No apologies were received.

No declarations of pecuniary interest were received.

The minutes of the meeting held on 7 March 2016 were agreed as a correct record.

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet:

1.     agrees to appoint Councillors Ross Garrod and Marion Whelton as members and Councillors Nick Draper and Mark Allison as substitute members to the South West London Joint Waste Management Committee.

2.     agrees the term of reference for the South West London Joint Waste Management Committee as detailed in Appendix B to the report.

3.     agrees to appoint two Councillors Nick Draper and Ian Munn to the Wandle Valley Regional Park Trust.

4.     agrees to delegate to the Chief Executive the authority to fill vacancies on the bodies detailed at recommendations 1 and 3 on the nomination of the Party Whip of the group with a vacant position.

The Leader of the Council presented the report which sought approval for the establishment and appointment to bodies for which Cabinet has the responsibility for.

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet:

1.     agrees to appoint Councillors Ross Garrod and Marion Whelton as members and Councillors Nick Draper and Mark Allison as substitute members to the South West London Joint Waste Management Committee.

2.     agrees the term of reference for the South West London Joint Waste Management Committee as detailed in Appendix B to the report.

3.     agrees to appoint two Councillors Nick Draper and Ian Munn to the Wandle Valley Regional Park Trust.

4.     agrees to delegate to the Chief Executive the authority to fill vacancies on the bodies detailed at recommendations 1 and 3 on the nomination of the Party Whip of the group with a vacant position.

To RESOLVE that the public are excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following report(s) on the grounds that it is (they are) exempt from disclosure for the reasons stated in the report(s).

RESOLVED

That the public were excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following reports on the grounds that they were exempt from disclosure for the reasons stated in the reports.

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet:

1.     approve the award of a contract to Organisation A, subject to planning approval, for Main Contractor for the provision of the Morden Leisure Centre. The contract cost for the Supplier’s (1) fixed costs for the works delivered in the second stage via a Pre-Construction Services Agreement, (2) Preliminaries (including overheads and profit additions), and (3) Overheads and inclusive of profit percentage rate is £834,825, which is part of the main construction costs of £8.4m

2.     delegates to the Director of Environment & Regeneration, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Community and Culture, the authority to extend the contract to include additional leisure facilities within the project scope in accordance with the OJEU and the budget available

3.     delegates to the Director of Environment & Regeneration, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Community and Culture, the authority to finalise the award following the planning approval

4.     delegates to the Director of Environment & Regeneration, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Community and Culture, the authority to vary the Leisure Management Contract, within the terms drawn, to replace the Morden Park Pools with the Morden Leisure Centre.

The Cabinet Member for Community and Culture presented the report which sought approval to award a contract for the main contractor for the construction of a new Morden Leisure Centre and associated works. In presenting the report paragraphs 3.10 and 3.11 were emphasised as they showed the commitment of the proposed contractor to keep the project on time, within the fixed contracted price and to the full agreed specifications as set by the Council.

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet:

1.     approve the award of a contract to Organisation A, subject to planning approval, for Main Contractor for the provision of the Morden Leisure Centre. The contract cost for the Supplier’s (1) fixed costs for the works delivered in the second stage via a Pre-Construction Services Agreement, (2) Preliminaries (including overheads and profit additions), and (3) Overheads and inclusive of profit percentage rate is £834,825, which is part of the main construction costs of £8.4m

2.     delegates to the Director of Environment & Regeneration, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Community and Culture, the authority to extend the contract to include additional leisure facilities within the project scope in accordance with the OJEU and the budget available

3.     delegates to the Director of Environment & Regeneration, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Community and Culture, the authority to finalise the award following the planning approval

4.     delegates to the Director of Environment & Regeneration, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Community and Culture, the authority to vary the Leisure Management Contract, within the terms drawn, to replace the Morden Park Pools with the Morden Leisure Centre.

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet agrees:

1.     agrees to the disposed of land at 111-127 The Broadway, SW19, also known as ‘P4’ site, on the terms set out within the report

2.     to delegate the completion of the disposal and precise terms to the Director of Environment and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance.

The Cabinet Member for Finance presented the report which sought authority for the disposal of the site on the Land at 111-127 The Broadway, SW19 (Known as P4). The Cabinet were reminded over the background to the site since 2007, including that in 2013, Cabinet agreed that the site should be disposed of on the ‘open market without restriction’.

It was noted that the site was placed on the market in October 2015 and a number of offers were received. Following a thorough evaluation process as, detailed within the report, a preferred buyer was proposed, whose offer was of good value for the Council and their proposed plans for the site would provide good facilities for the area and improve the public realm. 

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet agrees:

1.     agrees to the disposed of land at 111-127 The Broadway, SW19, also known as ‘P4’ site, on the terms set out within the report

2.     to delegate the completion of the disposal and precise terms to the Director of Environment and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance.