Agenda and minutes

Councillor Battlemuch  -  leave

Councillor Peach  unwell

During discussion of the item, Councillor Rule declared an interest in item 8, ‘Bridge Estate Property Update – exempt appendix’, insofar as he worked for a firm of insolvency practitioners.

Minutes of the meeting held on 27 September 2019, for confirmation

Subject to the word ‘not’ being inserted in minute 18, ‘Exclusion of public’, so as to read ‘….the public interest in not disclosing the information by virtue of…..’, the minutes of the meeting held on 27 September 2019 were confirmed as a true record and the Chair signed them.

Report of the Director of Strategic Finance

Tom Straw, Senior Accountant (Capital Programmes), and Eddie Curry, Head of Parks, Open Spaces and Investment Funding, presented the report of the Director of Strategic Finance, which detailed the 2018/19 outturn for the Harvey Hadden Stadium Trust and the Highfields Leisure Park Trust, including any variances from 2017/18.

RESOLVED to

(1)  as discussed in the meeting, amend the final reports in respect of memberships of the Trusts;

(2)  note the outturns and, subject to (1) above, authorise the Chair of this Committee to sign both audited final accounts.

Report of the Director of Strategic Assets and Property

Bevis Mackie, Principal Surveyor, presented the report of the Director of Strategic Assets and Property, which detailed the latest position in relation to Bridge Estate properties.

During discussion, Eddie Curry, Head of Public Realm Services, stated that although there was signage on Trent Bridge, arising from a previous discussion / decision of this Committee, there were still concerns about the number of suicides by people jumping from the bridge, and it was suggested that a further review should be carried out.

RESOLVED

(1)  to note the report;

(2)  that the Principal Surveyor and Head of Public Realm Services review what, if anything, can be put in place to deter suicides, and report back to a future meeting.

To consider excluding the public from the meeting during consideration of the remaining items in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the basis that, having regard to all the circumstances, the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

RESOLVED to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the remaining items in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the basis that, having regard to all the circumstances, the public interest in not disclosing the information by virtue of Paragraphs 3 and 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Exempt minutes of the meeting held on 27 September 2019, for confirmation

The exempt minutes of the meeting held on 27 September 2019 were confirmed as a true record and the Chair signed them.

Report of the Director of Strategic Assets and Property

During consideration of this item, Councillor Rule declared an interest (see minute 22 above).

Bevis Mackie, Principal Surveyor, Tom Straw, Senior Accountant (Capital Programmes) and Dionne Screaton, Solicitor, presented an exempt appendix to the report of the Director of Strategic Assets and Property, including additional handouts in relation to various properties and the latest position concerning rent arrears.

RESOLVED to approve the recommendations, the details of which are contained in exempt minutes.