Issue - meetings

(Report of the Director of Adults, Culture and Community Services -  To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People and the Cabinet Member for Leisure, Culture and Lifelong Learning): To agree the investment of the Play Builder funding;  to endorse the process for identifying further play sites/spaces in Haringey;  to waive Contract Standing Orders and delegate authority for the awarding of  contracts over £250,000 to the Director of Adult, Culture and Community Services in consultation with the Cabinet Members and to not seek a financial contribution from leaseholders towards the capital costs of Play Builder Schemes located on housing estates.

We noted that the purpose of the report was to agree the investment of the play builder funding for the development of eleven new or existing play sites/spaces and the endorsement of a process for identifying a further eleven play sites/spaces in the Borough. The proposals included a waiver of Contract Standing Order 11.03 and the delegation of authority to award contracts over £250,000 in value to the Director of Adult, Culture and Community Services in consultation with the Cabinet Members for Leisure, Culture and Lifelong Learning and for Children and Young People as well as agreement not to seek a financial contribution from leaseholders towards the capital costs of Play builder Schemes located on housing estates.

RESOLVED:

1. That approval be granted to the following eleven Year 1 sites for Play builder investment in 2009/10 –

·        Hartington Park  N17 (Tottenham Hale)

·        Tewkesbery Road  N15 (St Ann’s)                              

·        Paignton Park N15 (Seven Sisters)

·        Tower Gardens N17 (White Hart Lane)           

·        Bruce Castle Park N17 (White Hart Lane)

·        West Green Open Space N15  (St Ann’s)                  

·        Appleby Close (Homes for Haringey site) N15 (St Ann’s)    

·        Railway Fields N4 (Harringay)

·        Campsbourne Estate (Homes for Haringey site) N8 (Hornsey)

·        Lordship Recreation Ground N17 ( West Green)                   

·        Muswell Hill Playing Fields N10 (Muswell Hill)

2. That approval be granted to the development of an open bidding process, using agreed criteria for prioritising sites, for the year 2 programme as outlined in the interleaved report.

3. That, in accordance with Contract Standing Order 7.02(a),   approval be granted to a waiver of Contract Standing Order 11.03 and to the delegation of authority for awarding contracts over £250,000 for Play builder projects to the Director of Adults, Culture and Community Services and the Cabinet Members for Leisure, Culture and Lifelong Learning and Children and Young People on consideration of a full report including on the question of value for money..

4. That approval be granted to the proposal not to recharge leaseholders for a contribution towards the capital costs of the improvement works on housing estates.