Agenda item

Agenda item

Disposal of the Temple Cowley Pool Site, Temple Road, Cowley

The Executive Director of City Regeneration and Housing has submitted a report which details the commercial bids received to purchase the Temple Cowley Pools site.  

 

To identify the commercial bid which best meets the Council’s policy objectives and offers the best value for money.

 

To report on the proposal received from the Save Temple Cowley Pool Community Interest Group (CIC), and to compare and contrast the key aspects of that proposal with the best commercial bid so that members can make an informed decision whether to dispose of the site or work with the CIC to develop their proposal.          

 

 

Officer Recommendations: That the City Executive Board considers and determines the following matters sequentially:

 

1.    To note and accept the recommendation of the Regeneration and Major Projects Service Manager that in regard to the “commercial” bids received for the Temple Cowley pool site (“the Site”) for use of the site for housing purposes, the preferred bidder would be Catalyst Housing.       

 

2.    That full consideration be given to the terms of the “community” proposal received from the Save the Temple Cowley Pools CIC (“the CIC”), taking full note of its proposed retention of a pool/leisure facility at the Site.

 

3.    To decide whether it prefers to accept the “community” proposal set out in Recommendation 2 over the “commercial” bid set out in Recommendation 1.

 

4.    In the event that the CEB prefers the “commercial” bid to delegate authority to the Executive Director of City Regeneration and Housing to enter into an appropriate contract with Catalyst Housing for the disposal of the Site in accordance with the terms of its bid, or any reasonable variation thereof approved by the Executive Director of City Regeneration and Housing; but if the CEB prefers the “community” proposal to instruct officers to pursue negotiations with the CIC, to seek to work up an effective proposed disposal of the site to the CIC, on the basis that if such negotiations continue for more than 9 months without having achieved an agreed disposal (subject to issues of consent to disposal) the Council may seek an alternative form of disposal.

Minutes:

The Executive Director of City Regeneration and Housing submitted a report (previously circulated, now appended) which detailed the commercial bids received to purchase the Temple Cowley Pools site.  

 

The report identified the commercial bid which best meets the Council’s policy objectives and offers the best value for money; and reported on the proposal received from the Save Temple Cowley Pool Community Interest Group (CIC). It compared the key aspects of that proposal with the best commercial bid so that members can make an informed decision on whether to dispose of the site or work with the CIC to develop their proposal.     

 

The Regeneration and Major Projects Manager presented the report     

 

Nigel Gibson, Director of the Save Temple Cowley Pool Community Interest Group presented the CIC’s proposal.

 

Cllr Wolff, Thomas and Simmons each spoke for 3 minutes.

 

Cllr Turner, Board member for Finance, Asset Management and Public Health spoke about the financial elements of the report

 

Cllr Rowley, Board member for Leisure Contract and Community Partnership Grants spoke on the Council’s long term leisure vision.

 

The Board scrutinised the proposal received from the Save Temple Cowley Pool Community Interest Group (CIC) but decided to go with the commercial bid offered by Catalyst housing.

 

 

The City Executive Board resolved: 

 

1.       To note and accept the recommendation of the Regeneration and Major Projects Service Manager that in regard to the “commercial” bids received for the Temple Cowley pool site (“the Site”) for use of the site for housing purposes, the preferred bidder would be Catalyst Housing.  

 

2.       To note the terms of the “community” proposal received from the Save the Temple Cowley Pools CIC (“the CIC”), taking full note of its proposed retention of a pool/leisure facility at the Site.

 

3.       To accept the “commercial” bid from Catalyst Housing set out in Recommendation 1.

 

4.       To delegate authority to the Executive Director of City Regeneration and Housing to enter into an appropriate contract with Catalyst Housing for the disposal of the Site in accordance with the terms of its bid, or any reasonable variation thereof approved by the Executive Director of City Regeneration and Housing.

    

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