Transcript

Okay, thank you. Welcome to today's cabinet member decision meeting. I will introduce the officers at the beginning of their items. You are aware we are now hearing the election period. The general election taking place on Thursday the 4th of July. Guidance has been issued to members and officers. We have been advised to refrain from endorsing or referencing candidates or political parties in the election. Any controversial political campaigns or policies related to the election, please note that today's meeting is being webcast on the public website. Please can I also remind everyone to turn on your microphones when it is your turn to submit. We are now moving on to the business of the meeting. Item 1, declarations of interest. I would like to declare that I have no disposable pecuniary interest and I have no other interest arising under the code of conduct of any items of business being considered at this meeting. Item 2, a member questions. We have received none. Item 2B, public questions. We have received none. Item 2C, petitions. None have been received. Item 3, proposed disposal by auctions and associated separate declarations. This report seeks approval from myself as a cabinet member for property waste and infrastructure in conjunction with the leader and deputy leader to one, confirm surface declarations on a specific set of assets to facilitate their earliest disposal by auction. Item 2 and 2, to delegate authority to the section 151 consultation with the director of land and property to secure best value from their lease and to agree auction reserve prices, which are minimum acceptable price for these assets. I now move on to Graham Glen, his head of acquisitions and his disposal, to present this report. This report refers to 19 assets. As part of our asset plan strategy, we are looking to rationalise the estate and these are all assets that have been reviewed at some length through services that have been deemed as non-operational or not required for service use. Most of them are relatively low value by comparison, hence they're coming to yourself rather than full cabinet. We'd seek your approval to pursue the majority through auction or private treaty as may apply if they're taken before the auction date. So we are progressing this through our agents land at Smithhampton and we hope to bring these forward during August and September, possibly into October, depending on the current programme. Thank you, Graham. The recommendations are, one, to declare the assets outlined in the report submitted as formally surplus to operational requirements and agree the same in conjunction with the leader and deputy leader. Two, to delegate authority to the section 151 officer in consultation with the director of land and property, in consultation with the executive director of the environment infrastructure and growth, to secure best value from the assets released. And three, to delegate further authority to those officers to agree minimum reserve prices, any specific covenants on the sale of assets to be sold through auction, to finalise each transaction and to enter into all associated legal contracts, including private treaty if assets can be sold prior to auction. Are those recommendations agreed? I agree them. Thank you. I'd like to now close the meeting. Thank you.