Agenda and draft minutes

To confirm and sign the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 12 October 2010.

To consider any requests received in accordance with Standing Orders.

(Joint Report of the Chief Executive and the Director of Corporate Resources – To be introduced by the Leader and the Cabinet Member for Finance and Sustainability): To report on an exception basis financial and performance for the year to September 2010 and to agree the budget virements in accordance with financial regulations.

(Report of the Director of Urban Environment – To be introduced by the Leader): To agree the strategic commissioning model as Haringey’s future Commissioning Framework and to adopt this approach and change methodology in respect of other key Council Services.

(Report of the Director of the Children and Young People’s Service – To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services):To inform Members on progress on the detail of the EYSFF and to seek agreement on the proposed elements of the formula.

(Report of the Director of Urban Environment – To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Planning and Regeneration): To seek in principle approval for the Council to use its compulsory purchase powers and Section 237 if required to facilitate Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (THFC) to progress the land assembly of Northumberland Park Development Site which will in turn will enable THFC to build its new football stadium in Tottenham along with supporting regeneration.

(Report of the Director of Urban Environment – To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods): To seek approval for proposed increases in parking charges and to agree that new types of permits be introduced.

(Report of the Director of Urban Environment – To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Housing): To inform Members of the results of a comprehensive consultation exercise carried out in relation to the review of the proposed new housing allocations policy; to seek final endorsement for the policy which prioritises applications on the basis of housing needs bands rather than housing points; and sets out the implementation process including the introduction of an on line re-registration between January and March 2011 for lower priority applicants with safeguards built in to support vulnerable applicants.

(Report of the Director of Urban Environment – To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Housing): To provide Members with feedback on the consultation held with stakeholders in relation to the use of introductory tenancies and to seek approval for the use of such tenancies as a means of preventing, managing and controlling anti-social and disruptive behaviour.

(Report of the Director of Urban Environment – To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Housing): To update Members on the Haringey Decent Homes Programme and to highlight that the implications of the outcome of the Comprehensive Spending Review announcements to the Programme will be incorporated in the final report for consideration.

(Report of the Director of Urban Environment – To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Housing): To update Members on Homes for Haringey’s performance against the key indicators set out in the business plan for the monitoring period from April to end of August 2010.

(Report of the Assistant Chief Executive (People and Organisational Development – To be introduced by the Leader): To appoint a replacement member to serve on the Hornsey Town Hall Community Partnership Board.

1. Voluntary Sector Committee – 20 September 2010;
2. Children’s Safeguarding Policy and Practice Advisory Committee – 4 October 2010;
3. Procurement Committee – 21 October 2010;
4. HSP Standing Leadership Conference – 21 October 2010.

(Report of the Director of Adult, Culture and Community Services – To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Adult and Community Services):To provide an assessment of the current performance and investment needs of the service; identify options to secure future viable and sustainable service delivery and to approve the recommended option for the Council to cease its Bereavement Services operation and dispose of its three operational sites.

(Report of the Assistant Chief Executive (People and Organisational Development): To inform the Cabinet of delegated decisions and significant actions taken.