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(1)     That approval be given that the
Director of Borough Economy be authorised to declare the Tipton
Library, Owen House,17 Unity Walk, Tipton DY4 8QL surplus to
Council requirements;
 
(2)     That the Director of Borough
Economy, subject to approval of recommendation 1.1 be authorised to
relocate the library provision to the former Tipton Carnegie
Library, Victoria Road, Tipton, DY4 8SR;
 
(3)     That the Interim Director of
Housing be authorised to relocate services from the Tipton Local
centre at High Street, Princes End, Tipton, DY4 9JB to Glebefields
Library and Family Hub Centre or other location as deemed
appropriate;
 
(4)     That the Interim Director of
Housing, subject to the approval of recommendation 1.3, prepare a
business case for the reuse of the former Tipton Local Centre
within the Housing Revenue Account Stock. Should this not be viable
the former Tipton Local Centre building will be disposed of subject
to the appropriate authority being obtained;
 
(5)     That the Director of Borough
Economy, subject to the identification of the necessary funding be
authorised to declare the Smethwick Library and archive, High
Street. Smethwick, B66 1AA surplus to the requirements of the
Council;
 
(6)     That the Director of Borough
Economy, subject to approval of recommendation 1.5 be authorised to
relocate the services provided from Smethwick High Street Library
to Smethwick Council House;
 
(7)     Subject to the approval of
recommendation 1.5 that the Director of Law and Governance and
Monitoring Officer be authorised to dispose of the freehold
interest of the Smethwick Library, High Street. Smethwick B66 1AA
on terms and conditions to be agreed by the Director of
Regeneration and Growth;
 
(8)     That the Director of Law and
Governance and Monitoring Officer be authorised to enter or execute
under seal where necessary any legal documentation in connection
with the disposal of land referred to in recommendation 1.5 and 1.7
of this report;
 
(9)     That the Director of Law and
Governance and Monitoring Officer be authorised to enter or execute
under seal where necessary any legal documentation in connection to
the granting of a lease of 747 m2 (or thereabouts) to the Sandwell
and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust of the first floor of
Sandwell Council House on terms and conditions to be agreed by the
Director of Regeneration and Growth;
 
(10)   That approval be given to offer all
community centres not currently subject to a live Community Asset
Transfer or FRI lease on a Community Asset Transfer basis where a
suitable expression of interest and business case has been received
subject to terms and conditions to be agreed by the Director of
Regeneration and Growth;
 
(11)   That subject to 1.14 not producing any
viable expressions of interest, approval is given to the Director
of Regeneration and Growth to declare the assets surplus to Council
requirements and to undertake an open market disposal of the same
subject to terms and conditions to be agreed by the Director of
Regeneration and Growth;
 
(12)   That the Director of Law and Governance and
Monitoring Officer be authorised to enter or execute under seal
where necessary any legal documentation in connection with the
disposal of land referred to in recommendation 1.14 and 1.15 of
this report.