Issue - meetings

To consider exempt information in relation to Project Baseball.

RESOLVED that the exempt information in relation to Project Baseball be noted. 

To consider proposals in relation to Project Baseball.

RESOLVED that:

a)    the Director of Place, in consultation with the Head of Legal and Governance, the Head of Finance & Assets, the Chair of the Commercial Ventures Executive Sub-Committee and the Executive Members for Place & Economic Prosperity, Finance and Neighbourhood Services be authorised to proceed with the next planned activities associated with the identified opportunity, as referred to in the Part 2 section of this agenda, as a strategic project to support the delivery of the Council’s Corporate Plan objectives.

b)    the pursuance of the planned activities would be funded from the Corporate Plan Delivery Fund in order to support delivery of the Corporate Plan and Investment Strategy, as set out in the Part 2 section of this agenda.

Councillor T Archer, Portfolio Holder for Investment and Companies, presented the report on Project Baseball and explained that full details of the project were set out in the exempt report in the Part 2 section of the agenda. 

RESOLVED that:

a)    the Director of Place, in consultation with the Head of Legal and Governance, the Head of Finance & Assets, the Chair of the Commercial Ventures Executive Sub-Committee and the Executive Members for Place & Economic Prosperity, Finance and Neighbourhood Services be authorised to proceed with the next planned activities associated with the identified opportunity, as referred to in the Part 2 section of this agenda, as a strategic project to support the delivery of the Council’s Corporate Plan objectives.

b)   the pursuance of the planned activities would be funded from the Corporate Plan Delivery Fund in order to support delivery of the Corporate Plan and Investment Strategy, as set out in the Part 2 section of this agenda.

Reason for decision: To support the Council’s Corporate Plan objectives as set out in the exempt Part 2 section of this agenda.

Alternative options: To not authorise the pursuance of the project. This is not the recommended option as it would not support the Corporate Plan objectives.