Decision

 

         R E S O
L V E D –
that:

           
A.    all
future rental grants to be at 100% subsidy, with the following
conditions:
 
·      the tenant is to take over
full responsibility for repairs, maintenance and insurance cost at
the property, including sports pitches and grounds
 
·      for nature reserves
leasing Council owned land, lease terms of 25 years will be
provided
 
·      for other organisations,
lease terms of 10 years will be provided (outside the security of tenure provisions of
the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954) but where the tenant wishes
to redevelop the property, and the funding source requires a longer
lease, then the lease length will be extended in accordance with
funding requirements; and

 

B.      authority be delegated to the Chief
Finance Officer, in consultation with the Community Grants Working
Group, to determine future applications in accordance with the new
policy, with the Chief Finance Officer having discretion to refer
applications to the Committee in exceptional circumstances.