Agenda, decisions and minutes

Cabinet - Monday 27th March, 2023 6.30 pm

Venue: Room 18.01-18.03, 18th Floor, 64 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6QP

Contact: Daniella Bonfanti, Cabinet Manager  Email:  dbonfanti@westminster.gov.uk

Note: Part II of the Agenda will concern matters under Section 100 (A) (4) and/or Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), as per paragraphs 1 and 3. The public and press will be excluded from the meeting for this item of business because it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information, most notably commercially sensitive information. 

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Draft Minutes (March 2023)

Minutes:

 

 

 

 

CITY OF WESTMINSTER

 

 

MINUTES

 

 

Cabinet

 

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Cabinet held on Monday 27th March, 2023, Room 18.01-18.03, 18th Floor, 64 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6QP.

 

Members Present:Councillors Adam Hug (Chair), Tim Roca, Aicha Less, Nafsika Butler-Thalassis, David Boothroyd, Paul Dimoldenberg, Geoff Barraclough (virtually), Liza Begum and Matt Noble

Also Present: Stuart Love, Chief Executive, Michael Carson, Principal Solicitor,

Pedro Wrobel, Executive Director of Innovation and Change, Gerald Almeroth, Executive Director of Finance and Resources, Debbie Jackson, Executive Director of Growth, Planning and Housing

 

Apologies: Parveen Akhtar, Director of Law

 

 

1.   MEMBERSHIP

 

There were no changes to the membership of Cabinet. 

 

2.    Declarations of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest. 

 

3.      Minutes

 

RESOLVED: Councillor Adam Hug, with the consent of the Members present, agreed that the minutes of the meeting held on 13th February 2023 were a true and correct record of the proceedings. 

 

4.   FAIRER WESTMINSTER DELIVERY PLAN

 

Councillor Hug thanked all officers involved in bringing forward the Fairer Westminster Delivery Plan. Councillor Hug explained that the plan sets out the Council’s work for the next year and beyond.  Cabinet heard that the Delivery Plan will be updated every year so that it constantly reflects the priorities of Westminster’s residents and businesses. 

 

Councillor Hug invited Pedro Wrobel, Executive Director for Innovation and Change to comment further on the report. Pedro thanked officers and Cabinet Members for working together with him and colleagues in Innovation and Change to produce the Delivery Plan.  Cabinet heard that the Delivery Plan is part of the council’s commitment to being as open as possible about the work it undertakes and that to further support in this commitment the council hosted two events last week to speak to residents and businesses about the delivery plan and listen to what their priorities for the year ahead are.  

 

Pedro added that the Delivery Plan will also be used to monitor progress and impact, to hold the Council accountable, in addition to existing forums like the Audit & Performance Committee, where council services’ performance is also publicly scrutinised.

 

RESOLVED: CABINET APPROVED THE RECCOMENDATIONS SET OUT IN SECTION 2, PAGE 10 OF THE CABINET PACK REPORT.

 

5.   Neighbourhood CIL Applications

 

Councillor Hug invited Councillor Geoff Barraclough Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Development to introduce the report.

 

Councillor Barraclough explained that, as a result of a decision taken by Cabinet in October 2022, Neighbourhood CIL proposals with a value more than £250,000 now come forward to Cabinet for consideration. The two applications to be considered this evening are the first to come forward under the new decision process.

 

Councillor Hug invited Pedro Wrobel, Executive Director of Innovation and Change to introduce the two applications.

 

Cabinet heard that the first proposal had come forward from the Mayfair Neighbourhood Forum for public realm improvements to Aldford Street. The recommendation before Cabinet is to grant a total of £580,000 towards these improvements which  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.