Decision

Following consideration of the officer report, appendices and discussion, the Executive agreed:

a.     The case for applying exemption information provision as set out in the Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 12A and therefore treat the attached confidential Appendix A in confidence, as it contains commercially sensitive and legal privilege information, and as the case for the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing that information.

b.    To exclude the press and public from the meeting during discussion regarding confidential Appendices (treated as exempt information).

c.     To approve the negotiation mandate with SUEZ and instruct the Chief Executive to establish their final negotiated position as an alternative to renunciation of the Contract as set out in confidential Appendix A of the report.

d.     That following conclusion of the negotiations with SUEZ by the Chief Executive a further report shall be brought back for a final decision setting out the SUEZ final offer and other alternative options.