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No declarations of interest were made at this meeting.

Members of the public may, if the Board Member agrees, ask a question of the Board Member on any item for decision on this agenda (other than on the minutes).  The full text of any question must be notified to the Head of Law and Governance by no later than 9.30 am two clear working days before the meeting.  Questions by the public will be taken as read and, at the Board Member’s discretion, responded to either orally or in writing at the meeting.  No supplementary question or questioning will be permitted.

The total time permitted for this item will be 15 minutes.

There were no public addresses

City Councillors may, at the Board Member’s discretion, ask a question or address the Board Member on an item for decision on the agenda (other than on the minutes).  The full text of any question and the nature of any address must be notified to the Head of Law and Governance by no later than 9.30 am two clear working days before the meeting.  Questions by councillors will be taken as read and, at the Board Member’s discretion, responded to either orally or in writing at the meeting.  No supplementary question or questioning will be permitted.  If an address is made, the Board member will either respond or have regard to the points raised in reaching her or his decision.  If the address is by the Chair of a Scrutiny Committee or her or his nominee then the Board member will be required to say as part of their decision whether they accept the Scrutiny recommendations made.

Councillor Mary Clarkson attended the meeting and gave a short address.

She expressed concern about the long term planning implications were the freehold interest of this site to be sold. It is one of three sites within Marston that could be redeveloped, and discussions at Area Forum meetings, and with local people, indicate that it is felt to be most suitable for affordable housing.  She suggested that efforts be put into finding a site within Marston suitable for affordable housing.

Councillor Turner thanked Councillor Clarkson for her comments, and agreed that officers were encouraged to look at other sites within Marston that would be suitable for affordable housing.

Report of the Head of Corporate Assets attached.

The Board Member, Finance and Efficiency is RECOMMENDED to:

1.           Give approval for the sale of the freehold interest as described in this report, and otherwise on terms and conditions to be approved by the Head of Corporate Property;

2.           Note that the City Council will enter into a lease of land owned by the purchaser for a period of up to 2 years for the provision of temporary car parking on terms to be agreed;

3.           Note that the Council will terminate negotiations for the joint promotional agreement which was approved by Single Member Decision on 15^th August 2011. 

Not for publication annex to the report at agenda item 4.

(Not for publication – Paragraph 3, Schedule 12A Local Government Act 1972 – information about someone’s finances or business.  The public interest in maintaining the exemption is in order not to compromise land/property disposal.)

The Head of Corporate Assets submitted a report (previously circulated, now appended). Steve Sprason attended the meeting and presented the report.

Councillor Ed Turner took all submissions into account, both written and oral, and RESOLVED to:-

(1)    Give approval for the sale of the freehold interest as described in the report, and otherwise on terms and conditions to be approved by the Head of Corporate Property;

(2)    Note that the City Cuncil would enter into a lease for the land owned by the purchaser for a period of up to 2 years, for the provision of temporary car parking  on terms to be agreed;

(3)    Note that the Council would terminate negotiations for the joint promotional agreement which was approved by Single Member Decision on 15^th August 2011.

If the Board member wishes to exclude the press and the public from the meeting during consideration of any of the items on the exempt from publication part of the agenda, it will be necessary for the Board member to pass a resolution in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 21(1)(b) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2000 on the grounds that their presence could involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in specific paragraphs of Schedule I2A of the Local Government Act 1972.

The Board member may maintain the exemption if and so long as, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Not for publication annex to the report at agenda item 4.

(Not for publication – Paragraph 3, Schedule 12A Local Government Act 1972 – information about someone’s finances or business.  The public interest in maintaining the exemption is in order not to compromise land/property disposal.)

Councillor Turner considered the not for publication annex to the report in confidential session.

(Paragraph 3, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 – information about someone’s finances or business. The public interest in maintaining the exemption was in order not to compromise land or property disposal).