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EXEMPT MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 12 FEBRUARY 2025
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HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT FUND
Recommendations Approved...to utilise the £3,292,087.58 Household Support Fund allocation for April 2025 to March 2026, delegating final changes to the Director of Housing, Planning, Property and Regeneration in consultation with relevant Portfolio Holders, to support vulnerable households with essential costs.
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CONTRACT FOR PROVISION OF AGENCY WORKERS
Recommendations Approved...to appoint a provider for agency staff via the ESPO MSTAR4 Framework for two years, with a possible two-year extension, and to explore future long-term agency procurement options.
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CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER ISSUES REFERRED FROM THE EXECUTIVE, RESOURCES AND CONTRACTS POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
Recommendations Approved...to approve the recommendations referred from the Executive, Resources and Contracts Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee.
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TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 12 FEBRUARY 2025
Recommendations Approved...to confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 12 February 2025.
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Recommendations Approved...to approve the recommendations following a declaration of interest made by Cllr Bennett.
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AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR CAPITAL WORKS AT RED HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL PART 1 REPORT
Recommendations Approved...to award a contract for capital works at Red Hill Primary School, including demolition and replacement of a mobile building with a three-classroom block and refurbishment of the three Reception classrooms.
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FUTURE HOUSING SITE PIPELINE
Deleted...to progress future housing site pipelines, specifically approving £23.7m for housing development on the Poverest Adult Education Site, initiating procurement for design and build contracts for both the Poverest and Bellegrove schemes, and delegating authority for various approvals and strategies related to these projects, subject to certain conditions and consultations.
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BUDGET MONITORING 2024/25
Deleted...to note the latest financial position, including a projected net overspend of £26,322k, a reduction to the General Fund balance of £22,630k, and full-year cost pressures of £31.752m, to approve the release of funding from the 2024/25 central contingency, and to refer any identified issues to individual Portfolio Holders for further action.
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...to accept and spend a £913.6k UK Shared Prosperity Fund grant on three work strands, utilize the capital budget for Bromley Town Centre to deliver the Community and Place strand, and endorse the Opportunity Bromley brand.
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Recommendations Approved -
PART 2: CONTRACT FOR PROVISION OF AGENCY WORKERS
Recommendations Approved -
QUESTIONS
Recommendations Approved...to approve the recommendations following 3 oral and 1 written question.
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BASIC NEED PROGRAMME UPDATE 2025
Recommendations Approved...to address basic educational needs, the Executive agreed to update the Basic Need Programme, add new projects at four primary schools, note the upcoming High Needs Capital Provision allocation, authorize officers to deliver projects within budget, deliver schemes in line with the procurement strategy, approve relevant schemes for procurement, and authorize the Director of Education to submit planning applications.
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HOMELESSNESS & ROUGH SLEEPING STRATEGY 2025-2030
Recommendations Approved...the final draft of the Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Strategy 2025-2030 was approved, subject to final formatting, and authority was delegated to the Director of Housing, Planning & Regeneration to finalise the action plan for its implementation.
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BROMLEY ARCHIVE AND MUSEUM STORE
Deleted...to approve the development of a new Archive and Museum store at Priory depot, including the submission of planning applications, procurement for design and build works, bids for grants, handling of legal matters, and the contract award for main works at the Central Library, delegating authority to relevant directors for various aspects of the project.
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