Agenda and minutes
Regeneration Committee - Thursday 5 February 2015 2.00 pm

To receive any apologies for absence and any announcements from the Chairman.

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

2.2  Resolved:

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

The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 26 November 2014 to be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

  That the minutes of the meeting of the Regeneration Committee held on 26 November 2014 be signed by the Chairman 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:

(a)  Note the completed and outstanding actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee; and

(b)  Note the action taken by the Chairman under delegated authority, following consultation with the Deputy Chair and other Members, namely to write to the LLDC and London Borough of Newham with requests for information and following up action points that had arisen during the discussion (attached at Appendices 1 to 3 to the report).

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

4.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the completed and outstanding actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee be noted; and

(b)  That the action taken by the Chairman under delegated authority, following consultation with the Deputy Chair and other Members, namely to write to the London Legacy Development Corporation and London Borough of Newham with requests for information and following up action points that had arisen during the discussion (attached at Appendices 1 to 3 of the report), be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Jo Sloman; [email protected]; 020 7983 4942

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the summary of the site visit to the Royal Docks on 16 December 2014 (attached at Appendix 1 to the report);

(b)  Note the report as background to a discussion with invited guests regarding The Royal Docks, and to note the discussion; and

(c)  Agree to delegate authority to the Chairman, in consultation with the Deputy Chair and other Members, to agree the form and approve the content of any output arising from the Committee’s work on the Royal Docks.

5.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions the following invited guests:

·  Dan Bridge, Principal Development Manager, Housing & Land, GLA;

·  Debbie Jackson, Assistant Director - Regeneration, GLA;

·  Paul Swinney, Senior Economist, Centre for Cities;

·  Jonathan Seager, Housing and Olympics Legacy Policy Lead, London First; and

·  Eric Sorensen, former Chief Executive of the London Docklands Development Corporation.

5.2  The Chairman welcomed the guests to the meeting.

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

5.4  Resolved:

(a)  That the summary of the site visit to the Royal Docks on 16 December 2014 (attached at Appendix 1 to the report), be noted;

(b)  That the report and discussion with invited guests regarding the Royal Docks be noted; and

(c)  That authority be delegated to the Chairman, in consultation with the Deputy Chair and other Members, to agree the form and approve the content of any output arising from the Committee’s work on the Royal Docks.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Jo Sloman; [email protected]; 0207 983 4942

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)   Agree the updated work programme for the 2014/15 Assembly Year; and

(b)  Note the summary of the site visit to Old Oak Common on 12 November 2014 (attached at Appendix 1 to the report).

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

6.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the updated work programme for the 2014/15 Assembly Year be agreed.

(b)  That the summary of the site visit to Old Oak Common on 12 November 2014 (attached at Appendix 1 to the report) be noted.

The next meeting of the Regeneration Committee is scheduled for 10 March 2015 at 10.00am in Committee Room 5, City Hall.

7.1  The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for Tuesday, 10 March 2015 at 10.00 am in Committee Room 5, City Hall.

8.1  There was no other business the Chairman considered urgent.

9.1  The meeting ended at 4.11 pm.