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Mayor’s Report to the Assembly, 21st February 2006
APPENDIX B
Background Document – List of Decisions recorded between 12th January 2006 to 7th February 2006
Ref
Decision
Date
Approved by
MA 2350
Agreed:
24/01/06
Ken
Livingstone
1. The establishment of an annual
State of Race Equality in
London Conference to take
place in March each year to
observe the UN International
Day for the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination.
2. The first annual State of Race
Equality in London conference
to take place on Saturday 25
March 2006 at City Hall.
3. The lead officer to carry out a
procurement process and award
the contract, based on the
evaluation of the tenders
received, for a consultation to
research and produce the
conference report. The contract
will be signed on behalf of the
Policy Director/ Financial Implications
Mayoral Adviser
Lee Jasper
The estimated gross and
net cost of this project to
the GLA is £40,000 and
will be met from the
following budgets:
 2005/06 Project
Development Fund
(£20,000).
 2005/06 Equalities
Programme Budget
(£10,000).
 2005/06 Stakeholders
Programme Budget
(£10,000).
In order to facilitate
budget monitoring the
contributions from the
Equalities and
Stakeholders Programme
Comments
GLA according to the approved
financial delegation levels.
4. The allocation of £20,000 from
the 2005/06 Project
Development Fund to cover the
costs of event planning,
management, production and
delivery of the conference on 25
March 2006.
5. Virements of £10,000 from the
Equalities & Stakeholders
Programme budgets to the
Project Development Fund to
meet some of the costs of the
event.
6. Any savings made on this
project will be transferred back
to the budgets contributing to
this event in the proportions
that were originally
contributed (Project
development Fund 50%,
Equalities Programme budget
25%, Stakeholders Programme
budget 25%). The proportion of
savings from the Project
Development Fund will be
transferred to the General
budgets will be vired to
the Project Development
Fund.
Allocation within the Project
Development fund and be made
available for reallocation to
other projects in accordance
with recommendations by the
Finance Sub-Group allocation
process and subject to Mayoral
Approval.
MA 2356
Agreed for the GLA to make a
contribution to the charity
organisation ‘Beatbullying Ltd’
for the Listen up London
Campaign and launch event
scheduled for March 2006.
02/02/06
Ken
Livingstone
Mark Watts
MA 2427
Agreed the Road Traffic (Special
10/01/06
Parking Area) (London Borough
of Hillingdon) Order 1994
Variation Order 2006 in order to
modify the boundary of the
existing SPA so far as it relates to
Heathrow Airport including the
proposed extension for Terminal
5, the Parkway, and the West End
Road south of the A40.
Ken
Livingstone
Redmond O’Neill
MA 2453
Approved the timetable for review 13/01/06
of the Mayor’s Municipal Waste
Ken
Livingstone
John Duffy
The GLA will be making a
contribution of £15,000 to
‘Beatbullying Ltd’ and this
will be met from the
2005/06 Children and
Young Peoples
Programme budget.
TfL currently enforce
restrictions on the whole
of the TLRN including
these roads but some
ambiguity exists regarding
their legal right to do so.
Without the proposed
amendment there is a risk
of legal costs being
incurred if a penalty notice
were to be challenged.
There are no direct
financial costs associated
Management Strategy.
MA 2455
Approved:
1. The receipt of £40,000 funding
from the London Recycling
Fund for the purposes of
providing internal kitchen
waste separation bins for the
London university halls of
residence recycling project and
the entry into a funding
agreement with London waste
Action to cover the grant.
2. The granting of the funding
received from the London
Recycling Fund to CRISP for
the purpose of carrying out the
procurement and distribution of
the waste separation bins and
the entry into a funding
agreement to cover the
payment.
3. The GLA’s sponsorship team
and waste policy team
with approving the
timetable for review of the
Mayor’s Municipal Waste
Management Strategy to
the GLA.
10/01/06
Ken
Livingstone
John Duffy
The estimated gross cost
of this project is £40,000
and the net cost to the
GLA is nil. This project is
will funded by the grant of
£40,000 from the London
Recycling Fund.
providing officer time to assist
CRISP with seeking additional
funding to continue the
expansion of the London
university halls recycling
project in future years.
MA 2466
Approved:
1. The establishment, with the
ALG, of a Commission on Child
Poverty to be chaired by an
independent person.
2. The appointment of Carey
Oppenheim to the office of
Chair of the Commission, for up
to a two-year period from 1
November 2005, on the terms
and conditions set out in this
MAF.
10/11/05
Ken
Livingstone
Murziline
Parchment
The establishment of the
Commission is being
undertaken jointly with
the ALG and the costs will
be met equally between the
two organisations. All
costs will be initially met
by the GLA and 50%
reimbursed by the ALG.
The costs of the
Commission are currently
established to be some
£52,000 in a full year with
a net cost to the GLA of
£26,000 and will be met
from the following
budgets:
 Health & Social
Inclusion (£10,000).
 Tackling Poverty
(£16,000).
MA 2472
Approved:
10/01/06
Ken
Livingstone
John Ross
12/01/06
Ken
Livingstone
Mark Watts
1. That Peter Lewis represents
the Mayor on the Board of
Directors of the London
Marathon.
The costs of the
Commission will be
reviewed in 2006/07 and
the funding for future
years will be subject to the
annual budget and
decision-making process.
There are no direct
financial implications
arising form these
proposals to the GLA.
2. That Judith Woodward
represents the Mayor on the
Board of Trustees of ALM
London.
MA 2494
Agreed:
1. The GLA enter into detailed
analysis and planning
negotiations with Fretwork
Downing Informatics Ltd
(FDI) for the supply,
The estimated gross and
net cost of this project to
the GLA is £115,000 and
will span two financial
years as follows:
 2005/06 £80,000
 2006/07 £35,000
development and
implementation of the OLIB
library management system
software.
The costs of this project
will be met from the
Capital Programme in
each subsequent year.
2. To expend up to £10,000, if
required to FDI in payment for
the work to be carried out by
technical staff during the
planning and analysis stage.
MA 2511
3. On successful conclusion of the
planning and analysis stage, to
award the contract to FDI for
the supply, development and
implementation of a new
Library Management System
subject to the total cost of the
system not exceeding
£115,000.
Approved two new Transport
Strategy Implementation Targets
to assist implementation of the
Mayor’s Transport Strategy
through TfL’s Business Plan and
Borough Local Implementation
Plans:
 Borough Bus Target
10/01/06
Ken
Livingstone
Redmond O’Neill
There are no direct
financial implications to
the GLA.
MA 2515
MA 2517
 Road Safety Target
Agreed for the GLA to allow the
17/01/06
charity Community Network to
use London’s Living Room free of
charge (and agreed a waiver of the
fees and charges policy for this
purpose) to host a reception to
launch its new London Friendship
Link Project. The reception took
place on the 9 February 2006.
Agreed for the GLA to allow the
charity, Greater London
Volunteering, to use London’s
Living Room free of charge (and
agreed a waiver of the fees and
charges policy for this purpose) to
host a reception for a Year of the
Volunteer celebration event. This
reception took place on 30
January 2006.
12/01/06
Ken
Livingstone
Redmond O’Neill
Ken
Livingstone
Neale Coleman
The total 2005/06 hire
charge for the hire of
London’s Living Room at
City Hall for this event is
£5,535 which will be
income forgone. The
2005/06 income target is
£116,000. Waiving the
hire fee will have a
negative impact on this
income target. To date a
total of £230,036 of
income has been forgone in
2005/06 in relation to the
waiving of room hire
charges at City Hall.
The total 2005/06 hire
charge for the hire of
London’s Living Room at
City Hall for this event is
£5,535 which will be
income forgone. The
2005/06 income target is
£116,000. Waiving the
hire fee will have a
negative impact on this
income target. To date a
total of £230,036 of
income has been forgone in
MA 2529
Approved the consultation paper,
which includes the draft Capital
Spending Plan for 2006/07 and
proposals in respect of borrowing
limits for the GLA and functional
bodies, for circulation to the
Assembly and functional bodies
for comment.
12/01/06
Ken
Livingstone
Neale Coleman
MA 2530
Approved the appointment of the
following individuals as
independent members of the
Authority’s Standards Committee:
24/01/06
Ken
Livingstone
N/A
 Professor Malcolm Grant (to
serve from February 2006 until
January 2008).
 Ms Jean E Weir (to serve from
February 2006 until January
2008).
 Mr Simon Green (to serve from
February 2006 until January
2010).
 Ms Claer Lloyd-Jones (to serve
2005/06 in relation to the
waiving of room hire
charges at City Hall.
There are no direct
financial implications
arising from this proposal.
The draft capital-spending
plan sets out the functional
bodies and the GLA’s
proposed capital
programme and borrowing
limits for 2006/07.
Expenses and attendance
allowances for all
independent members will
be contained within
existing Assembly
budgets.
These
appointment
s were
agreed by
Assembly
on the 25th
January
2006.
from February 2006 until
January 2010).
MA 2531
Approved:
1. On behalf of the Capital
Standards Network, the GLA
running two more street
Academy courses to train
approximately 20 London
Borough Enforcement Officers
that were not trained as
planned over the summer of
2005.
2. The award of this additional
work to Park Hearne, the
contractor awarded the 2005
contract through MA2018.
3. A waiver of the GLA’s
Contracts Code of Practice to
allow the contract to be
awarded directly to Park
Hearne without the GLA
conducting a competitive
procurement process.
13/01/06
Ken
Livingstone
John Duffy
The estimated cost of this
project is £6,400 and will
be met from funds held by
Capital Standards.
MA 2533
MA 2534
MA 2536
MA 2541
Approved a financial contribution 17/01/06
of £15,000 to HACAN ClearSkies
in respect of carrying out a study
and production of a popular report
on Heathrow noise contours,
flight paths and the wider noise
environment.
Agreed to grant the London
06/02/06
Development Agency consent to
acquire one preferred share in a
training company set up by the
Centre for Engineering and
Manufacturing Excellence.
Noted the work of the London
06/02/06
Equalities Commission to date
and the proposed work
programme for 2006.
Agreed the appointments of
Commissioners to the 31 March
2007 and that the filling of future
vacancies be delegated to the
Director of Equalities and
Policing within the approved
framework.
Agreed:
1. To extend the Event
Organisation Agreement for
Events in Trafalgar Square
31/01/06
Ken
Livingstone
John Duffy
The GLA’s contribution of
£15,000 will be met from
the 2005/06 Environment
Programme budget.
Ken
Livingstone
John Ross
There are no direct
financial implications to
the GLA.
Ken
Livingstone
Lee Jasper
The GLA provides
secretariat support for the
Commission. The budget
to support the Commission
is currently £8,000 and
forms part of the
Equalities Programme
budget. The current spend
at the time of Quarter
Three Budget monitoring
was £2,371.
Ken
Livingstone
Judith
Woodward
The estimated gross cost
of the cultural events is
£405,000 and the net cost
to the GLA is £313,000.
The balance of £92,000
with Greenwich & Docklands
Festivals (GDF) to design,
manage and deliver the agreed
programme of events in
Trafalgar Square for 2006.
will be met from
sponsorship and sales
income.
The GLA’s net cost of
£313,000 will be met from
the 2006/07 Cultural
Events Programme
budget.
2. To release £313,000 from the
2006/07 Cultural Events
Programme budget for the
following Cultural Events:
 Trafalgar Square Festival
(£223,000).
 Liberty Disability Rights
Festival (£90,000).
MA 2542
Agreed:
1. For the GLA to enter into a
contract with Ebb&Flow for
the provision of additional
creative support of the
Department of Constitutional
Affairs-led publicity drive to
increase voter registration in
the capital targeted at London
24/01/06
Ken
Livingstone
Redmond O’Neill
The estimated gross and
net cost of this project to
the GLA is £80,000 and
will be met from the
following budgets:
 2005/06 Project
Development Fund
(£30,000).
 2005/06 Marketing
budget (£50,000).
urban youth at a cost of up to
£80,000.
2. The award of this contract to
Ebb&Flow be exempt from the
provisions of the contracts code
of practice for reasons of
urgency and consistency with
the provision of services under
a pre-existing contract between
Ebb&Flow and the Department
of Constitutional Affairs (DCA)
for the wider voter registration
campaign.
This project will be
managed within the
Marketing team. In order
to facilitate effective
project and budget
monitoring a virement of
£30,000 from the Project
Development fund to a
new budget line entitled
‘voter registration’, within
the 2005/06 Marketing
budget has been agreed.
3. A virement of £30,000 from
the 2005/06 Project
Development Fund ‘PDF
General’ allocation to a new
budget line entitled ‘Voter
Registration’ within the
2005/06 Marketing budget.
MA 2545
Agreed:
1. To commission Three Dragons
Consultants to carry out the
annual update of the GLA’s
Development Control Toolkit
to 2006/07 costs and values.
The toolkit is used to assess the
02/02/06
Ken
Livingstone
Alex Bax
The estimated gross and
net cost of this project to
the GLA is £14,310 and
will be met from the
2005/06 London Plan
Programme budget.
viability of affordable housing
contributions in development
proposals.
2. To charge potential purchases
of the upgraded toolkit at £125
per copy (excluding London
Boroughs).
3. To waive the GLA’s Contracts
Code of Practice requiring
three written quotes in relation
to commissioning this work.
MA 2546
Agreed:
1. To publish a 24-page March 06
edition of The Londoner.
2. To delegate to the Director of
Public Affairs & Transport, in
consultation with the Director
of Finance & Performance, the
authority to increase or
decrease the pagination of
future editions of The
Londoner according to editorial
demands within the existing
Londoner budget.
02/02/06
Ken
Livingstone
Redmond O’Neill
The estimated gross cost
of publishing a 24-page
March 06 edition of The
Londoner is £64,280 and
the net cost to the GLA is
Nil. These costs will be
met entirely by TfL.
MA 2550
MA 2553
Noted the content of TfL’s Report 25/01/06
to the Mayor on Consultation,
relating to consultation with the
London Assembly and Functional
Bodies on Transport and Air
Quality Strategy Revisions:
London Low Emission Zone and
approved the amended text of the
document as per TfL’s
recommendations, for the
purposes of stakeholder and public
consultation pursuant to sections
42(1) and 142 of the Greater
London Authority Act 1999.
Agreed Transport for London
02/02/06
(TfL) under section 38(1) of the
Greater London Authority Act
1999 to exercise the Mayor’s
powers under section 30 of the
GLA Act to do all things
necessary to facilitate and deliver
the start of the Tour de France
(Le Grand Depart) in London
2007 including:
 Entering into the Protocol and
the main contract with the
Amaury Sport Organisation
Ken
Livingstone
Mark Watts
There are no direct
financial implications to
the GLA.
Ken
Livingstone
Mark Watts
There are no direct
financial implications to
the GLA.
(the organisers of the Tour de
France).
 Entering into any other
necessary contracts and
agreements in relation to the
delivery, co-ordination and
promotion of Le Grand Depart.
 Carrying out marketing and
advertising activities in relation
to the promotion of Le Grand
Depart 2007.
MA 2559
DA 1534
DA 1541
Agreed to ratify any steps taken
in anticipation and preparation of
this delegation.
Approved the Mayor’s response to 02/02/06
the London Pensions Fund
Authority’s Strategic Policy
Statement 2006-09 and the
Budget Statement 2006-07.
Approved an additional £10,500
17/01/06
for the completion of the research
project on the London Plan sub
regions.
Approved the award of a contract 12/01/06
up to a value of £35,000 for a
consultancy project to develop a
number of scenarios to inform the
Ken
Livingstone
Neale Coleman
There are no direct
financial implications to
the GLA.
David Lunts
N/A
The additional £10,500
will be met by Planning
Delivery Grant.
David Lunts
N/A
The estimated gross and
net cost of this project to
the GLA is £35,000 and
will be met from the
first review of the London Plan.
DA 1547
Agreed to host a London Sikh
community conference to debate
and address issues affecting
London’s Sikh community.
02/02/06
Redmond
O’Neill
N/A
DA 1548
Agreed to procure consultants to
undertake research into the
implementation of the UK
Sustainable Development
Strategy in London.
09/01/06
David Lunts
N/A
DA 1550
DA 1552
Approved Surrender of the lease
of 81 Black Prince Road with
effect from March 2006 in
accordance with the delegated
authority agreed in MA2315.
Part 2 of the report is confidential
under the FOI Act.
Agreed to final changes to the
Pandemic Flu Response Plan
19/01/06
Anne McMeel
N/A
01/02/06
Anne McMeel
N/A
2005/06 London Plan
Research budget.
The estimated gross and
net cost of this project to
the GLA is £5,000 and
will be met from the
2005/06 Stakeholders
Programme budget.
The estimated gross cost
of this project is £20,000
and the net cost to the
GLA is £10,000. The
balance will be met by
GOL.
The GLA’s net cost of
£10,000 will be met from
the 2005/06 Sustainable
Development Programme
Budget.
The financial implications
are confidential under the
FOI Act.
The plan included some
initial estimates of the
prior to ratification by the
Functional Bodies.
DA 1554
Agreed to hold and fund the
GLA’s Holocaust Memorial Day
Ceremony on 24 January 2006 at
City Hall.
24/01/06
Mark Roberts
N/A
costs that may be incurred.
Further refinement of
these estimates will be
carried out during the
ratification process.
The estimated gross and
net cost of this project to
the GLA is £3,000 and
will be met from the
following budgets:
 2005/06 Assembly
Members Budget
(£2,543).
 2005/06 Director of
Secretariat Budget
(£457).
DA 1557
Agreed:
1. That the GLA commission
consultancy on the scope for
small and medium scale
demonstration photovoltaic
noise barrier projects at surface
locations on the London
Underground system.
30/01/06
David Lunts
N/A
The estimated gross and
net cost of this project to
the GLA is £14,000 and
will be met from the
2005/06 Environment
Programme Budget.
2. To waive the GLA’s Contracts
Code of Practice in respect of
appointing TRL to carry out
this specialist consultancy
work.
DA 1558
Approved:
01/02/06
Janet Worth
N/A
1. The programme of weekend
openings at City hall for
2006/07.
2. The participation in London
Open House programme,
including Maggie’s Charity
night opening.
The estimated gross and
net cost of the programme
of openings of City Hall
and London Open House
weekend is £44,700 and
will be met from the
following 2006/07
budgets subject to annual
budget process:
 2006/07 City Hall
Events & Letting
Budget (£41,150).
DA 1559
Agreed to commission consultants 03/02/06
to conduct research into the
nature of the planning system in
London and its impact on housing
delivery.
David Lunts
N/A
 2006/07 City Hall
Amenities Budget
(£3,550).
The estimated gross and
net cost of this project to
the GLA is £25,000 and
will be met from the
2005/06 Housing
Programme budget.
DA 1560
Approved a variation of the
contract costs for DA1546 for
public opinion polling of a sample
of 1,000 residents in specified
districts of West London beneath
the westerly landing flight paths,
on aircraft noise, with particular
reference to public perceptions
regarding alternation in use of
Heathrow’s two main runways.
02/02/06
David Lunts
N/A
The estimated gross and
net cost of this contract is
£15,700 and will be met
from the following
budgets:
 2005/06 Environment
Programme budget
(£11,200).
 2005/06 Public
Consultation
Programme budget
(£4,500).