Decision
(a) That
the Property Strategy & Asset Management Plan, as set out in appendix 3 to
the report, be agreed;
(b) That
the Action Plan, as set out in appendix 4 to the report, be agreed;
(c) That
a budget of £250k be allocated and funded from Capital Receipts for feasibility
studies and other exploratory works; the cost of which would be apportioned to
individual schemes and recovered should the project be developed out or asset
sold with planning permission.
Reason
for the Decision
The
Property Strategy & Asset Management Plan is a key component of the
Council’s
transformation strategy in order to help services meet their changing
service
needs and assisting the council in meeting its statutory obligations, its
social
and economic aspirations whilst at the same making a significant
contribution
to overcoming the financial challenges that it faces.