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(i)        to instruct the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord to replace the existing leases and management agreements with ten year leases (or leases for such shorter periods as the tenants may wish) only; such leases to give the Council the power to terminate the leases at any time by providing 12 months’ notice, on specified grounds, and otherwise to contain such provisions as are agreed with the tenants; and

(ii)       to note that the leased community centre management committees will require to seek independent legal advice during the negotiation of new leases and that the Council will meet the reasonable costs of this.

The Committee had before it a referral from the Operational Delivery Committee of 9 January 2020, relating to the Review of Leased Centres and Learning Centres.

The Operational Deliver Committee resolved:-

(a)          to recommend to the City Growth and Resources Committee that they instruct the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord to replace the existing leases and management agreements with ten year leases (or leases for such shorter periods as the tenants may wish) only; such leases to give the Council the power to terminate the leases at any time by providing 12 months’ notice, on specified grounds, and otherwise to contain such provisions as are agreed with the tenants; and

(b)          notes that the leased community centre management committees will require to seek independent legal advice during the negotiation of new leases and recommends to the City Growth and Resources Committee that they instruct that the Council will meet the reasonable costs of this and that the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord report to the relevant committee on how this can be facilitated.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)        to instruct the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord to replace the existing leases and management agreements with ten year leases (or leases for such shorter periods as the tenants may wish) only; such leases to give the Council the power to terminate the leases at any time by providing 12 months’ notice, on specified grounds, and otherwise to contain such provisions as are agreed with the tenants; and

(ii)       to note that the leased community centre management committees will require to seek independent legal advice during the negotiation of new leases and that the Council will meet the reasonable costs of this.