Agenda and minutes

Agreed.

Further to Minute 50 (20 July 2004), received and noted a report on the Society of IT Managers Autumn Conference 2004.

Received a report on proposed interim Fencing and Boundary Treatment Design Guidelines for the Borough which will be an integral part of the Council’s Public Realm Strategy and link into the Urban Design Framework, both of which are due to be adopted later this year.

Agreed, to assist the Council in achieving its Community Priorities of ‘Making Barking and Dagenham Cleaner, Greener and Safer’, ‘Raising General Pride in the Borough’ and ‘Regenerating the Local Economy’, to:

1.  Approve the Fencing and Boundary Treatment Design Guidelines as a document for wider consultation;

2.  Approve the subsequent use of the Fencing and Boundary Treatment Design Guidelines as interim design guidance until incorporated into the wider Public Realm Strategy for the Borough;

3.  Support the exploration of issues pertinent to the successful implementation of the Public Realm Strategy, such as programming, finance, procurement, management and maintenance regimes, safety requirements and the impact on Disability Discrimination Act requirements; and

4.  Support the production of the Urban Design Framework and Public Realm Strategy as tools to ensure improvements to the natural and built environment and public spaces of the Borough.

Received a report on the proposed disposal of surplus and under-utilised Council-owned property and vacant sites as part of a programmed approach in support of the Council’s Capital Programme.  Noted that the proposal in respect of land at Beacontree Heath is being withdrawn at this stage and a further, more comprehensive report on options for this area will be presented in due course.  With regard to The Lawns and Woodlands site, the Director of Regeneration and Environment agreed to confirm to the Chair the boundary lines of the area for disposal.

Agreed, to assist the Council in achieving its Community Priorities of ‘Regenerating the Local Economy’, ‘Improving Health, Housing and Social Care’ and ‘Raising General Pride in the Borough’, to:

1.  The disposal of the Council’s freehold interests in the properties and vacant sites listed in the report, with the exception of the land at Beacontree Heath which will be the subject of a further report in due course;

2.  Note that the terms of the sales will be approved by the Director of Regeneration and Environment in accordance with the requirements of the Council’s Constitution and relevant legislation; and

3.  The removal of the ‘Timber Yard’ site in Reede Road, Dagenham from the Council’s Land Disposal Programme.

Agreed to exclude the public and press for the remainder of the meeting, as the business was confidential.