Councillor Yvonne Bear
Email: Yvonne.Bear@bromley.gov.uk
Council: Bromley
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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Special Meeting, Executive - Friday 12 December 2025 10.30 am
The Bromley Council Executive is scheduled to meet to discuss a proposal to use £27.6m of funding from the Local Authority Housing Fund 4 (LAHF4) grant programme to support permanent measures to reduce the cost pressures of temporary accommodation. The meeting will also cover the addition of the Chipperfield Road Site to the Capital Programme, and the submission of the Chipperfield scheme to the Local Authority Housing Fund 4 programme.
Special Meeting, Renewal, Recreation and Housing Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 11 December 2025 6.00 pm
The Renewal, Recreation and Housing Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee are scheduled to meet to discuss a proposal to use funding from the Local Authority Housing Fund to support a housing development on Chipperfield Road. The committee will also discuss the addition of the Chipperfield Road site to the Capital Programme.
Council - Monday 8 December 2025 7.00 pm
The Council of the London Borough of Bromley is scheduled to meet to discuss the Council Tax Support Scheme, treasury management performance, and the code of corporate governance. They will also consider committee appointments and motions, as well as address questions from the public and council members. The meeting will begin with prayers.
Executive - Wednesday 26 November 2025 7.00 pm
At a meeting of the Bromley Council Executive, councillors agreed to maintain the existing Council Tax Support Scheme for 2026/27, noted a projected net overspend on services of £16.672m, and approved a five-year extension to the Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) Library Service Contract. They also authorised the appropriation of land at Castlecombe Youth Centre Car Park for housing and agreed on a procurement strategy for education capital works.
Executive, Resources and Contracts Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 24 November 2025 7.00 pm
The Executive, Resources and Contracts Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the Insurance Fund, treasury management, capital programme monitoring, a new payment management system, Biggin Hill Airport, Section 106 agreements[^1] and the corporate contract register. The committee supported recommendations for the Insurance Fund, treasury management, capital programme monitoring and the payment management system. They also noted the Biggin Hill Airport update, the Section 106 agreements update and the corporate contract register.
Decisions from Meetings
243 decisions · Page 28 of 49
GATEWAY 0: FACILITIES MANAGEMENT COMMISSIONING STRATEGY 2025
From: Executive - Wednesday 12 February 2025 7.00 pm - February 12, 2025
...to ensure continuity of facilities management services, the Executive approved an outline commissioning strategy that includes procuring a single provider for Churchill Court's facilities and building management for ten years with a five-year extension option, procuring multiple providers for hard and soft facilities services for the wider operational estate typically for four-year contracts, and extending the current Churchill Court contract until March 31, 2026.
Recommendations Approved
TRANSFORMING BROMLEY 2024-28 & YEAR ONE PROGRESS REPORT 2024/25
From: Executive - Wednesday 22 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 22, 2025
...to note the progress of the Transformation Programme's first year, endorse £19 million in savings proposals for 2025/26, and agree to achieve £2 million in staffing budget savings through vacancy management and realignments.
Recommendations Approved
CRYSTAL PALACE PARK REGENERATION PLAN UPDATE AND AWARD OF MAIN WORKS CONTRACT
From: Executive - Wednesday 22 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 22, 2025
...to award the main works contract for Phase 1 of the Crystal Palace Park Regeneration Plan to either the first or second placed bidder, increase the Capital Budget to £27,702,284, approve applying for and accepting grants for the works, and delegate authority to the Director of Corporate Services to authorise land appropriation and sign legal documentation related to planning purposes.
For Determination
DRAFT BUDGET 2025/26 AND UPDATE ON THE COUNCIL'S FINANCIAL STRATEGY
From: Executive - Wednesday 22 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 22, 2025
...to approve the initial draft 2025/26 budget, refer it to relevant committees, note financial projections and uncertainties, increase certain rent levels by 2.7%, delegate the schools' budget setting, note the schools grant deficit recovery plan, agree a contribution to the London Boroughs Grant Committee, note consultation outcomes and the local government financial settlement, and acknowledge the budget gap and impact of decisions on future projections.
Recommendations Approved
PART 2: WELFARE FUND - ESSENTIAL HOUSEHOLD GOODS REPORT
From: Executive - Wednesday 22 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 22, 2025
...to move the consideration of the Welfare Fund - Essential Household Goods Report to Part 1 of the meeting agenda.
For Determination
Summary
Meetings Attended: 72
Average per Month: 3.1
Decisions Recorded: 243