Decisions and Recommendations

Use the below search options at the bottom of the page to find information regarding recent recommendations and decisions that have been taken by the Full Council, the Executive and its Sub-Committees, Employment Committee, Standards Committee; and, the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and its Scrutiny Panels.

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Decisions published

12/12/2018 - Acquisition of Units 1-5 Redhill Distribution Centre, Salfords ref: 325    Recommendations Approved

The decision is being taken under authority delegated by Executive pursuant to recommendations in reports to Executives dated 29 November 2018 regarding the acquisition of a freehold property in Salfords, Redhill Distribution Centre.
Item 79 of the minutes of the Executive meeting recorded:
Subject to a satisfactory due diligence report being received, the Head of Finance

Decision Maker: Interim Head of Finance

Decision published: 15/01/2019

Effective from: 12/12/2018

Decision:

To authorise the acquisition of Units 1-5 Redhill Distribution Centre following the consultations required by the Executive and confirmation of due diligence as requested by the Executive on 29 November 2018.

Lead officer: Pat Main


29/11/2018 - Acquisition of Freehold in Salfords (exempt) ref: 303    Recommendations Approved

To consider the acquisition of a freehold in Salfords.

Decision Maker: Executive

Made at meeting: 29/11/2018 - Executive

Decision published: 04/12/2018

Effective from: 12/12/2018

Decision Maker: Executive

Made at meeting: 29/11/2018 - Executive

Decision published: 04/12/2018

Effective from: 12/12/2018

Decision:

RESOLVED that subject to a satisfactory due diligence report being received, the Head of Finance and Assets, in consultation with the Director for Finance and Organisation, the Executive Member for Property and Acquisitions, and Executive Member for Finance, be authorised to: (a) acquire the Freehold referred to in the report for investment purposes; and (b) agree any variations to the heads of terms and to the acquisition price further to external valuation advice and due diligence investigations as set out in the exempt Part 2 report.

 

Wards affected: Salfords and Sidlow;

Lead officer: Coralie Holman


29/11/2018 - Exempt business ref: 306    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Executive

Made at meeting: 29/11/2018 - Executive

Decision published: 04/12/2018

Effective from: 29/11/2018

Decision:

RESOLVED that members of the press and public be excluded from the meeting for agenda item 9a (Acquisition of Freehold in Salfords - Exempt) under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that: (i) it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act; and (ii) the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.


29/11/2018 - Property acquisitions ref: 301    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Executive

Made at meeting: 29/11/2018 - Executive

Decision published: 04/12/2018

Effective from: 29/11/2018

Decision:

It was noted that there was one property acquisition proposed, the acquisition of a freehold in Salfords as set out below.

Decision Maker: Executive

Made at meeting: 29/11/2018 - Executive

Decision published: 04/12/2018

Effective from: 29/11/2018

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Pat Main


29/11/2018 - Replacement of the Council’s Fleet of Domestic Refuse Collection Vehicles ref: 304    Recommendations Approved

Replacement of the Council’s fleet of domestic refuse collection vehicles.

 

Decision Maker: Executive

Made at meeting: 29/11/2018 - Executive

Decision published: 04/12/2018

Effective from: 12/12/2018

Decision:

RECOMMENDED that, in order to fulfil resolution (ii) below, financial provision be made as follows:

·        Include within the Council’s capital programme planning the sum total of £600k in financial year 2019/20 to fund the initial purchase of three new vehicles;

·        Include within the Council’s capital programme planning the sum total of £120k in financial years 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 to fund a refurbishment programme of vehicles from the current fleet; and

·        Include within the Council’s capital programme planning the sum total of £1.5 million in financial years 2020/21 and 2021/22 (£3 million total across these two financial years) to fund the purchase of up to fourteen new vehicles.

 

RESOLVED that:

(i)        The Council’s current fleet of domestic refuse collection vehicles be recognised as approaching the end of its economical service life.

 

(ii)       The Council purchase new vehicles over a period of three financial years, concluding in 2021/22, supported by the refurbishment of vehicles from the current fleet (Option 2).

 

(iii)      The Strategic Head of Neighbourhood Operations be authorised, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and Executive Member for Neighbourhood Services, to make revisions to the replacement options and approach within the agreed budget as required.

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Frank Etheridge, Luke Harvey