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20/06/2019 - Authority to vary and extend call off contract for provision of single sign on customer portal ref: 4620 Recommendations Approved
To seek approval to vary an existing agreement
for the provision and support of a customer portal to permit
continued provision beyond the scheduled expiry date.
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Housing, Homelessness & Renters Security
Decision published: 21/06/2019
Effective from: 20/06/2019
Decision:
To approve an extension to the current call-off contract with Agilisys Limited for a period of up to two years from 21st July 2019 at (a) an increase of £10,000 to the current annual maintenance price of £60,000 for the 2019/20 period; and (b) an increase of £15,000 to the current annual maintenance price of £60,000 for the 2020/21 period.
To permit the provision of single sign on status for additional Council services pending implementation of the new access portal.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Margaret Read
19/06/2019 - 3 Cygnus Business Park, Dalmeyer Road NW10 2XA (Ref. 19/0888) ref: 4617 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 19/06/2019 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 19/06/2019
Effective from: 19/06/2019
Decision:
Granted planning permission as recommended.
Wards affected: Dudden Hill;
19/06/2019 - Stonebridge Primary School Annexe, Twybridge Way, NW10 0ST (Ref. 18/4810) ref: 4616 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 19/06/2019 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 19/06/2019
Effective from: 19/06/2019
Decision:
Granted planning permission as recommended subject to additional condition restricting permitted development rights under Classes A to E for the houses.
Wards affected: Stonebridge;
19/06/2019 - 110 Walm Lane, London, NW2 4RS (Ref. 18/4675) ref: 4618 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 19/06/2019 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 19/06/2019
Effective from: 19/06/2019
Decision:
Refused planning permission as recommended and excessive height.
Wards affected: Mapesbury;
19/06/2019 - 2A, Preston Waye and 283, 285 & 287 Preston Road, Harrow, HA3 (Ref. 18/4902) ref: 4615 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 19/06/2019 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 19/06/2019
Effective from: 19/06/2019
Decision:
Deferred to another meeting for the reasons for refusal to be assessed by officers in a follow-up report.
Wards affected: Barnhill;
19/06/2019 - Wembley Youth Centre and Land next to Ex Dennis Jackson Centre, London Road, Wembley, HA9 (Ref 18/4273) ref: 4614 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 19/06/2019 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 19/06/2019
Effective from: 19/06/2019
Decision:
Granted planning permission as recommended.
Wards affected: Wembley Central;
19/06/2019 - 110 Walm Lane, London, NW2 4RS Ref. 18/4701) ref: 4619 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Planning Committee
Made at meeting: 19/06/2019 - Planning Committee
Decision published: 19/06/2019
Effective from: 19/06/2019
Decision:
Refused planning permission for the following reasons:
Insufficient architectural merit, out of character with the Mapesbury Conservation Area in terms of excessive height, design and massing and lack of a legal agreement to control resulting harm.
Wards affected: Mapesbury;
17/06/2019 - Any other urgent business ref: 4610 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/06/2019 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/06/2019
Effective from: 17/06/2019
Decision:
There was no urgent business.
17/06/2019 - Exclusion of Press and Public ref: 4608 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/06/2019 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/06/2019
Effective from: 17/06/2019
Decision:
The press and public were not excluded from the meeting.
17/06/2019 - Multi-agency safeguarding children arrangements in Brent - 2019 onwards ref: 4605 Recommendations Approved
To seek approval of proposed safeguarding oversight arrangements for children and young people in Brent.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/06/2019 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/06/2019
Effective from: 25/06/2019
Decision:
RESOLVED: that the partnership safeguarding oversight arrangements as detailed in the report from the Strategic Director, Children and young People, be agreed.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Meenara Islam
17/06/2019 - Contextual Safeguarding: Task Group Report ref: 4603 Recommendations Approved
Reference to Community Wellbeing Scrutiny:
To note the task group report.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/06/2019 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/06/2019
Effective from: 17/06/2019
Decision:
RESOLVED: That the report and five recommendations contained therein, of the Overview and Scrutiny Task Group on Contextual Safeguarding, be noted.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: James Diamond
17/06/2019 - Q4 2018/19 Corporate Performance Report ref: 4609 Recommendations Approved
No decision required.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/06/2019 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/06/2019
Effective from: 17/06/2019
Decision:
RESOLVED: that the performance information contained in this report be noted.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Irene Bremang
17/06/2019 - Service Provision on Estates in Brent: Overview and Scrutiny Task Group ref: 4602 Recommendations Approved
Reference to Housing Scrutiny Committee
To provide an update on the recommendations
arising from the Service Provision on Estates Task Group which were
agreed by the Housing Scrutiny Committee.
To note the contents of the report and the recommendations made to
Cabinet.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/06/2019 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/06/2019
Effective from: 17/06/2019
Decision:
RESOLVED: That the report, and recommendations detailed therein, of the Overview and Scrutiny Task Group on Service Provision on Estates in Brent, be noted.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Jacqueline Barry-Purssell
17/06/2019 - Brent Community Lottery ref: 4607 Recommendations Approved
(a)
To establish a local authority run Lottery called the Brent Lottery
based on the preferred option and to approve the criteria for
registering organisations as beneficiaries.
(b) To note that the purpose of the lottery is to raise funds for
Brent’s Voluntary and Community Sector (VSC).
(c) To waive the requirement of Contract Standing Orders to seek
quotes and appoint Gatherwell Ltd. by way of a direct award as an
external lottery manager (ELM) to run the lottery on behalf of the
council for a period of 5 years, subject to annual review.
(d To delegate authority to the Director of Policy, Performance and
Partnerships following consultation with the Portfolio Holder for
Voluntary Sector Liaison and Development, to agree the policies and
procedures necessary and/or desirable to fulfil the conditions for
obtaining a licence from the Gambling Commission and the process
for the allocation of the lottery central fund income.
(e) To nominate two senior managers – (Director of Policy,
Performance and Partnerships and the Head of Strategy and
Partnerships) - to hold the Gambling Commission licence on behalf
of the local authority.
(f) To note that set up costs will be taken from the Strategy and
Partnerships approved budget for 2019/20.
Report title changed to: Brent Community Lottery
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/06/2019 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/06/2019
Effective from: 25/06/2019
Decision:
RESOLVED:
i) That a local authority run Lottery called the Brent Community Lottery based on the preferred option be established;
ii) That the criteria for registering organisations as beneficiaries as detailed in the report from the Assistant Chief Executive be approved;
iii) That it be noted that the purpose of the lottery is to raise funds for Brent’s Voluntary and Community Sector (VSC).
iv) That the requirement of Contract Standing Orders to seek quotes be waived and Gatherwell Ltd. be appointed by way of a direct award as an external lottery manager (ELM) to run the lottery on behalf of the council for a period of 5 years, subject to annual review.
v) That authority be delegated to the Assistant Chief Executive following consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Public Health, Culture & Leisure (given their remit in relation to Voluntary Sector Liaison and Development), to agree the policies and procedures necessary and/or desirable to fulfil the conditions for obtaining a licence from the Gambling Commission and the process for the allocation of the lottery central fund income.
vi) That two senior managers – (Assistant Chief Executive and the Head of Strategy and Partnerships) be nominated to hold the Gambling Commission licence on behalf of the local authority.
vii) That it be noted that the set up costs would be taken from the Strategy and Partnerships approved budget for 2019/20.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Pascoe Sawyers
17/06/2019 - Roe Green Strathcona Consultation Report ref: 4604 Recommendations Approved
Informal Consultation on the school organisation arrangements of Roe Green Infant School and the closure of primary provision on the Roe Green Strathcona site
Previous title: Roe Green Strathcona Consultation Report
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/06/2019 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/06/2019
Effective from: 25/06/2019
Decision:
RESOLVED: That a period of formal consultation be approved, through publication of a statutory notice, on proposals to:
§ change the age range of Roe Green Infant School from 3-11 to 3-7
§ reduce the school’s Published Admission Number (PAN) from 150 to 120 for September 2020
§ implement a phased closure of the provision on the Roe Green Infant School Strathcona site.
Wards affected: Barnhill; Fryent; Kenton; Northwick Park; Preston; Queensbury; Welsh Harp;
Lead officer: Brian Grady
17/06/2019 - Allocations Policy ref: 4606 Recommendations Approved
To agree a revised Allocation Scheme for implementation by 1 April 2019.
Reason for deferral from March to June 2019 Cabinet: To enable further review of the policy.
Related decisions: Individual Cabinet Member Decision - Consultation regarding review of Housing Allocations Policy – 8 November 2018
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 17/06/2019 - Cabinet
Decision published: 18/06/2019
Effective from: 25/06/2019
Decision:
RESOLVED:
i) That the following amendments to the Allocations Scheme, as detailed in the report from the Strategic Director Community Wellbeing, be approved:
a) Amendment 3 - Local Lettings Policy – New Accommodation on their current estate as set out in paragraphs 5.29 to 5.37 of the report.
b) Amendment 4 - Local Lettings Policy – Regeneration Areas as set out in paragraphs 5.38 to 5.44 below;
c) Amendment 5 - Revising Quotas as set out in paragraphs 5.45 to 5.53
d) Amendment 7 - Give appropriate priority for social housing to victims of domestic abuse who are currently living in a refuge or other form of temporary accommodation as set out in paragraphs 5.63 to 5.65;
e) Amendment 8 - Policy for Displaced Tenants and Leaseholders in Regeneration Schemes as set out in paragraphs 5.66. to 5.69
f) Appendix 5 to the report to be added as an appendix to the Council’s Allocations Scheme.
ii) That the following amendment not be approved but be reviewed in six months to enable officers to research further into how this proposal would work in practice and examine intended and possible unintended consequences:
a) Amendment 1: Allow for the future introduction of a new nominations agreement with Registered Providers with reasonable rents as set out in paragraphs 5.2 to 5.17 of the report from the Strategic Director Community Wellbeing
iii) That the following amendment not be approved but reviewed in two years to understand the impact of the wider activity to increase the supply of other forms of affordable housing:
a) Amendment 2 - Allowing households currently in Band D to retain the waiting time they accrued when in a higher band if they become homeless and are placed in TA as set out in paragraphs 5.18 to 5.28 of the report from the Strategic Director Community Wellbeing;
iv) That the following amendment not be approved:
b) Amendment 6 -Prioritise Unaffordability as set out in paragraphs 5.54 to 5.61 of the report from the Strategic Director Community Wellbeing;
v) That, having given due regard to the content of the Equalities Impact Assessments in Appendix 4 of the report from the Strategic Director Community Wellbeing, these be noted.
vi) That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director Community Wellbeing to implement the proposed changes to the Council’s Allocation Scheme as set out in resolution i) above.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Laurence Coaker
17/06/2019 - Individual Cabinet Member Decision - Variation of Microsoft Software Agreement ref: 4600 Recommendations Approved
Approval of a recommendation to vary the
council's main Microsoft Enterprise Software Agreement.
Decision Maker: Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance, Resources and Reform
Decision published: 17/06/2019
Effective from: 25/06/2019
Decision:
To approve the variation of the contract with Bytes Software Services Ltd for Microsoft Licensing by increasing the volume of licenses and revising the licensing model by up to £1.4m.
Wards affected: (All Wards);