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ISSUES ARISING FROM THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

Meeting: 29/04/2015 - Cabinet (Item 18)

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Cabinet decision – 11 March 2015 – Property Acquisition

 

At its meeting on 1 April 2015 the Overview and Scrutiny Committee considered a call-in of a previous Cabinet decision – Property Acquisition – Cabinet meeting held on 11 March 2015.

 

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee agreed that the report and previous Cabinet decision should be referred back to Cabinet for re-consideration. Members are therefore asked to consider the attached report and its recommendations (Report No.230, agenda part two also refers).

 

(Report No.229)

(9.20 – 9.25 pm)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Andrew Stafford (Cabinet Member for Finance) introduced the report of the Director of Finance, Resources and Customer Services (No.229) asking Cabinet to reconsider (under the call-in process) their original decision and to decide whether, on the basis of the additional information provided, they wished to amend or reconfirm their original decision.

 

NOTED

 

1.               That Report No.230 also referred as detailed in Minute No.27 below.

 

2.               The decision which had previously been made by the Cabinet at its meeting on 11 March 2015. The decision had been called-in by Members of the Opposition, and the Overview and Scrutiny Committee had held a meeting on 1 April 2015 to discuss the call-in. Overview and Scrutiny Committee had requested additional information and had decided to refer the original decision back to Cabinet for reconsideration. The questions and responses were provided in this report and the part 2 report (No.230), as detailed in Minute No.27 below.

 

3.               The information which had been provided in response to the questions raised by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Councillor Stafford and Councillor Keazor confirmed that they were content with the responses which had been provided. It was noted that no Opposition Members were in attendance tonight.

 

4.               The original report which had been considered by the Cabinet at its meeting on 11 March 2015. The decision made by the Cabinet this evening would not be subject to further call-in.

 

Alternative Options Considered: Report No.185 – 11 March 2015 – the alternative option considered had been to do nothing and not purchase. This option had not been recommended. The failure by the Council to not pursue this acquisition would be considered a lost opportunity to add a key piece of Green Belt land located within the borough to the Council’s portfolio.

 

DECISION: The Cabinet agreed to re-confirm its original decision as set out below:

 

Cabinet approved

 

1.               The purchase of the asset as detailed in the part 2 report (No.189 – 11 March 2015).

2.               The letting of this asset as detailed in the part 2 report (No.189 – 11 March 2015).

3.               The estimated expenditure associated with the proposed acquisition as detailed in the part 2 report (No.189 – 11 March 2015).

4.               Delegated authority to the Director of Finance, Resources and Customer Services, to agree final terms and enter into appropriate legal agreements for the proposed transactions outlined in paragraph 2.1 of the report (No.185 – 11 March 2015), subject to the Council’s Property Procedure Rules.

 

Reason: Report No.185 – 11 March 2015 – It would enable the Council to add a key piece of Green Belt land located within the borough to its portfolio.

(Key decision – reference number 3990)