Decision details

City Learning Quarter - Potential Property Solutions

Decision Maker: Cabinet (Resources) Panel

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Update on proposals for a City Learning Quarter, including potential commercial and property solutions.

Decisions:

Cllr John Reynolds presented the report seeking approval to proceed with negotiations and acquisitions of properties in order to assemble a site capable of accommodating the requirements for a City Learning Quarter.

Resolved:

  1. That subject to approval of Full Council to recommendation 2 below:

a.      The Strategic Director Place be authorised to enter into negotiations to acquire properties to assemble sites for the City Learning Quarter.

 

b.      An allocation of £6 million for the acquisition and associated costs for sites within the City Learning Quarter be approved and the intention to ultimately seek a contribution from external sources be noted.

 

c.       Authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Economy in consultation with the Strategic Director Place, Director of Finance and Director of Governance to acquire individual properties as part of the assembly of sites for the City Learning Quarter, within the budget  approved by Full Council.

 

  1. That it be noted that the Capital Budget Quarter Three Monitoring 2016/17 report to Council would seek approval to a budget of £6 million for site acquisition in the City Learning Quarter, in the event that Cabinet (Resources) Panel approve the strategy to acquire properties as part of site assembly for the City Learning Quarter.

 

Report author: David Moore

Publication date: 09/02/2017

Date of decision: 07/02/2017

Decided at meeting: 07/02/2017 - Cabinet (Resources) Panel

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