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ISSUES ARISING FROM THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

Meeting: 29/04/2015 - Cabinet (Item 27)

27 ISSUES ARISING FROM THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

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.229, agenda part one also refers).

 

(Report No.230)

(9.40 – 9.45 pm)

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Andrew Stafford (Cabinet Member for Finance) introduced the report of the Director of Finance, Resources and Customer Services (No.230) 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.229 also referred as detailed in Minute No.18 above.

 

2.               The information which had been provided in response to the questions raised by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

 

3.               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: NOTEDthe alternative options which had previously been considered as detailed in Report No.185 – 11 March 2015, Minute No.18 above referred. 

 

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

 

Cabinet noted the confidential information set out in Report No.189, 11 March 2015, and the additional information arising from the consideration of the call-in, which had been considered in conjunction with the part one reports and agreed to approve:

 

1.               The move within the element of the capital programme earmarked for regeneration of the sum detailed in Report No.189, 11 March 2015, from the 2017/18 Meridian Water Land Acquisition line to meet the purchase of this asset and associated costs in 2015/16.

 

2.               The expenditure associated with the acquisition as detailed in Report No.189, 11 March 2015, and the addition of the project to the existing Capital Programme.

 

Reason: The reasons for the recommendations were set out in Report No.189, 11 March 2015, containing exempt information. 

(Key decision – reference number 3990)