Councillor Femi Falola

Council - Monday 16th December 2024 7.00 p.m.

The Council voted to approve the minutes of the last meeting, a range of treasury management proposals, amendments to the procedural rules, the new polling districts and polling places review, the recommended recipients of the Civic Awards, a report on exempted decisions made since the last meeting, and to appoint two Independent Persons[^1] for the council. The council also debated two motions, one about recruitment diversity and one about the Olympic Park Fixed Estate Charge. The Council voted to approve both motions, with the Fixed Estate Charge motion being approved as amended.

Extraordinary, Council - Monday 16th December 2024 6.30 p.m.

The Council voted unanimously to award the Honorary Freedom of the Borough to Lyn Brown and Paulette Watson MBE. No one was awarded the title of Honorary Alderman.

Local Development Committee - Monday 25th November 2024 7.00 p.m.

The meeting included two applications for planning permission that were scheduled for discussion, for sites at Hudson Bay in Forest Gate and Stock Street in Plaistow. A report on the procedures for decision making was also provided.

Crime, Environment and Transport Scrutiny Commission - Tuesday 19th November 2024 7.00 p.m.

This meeting was scheduled to consider two reports: a review of the borough’s parks and green spaces, and an evaluation of the Recycling, Waste and Street Cleansing Strategy. It was also scheduled to set the date of the next meeting.

Local Development Committee - Monday 28th October 2024 6.30 p.m.

This meeting was about deciding whether to grant planning permission for construction projects in the borough. The meeting also included a discussion of the minutes of the meeting held on 23 September 2024 [^1]