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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Gareth Bacon AM, Councillor Sarah Hayward and Councillor Mehboob Khan. |
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Minutes of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority meeting held on 23 November 2017. Minutes: The motion was made by the Chair – That the minutes of the Authority meeting held on 23 November 2017 be signed as a correct record.
The motion was seconded by the Vice-Chair, put and agreed.
Resolved – accordingly.
The minutes were thereupon signed by the Chair. |
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Special Announcements by the Chair and reports by the Chair or the Clerk to the Authority of any Communications Minutes:
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Disclosures of Interests and Dispensations Clerk to the Authority – known details of membership of the GLA, other functional bodies and London Boroughs are attached as an Appendix to this Agenda. The Appendix does not remove the need for a Member to declare at the meeting an interest (whether or not listed in the Appendix) in any relevant item on the agenda paper and to state also the nature of that interest. Minutes: Resolved – That the details of membership of the GLA, other functional bodies and London Boroughs, as attached as an appendix to the agenda, be noted.
Councillor Jack Hopkins declared a disclosable, non-pecuniary interest in items 8 and 13 on the basis that he was a Councillor in the London Borough of Lambeth and that his wife was a Ward Councillor for the same Borough and Chair of the Planning Committee. |
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Budget Update - FEP 2809 Director of Finance and Contractual Services – Updating the Authority on the budget setting process for 2018/19.
[Resources Committee – 12 January 2018]
Additional documents: Minutes: Report and supplementary report by the Director of Finance and Contractual Services.
The Director of Finance and Contractual Services introduced the report.
During discussion, it was agreed that a briefing note to Members would be provided clarifying the situation with regard to future representation on the Local Government Association in respect of London fire matters.
The Chair moved the motion: That the Authority notes the report and supplementary report.
The motion was seconded by the Vice-Chair, put and agreed.
Resolved - Accordingly. |
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Proposed LFEPA Consultation Response on the London Plan - FEP 2816 Head of External Communications and Campaigns – proposing a draft LFEPA response to the Mayor’s consultation on the London Plan. Additional documents: Minutes: Report of the Head of External Communications and Campaigns.
The Chair placed on record the Authority’s thanks to the Members of the Local Plan Working Group and supporting staff.
The Chair moved the motion: That the Authority agrees the LFEPA response to the Mayor’s Consultation on the London Plan, as attached at Appendix 1 to the report.
The motion was seconded by the Vice-Chair, put and agreed.
Resolved - Accordingly. |
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Head of Strategy and Inclusion – proposing a response from the Authority to the Home Office’s new draft Fire and Rescue National Framework for England.
Additional documents:
Minutes: Report of the Head of Strategy and Inclusion.
It was noted that the Chair was in correspondence with the Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Services (The Rt Hon Nick Hurd MP) over the business continuity framework and how it would apply to London, and that as a result it might be necessary to amend the response prior to the closing date of 14 February 2018. After discussion, it was agreed that the Commissioner, in consultation with the Chair and Gareth Bacon AM, be authorised send a revised response should this prove necessary.
The Chair moved the motion – That:
(1) The proposed responses to the draft Fire and Rescue Framework for England, as set out in paragraphs 45 to 64 of the report, be submitted to the Home Office as the official response of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority; and
(2) The Commissioner, in consultation with the Chair and Gareth Bacon AM, be authorised to send a revised response should that prove necessary following liaison with the Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Services as outlined above.
The motion was seconded by the Vice-Chair, put and agreed.
Resolved - Accordingly. |
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8 Albert Embankment - FEP 2818 Head of Procurement and Technical and Service Support – updating the Authority on the current position with 8 Albert Embankment.
Minutes: Report of the Head of Procurement and Technical Service and Support.
The Chair moved the motion: That the report be noted.
The motion was seconded by the Vice-Chair, put and agreed.
Resolved - Accordingly. |
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Authority - Summary List of Actions - FEP 2819 Clerk to the Authority – setting out actions arising from a previous meeting of the Authority. Additional documents:
Minutes: Report by the Clerk to the Authority.
The Authority placed on record their thanks to the Assistant Commissioner, Fire Safety, and his team for their work on the inspections of high-rise blocks as set out in Appendix 2 to the report.
The Chairman moved the motion: That the report be noted.
The motion was seconded by the Vice-Chair, put and agreed.
Resolved – Accordingly. |
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Questions from Members (in accordance with Standing Order 20) – 24 January 2018 – FEP 2820 Clerk to the Authority – presenting questions received from Members to be answered by the Chair of the Authority or the Commissioner. Additional documents: Minutes: Questions from Members for the meeting on 24 January 2018, published in the order received in accordance with Standing Order 20, are set out below with supplementary questions and the Commissioner’s replies:
Questions received:
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Urgent Business Any other items the Chair considers urgent. Minutes: There was no urgent business. |
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Exclusion of Press and Public The Authority is recommended to agree to exclude the public and press from the meeting, in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 7a of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), in order to consider the following items of business.
Minutes: Resolved- That the public and press be excluded from the meeting, in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 7a of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), in order to consider the following items of business. |
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8 Albert Embankment - FEP 2818X Head of Procurement and Technical and Service Support – updating the Authority on the current position with 8 Albert Embankment.
Minutes: Report of the Head of Procurement and Technical and Service Support.
The Chair moved the motion: That the Authority-
(1) Note the contents of the report;
(2) Agree that officers and their advisers should continue to work closely with the company listed in the report (FEP 2818X), so that a planning application can be lodged with Lambeth as soon as possible and to extend the current deadline to 28 September 2018 which is contained in the Development Agreement (DA), for that purpose; and
(3) Accept in principle a revised land price in the sum referred to in the report (FEP 2818X), subject to agreeing the requisite details with the above mentioned company, in accordance with the terms of the DA.
The motion was seconded by the Vice-Chair, put and agreed.
Resolved - Accordingly. |
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Urgent Business Any other exempt items the Chair considers urgent.
Minutes: The Director of Finance and Contractual Services provided an oral update on the sale of the Southwark site. |