Agenda and minutes

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The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of Urgent Business. (Late items of Urgent Business will be considered under the agenda item where they appear. New items of Urgent Business will be dealt with under Item 16 below. New items of exempt business will be dealt with at Item 22 below).

There were no items of urgent business.

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This agenda contains exempt items as set out at Item 17 : Exclusion of the Press and Public.  No representations with regard to these have been received.

This is the formal 5 clear day notice under the Regulations to confirm that this Cabinet meeting will be partly held in private for the reasons set out in this Agenda.

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To confirm and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 14 September 2021 as a correct record.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 14 September 2021 be approved as a correct record.

For Cabinet to note (if any)

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To consider any requests received in accordance with Standing Orders.

Deputation 1

Quentin Given and Catherine Kenyon outlined their deputation on behalf of an alliance including Friends of the Earth, Haringey Living Streets, Haringey Cycling Campaign and Haringey Extinction Rebellion.  This generation was the first to experience climate change, and the last generation who could do something about it.  The Mayor of London had called for more action to be taken in regard to climate change across the capital.  Half of London’s hospitals and one in five schools were at risk of flooding and collaborative working was required to avoid worse catastrophes in the future. 

Surrounding boroughs have led the way in delivering healthy streets.  Haringey had ranked near the bottom of the London Healthy Streets scorecard on the delivery of healthy streets.  The Council had promised much over the last few years but delivered little.  Protected cycles lanes had been described as ‘few and far between’, and only 17% of roads in the borough were within Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, compare with 55% in Hackney.

The alliance requested that Haringey speed up the delivery of the active travel strategy, and safe and accessible walking and cycle routes.  The Council needed to clearly articulate to residents the problems which needed to be solved, and the actions required to solve them. 

Councillor Hakata, Cabinet Member for Environment, Transport and the Climate Emergency, and Deputy Leader of the Council responded to the deputation.  He agreed that it was the collective responsibility of the Cabinet to work towards a solution.

Three Low Traffic Neighbourhoods had completed formal consultations which, if deployed, would cover an additional 15% of the boroughs roads.  The ambition was to equal the best in the capital over the next 2-3 years.

There were plans for 30 protected cycle lanes in the draft Walking and Cycling Action Plan, and these would be set out in a strategic road map so that it was clear which lanes would be implemented and when.

There were 17 School Streets in the borough with a further nine planned for the next few months.  Discussions were taking place in relation to adding more streets to the programme.

Councillor Hakata thanked the deputation party for attending and added that support from residents was welcomed in implementing all of the schemes referred to.

Deputation 2

Jack Grant spoke in relation to item 9 on the agenda - Additional sites for consideration within the Housing Delivery Programme.  He referred to the 12 sites identified in the report and stated that only one was located in the West of the borough.  Of the remaining 11, five were existing public green spaces, one was private green space and three could be turned into green space.  He questioned why public green spaces in the West of the borough were better maintained than in the East and the loss of green space in the West of the borough was considered to be a material concern but not a priority in areas with the lowest amount of green space.

He referred to the East-West  ...  view the full minutes text for item 631.

[Report of the Director for Housing, Regeneration and Planning.  To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for House Building, Place-Making and Development]

This report will seek approval to include additional sites of Council-owned land in the housing delivery programme so that their feasibility for the delivery of new homes can be determined. The report also seeks approval, in the event that any of those sites is found to be appropriate for new homes, to develop and submit design proposals for consideration by the Planning Authority.

The Cabinet Member for House Building, Place-Making and Development introduced the report which sought approval to include twelve more sites of Council-owned land in the housing delivery programme in order that their feasibility and capacity for the delivery of new homes can be determined.   The report also noted the removal from the programme of three sites found to be unsuitable for housing delivery.

The Cabinet Member and Assistant Director for Housing responded to questions from Cabinet Members:

-           The aim for all developments would be to achieve zero or close to zero carbon, and improvements to the public realm. All developments would provide play facilities, green space, bat and bird boxes.  A number of developments would replace concrete sites, so fresh green space would be created, with new trees planted and new biodiversity havens.

-           All sites would go through the secure by design process.

-           Cycle storage would be provided in all developments, and all developments would be car-free with the exception of cars for disabled use.

-           A big part of the programme was to provide wheelchair accessible or adaptable accommodation.

The Cabinet Member and Assistant Director for Housing responded to questions from Councillor Ogiehor:

-           3000 new homes would be built and let to tenants by 2031.

-           A response would be provided in writing in regard to the total amount of borrowing, total interest payable and the point of when the impact of paying back the borrowing would impact the Council’s finances.

RESOLVED that Cabinet

1.      Adds the twelve Council-owned sites listed in paragraph 6.6 and shown as red line boundary plans in Appendix 1 to the Council’s housing development programme in order that their feasibility and capacity for the delivery of new Council homes can be determined.

2.      Agrees that where any of these sites is determined to be suitable for housing development, architectural designs for housing on the site should be developed through community engagement and then submitted to the Planning Authority for consideration.

3.      Notes that the potential costs of carrying out the preparatory work up to a Planning Application for each individual site are expected to be within the delegated authority of the Director of Housing, Regeneration and Planning, although the cumulative costs of all these sites would be in excess of this.

4.      Notes the removal of three sites listed in paragraph 6.16 from the housing delivery programme.

Reasons for decisions

The Council is committed to a new era of Council housebuilding in Haringey. These decisions are an essential step in achieving that aim.

In order to robustly assess each site listed in 6.6 for its suitability and capacity for housing development, further work now needs to be undertaken. In many cases, this will require the engagement of external surveyors and other contractors.

Alternative options considered

Not to assess these sites for their development potential. The Council has no statutory duty to develop these sites. However, the Council’s top priority is the delivery of a new era of Council  ...  view the full minutes text for item 632.

[Report of the Director for Housing, Regeneration and Planning.  To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for House Building, Place-Making and Development]

The report will ask Cabinet to approve the letting of a build contract to build eight new Council homes for Council rent. It will also request the appropriation of the land, first for planning purposes and then on completion for housing purposes.

The Cabinet Member for House Building, Place-Making and Development introduced the report which sought approval, following consultation with local residents, to build eight new Council homes for Council rent on Council land that is currently used primarily as a car park for the Redlands Estate residents and includes six garages.  This location had experienced anti-social behaviour issues in the past and it was anticipated that the development of the scheme would resolve these issues.

The Cabinet Member and Officers responded to questions from the Cabinet:

-           Disabled parking spaces would be planned out and positioned in an area where the disabled units were located.

-           The scheme would provide a range of green space – private garden space for the houses and communal green space. 

-           Secure cycle parking would be provided, and exact figures would be provided in writing to Councillor Hakata.

In response to Councillor Ogiehor, the Assistant Director for Housing advised that the scheme would be completed in late 2023 / early 2024.

Further to considering exempt information it was,

RESOLVED that Cabinet:

1.         Approves the appointment of Contractor A, identified in the exempt part of the report, to undertake the new build works to provide a total of eight new Council rented homes at Redlands, Summerhill Road for a total contract sum set out in the exempt part of the report; and approves the client contingency sum set out in the exempt part of the report.

2.         Approves the appropriation of the land known as Redlands, Summerhill Road (edged red in the site plan attached at Appendix 1) from housing purposes to planning purposes as it is no longer required for the purpose which it is currently held, and for the purpose of carrying out development as set out in part 6 of this report.

3.         Approves the use of the Council’s powers under Section 203 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 to override easements and other rights of neighbouring properties infringed upon by the Redlands, Summerhill Road development, under planning permission Ref: HGY/2020/1779.

4.         Delegates to the Director of Housing, Regeneration and Planning, after consultation with the Director of Finance and the Cabinet Member for House building, Placemaking and Development, authority to make payments of compensation as a result of any infringement arising from the development and the recommendation 3.1.3, within the existing scheme of delegation.

5.         Approves the appropriation of Redlands, Summerhill Road (edged red in the plans attached at Appendix 1) from planning purposes back to housing purposes under Section 19 of the Housing Act 1985, after practical completion of the development.

Reasons for decisions

The site known as Redlands, Summerhill Road was approved by Cabinet in July 2019 to be included in the Council’s housing delivery programme. The scheme has subsequently been granted planning consent and is ready to progress to construction. This report therefore marks the third, and final, Members’ decision to develop on this site.

Contractor A has been identified by a formal tender process to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 633.

[Report of the Director for Housing, Regeneration and Planning.  To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Finance and Transformation]

This report requests that Cabinet agree to enter into contract with the Multi-Disciplinary Design Team for the design and refurbishment (and extension) of the Council owned, Grade II listed Civic Centre.  In addition delegated authority is sought to the Assistant Director of Property and Capital Works to submit Planning and Listed Building applications during the design process.

The Cabinet Member for Finance and Transformation introduced the report which provided an update on the Civic Centre project following the decision in December 2020 by Cabinet to proceed with the project to repair and refurbish the listed Civic Centre to bring the building back into use.  Approval was also sought to proceed with design work on the refurbishment and to award a contract for RIBA stages 2-6 design work. 

The Assistant Director for Capital Projects & Property advised that the project would aim to meet this highest levels of sustainability in all areas, including the appointment of contractors. 

The Cabinet Member and officers responded to questions from Councillor Ogiehor:

-           This report was not making decisions on the future of other council buildings.  The other accommodation strategy would be reviewed and reported to Cabinet in a separate report.

-           A further report would be provided with costings once the design work had been carried out.

-           Initial feasibility work on the site had concluded that having a mix of housing and civic buildings was not the most efficient use of the site.

Further to considering exempt information it was,

RESOLVED that Cabinet

1.      Agree to proceed with the design work on the refurbishment of the Civic Centre, including the provision of an annex extension, based on the feasibility work completed since the December 2020 cabinet decision to explore this option.

2.         Note that a report will be brought to Cabinet in January 2022 for the following:

(i)        decision on whether to proceed with the Civic Centre, including an annex option, informed by the final full business case, once further design work outlined in recommendation 3.1 has been completed;

(ii)       approval to award a contract for preparatory works to the Civic Centre.   These works are independent of the above decision about whether to include an annex option, as they are required to deliver a refurbishment of the existing Civic Centre for the Council’s accommodation use and are in accordance with the decision taken by Cabinet in December 2020

3.      Approve the award of a contract to Hawkins Brown Ltd for the maximum sum of £3,110,999.89 for RIBA stages 2-6 design services for the Civic Centre refurbishment project and annex project, in accordance with contract standing order 9.07.1d.  Noting that should we not proceed with the annex option at any stage during the design development; then the project fees will be reduced accordingly.

4.      Approve issuing Hawkins Brown Ltd with a letter of intent prior to the formal contract execution. The letter of intent will represent ten per cent of the total contract value and will not exceed £311,099.99.

5.      Notes that the Hawkins Brown Ltd. contract sum will be reduced if Cabinet decide not to proceed with the annex building as part of the Civic Centre project. If Cabinet does not decide to proceed with the annex building the Hawkins Brown contract will be revised to be based on a percentage of the construction value of the existing refurbishment. 

Reasons  ...  view the full minutes text for item 634.

[Report of the Director of Adults and Health.  To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Health, Social Care and Well-Being]

This report requests that Cabinet award the  Housing Related Support contracts for supported accommodation and floating support services for homeless adults with mental health needs.

The Cabinet Member for Health, Social Care and Well-Being introduced the report which sought approval to award six contracts to the successful tenderers for the Provision of Housing Related Support (HRS) Mental Health Pathway Services in accordance with Contract Standing Order (CSO) 9.07.1 (d).

The Cabinet Member and Director for Adults and Health responded to questions from Councillor Ogiehor:

-           Where no bids had been received, one of the contracts would continue to run as it currently was and the other was a pilot project which would not require a contract until it was decided to identify an appropriate provider.

-           The Adults and Health service were working hard to ensure that all services were peer informed and peer designed.  All tender specifications had been designed based on feedback provided by ‘experts by experience’ (service users).

Further to consideration of exempt information, it was

RESOLVED that Cabinet

1.      Approves the award of contracts for the provision of HRS - Mental Health Pathway Services to the successful tenderers (identified in Appendix 3 - Part B (exempt information) of this report), for a period of 3 years commencing from 1^st April 2022 to 31^st March 2025 with an option to extend for a further period, or periods, of up to 2 years, in accordance with CSO 9.07.1(d).

2.      Approves the aggregated cost of the contracts for the initial period of 3 years will be £3,225,810, inclusive of London Living Wage (LLW). For a duration of 5 years (if the extensions are invoked) would be £5,412,917, exclusive of annual inflationary increases for contractual years 4 and 5, but in line with LLW inflationary increase.

3.      Notes that insufficient tenders were received for some of the accommodation-based Lots, please see Appendix 3 - Part B (exempt information) of this report.:

4.      Notes that a further procurement process will be undertaken as a matter of priority to commission the remaining units. Prior to this feedback will be sought from bidders and partners to ensure retendering is effective and the new service model is fully in place by April 2022.

Reasons for decision

There is an identified need within Haringey for services to support residents around the wide-ranging needs and circumstances that contribute to and cause homelessness. Dedicated mental health supported housing services help to meet that need, providing a flexible and person-centred service which will support clients to maintain and establish sustainable housing and overcome health inequalities, barriers and experiences that can contribute to and perpetuate homelessness.

The Mental Health Pathway operates to prevent homelessness, facilitate rapid hospital discharge and smooth prison releases for people with ongoing mental health needs. The pathway supports residents to develop and strengthen the skills required to sustain independence. There is a continuous and high demand for mental health supported housing, with residents referred via Barnet, Haringey and Enfield Mental Health Trust (BEHMHT) and Homes for Haringey’s Housing Needs Service. These services make a key contribution to the health and wellbeing of local residents and there is both  ...  view the full minutes text for item 635.

[Report of the Director for Housing, Regeneration and Planning.  To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Employment, Skills and Corporate Services]

This report requests that Cabinet increase the contract amount for the Haringey Higher Level Skills programme, match funding GLA investment.

The Cabinet Member for Employment, Skills and Corporate Services introduced the report which sought approval to increase the provision of higher level skills qualifications in Haringey, which are required to enable residents to access Good Work opportunities in the neighbourhood and in the London labour market. 

The Assistant Director for Regeneration and Economic Development responded to a question from Councillor Ogiehor:

-           The focus on the programme was to help people to secure higher level skills so that the Council can address issues such as in work poverty. This meant targeting not just unemployed individuals, but also those in low wage and insecure employment. This approach was part of the Council's vision for a Good Economy which included helping residents secure Good Work, by which was meant, more secure work with better terms and conditions, so that residents and their families could improve their quality of life.

RESOLVED that Cabinet

1.         Approve match funding the GLA’s proposed investment into HHLS by a further £67,428, taking overall commitment to £517,428, and continuation of the GLA’s management thereof;

2.         Approve the reprofiled performance (4.3.1)

Reasons for decision

Need for higher level skills in fluctuating labour market

Most opportunities for Good Work in London, work that provides at minimum London Living Wage with opportunities for progression, require residents to have higher level skills to access. Higher level skills are considered as those at Level 3 (L3) and above (L3 is equiavalent to A levels and BTEC Nationals). Only 4% of jobs in the London Labour market require no qualifications and just 9% require NVQ1 (equivalent to GCSE grades 3,2,1).

Residents with L3 and above qualifications are under represented in Haringey compared to the wider labour market, meaning local people are locked out of accessing opportunities available to them.

The HHLS programme delivers L3 courses to unemployed residents focused on specific growth sectors identified in the Good Economy Recovery Action Plan (Construction, Railway Engineering, Health and Social Care). It also supports in work progression, providing the same L3 opportunities to residents in work with lower skills levels.

Demand

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, NLPC has seen a significant rise in the demand for the programme from residents, and has achieved all of its targeted output numbers for unemployed residents for the lifetime of the grant (original grant April 2019-March 2022, additional year agreed due to Covid19 disruption, end date March 2023). NLPC continues to provide employment support but is no longer able to register unemployed residents for L3 courses as funding to do so has been exhausted.

Value for money

By match-funding the GLA investment, we maximise the number of opportunities for higher level qualifications we can lever for residents from our investment, by March 2023:

The overall unit cost submitted with the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 636.

To note the minutes of the following:

Cabinet Member Signing 15 September 2021

RESOLVED

To note the minutes of the Cabinet Member Signing held on 15 September 2021.

To note significant and delegated decisions taken by Directors.

RESOLVED

To note the significant and delegated decisions taken by Directors.

To consider any items admitted at Item 3 above.

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Note from the Democratic Services and Scrutiny Manager

Items 18 to 22 allow for consideration of exempt information in relation to

items 6, 10, 11 and 12.

TO RESOLVE

That the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting as

the items below, contain exempt information, as defined under paragraphs 3 and 5, Part 1, schedule 12A of the Local Government Act:

Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person

(including the authority holding that information).

Information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be

maintained in legal proceedings

RESOLVED

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the consideration of agenda items 19-24 as they contain exempt information as defined in Section 100a of the Local Government Act 1972; Paragraph 3 – information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information); Paragraph 5 – information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings.

As per item 10.

The Cabinet noted the exempt information and resolutions were agreed as per minute 633.

As per item 11.

The Cabinet noted the exempt information and resolutions were agreed as per minute 634.

As per item 12.

The Cabinet noted the exempt information and resolutions were agreed as per minute 635.

To confirm and sign the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 14 September 2021 as a correct record.

RESOLVED that the exempt minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 14 September 2021 be approved as a correct record.

To consider any items admitted at Item 3 above.

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