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Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th December, 2024 7.00 pm
December 11, 2024 Cabinet View on council website Watch video of meetingSummary
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...to enter into a 10-year headlease agreement for Chesham House, a 55-unit building, to provide affordable temporary accommodation for homeless families, with the option to underlease it to a council subsidiary or manage it directly, and approved deficit grant funding of up to £9.7m if needed.
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Street Lighting Contract
Recommendations Approved...to award the Street Lighting Contract to Marlborough Highways Limited for an initial six-year term, with a possible four-year extension, up to a total value of £25m over 10 years, subject to a statutory standstill period.
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Period 6 Revenue & Capital Monitoring Report
Information Only...to note the Period 6 revenue financial position, progress on savings and earmarked reserves, and the Quarter 2 Capital Programme update.
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Permission to bid for DFE capital grant to develop local children's homes
Recommendations Approved...to submit a bid for Department for Education capital funding to develop local children's homes.
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Q2 Corporate Performance Report
Information Only...to note the Q2 Corporate Performance Report, including all indicators and performance levels detailed within it.
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Healthy Child Programme Contract Extension
Recommendations Approved...to extend the Healthy Child Programme contract with NELFT for two years, from April 1st, 2025, to March 31st, 2027.
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Permission to direct award Adults EDT contract 2025-2030
Recommendations Approved...to enter into a Section 75 Agreement with other boroughs and NELFT for an Adults Emergency Duty Team for five years, delegating final sign-off authority to the Strategic Director of People.
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Award of Contract for Highways Services
Recommendations Approved...to award the Highways Contract to Marlborough Highways Limited for an initial six-year term, with a possible four-year extension, up to a total value of £145 million over ten years.
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Approval to award procurement for fresh & frozen meat and poultry
Recommendations Approved...to improve HES Catering services, the Cabinet approved awarding a Pan London framework agreement to Thomas Ridley and Son Ltd and William Whites Meat Ltd for the supply of fresh & frozen meat and poultry, along with call-off contracts to both companies solely for the London Borough of Havering.
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Future Management of Brittons 3G Pitch
Recommendations Approved...to authorise the Head of Leisure and Culture to pursue funding, planning permission, and development of a football hub at Brittons Playing Fields, including additional 3G pitches and facilities, subject to securing sufficient funding and reporting back to the Cabinet if necessary.
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Communications Strategy
Recommendations Approved...to agree the Council's Communications Strategy for 2025-26, which aims to improve communication with residents, businesses, and stakeholders, focusing on key issues like cost of living, community safety, and council finances, while also enhancing the council's profile regionally and nationally.
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Highway Maintenance Plan Policy
Recommendations Approved...to adopt the Highways Maintenance Plan Policy.
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