 and Croydon Council's People Strategy 2013-15 at appendices 2 and 3 to the report; and

1.3 to note that prior to its submission to full Council for approval the Leader of the Council may agree further changes to the draft Croydon's Community Strategy 2013-18, including any that may arise from further feedback from Croydon's Local Strategic Partnership and consultation.
 

NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the decisions set out below.

Cabinet RESOLVED: to endorse the new Croydon Compact at Appendix A to the report. 
 

NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the decisions set out below.

Cabinet RESOLVED to

(1) approve the approach to community cohesion over the short term summer period;

(2) agree the development of a community cohesion strategy and integration plan for consideration at a future meeting of Cabinet.

 

NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the decisions set out below.

Cabinet RESOLVED:

(1) to agree to the commencement of formal consultations with staff and Trade Unions about the proposals set out in the report; and

(2) to delegate to the Executive Director of Adult Services, Health and & Housing and Executive Director of Children, Families and Learning, in consultation with the Director of Democratic and Legal Services, and subject to the consultation referenced in (1) above with staff and due consideration thereof, authority to negotiate and agree by way of a Section 75 Agreement under the National Health Services Act 2006 the practical arrangements as proposed in the report for the establishment of an Integrated Commissioning Unit (ICU) for health and social care, with a single line of management within the Council, but dual accountability to the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) for health services, and to the Council for adult and children's social care services.
 

NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the decisions set out below.

Cabinet RESOLVED:

1. In order to meet the requirements of the Raising of the Participation Age, to reconfigure specialist provision for pupils with challenging behaviour at Beckmead School to include vocational pathways and post-16 learning opportunities, making the most effective use of the capital investment agreed by Cabinet in July 2011 in new secondary provision on the Priory School Tennison Road site for this cohort.

2. to consult on strengthening the governance arrangements for the Victoria House Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) for primary aged pupils by separating it from the PRU Federation and changing the accountability for the PRU to the governing body of Beckmead School; this would require the technical closure of the PRU and an expansion of pupil numbers at Beckmead school to incorporate the PRU provision.

3. to commence consultation in September 2013 on expanding Beckmead school to cover the new specialist provision proposed in resolution 1 above and the Victoria House PRU as proposed in resolution 2 above.

4. to delegate authority to the Cabinet Member and Executive Director for Children, Families and Learning to consider the outcomes of the proposed consultation on the expansion of Beckmead school and proceed to formal consultation through the publication of statutory notices.

NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the decisions set out below.

Cabinet RESOLVED:

having considered the responses to the public consultation and officers comments on these, to proceed to designate the area within the Town Centre as set out in Appendix A of the report for the purposes of Section 6 of the London Local Authorities Act 2007 ("the Act") in which the display of portable advertisements is prohibited unless subject to consent, either deemed or express.

NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the decisions set out below.

Cabinet RESOLVED to

1. agree to commence formal public consultation on conservation area Appraisals and Management Plan (CAAMPs) as draft Supplementary Planning Documents for the following conservation areas:
• East India Estate (Appendix 1 to the report);
• Norbury Estate (Appendix 2 to the report);
• Norwood Grove (Appendix 3 to the report);
• St Bernards (Appendix 4 to the report).
• Upper Norwood Triangle (Appendix 5 to the report)

2. agree that the Director of Planning and Building Control, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning, Transport and Sustainability be given delegated authority to make minor factual or evidence base related changes to the above-named documents referred to in resolution 1 above prior to their publication for consultation.

3. note the current schedule for the completion and adoption of CAAMPs for all of the 21 conservation areas in Croydon.
 

NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the decisions set out below.

Cabinet RESOLVED:

1. having considered the responses to the consultation on the proposal to change the use of Gillett Road retirement housing block (Gillett Road) to general needs temporary accommodation for homeless families with children and officers comments on these as detailed in the report and appendices;

2. and having considered the equality impact assessment relating to this proposal at Appendix 3 to the report:

3. to agree that Gillett Road retirement housing scheme be converted to general needs housing for use as temporary accommodation for homeless households in priority need (Option 2 for consultation purposes), and to note that existing tenants will be given the choice of remaining in the scheme or moving to alternative accommodation (with support provided);

4. subject to the above decisions, to agree:

4.1 to implementation of the activities and processes from September 2013 to realise the effects of change of use to general needs temporary accommodation as soon as possible;

4.2 to implement the actions proposed at Appendix 8 of the report to mitigate the concerns raised by existing tenants;

4.3 to commit an average sum of £4,000 per household to cover the costs associated with resettling the existing tenants who choose to move to alternative accommodation on the basis of the Re-housing Policy and Procedure at Appendix 4 of the report; and

4.4 that the Executive Director for Adult services health and housing in consultation with the Deputy Leader (Statutory) (Capital Budget and Asset Management) and Cabinet Member for Housing be delegated authority to agree any further steps necessary for the implementation of the Option 2.

NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the decisions set out below.

Cabinet RESOLVED:

To note year-end performance for 2012/13 within appendix 1 of the report.

NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the decisions set out below.

Cabinet RESOLVED: to agree

1. The strategic financial planning assumptions for the Financial Strategy as set out in table 2 of the report;

2. an increase in the Capital budget for Highways from £5.5m to £7.5m;

3. the carry forward of £52.3m slippage to the 2013/14 Capital Programme as set out in Appendix 1 of the report;

4. a change to the capital programme in relation to the HRA as set out in Paragraph 11.4 of the report;

5. to endorse the outcomes of the London Finance Commission as set out in paragraph 5.27 of the report
 

NOTED: that the Leader of the Council had delegated to the Cabinet the power to make the decisions set out below.

Cabinet RESOLVED:

(1) to receive the Scrutiny & Strategic Overview Committee
recommendations as follows:

The Committee recommends that:

i) the Council work with partners to explore options for a short-term community project on currently empty regeneration sites such as the General Hospital site in London Road;
 

ii) the work of the Community Connectors be recognised and the Council continues to support them for the benefit of the community; and
 

iii) The Council continue dialogue with the Metropolitan Police and the Mayor's Office of Policing and Crime (MOPAC) to explore all available options for a Police base in the London Road area of Broad Green.

(2) to agree its responses to the recommendations in (1) above at the Cabinet meeting on 30 September 2013.

Cabinet RESOLVED that, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information falling within those paragraphs indicated in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended.

(In camera - report exempt under paragraphs 1, 2 and 4)

Cabinet RESOLVED: to note the details of the report. The recommendations for this proposal were contained in the Part A/public report on the meeting agenda (minute A71/13 refers).