This Procurement is for the completion of the design and associated engineering to allow the LEP submission to be submitted and planning consent to be obtained for the City Learning Quarter Project.

Approved the award the contract for City Learning Quarter Design fees and associated services to Perfect Circle JV Ltd of Leicester for a duration of five months for a total contract value of £473,138.75.

To approve the allocation of £172,000 from the Corporate Contingency within the Capital Programme to the Waste Transformation Programme for the purchase of garden waste bins and safety technology for the waste collection vehicle fleet.

Approved an allocation of £172,000 from the Corporate Contingency within the Capital Programme to the Waste and Recycling Strategy Service Transformation project for the purchase of garden waste bins.

IEDN to issue the Variation Oder to Shaylor Group for the Phase 2 Refurbishment (construction) works on the Civic and Wulfrun Halls as part of the restoration programme.

Approved the details of the variation notice/order to the contract with Shaylor Group for the Phase 2 Refurbishment (construction) works to the Civic and Wulfrun Halls.

To seek approval to participate in the Innovate UK funded Project Live-Tap Air Quality Monitoring Project

1.       Approved participation by the Council in the Project Live-Tap, an innovative air quality monitoring project.

2.       Authorised the Council to enter into any memorandum of understanding or agreement necessary to participate in the project.

To note the summary of open and exempt individual executive decisions approved by the appropriate Cabinet Members following consultation with the relevant employees.

That the summary of open and exempt individual executive decisions approved by the appropriate Cabinet Members following consultation with the relevant employees be noted.

To approve the acceptance of the grant to be received from the Black County Local Enterprise Partnership, to enable site investigations at sites to be sold to WV Living.

To approve the acquisition of Privately Owned Empty Property by Agreement or Compulsory Purchase: 17 Haggar Street, Wolverhampton WV2 3ET.

1.       That the Director of City Housing be authorised to negotiate terms for the acquisition of the property 17 Haggar Street, Wolverhampton WV2 3ET, and, in default of that acquisition, to give authority for a compulsory purchase order (CPO) to be made under Part II Section 17 Housing Act 1985 in respect of the property.

2.       That expenditure for the potential acquisition of the property be approved, with subsequent capital receipts being recycled within the Empty Property Strategy programme.

3.       That in the event that the property is improved and re-occupied to the satisfaction of the Director of City Housing, the withdrawal of the property from the CPO be authorised.

4.       That following any acquisition, the Director of City Housing be authorised to dispose of the property on the open market on condition that the property is refurbished and re-occupied within six or 12 months (as appropriate to the scale of the works).

5.       That the Head of Legal Services be authorised to:

a.     Take all reasonable steps as soon as it is reasonably practical to secure the making, confirmation and implementation of the CPO including the publication and service of all Notices and the presentation of the Council’s case at any Public Inquiry.

b.     Approve agreements with the owners of the property setting out the terms for the withdrawal of objections to the CPO, and/or making arrangements for re-housing or relocation of any occupiers.

c.     Approve the making of a General Vesting Declaration (the property is brought into Council ownership via this process).

d.     Approve the disposal of the whole and/ or parts of the property by auction, tender or private treaty. 

21 May 2019 - Procurement - Award of Contracts for Works, Goods and Services

That Councillor Ian Brookfield be elected as Leader of the Council on a four year term from 2019-2023.

          That the Council place on record its appreciation of the valuable service rendered tothe City byformer Councillors Ian Angus, Harbans Singh Bagri, Val Gibson, Welcome Koussoukama, Peter O’Neil and Arun Photay.

That the return of Councillors elected on the 2 May 2019 be noted.

That the Council expresses to Councillor Phil Page and Elaine Hadley-Howell its grateful

appreciation of their work and service as Mayor and Mayoress of the City during the 2018-2019

municipal year.

That Councillor Greg Brakenridge be appointed as Deputy Mayor for the 2019 - 2020 municipal

year.

That Councillor Marie Claire Darke be elected as Mayor for the 2019 - 2020 municipal year.

That the Mayor’s Communications be noted.