Issue - meetings

Report CSD22139

A motion to approve the recommendation to note the report and approve expenditure of £3,000k for the delivery of Operational Estate Strategy workstreams was moved by Cllr Christopher Marlow and seconded by Cllr Colin Smith.

The following amendment was moved by Cllr Jeremy Adams and seconded by Cllr Simon Jeal to add, at the end of the recommendation –

“... subject to the following -

(i)  Recognising the risks of failing to maintain property in the risk register

(ii)  Offering a clear assessment of the property market for public assets that the council is facing in its disposal programme

(iii)  Explicitly committing to maintain high quality of council services in light of changes from the operational property review

(iv)  Fully consulting all impacted tenants and affected commissioned services

(v)  Carrying out a full equality impact assessment.”

On being put to the vote the amendment was LOST.

The Leader offered an assurance that no single current sub-lessee at Community House will be worse off financially or in terms of the office facilities they will enjoy at the new accommodation.

On being put to the vote, the original recommendations were CARRIED.