Issue - meetings

That Council:-

(1)            acknowledge that while Byron Square car park is currently maintained out of the ACC Housing Revenue Account it is used by the public in the area;

(2)            agree that it is an anomaly to have a car park that is freely accessible to the public but the upkeep and repairs costs come from the budget that is dedicated to the upkeep and maintenance of our housing stock; and

(3)            instruct the Chief Officer - Early Intervention and Community Empowerment, following consultation with the Chief Officer - Finance, to investigate which account the Byron Square car park should be held on, to take any necessary remedial action and to report back to the City Growth and Resources Committee on the action taken.

(i)       to agree that Byron Square car park has been used by the General public since it was built; and 

(ii)       to instruct the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord, to obtain a Market Valuation of the Byron Square Car Park to facilitate it’s move to the General Fund as at 1st April 2021 and for the detail of this to be reflected in the 2021/22 budget.

The Committee had before it a Notice of Motion by Councillor Jackie Dunbar in the following terms:-

that the Committee –

(1)      acknowledge that while Byron Square car park is currently maintained out of the ACC Housing Revenue Account it is used by the public in the area;

(2)      agree that it is an anomaly to have a car park that is freely accessible to the public but the upkeep and repairs costs come from the budget that is dedicated to the upkeep and maintenance of our housing stock; and

(3)      instruct the Chief Officer - Early Intervention and Community Empowerment, following consultation with the Chief Officer Finance, to investigate which account the Byron Square car park should be held on, to take any necessary remedial action and to report back to the City Growth and Resources Committee on the action taken.

Councillor Jackie Dunbar moved her Notice of Motion and explained the rationale behind her request.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to agree that Byron Square car park has been used by the General public since it was built; and 

(ii)       to instruct the Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord, to obtain a Market Valuation of the Byron Square Car Park to facilitate it’s move to the General Fund as at 1 April 2021 and for the detail of this to be reflected in the 2021/22 budget.