Agenda and minutes
Regeneration Committee - Thursday 2 July 2015 2.00 pm

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

1.1  An apology for absence was received from Len Duvall AM.

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:

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

The Committee is recommended to note the membership and chairing arrangements for the Committee as agreed by the London Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 13 May 2015, as follows:

Gareth Bacon AM (Chairman)  Andrew Dismore AM

Navin Shah AM (Deputy Chair)  Len Duvall AM

James Cleverly AM MP

3.1  Resolved:

That the membership and chairing arrangements for the Committee, as agreed by the London Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 13 May 2015, be noted as follows:

Gareth Bacon AM (Chairman); 

Navin Shah AM (Deputy Chair) 

James Cleverly AM MP

Andrew Dismore AM

Len Duvall AM

The Committee is recommended to note its terms of reference, as agreed by the London Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 13 May 2015, as follows:

1.  To examine and report from time to time on –

·  matters of importance to Greater London; and

·  the strategies, policies and actions of the Mayor and Functional Bodies

as they impact on the regeneration of Greater London.

2.  To provide lead oversight for the London Assembly of the policies, decisions and actions of any Mayoral Development Corporation.

3.  To respond on behalf of the Assembly to consultations and similar processes when within its terms of reference.

4.  To take into account in its deliberations the cross cutting themes of: the health of persons in Greater London; the achievement of sustainable development in the United Kingdom; climate change; and the promotion of opportunity.

4.1  Resolved:

That the Committee’s terms of reference, as agreed by the London Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 13 May 2015, be noted as follows:

1.  To examine and report from time to time on –

·  matters of importance to Greater London; and

·  the strategies, policies and actions of the Mayor and Functional Bodies

as they impact on the regeneration of Greater London.

2.  To provide lead oversight for the London Assembly of the policies, decisions and actions of any Mayoral Development Corporation.

3.  To respond on behalf of the Assembly to consultations and similar processes when within its terms of reference.

4.  To take into account in its deliberations the cross cutting themes of: the health of persons in Greater London; the achievement of sustainable development in the United Kingdom; climate change; and the promotion of opportunity.

The Committee is recommended to confirm the following delegation of authority to the Chairman of the Committee as agreed by the London Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 13 May 2015, as follows:

That a general authority be delegated to the Chair, following consultation with the lead Members of the Party Groups on the Committee, to respond on the Committee’s behalf where it is consulted on issues by organisations and there is insufficient time to consider the consultation at a committee meeting.

5.1  Resolved:

That the following delegation of authority to the Chairman of the Committee, as agreed by the London Assembly at its Annual Meeting on 13 May 2015, be confirmed as follows:

That a general authority be delegated to the Chair, following consultation with the lead Members of the Party Groups on the Committee, to respond on the Committee’s behalf where it is consulted on issues by organisations and there is insufficient time to consider the consultation at a committee meeting.

The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meetings of the Committee held on 10 March and 25 March 2015 to be signed by the Chairman as correct records.

6.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meetings of the Regeneration Committee held on 10 March and 25 March 2015 be signed by the Chairman as correct records.

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 outstanding actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee.

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

7.2  Resolved:

That the completed and outstanding actions arising from previous meetings 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 note the recent action taken by the Chairman, Gareth Bacon AM, under delegated authority, namely to agree the form and approve the content of any output arising from the Committee’s work on the Royal Dock in consultation with the Deputy Chair and other Members (attached at Appendix 1 to the report).

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

8.2  Resolved:

  That the recent action taken by the Chairman, Gareth Bacon AM, under delegated authority, namely to agree the form and approve the content of any output arising from the Committee’s work on the Royal Dock in consultation with the Deputy Chair and other Members (attached at Appendix 1 to 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)  Approve the terms of reference and scope for its investigation of transport-led regeneration, as set out in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of the report;

(b)  Note the report as background to a discussion with invited guests regarding transport-led regeneration, and note the discussion; and

(c)  Note the summary of the site visit to Vauxhall Nine Elms and Battersea on 2 June 2015 to support the investigation (attached at Appendix 2 to the report).

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

·  Isabel Dedring, Deputy Mayor for Transport;

·  Alex Williams, Director of Borough Planning, Transport for London;

·  Martyn Evans, Creative Director, Cathedral Group; and

·  Dr Helena Titheridge, Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London.

9.2  The Chairman welcomed the guests to the meeting.

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

9.4  At the conclusion of the discussion, the Chairman thanked the guests for their attendance and contributions to the meeting.

9.5  Resolved:

(a)  That the terms of reference and scope for the Committee’s investigation of transport-led regeneration, as set out in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of the report, be approved.

(b)  That the report and discussion with invited guests regarding transport-led regeneration, be noted.

(c)  That the summary of the site visit to Vauxhall Nine Elms and Battersea on 2 June 2015 to support the investigation (attached at Appendix 2 to 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 response from the Mayor to its report The Regeneration Game; and

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chairman, in consultation with the Deputy Chair, to write to the Mayor to request a more detailed response to the Committee’s recommendations.

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

10.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the response from the Mayor to its report The Regeneration Game be noted.

(b)  That authority be delegated to the Chairman, in consultation with the Deputy Chair, to write to the Mayor to request a more detailed response to the Committee’s recommendations.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

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

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note its initial work programme for the 2015/16 Assembly year.

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chairman, in consultation with the Deputy Chair and other Members of the Committee, to agree the scope and terms of reference for an investigation into Business Improvement Districts.

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

11.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the Committee’s initial work programme for the 2015/16 Assembly year be noted.

(b)  That authority be delegated to the Chairman, in consultation with the Deputy Chair and other Members of the Committee, to agree the scope and terms of reference for an investigation into Business Improvement Districts.

The next meeting of the Regeneration Committee is scheduled for Wednesday, 2 September 2015 at 2pm in Committee Room 5, City Hall.

12.1  The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for Wednesday 2 September 2015 at 2pm in Committee Room 5, City Hall.

13.1  There was no other business the Chairman considered urgent.

14.1  The meeting ended at 3.42 pm.