SHARD S106 PROJECT BOARD
Joint board to promote the regeneration benefits of the Shard project
Date & Time
Wednesday 13 July 2011 1200-1330
Location
40 Bermondsey Street
Attendees:
Board Members:
Cllr Fiona Colley, Cabinet Member for Regeneration & Corporate Strategy, LBS
Karen O’Keeffe, Head of Economic Development & Strategic Partnerships, LBS
Tony Leyland, Deputy Chief Executive, Sellar Property Group
Working Group Members
Dan Taylor, Project Manager, LBS
Graham Sutton, Economic Development Manager, LBS
Hamish McKenzie, Development Director, Sellar
Ruth Gilbert, Chief Executive, Southwark College
Phil Butler, Deputy Chief Executive, Southwark College
Project
Action
1.
London Bridge Interchange project
• DT updated project progress and project management arrangement
via stakeholder board and working group. Works continue apace
and a strong partnership arrangement is delivering the interchange
project, including Transport for London and MACE.
• A key interface issue with the London Bridge station project was
highlighted to the board. The interchange project will complete in
May 2012 with new train station concourse and bus station, and
high quality materials throughout. The interface with the Network
Rail Thameslink project (the viaduct to connect from Railway
Approach to the new station known as “SAVEX”) will remain in poor
condition, and will likely take 6 years from 2012 to 2018 to
complete. HM presented a scheme prepared by Renzo Piano
Building Workshop to create a flexible screened barrier along the
SAVEX interface which could be animated with murals of London
and could provide a temporary screen alongside the new
interchange and high quality gateway into Southwark, especially
during the Olympics. The draft scheme has been presented to, and
received the support of David Higgins, Chairman of Network Rail.
ACTION
The Board agreed that resources for implementation and ongoing
LBS
responsibility for ensuring a high standard of management and
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maintenance would need to be resolved– LBS to liaise internally to
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analyse the recently received planning application for the station,
and consultation responses, and consider how the temporary works
might be delivered
2.
St Thomas Street project
• DT updated project progress and the design concept for the
“southern” gateway of the Shard, and the aspiration of the working
group to create a scheme which drives regeneration southwards.
• Issue highlighted of surrounding projects – the Guys Tower re-clad
project and Network Rail station project could both potentially
access through the new works as part of their construction
ACTION
management arrangements. LBS to lobby partners NR and Guys to
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minimise construction traffic through the completed project
3.
Shard Southwark Vocational Programme
• GS introduced the Shard Southwark Vocational programme and
report project highlights broken down by sub-project below
3.1
Construction Jobs
ACTION
• Overall target of 260 jobs in the construction phase of the
GS
development. The 3 year workplace co-ordinator project started in
late 2010 and has delivered 18 jobs on site already
• The project board would like to see more case studies, and use of
case studies in publicity
• Greater co-operation to be sought between Mace & Southwark
ACTION
College to increase provision of NVQs from the project
GS &
RG
3.2
Southwark College / Real Work Environments
• RG / PB presented a detailed update on the RWE project and key
successes, including 8 new curriculum areas developed since
February 2011 which are tailored to develop employability skills
linked to the opportunities and trades in the Shard of Glass.
• £225,000 in match funding secured from the Skills Funding Agency
to contribute to the £500,000 investment by the Shard project.
• In addition to the 8 new courses using the facilities, 250 students
have used the facilities through existing courses; a detailed report of
this use was given in accordance with the college’s SLA for delivery ACTION
of benefits from this investment, including the numbers of
PB
Southwark residents benefiting.
•
Successful opening event well attended – the new facilities, ACTION
courses, event, and building awareness about the Shard and
DT
opportunities has had a tangible affect on raising aspirations at the
college. The “5 star” ethos of the Shard and the college corporate
aim to raise the standards of courses and training to match the
quality of opportunities in the Shard is having a marked knock on /
legacy affect.
• The project board found the case studies useful and asked for more
to be provided as and when appropriate
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• Noted that the next phase of the vocational programme should
consider an element of higher skills provision to ensure access to
higher-skilled jobs in the development as well as entry-level, and to
allow for progression
• The project board asked for a special tour of the new facilities and
demonstration of case studies for local press, specifically Southwark
News (Kevin Quinn)
3.3
Employment in the completed development
• GS presented an estimate of the total numbers of jobs in the final
development, linked to hotel, estates, security, cleaning, office jobs;
an aspirational target of 610 jobs for Southwark residents was
proposed as a benchmark for the vocational programme.
• The project board noted key early successes including Southwark
College placements in the Shard project office, commitment to 75%
interviews for students in future contracts such as cleaning services,
and early commitment by the Shangri-La hotel.
•
ACTION
Sellar to arrange meeting with future Shangri-La general manager
HM
later this year once in post.
• TL suggested that opportunities would be generated as firms move
into the building and natural churn results from people not re-
locating from previous offices.
• HM outlined a proposal to develop a “business centre” within the
facilities management suite which could potentially supply
temporary staff for organisations within the building.
• TL confirmed that the “early opportunity” to establish robust
relationships and agree commitments and targets for placements,
interviews, and positions is in the next 6 months as suppliers and
tenants agree to move into the building.
3.4
Employment floorspace in the Shard of Glass & DoV
• The project board agreed that a target to complete negotiations
around the delivery of employment floorspace in the Shard or the
provision of a cash in-lieu payment would be included within the
Shard Southwark Vocational Programme
• The project Board agreed a target to complete a DoV to release
existing S106 funding.
ACTION
• Action: both to be agreed by the next board meeting in November HM / GS
2011.
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Construction management and co-ordination
• The project board noted best practice and awards for joint efforts
between the development team and council officers to manage
noise, air quality, traffic management, building control, and wider
area co-ordination.
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Communications
• The project board agreed with the identified communications
milestones to promote the regeneration benefits of the Shard and
Place projects to local people.
• The next key communications project would be a marketing
campaign to promote Shard-specific courses with Sellar / LBS logos ACTION
• The project board asked for a version of the submitted performance DT / RG
report to be made available on the councils website
• The Board agreed to receive a more detailed communications
proposal at its next meeting
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Next meetings
The following meetings were proposed on a 4 monthly basis to fit with the
Olympics event and the completion of the building:
ACTION
• Wednesday 30 Nov 11, 1200
DT
• Wednesday 28 Mar 12, 1200
• Wednesday 25 Jul 12, 1200
• Wednesday 28 Nov 12, 1200
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