Issue - meetings

To seek full Council authority to progress to stage 2 of the scheme and receive additional revenue funding to progress the scheme in order to meet required timelines.

(In view of the fact that they contain information relating to the financial or business affairs of organisations (including the authority holding that information), the appendices to this report are not for publication and have been circulated only to relevant Officers and Members of the Council.)

(Report attached)

A report outlining the outcome of the first stage of the Church Hill District Centre Redevelopment Scheme was considered. At a recent meeting of the Church Hill District Centre Members’ Panel, the prospective development partners had been identified. The Council was being asked to release additional funds to allow the scheme to progress to the point of signing contracts with one of these prospective partners and final project evaluation.

Members were pleased to note the expressions of interest from developers in the scheme. However, it was proposed that the additional funding should more properly be considered alongside the other capital and revenue bids for 2010/11.

RESOLVED that

1)         progress on stage One of the scheme be noted; and

2)         additional revenue funding of £60,000 be approved in principle and be considered alongside the other Capital and Revenue bids for 2010/11 to progress the scheme for the years 2009/10 and 2010/11, to the point of signing contracts and final project evaluation.

(In view of the fact that it contained information relating to the business affairs of the Council’s tenants and financial information relating to other organisations, part of this discussion took place after the exclusion of the press and public. There is nothing  exempt, however, in this record of the proceedings.)