Issue - meetings
Community Asset Transfer Report - Authority to Market Butler's Green Toilets under the Council's CAT Policy
Meeting: 24/04/2017 - Cabinet (Item 7)
PDF 698 KBThrough the Council’s Community Asset Transfer (CAT) policy, the former public toilets at Butler’s Green, Sudbury, were the subject of an Expression of Interest (EOI) by Sudbury Neighbourhood Centre. This EOI has been evaluated and has passed the relevant tests as outlined in the CAT policy. The next step of the decision making process is for Cabinet to grant authority to market the asset as a CAT opportunity.
Decision:
RESOLVED:
7.1 Cabinet approved the marketing of Butler’s Green toilets as a CAT opportunity.
7.2 Cabinet noted the subsequent granting of the lease will be to the preferred CAT bidder, following marketing through a non-binding informal tender process. The final decision to let the asset on the agreed terms would be placed before Cabinet for approval.
7.3 Cabinet agreed that officers advertise in the local newspaper in accordance with Section 123 of the Local Government Act 1972 the land shown edged red on the Site Plan Appendix III and in the event of objections they be considered by the Chief Legal Officer unless in the opinion of the Chief Legal Officer significant objections are received in which case this should be reported back to the Cabinet for it to consider.
Minutes:
Councillor Muhammed Butt, Leader of the Council, introduced the report stating that through the Council’s Community Asset Transfer (CAT) policy, the former public toilets at Butler’s Green, Sudbury, were the subject of an Expression of Interest (EOI) by Sudbury Neighbourhood Centre. This EOI has been evaluated and has passed the relevant tests as outlined in the CAT policy. The next step of the decision making process is for Cabinet to grant authority to market the asset as a CAT opportunity.
RESOLVED:
7.1 Cabinet approved the marketing of Butler’s Green toilets as a CAT opportunity.
7.2 Cabinet noted the subsequent granting of the lease will be to the preferred CAT bidder, following marketing through a non-binding informal tender process. The final decision to let the asset on the agreed terms would be placed before Cabinet for approval.
7.3 Cabinet agreed that officers advertise in the local newspaper in accordance with Section 123 of the Local Government Act 1972 the land shown edged red on the Site Plan Appendix III and in the event of objections they be considered by the Chief Legal Officer unless in the opinion of the Chief Legal Officer significant objections are received in which case this should be reported back to the Cabinet for it to consider.