Issue - meetings

to approve the motion by Councillor Houghton.

With reference to article 27 of the minute of the previous meeting of 29 June 2017, the Committee had before it a report by the interim Director of Communities, Housing and Infrastructure which advised members of the outcome of the marketing in relation to the property, Nelson Street Pavilion and Playing Fields, and to provide further detail of the offers received.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee -

(a)       agree that the offer submitted for the Nelson Street Pavilion and Playing Fields by the bidder under Section 3.6.1 of the report be accepted subject to qualifications; and

(b)       agree that the Head of Legal and Democratic Services be instructed to conclude missives for a development lease for the site incorporating various qualifications as are necessary to protect the Council’s interests.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)         that the offer submitted for the Nelson Street pavilion and playing fields by the bidder under section 3.6.1 of the report be accepted subject to qualifications, which should address how the Council would secure that the community benefits identified in the bid would be delivered to the local and wider community;

(ii)        to instruct the Head of Communities and Housing to liaise with the preferred bidder in relation to future community consultation in the development of their proposals; and

(iii)       that the Head of Legal and Democratic Services be instructed to conclude a missive for a development lease for the site incorporating various qualifications as are necessary to protect the Council’s interests taking cognisance of (i) and (ii) above.