Issue - meetings

Report of the Strategic Director of Housing and Customer Services

Presented by the Leader of the Council

Councillor R Blunt presented the report which detailed the proposals and plans for the future accommodation needs of the Council and requested that Full Council update the Capital Programme to the reflect the decision which would allow the work to be carried out.

Councillor Blunt noted the comments that had been received from the Labour Group, and invited the Chief Executive to respond to them.

Members were pleased to support the report and the proposals.

It was moved by Councillor R Blunt, seconded by Councillor R Ashman and

RESOLVED THAT:

1. The proposed changes to the Council HQ office accommodation as set out in the report and business case be agreed.

2. The demolition of the HQ Whitwick Road site once vacated, and the principle of its disposal subject to a further report to Cabinet detailing the approach, so as to be in compliance with the Council’s disposal policy be agreed.

3. Council be requested to update the Capital Programme to reflect this decision, allocating £3.52 million for this project and removing the elements of the existing capital programme totalling £3.74 million no longer required, as detailed in paragraph 7.3.

4. IDP be appointed to act as the project managers & advisers at a cost of £116,050.00 as set out in section 9 of the report.

5. All further decisions in pursuant of the above be delegated to the Strategic Director with responsibility for Property, in consultation with the Leader. It will include any future contract awards, so long as the programme remains inside the capital sum agreed by Council and is in line with the attached report including annexes.

Reason for decision: To obtain the necessary permissions for the accommodation changes in line with the constitution, request to Council for changes to the Capital Programme to enable this, and delegate future work to officers in consultation with the Leader.