Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 14 October 2010 be confirmed and signed as an accurate record of the proceedings, and that the outstanding actions be noted.

There were no apologies for absence received.

If a Councillor has any prejudicial or personal interest in a particular report he/she should declare the existence and nature of the interest at the commencement of the consideration of the item or as soon as it becomes apparent.

At meetings where members of the public are allowed to be in attendance and speak, any Councillor with a prejudicial interest may also make representations, give evidence or answer questions about the matter. The Councillor must then withdraw immediately from the meeting before the matter is discussed and any vote taken, unless a dispensation has been obtained from the Standards Committee.

Where members of the public are not allowed to be in attendance, then the Councillor with a prejudicial interest should withdraw from the meeting whilst the matter is under consideration, unless the disability has been removed by the Standards Committee.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Council received three petitions from interested parties to the Shepherds Bush Market Area Planning Brief – Market and Theatre led Regeneration agreed by Council in October.

The first petition from tenants of Shepherds Bush Market and Goldhawk Road,  Hammersmith and Fulham residents and shoppers objected to the plans for the regeneration of Shepherds Bush Market and the surrounding area of Goldhawk Road.  The second petition from the Shepherds Bush Market Tenants' Association (SBMTA) was concerned with the future welfare of the businesses in Shepherd's Bush Market.  It requested for the Planning and Regeneration Brief to give assurances and promises that safeguard and protect the longstanding businesses of Shepherd's Bush Market.  The third petition from the Lime Grove, Gaumont Terrace and Gainsborough Courts Residents’ Association related mainly to the location of Lime Grove hostel.

Ms Aniza Meghani, a business owner, addressed Cabinet in support of the petition.  She raised concerns about a compulsory purchase motion to acquire their freehold interests and the impact the regeneration proposal would have on the cultural mix of the businesses in the market .  Andrew Fredrick on behalf of the residents of Lime Grove stated that Lime Grove hostel, which was situated in the middle of a residential street with many young families and elderly people, was in the wrong place.  He advocated for the service to be provided from Market Lane hostel which was an award winning, purpose built hostel with facilities to provide services for people with greater needs than those allocated places in Lime Grove hostel.  Mr James Horada, Chairman of SBMTA, who was unable to attend the meeting, had circulated a letter requesting that all the Shepherd's Bush Market Tenants' leases be protected under the 1954 Landlord and Tenant Act to preserve the market and ensure that its future was in keeping with its heritage.

In response to the petitioners, the Leader stated that a public meeting with  businesses was scheduled for 1^st December 2010 to discuss the issues raised by the Market Traders.  He noted that a compulsory purchase order had not been agreed to purchase the land.  The purpose of the planning brief was to secure the future of the market with the required investment.  The developer will try to retain the facade of Goldhawk Road and meet with all the interested parties as they develop their proposals.  Cabinet also noted the concerns of the Lime Grove residents regarding the location of the Lime Grove hostel and the potential anti social behaviour it might generate in the area.  He reiterated that no decision had been made by the Council on the nature of a future scheme.

Councillor Stephen Greenhalgh proposed that the relevant departments and Orion Shepherds Bush Ltd. take the specific concerns of the petitioners into account as the scheme develops. 

RESOLVED:

That the relevant departments and Orion Shepherds Bush Ltd. take the specific concerns of the petitioners into account as the scheme develops.

1.         The changes to the capital programme as set out in Appendix 1 of the report, be approved.

2.         That approval be given to a revenue virement totalling £422,000 as set out in Appendix 2 of the report.

That the Council’s debt, borrowing and investment activity up to the 30 September 2010 be noted.

That authority be delegated to the Director of Housing and Regeneration in conjunction with the Assistant Director (Legal and Democratic  Services) and the Leader to agree the details of the lease of the former Shepherds Bush Library to the Bush Theatre.

The Forward Plan was noted.

The summary was noted.

The Cabinet is invited to resolve, under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, that the public and press be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following items of business, on the grounds that they contain the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in paragraph 3of Schedule 12A of the said Act, and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption currently outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

RESOLVED:

That under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the remaining items of business on the grounds that they contain information relating to the financial or business affairs of a person (including the authority)] as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Act, and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption currently outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

[The following is a public summary of the exempt information under S.100C (2) of the Local Government Act 1972.  Exempt minutes exist as a separate document.]

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 14 October 2010 be confirmed and signed as an accurate record of the proceedings, and that the outstanding actions be noted.

That the report be noted.

The summary was noted.