Agenda and minutes

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Agreed as an accurate record.

To confirm that the items of business marked Part I will be considered in public and that the items marked Part II will be considered in private.

It was agreed that all items of business were considered in public.

To hear the Call-In of any decision made at the Cabinet meeting prior to this meeting or made by Cabinet Members, other Council Committees or a delegated officer and published within five working days of this meeting.

Members should bring their Cabinet agenda to the meeting.

Members should consider any other decisions published in the five working days before this meeting.

The purpose of this meeting is to decide whether to refer back any decision to the decision maker.

Members gave consideration to the Cabinet reports of 28 July 2011 and after careful consideration Members decided not to call-in any decision made by the Cabinet at their meeting.

The Chairman of the Committee also agreed to waive the scrutiny call-in on Cabinet’s decisions in respect of:

·       Item 6 – Hillingdon’s response to the Government’s consultation on High Speed Rail

·       Item 24 – Extra Care Housing; contract award for the provision of personal care.

However further information was requested on the following matters within Cabinet agenda Item 8 – Primary School Capital Programme:

1.    Additional information on the s106 monies available for community and landscaping and which developments the monies have been gained from;

2.    Has there been any exploration of other sites for a new school in the south of the Borough?

3.    A reassurance of the quality of the data now being used to forecast pupil numbers;

4.    In table 1 of the report where it indicates the current forecast of 24 forms of entry for 2012/13, can officers provide a breakdown of this information by individual school;

5.    Whilst agreeing the need for “principles spanning phase 2 and 3” (as set out in the report), the Committee required clarification on whether such principles would be flexible, if the need arises for a particular school site.

[Subsequent to the meeting, officers provided the following responses:

The additional Section 106 monies that may be considered are set out in the table below from the Community Facilities Funds, and Environment Funds respectively:

Community Facilities Funds

Environment Funds

A need has been identified for a new school in the School Place Planning Area 11.  The Council has no land in its ownership within this area or close to its boundaries except for green spaces and Hayes Pool.  With regard to Hayes Pool, the site size requirement for a new school is 5 hectares, compared to the Hayes Pool site area of 1.05 hectares including a shared access.  The use of Botwell open space is not feasible as this land, forming mainly 3G football pitches, is managed by the Council’s leisure operator GLL, and was financed partly by the Football Foundation , and is therefore already committed as sport for the community.

The industrial history of Hayes means that many sites are heavily contaminated, which has affected the Council’s ability to consider former employment land.  Two sites not  ...  view the full minutes text for item 13.