THE FOUR MONTH FORWARD PLAN

10th June 2009 to 2nd September2009

Contact Officer:Angus Taylor

Democratic Services

Email:

Telephone:020 7364 4333

Fax No:020 7364 3232

The Forward Plan is published monthly

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Tower Hamlets Council Forward Plan

The Council is required to publish a Forward Plan of all key decisions, which are likely to be taken by the Executive (Cabinet, Council and Grants Panel) over the next four months. Key decisions are all those decisions, which involve major spending, or savings or which have a significant impact on the local community. The precise definition of a key decision adopted by Tower Hamlets is contained in Article 13.03 of theConstitution.

The Forward Plan also includes Budget and Policy Framework items. A schedule of these Budget and Policy Framework Items with programmed dates of submission to Cabinet and Council is attached as Appendix A to this document. Budget and Policy Framework Items are those items (listed in Article 4 of the Council’s Constitution) that require adoption by the full Council following formal consideration by the Cabinet and Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

The Forward Plan is formally published on a monthly basis and contains details of the key decisions to be made Executive for the four month period following its publication, the body making the decision, the date the decision is due to be made, who is going to be consulted, background information and how representations can be made. In addition to the formal publication, the Forward Plan is also updated after each meeting of the Cabinet and Overview and Scrutiny Committee (if matters have been called-in). The updated versions of the Forward Plan are available for inspection on the Tower Hamlets Council website and/or Intranet.

This does not prevent further issues, which are not identified in the Forward Plan, from being added to the agendas of meetings during the period. If these matters are Key Decisions they will be formally published on the Tower Hamlets website and/or Intranet.

The most effective way for the public to make their views known about the issues listed in the Forward Plan is to examine the consultation column of the Forward Plan, and/or contact the report author or Cabinet Lead Member as soon as possible, and no later than 10 working days before the decision is expected to be taken.

You can also view the Council’s Consultation Calendar, which lists all the issues on which the Council and its partners are consulting.

You can make contact by:

Email to the address shown in the Forward Plan

Telephoning the extension shown in the Forward Plan

By writing to the officer at:

c/o Town Hall,

Mulberry Place,

5 Clove Crescent,

London,

E14 2BG

Date next Forward Plan Published 15hJune2009

You can also view the Forward Plan online.

You can also inspect it, free of charge, at Libraries, Idea Stores, One Stop Shops and Council offices.

For any additional information or advice about the Forward Plan, contact Angus Taylor on Tel. No. 020 7364 4333 or by email at

Forward Plan June 2009 – September 2009

Cabinet – 10 June 2009

A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE

KEY:1/ For Decision2/ Decision made (subject to call-in process)

3/ Item called–in 4/ Decision confirmed (post call-in period)

[1]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before
decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
1/09 / Contract for the Review of Environmental Statements for Major Development Planning Applications:
To authorise the Director of Development & Renewal (or their nominated officer) / Cabinet
10/06/09 / No External Consultation necessary – contract will provide service to officers the Council not to the public.
D&R Teams including Finance and Development Control; Corporate Procurement and Legal teams / N/A / Councillor Marc Francis – Lead Member – Housing & Development

Owen Whalley – Service Head, Major Project Development

Ext: 5314 / N/A
[2]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
1/09 / to enter into a contract for the services of a specialist consultancy to undertake the review of Environmental Statements for a three year period at an anticipated cost of £400,000. / Cabinet
10/06/09 / Only internal discussions held with officers, through a steering group, as this is a service provided to officers, not directly to the public.
[3]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
2/09 / Statement of Community Involvement: 2009 Review
Approve minor amendments to the existing Statement of Community Involvement to ensure the document reflect new planning legislation and best practice. / Cabinet
10/06/09 / Internal consultation commensurate to the minor and technical nature of the amendments.
Meetings, workshops. / An EQUI was previously carried out. The minor nature of the amendments will not require a further EQUI / Councillor Marc Francis – Lead Member – Housing & Development

Jennifer Richardson - Interim Strategic Planning Manager

Ext: 5375
[4]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
3/09 / Integrated Youth Service Summer Grants Programme 2009
To agree the proposals for the allocation of funding for Integrated Youth Service Summer Grants Programme in 2009 / Cabinet
10/06/09
Grants
11/06/09 / Organisations and the general community are notified about the availability of summer grants to run activities for young people aged 13-19 in Tower Hamlets. Summer grants funding is advertised each year in East End Life. Information about how to apply is sent to interested parties and includes guidelines for applying; training brochure and an outline of the assessment process. Officer recommendations are considered by the Directorate Management Team (DMT), prior to submission to the Grants Panel. / No / Councillor Rofique Uddin Ahmed
Lead Member, Culture &
Leisure

Angela Lewis – Community Resources Manager

Ext: 3163 / a) Summary of assessments
b) Summary of individual proposals

Forward Plan June 2009 – September 2009

Cabinet – 10 June 2009

A PROSPEROUS COMMUNITY

KEY:1/ For Decision2/ Decision made (subject to call-in process)

3/ Item called–in 4/ Decision confirmed (post call-in period)

[5]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
4/09 / Children’s Services Capital Programme
To seek approval to progress schemes in the capital programme / Cabinet
10/06/09 / Schools / No / Councillor Clair Hawkins – Lead Member – Children’s Services

Pat Watson –HeadEducationBuilding Development

Ext: 4328

Forward Plan June 2009–September 2009

Cabinet – 10 June 2009

A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY

KEY:1/ For Decision2/ Decision made (subject to call-in process)

3/ Item called–in 4/ Decision confirmed (post call-in period)

[6]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?

Forward Plan June 2009 – September 2009

Cabinet –10 June 2009

A HEALTHY COMMUNITY

KEY:1/ For Decision2/ Decision made (subject to call-in process)

3/ Item called–in 4/ Decision confirmed (post call-in period

[7]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?

Forward Plan June 2009 – September 2009

Cabinet – 10 June 2009

ONE TOWER HAMLETS

KEY:1/ For Decision2/ Decision made (subject to call-in process)

3/ Item called–in 4/ Decision confirmed (post call-in period

[8]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
5/09 / Olympics Multi Area Agreement
Cabinet Decision / Cabinet
10/06/09 / Not applicable / No / Councillor Lutfur Rahman -
Leader of the Council

Councillor Marc Francis – Lead Member – Housing & Development
/ None
[9]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
5/09 / Aman Dalvi – Corporate Director Development and Renewal

Ext: 4247
[10]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
6/09 / Tower Hamlets Council Strategic Plan 2009/10-11/12: Year 1 Action Plan 2009/10 and the Year 1 Outline Plan
That the Council’s Strategic Plan 2009/10-11/12: Year 1 Action Plan and the Year 1 Outline Plan be endorsed and that Full Council be recommended to approve these plans / Cabinet
10/06/09
Council
15/07/09 / Members
LAB
CMT
All Directorates
Members Seminar (28/01/09)
CMT/LAB Awayday (31/01/09)
Strategic Plan Editorial Panel (on-going) / No
An EqIA will be undertaken on the Strategic Plan development process to inform the development of next year’s Strategic Plan; and Equalities Impact Assessments will be undertaken on Activities detailed in the Plan but this work does not need to be completed before Cabinet’s decision / Councillor Joshua Peck
Lead Member, Resources & Performance

Jon Underwood –Service Head Strategy & Performance

Ext: 3186 / Strategic Plan 2009/10-11/12: Year 1 Action Plan 2009/10; and Year 1 Outline Plan
[11]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
7/09 / Disposal of Various Council owned sites
Cabinet / Cabinet
10/06/09 / Directorates
The report will be circulated prior to final draft being issued. / No / Councillor Joshua Peck
Lead Member, Resources & Performance

Andy Algar – Head-Asset Strategy

Ext: 4511

Forward Plan June 2009 – September 2009

Grants – 11 June 2009

A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE

KEY:1/ For Decision2/ Decision made (subject to call-in process)

3/ Item called–in 4/ Decision confirmed (post call-in period)

[12]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
8/09 / Integrated Youth Service Summer Grants Programme 2009
To agree the proposals for the allocation of funding for Integrated Youth Service Summer Grants Programme in 2009 / Cabinet
10/06/09
Grants
11/06/09 / Organisations and the general community are notified about the availability of summer grants to run activities for young people aged 13-19 in Tower Hamlets. Summer grants funding is advertised each year in East End Life. / No / Councillor Rofique Uddin Ahmed
Lead Member, Culture &
Leisure

Angela Lewis – Community Resources Manager

Ext: 3163 / a) Summary of assessments
b) Summary of individual proposals
[13]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
8/09 / Information about how to apply is sent to interested parties and includes guidelines for applying; training brochure and an outline of the assessment process. Officer recommendations are considered by the Directorate Management Team (DMT), prior to submission to the Grants Panel.

Forward Plan June 2009 – September2009

Cabinet – 1 July 2009

A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE

KEY:1/ For Decision2/ Decision made (subject to call-in process)

3/ Item called–in 4/ Decision confirmed (post call-in period)

[14]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
9/09 / Leisure Facilities Strategy
Adoption of the Leisure Centre Strategy / Cabinet
01/07/09 / Directorates
existing and potential delivery partners (PCT, Greenwich Leisure Limited)
It is not anticipated that at this stage there will be public consultation on the strategy. The strategy will set out high level options for the development of the leisure centre network. / Yes
10th April 2009 / Councillor Rofique Uddin Ahmed
Lead Member, Culture &
Leisure

Robin Beattie - Acting Head of Strategy & Resources

Ext: 4229 / N/A
[15]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
9/09 / Any implementation of options would need to be subject to further Cabinet approval and detailed consultation will be carried out as part of detailed options development and implementation.
Significant public consultation responses relating to leisure provision were received as part of the Community Plan refresh (summer 2007 to early winter 2008), the Children and Young People’s Plan update (autumn 2008), and the recent scrutiny report on young people’s participation in sport (winter 2008). The strategy will draw on that rather then duplicate consultation.
[16]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?
10/09 / Blackwall Reach Regeneration
Receive an update on project progress, Update Cabinet on Certificate of Immunity issues viz possible listing of Robin Hood Gardens; identify decisions required from Cabinet on land acquisition strategy; development finance issues; capital estimate adoption for RTB buybacks; procurement strategy; project phasing; heads of terms for collaboration agreement with the Homes and Communities Agency; / Cabinet
01/07/09 / The Blackwall Reach Regeneration Project has been the subject of extensive consultation with local and regional stakeholders. This will continue for the duration of the regeneration process.
Agreement to undertake wider consultation strategy to engage with residents; Local Area Partnerships; local, sub regional and regional stakeholders will be part of decision sought from Cabinet and will be agreed with Consultation and Involvement Team. / No / Councillor Marc Francis – Lead Member – Housing & Development

Chris Worby - Interim Service Head Regeneration Projects

Ext: 5110 / Blackwall Reach Development Framework (March 2008)
[17]Forward Plan No / Title of Report
and outline of decision sought / Decision making Body and date that decision will be made. / Who will be consulted before decision is made and how will this consultation take place? / Has an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment? / Contact details for comments or additional information. / What supporting documents or other information will be available?