The Part A minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 20 March 2017 were received. The Leader of the Council signed the minutes as a correct record.

There were no disclosures of interest.

There was one item of urgent business

Grenfell Fire Tragedy
 

The Cabinet held a minute silence for the victims of the Grenfell tower fire tragedy.
Councillor Alison Butler spoke about the tragedy and put on record the Council's commitment to install systems wherever they were found to be required in Council owned premises within the Borough.
(Note: the full announcement can be viewed on the meeting webcast)
 

RESOLVED that the allocation of business in the agenda be confirmed, as published.

Councillor Stuart Collins introduced an presentation for this item which is available via the meeting webcast.
 

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

RESOLVED to
1. Note the progress to date for the Don't Mess with Croydon Young People Taking Pride campaign.
2. Agree the approach to the next phase of the Don't Mess with Croydon Take Pride Campaign
3. Note the progress on the planned transitional improvements to the environmental service in advance of the new South London Waste Partnership contract March 2018
4. Delegate to the executive director of Place, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Clean, Green, Croydon, the decision to implement the proposed service change improvements contained within this report and any further improvements following the behaviour Insight project.
 

Councillor Timothy Godfrey, Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure & Sport introduced a video providing the annual review and then a presentation from representatives of BHLive. These are available on the meeting webcast.

Cabinet Members noted the presentations and welcomed the progress to date.
 

Councillor Hamida Ali gave a presentation on this Strategy which is available via the meeting webcast
 

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

RESOLVED to recommend to Full Council that it agree the Community Safety Strategy for Croydon 2017-2020.
 

Representatives from Onside and young people from Croydon gave a presentation on the progress on the Legacy, Croydon Youth Zone project. This presentation is available via the meeting webcast.
 

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

RESOLVED to note the progress made with the delivery of the Legacy, Croydon Youth Zone Project
 

Councillor Mark Watson, Cabinet Member for Economy and Jobs, presented this item including a short Small Business Commission film which is available via the meeting webcast.
 

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

RESOLVED  having considered the draft Small Business Commission Report and action plan, to endorse the draft report; and
to delegate finalisation of the report and action plan to the Cabinet Member for Economy & Jobs.
 

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

RESOLVED to
1.1 Agree to set up and enter in to separate limited liability partnerships with a new charity for the purpose of managing:
1) The affordable rent properties to be developed by Brick by Brick (Croydon) Ltd;
2) The street properties purchased by the Council at market rates; and
3) The affordable rent properties to be developed by Hub at the former Taberner House site.
1.2 Agree to enter in to leases with the respective limited liability partnerships for:
1) The land to be developed by Brick by Brick (Croydon) Ltd for the affordable rent units;
2) The completed affordable rent units on the former Taberner House site/the land to be developed by Hub at the former Taberner House site.
1.3 Delegate authority to the Executive Director Resources in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Treasury to agree to set up and enter in to a limited liability partnership with a new charity for the purpose of managing the street properties purchased by the Council at market rates.
1.4 Agree to the granting of retained right to buy receipts to the respective limited liability partnerships to use to increase designated affordable housing for borough residents.
1.5 Agree, where permissible, to grant relevant commuted Section 106 monies for affordable housing to the LLPs for the delivery of appropriate units.
1.6 Agree the proposed rent levels for the affordable rent properties developed by or acquired by the respective limited liability partnerships be a maximum of 65% of market rent, and not more than the Local Housing Allowance.
1.7 Delegate authority to the Executive Director Resources, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Treasury, to agree and enter in to arms length loans with the respective limited liability partnerships at appropriate market normative rates for the purposes outlined in this report.
1.8 Instruct the Executive Director Resources to update the agreed treasury management strategy to reflect the borrowing requirement and lending agreements with the respective limited liability partnerships for formal approval by Council.
1.9 Delegate authority to the Executive Director Resources, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Treasury, to take such steps as are necessary to appropriate land from the Housing Revenue Account to the General Fund to the extent that this is required to successfully implement the above recommendations and proposals set out in the report.

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

RESOLVED to receive the recommendations arsing form the meetings of the Scrutiny and Overview Committee (7 March 2017) and the Streets, Environment and Homes Scrutiny Sub-Committee (28 February 2017 and 28 March 2017) and to provide a substantive response within two months (ie. at the next available Cabinet Meeting on 17 July 2017)
 

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

RESOLVED to note:
1. The contracts over £500,000 in value anticipated to be awarded by the nominated Cabinet Member, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Treasury or, where the nominated Cabinet Member is the Cabinet Member for Finance and Treasury, in consultation with the Leader
2. The list of delegated award decisions made by the Director of Commissioning and Improvements, between 13/03/2017-17/05/2017.
3. Property acquisitions and disposals to be agreed by the Cabinet Member for Finance & Treasury before the next meeting of Cabinet.