Public reports pack Wednesday 22-Jul-2015 19.00 Council

Page 38within that time. However, the owner cannot be forced to sell the asset and in someinstances this six month period would not apply, for example where it is intended to sell theasset to a charity.Planning decisions and ACV decisions are totally separate and are governed by differentpolicies and laws.‘Disposal’ of land at The Queen’s WalkThe south landing of the Bridge will occupy land we own, at The Queen’s Walk that iscurrently leased to Coin Street Community Builders. The terms of the lease would need tobe varied if the bridge is to go ahead. On 19 May 2015 the Council issued a notice lettingpeople know that negotiations about the future of The Queen's Walk could take place if theGarden Bridge project does progress and invited people’s views.There are various parties with interests in the land required to build the bridge, including thePort of London Authority, Lambeth and Westminster. The Garden Bridge Trust has beenliaising with and will continue to liaise closely with these parties in relation to the landrequired to build and maintain the Garden Bridge.Lambeth could pull the plug on the project now by refusing to enter into negotiations. Butthat feels very alien to a borough that has increasingly played a bigger role in shaping ourcity. For too long, Lambeth was known as the place where bold ambitions were blockedrather than realised. However, the Leader of the Council has said publicly that she opposesthe Mayor of London’s decision to pledge £30m of public money towards the costs of theproject: “We need to be convinced that Lambeth residents will be advantaged, notdisadvantaged, by the renegotiation. The Garden Bridge is a creative idea but it should notcome at any price.”9. Councillor Bernard GentryTo: Councillor Jennifer Brathwaite – Cabinet Member for Environment andSustainabilityStreet CleaningDespite voting against the Conservative Alternative Budget, which allowed the Council toincrease spending on services whilst reducing Council Tax, the Labour Administration hasdecided to cut street cleaning (litter picking and sweeping), and cut the number andfrequency of caged vehicles for collecting litter, leaving parts of the Borough filthy andunsanitary, strewn with litter and fly-tipping.In response to these self-imposed problems, and given its poor previous record, whatmeasures is the Labour Council now taking to ensure that street cleaning is adequate tokeep streets clean?Party: ConservativeAnswer: