Agenda and minutes
Regeneration Committee - Thursday 13 October 2016 2.00 pm

To receive any apologies and any announcements from the Chair.

1.1  There were no apologies for absence.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

Contact:  Joanna Brown, [email protected] and Teresa Young, [email protected] 020 7983 6559

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)   Note the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, as disclosable pecuniary interests;

(b)   Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any disclosable pecuniary interests in specific items listed on the agenda and the necessary action taken by the Member(s) regarding withdrawal following such declaration(s); and

(c)    Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any other interests deemed to be relevant (including any interests arising from gifts and hospitality received which are not at the time of the meeting reflected on the Authority’s register of gifts and hospitality, and noting also the advice from the GLA’s Monitoring Officer set out at Agenda Item 2) and to note any necessary action taken by the Member(s) following such declaration(s).

2.1  Resolved:

(a)  That the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests.

(b)  That the declaration of a non-pecuniary interest by Navin Shah AM, Chair, that he knew Niraj Dattani (who was an invited guest for the discussion on the Mayor’s Civic Crowdfunding Programme) from the time when both of them had been councillors for the London Borough of Harrow, and where Niraj Dattani was still a serving councillor, be noted.

The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 12 July 2016 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the Regeneration Committee meeting held on 12 July 2016 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Joanna Brown, [email protected] and Teresa Young, [email protected] 020 7983 6559

The Committee is recommended to note the completed and ongoing actions arising from a previous meeting of the Committee.

4.1  Resolved:

That the completed and ongoing actions arising from a previous meeting of the Committee be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Joanna Brown, [email protected] and Teresa Young, [email protected] 020 7983 6559

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the action taken by the Chair, Navin Shah AM, under delegated authority, following consultation with the Deputy Chairman, namely to:

(i)  Agree the arrangements for a site visit on 5 September 2016 to support the Committee’s scrutiny review of culture-led regeneration; and

(ii)  Agree the scoping and terms of reference for the scrutiny topic for the meeting on 13 October 2016, which is the Mayor’s Civic Crowdfunding Programme. 

(b)  Note the summary of the site visit that took place to Barking Town Centre on 5 September 2016, as attached at Appendix 1 to the report.

5.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

5.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the action taken by the Chair, Navin Shah AM, under delegated authority, following consultation with the Deputy Chairman, namely to agree the arrangements for the Regeneration Committee’s site visit on 5 September 2016 to support its review of culture-led regeneration, be noted.

(b)  That the action taken by the Chair, Navin Shah AM, under delegated authority, following consultation with the Deputy Chairman, namely to agree the scoping and terms of reference for the Regeneration Committee’s meeting on the Mayor’s Civic Crowdfunding Programme, be noted.

(c)  That the summary of the Regeneration Committee’s site visit to Barking Town Centre on 5 September 2016, be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Contact:  Joanna Brown, [email protected] and Teresa Young, [email protected] 020 7983 6559

The Committee is recommended to note response from the Mayor to the Committee’s report, The Role of BIDs in London’s regeneration, as attached at Appendix 1 to the report.

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

6.2  Resolved:

That the response from the Mayor to the Regeneration Committee’s report, The Role of BIDs in London’s Regeneration, as attached at Appendix 1 of the report, be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Paul Watling, [email protected]; 020 7983 4393

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the report as background to the discussion with invited guests regarding the Mayor’s Civic Crowdfunding Programme, and note the subsequent discussion; and

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chairman, to agree any output from the Committee’s meeting on the Mayor’s Civic Crowdfunding Programme.

7.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as a background to a discussion with invited guests on the Mayor’s Civic Crowdfunding Programme. 

7.2  The Chair welcomed the following invited guests to the meeting:

·  Keith Townsend, Executive Director Environment and Customer Services, London Borough of Ealing;

·  Debbie Jackson, Assistant Director - Regeneration, Greater London Authority (GLA);

·  Chris Gourlay, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Spacehive;

·  Niraj Dattani, Head of Community Development, Spacehive; and

·  Louise Armstrong, Catalyst, The Peckham Coal Line.

7.3  A transcript of the discussion is attached at Appendix 1.

7.4  At the end of the discussion, the Chair thanked the guests for their attendance and contributions to the meeting.

7.5  Resolved:

(a)  That the report and discussion with invited guests be noted.

(b)  That authority be delegated to the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chairman, to agree any output from the Regeneration Committee’s review of the Mayor’s Civic Crowdfunding Programme.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Paul Watling, [email protected]; 020 7983 4393

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the progress on its work programme.

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chairman, to agree the arrangements for the Committee’s site visit to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on 10 November 2016.

(c)  Note the site visit that took place to the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation on 14 July 2016, as set out in paragraph 4.3 of the report.

8.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

8.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the progress on the Regeneration Committee’s work programme be noted.

(b)  That authority be delegated to the Chair, in consultation with the Deputy Chairman, to agree arrangements for the Committee’s site visit to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on 10 November 2016.

(c)  That the site visit that took place to the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation on 14 July 2016, as set out at paragraph 4.3 of the report, be noted.

The next meeting of the Regeneration Committee is scheduled for Wednesday, 7 December 2016 at 2.30pm in Committee Room 5, City Hall.

9.1  The date of the next meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, 7 December 2016 at 2.30pm in Committee Room 5, City Hall.

10.1  There was no other business the Chair considered urgent.

11.1  The meeting ended at 4.05pm.