Councillor Arjun Mittra

Pension Fund Committee - Monday 29th July, 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting has been postponed.

Governance, Audit, Risk Management and Standards Committee (GARMS) - Tuesday 23rd July, 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting has been postponed.

Crime and Disorder Scrutiny, Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 18th July, 2024 7.00 pm

Cabinet - Tuesday 16th July, 2024 7.00 pm

The Cabinet noted the end of year performance for the Our Plan for Barnet 2023-2026[https://barnet.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s76605/Barnet%20Corporate%20Plan%202023-26.pdf], approved the final revenue and capital outturn for 2023/24, and agreed the approach and process for setting a balanced budget for 2025/26 and the Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) to 2030. They approved the Modern Slavery Strategy (2024-2027), approved the Draft Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document for public consultation, noted the complaints performance and service improvement report for 2023/24 and approved the Housing Ombudsman Complaint Handling Code Self-Assessment 2024, approved the grant of a renewal lease to Arts Depot Ltd for a term of 50 years at a peppercorn rent, approved the updated Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy Policy, and agreed to retain Barnet Homes and commence a review of the Management Agreement.

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 10th July, 2024 6.00 pm

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee met and discussed the future of the Barnet Council's North London Business Park (NLBP) project in light of rising construction costs, and the possible use of Community Infrastructure Levy [^2] receipts to support the project. The Committee also considered a report on the recent decision to sell land at Pinkham Way, and asked officers to provide a further report exploring possibilities for affordable workspace provision on the site.