Decision details

Councillor Stephen Simkins presented for approval an exempt version to the Bilston Asset Transformation Programme - Bilston Health and Wellbeing Facility report discussed at item 5 above. The report included information on the financial implications of the scheme that was omitted from the public version due to it containing commercially sensitive information.

Resolved:

That Council be recommended to approve:

1.    The Bilston Health and Wellbeing Facility project and appropriate capital budgets funded through grant and prudential borrowing as detailed within the report.

That Cabinet:

1.      Approves the development by the Council of a modern health and wellbeing facility at the proposed site on Council owned land, carryout improvements to the Bert Williams Leisure Centre and public realm works.

2.      Delegates authority to the Cabinet Member for Equalities and Governance and Cabinet Member for Resources and Digital, in consultation with the Deputy Chief Executive, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Finance to agree and enter into the required construction contracts, leases, funding agreements and other ancillary agreements, for the respective project.

3.      Authorises the Chief Operating Officer to negotiate, execute, seal and complete all necessary documents to give effect to the above recommendations.

4.      Approves supplementary capital budgets, funded by grant, for the Bilston Market redevelopment and Bilston Public Realm improvement scheme.

That Cabinet notes:

1.     The letter of support from the Black Country Integrated Care Board for the proposed scheme.