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MINUTES LONDON FIRE & EMERGENCY PLANNING AUTHORITY

DATE Thursday 20 April 2017 TIME 2.00 pm VENUE City Hall, The Queen's Walk, London, SE1 2ALL

Minutes of the proceedings of the Annual Meeting of London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority held in City Hall, The Queen's Walk, London, SE1 2ALL, on Thursday 20 April 2017

Present:

Dr Fiona Twycross AM (Chair) Councillor Emma Dent Coad Councillor Oonagh Moulton Councillor JP, AM AM Councillor Martin Whelton AM Councillor Sarah Hayward (Vice-Chair) Councillor Fiona Colley Councillor Jack Hopkins Councillor Amy Whitelock Councillor AM AM Gibbs

1. Statement of Members Appointed

Resolved –That the appointments by the Mayor of London of the Members of the Authority be noted.

In addition, the Chair welcomed to the meeting Unmesh Desai AM who was new to the Authority, replacing AM who had stepped down from the Authority.

2. Apologies for Absence

Apologies for absence were received from AM, Councillor and Councillor Mehboob Khan.

3. Appointment of Vice Chair

The Authority, pursuant to Schedule 28, paragraph 3 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (as amended), proceeded to the appointment of a Vice-Chairman.

Councillor Martin Whelton was nominated by Léonie Cooper AM; the nomination was seconded by Unmesh Desai AM.

There being no other nominations, Councillor Martin Whelton was duly appointed as Vice- Chair of the Authority for the period until 30 September 2017.

Resolved – accordingly.

4. Minutes

The motion was made by the Chair – that the minutes of the Authority meeting held on 30 March 2017 be signed as a correct record.

The motion was seconded by Councillor Martin Whelton, put and agreed.

Resolved – accordingly.

The minutes were thereupon signed by the Chair.

5. Special Announcements by the Chair and reports by the Chair or the Clerk to the Authority of any Communications

The Chair thanked the Brigade’s officers for all their hard work over the Easter period.

The Chair reported that on 17 March the Brigade received multiple calls to a fire in a 2nd floor flat in Islington. A crew wearing breathing apparatus entered the flat, extinguished the fire, carried out a search and rescued two dogs. At the same time a ‘Fire Survival Guidance’ call was in progress for occupants of a flat on the 4th floor in the same block. A second breathing apparatus crew was immediately sent to the 4th floor. Whilst control officers continued to provide reassurance to the occupants on the phone, firefighters forced entry to the flat and rescued the two adults inside.

The Chair reported that on 3 April the Brigade was called to a fire at the Riverside Mental Health Unit within Hillingdon Hospital. On arrival, crews found the door to be barricaded from the inside. Firefighters forced entry, extinguished the fire and carried out a thorough search in breathing apparatus. They located a 30 year old man in a bathroom, unconscious and breathing with difficulty. Crews administered oxygen and promoted recovery until the London Ambulance Service arrived.

The Chair reported that on 12 April the Brigade was called to fire in a two storey builder’s yard near to Brent Cross Shopping Centre. The fire was believed to have started on the ground floor but quickly spread throughout the buildings and involved high bay racking of timber storage and a number of propane gas cylinders, some of which exploded due to the fire. Undergrowth adjacent to the nearby railway lines also caught fire. Twelve pumping appliances and two aerial ladder platforms attended the incident. There were no reported injuries. The nearby M1 motorway and adjacent rail lines were closed due to the amount of smoke caused by the fire.

The Chair announced that LFB Fire Cadets continued to go from strength to strength. There were now twelve active units across London and the programme was due to expand again in September with the introduction of a Marine Fire Cadet Unit based at the Fireboat Pontoon in Lambeth, to be run in partnership with the Massey Shaw Education Trust, the RNLI and the Sea Cadets.

Furthermore, the Chair added that two LFB Cadets had done exceptionally well, and from over 10,000 applicants, they are through to the final 32 young people aspiring towards the esteemed Duke of Westminster Award. This prestigious competition was held to find the most determined and selfless ten uniformed cadets from across the UK, and the winners were to experience the trip of a lifetime in South Africa. Finally, three LFB Fire Cadets had just secured their places to go to Nepal later in the year on a fundraising project in conjunction with Cheshire Fire Cadets. They would be raising money for the ‘Classrooms in the Cloud’ charity, which helps to rebuild earthquake damaged schools in the mountains of Nepal.

The Chair, on behalf of the Authority, thanked Florence Eshalomi AM for all her work on the Authority over the last year, during which she had served as Vice-Chair of Governance, Performance and Audit Committee. The Chair wished her all the best for the future and handed her a small gift as a token of appreciation.

6. Disclosures of Interests and Dispensations

Resolved – That the details of membership of the GLA, other functional bodies and London Boroughs, as attached as an appendix to the agenda, be noted. No further disclosures were made.

7. Reconstitution of Committees, Standing Orders, Allowances, Delegations and Related Matters - FEP 2730

Report by the Clerk to the Authority.

A document populated with details of the proposed membership of all committees was tabled at the meeting.

The Chair moved part (1) of the motion – That the Authority notes the appointment by the Mayor of London of the Chair and Members of the Authority.

The motion was seconded by Councillor Martin Whelton, put and agreed.

The Chair then moved part (2) of the motion – That the Authority agrees that the committee structure proposed in the report be adopted for the period to September 2017 with the orders of reference for each such body being as set out at Appendix 1 to the report (FEP 2730).

The motion was seconded by Councillor Martin Whelton, put and agreed.

The Chair moved part (3) of the motion – That the Authority agrees unanimously to dis-apply the proportionality rules in the allocation of seats on committees.

The motion was seconded by Councillor Martin Whelton, put and agreed.

The Chair moved parts (4) and (5) of the motion – That the Authority appoints Members and alternate Members to seats on committees and appoints the chairs and vice-chairs of committees in accordance with the document as tabled.

The motion was seconded by Councillor Martin Whelton, put and agreed.

The Chair moved part (6) of the motion – That the Authority re-confirms the establishment of the Joint Council on the basis of the previously-approved constitution, as set out at Appendix 2 to the report (FEP 2730), and appoints Authority Members in accordance with the document as tabled.

The motion was seconded by Councillor Martin Whelton, put and agreed.

The Chair moved part (7) of the motion – That the Authority re-confirms the establishment of the Local Pension Board on the basis of the previously-approved constitution, as set out at Appendix 3 to the report (FEP 2730), and appoints Authority Members in accordance with the document as tabled.

The motion was seconded by Councillor Martin Whelton, put and agreed.

The Chair moved part (8) of the motion – That the Authority approves the programme of Authority and committee meeting dates for the period to September 2017, as set out at Appendix 4 of the report (FEP 2730).

The motion was seconded by Councillor Martin Whelton, put and agreed.

The Chair moved part (9) of the motion – That the Authority approves the Standing Orders for the Authority and Scheme of Delegation of Functions to Officers, as set out at Appendices 5 and 6 to the report (FEP 2730).

The motion was seconded by Councillor Martin Whelton, put and agreed.

The Chair moved part (10) of the motion – That the Authority adopts the Members’ Allowances Scheme, as set out at Appendix 8 to the report (FEP 2730).

The motion was seconded by Councillor Martin Whelton, put and agreed.

The Chair moved part (11) of the motion - That the Authority approves the Financial Regulations, as set out at Appendix 7 to the report (FEP 2730).

The motion was seconded by Councillor Martin Whelton, put and agreed.

The Chair moved part (12) of the motion - That the Authority agrees that the Clerk to the Authority be instructed to implement the decisions on these matters and to discharge the associated statutory requirements as regards publicity and the keeping of records and to be authorised to make any minor, consequential revisions to the Authority’s governance documents referred to in the report (FEP 2730) as are necessary following the decisions taken above.

The motion was seconded by Councillor Martin Whelton, put and agreed.

It was therefore –

Resolved:

That -

(1) The appointment by the Mayor of London of the Chair and Members of the Authority be noted;

(2) The committee structure proposed in Appendix 1 of the report be adopted for the period to September 2017 with the orders of reference for each such body as set out in that Appendix;

(3) (Unanimously) the proportionality rules in the allocation of seats on committees be dis-applied;

(4) The appointment of Members and alternate Members to seats on committees in accordance with the document as tabled (and attached as Appendix 1 to these minutes) be agreed;

(5) The appointment of the chairs and vice-chairs of committees in accordance with the document as tabled (and attached as Appendix 1 to these minutes) be agreed;

(6) That the establishment of the Joint Council on the basis of the previously- approved constitution, attached at Appendix 2 to the report, and the appointment of Authority Members to the Joint Council as set out in the tabled document (and attached at Appendix 1 to these minutes) be agreed;

(7) That the establishment of the Local Pension Board on the basis of the previously-approved constitution, attached at Appendix 3 to the report, and the appointment of Authority Members to the Board as set out in the tabled document (and attached at Appendix 1 to these minutes) be agreed;

(8) That the programme of Authority and committee meeting dates for the period to September 2017, as set out at Appendix 4 to the report, be approved;

(9) That the Standing Orders for the Authority as set out at Appendix 5 to the report, and the updated Scheme of Delegation of Functions to Officers, as set out at Appendix 6 to the report, be adopted;

(10) That the Members’ Allowances Scheme, as set out at Appendix 8 to the report, be adopted;

(11) That the Financial Regulations, as set out at Appendix 7 to the report, be agreed; and

(12) That the Clerk to the Authority be instructed to implement the decisions on these matters and to discharge the associated statutory requirements as regards publicity and the keeping of records and be authorised to make any minor, consequential revisions to the Authority’s governance documents referred to in the report as are necessary following the decisions taken above.

8. Representation on Outside Bodies - FEP 2731

A document setting out proposed nominations to outside bodies was tabled at the meeting and is attached as Appendix 2 to these minutes.

The motion was made by the Chair:

That –

(1) Representatives be appointed to the relevant bodies for the 2017-18 year in accordance with the nominations set out within the document as tabled (and attached as Appendix 2 to these minutes);

(2) Upon ceasing to be a Member of the Authority, a Member's appointment as an LFEPA representative to an outside body automatically ends; and

(3) Should there be any change to the Authority’s political balance during the municipal year, a report be submitted to the next meeting of the Authority to ensure that LFEPA’s representation on outside bodies remains consistent with the rules of proportionality.

The motion was seconded by Councillor Martin Whelton, put and agreed.

Resolved – accordingly.

9. Authority - Summary List of Actions

It was noted that there were no outstanding actions arising from previous meetings of the Authority.

10. Urgent Business

There was no urgent business.

The meeting ended at 2.09 pm

Signed By: Chair

Peter Goss, Ground Floor, 169 Union Street, London, SE1 OLL; telephone: 020 8555 1200 ext 30084; e-mail: [email protected] Clerk to LONDON FIRE & EMERGENCY PLANNING AUTHORITY