Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Director of Finance, Resources & Customer Services and Director of Health, Housing & Adult Social Care providing additional details in support of the development options for this site.     (Report No.116A)

Please note Report No.115A on the Part 1 agenda also refers.

Members are asked to note:

·                The attached report is due to be considered by Cabinet on 12^th November 2014.  Subject to Cabinet approval, Council will be asked to note the additional information provided as part of the approval being sought for inclusion of the scheme on the Capital Programme.  (Key Decision – Reference Number 3959)

·                The decision made by Cabinet on 12^th November 2014 will be reported to Council on the amendment sheet tabled at the meeting.

(This document contains exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 (information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person – including the authority holding that information) of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, as amended)

RECEIVED a report from the Director of Finance, Resources & Customer Services and Director of Health, Housing & Adult Social Care (No. 116A) providing additional information in support of the development option and Capital investment requirements for the site.

NOTED

1.      the report had been submitted for consideration in conjunction with Report 115A on the Part 1 Agenda. (Min.80 refers) following its approval by Cabinet on 12 November 14.

2.      the content of the report, thereby confirming inclusion of the budget for the project on the Council’s Capital Programme

3.      that subject to Council approving inclusion of the scheme within the Capital Programme, Cabinet had agreed to approve an initial budget of £2.4m (as part of the overall £33m scheme cost) and authorise the project to proceed, with further expenditure of the remaining budget subject to a further report for Cabinet.

4.      Cabinet had approved in principle the acquisition of the property at Bury Street West listed in the report subject to agreement with the owners and to delegate authority to the Cabinet Member for Finance and Director of Finance, Resources and Customer Services to negotiate and agree the necessary Heads of Terms.

5.      Cabinet had agreed that the initial budget be used to appoint consultants to assist in preparing scheme designs, feasibility studies, other investigations, site preparation and public consultation in order to support preparation and submission of a planning application and appropriate documents to assist in the procurement of a developer/contractor and for land assembly purposes, as required.

(Exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 (information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)) of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 as amended).