Agenda and minutes

Councillor Johnson  )  personal

Councillor Radford  )

Councillor Roberts  -  leave

None.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 7 June 2021

The Committee agreed the minutes of the meeting held on 07 June 2021 as a correct record and they were signed by the Chair.

Report of the Corporate Director for Finance and Resources

Thomas Straw, Senior Accountant (Capital Programmes), and Melvyn Bailey, Auditor, Rogers Spencer, presented the report, which detailed the Final Signed Accounts and Audit Memorandum 2020/21, prior to submission to the Charities Commission.

Mr Bailey stated that there were no weaknesses to report.

Resolved to note the final signed accounts and Audit Memorandum 2020/21.

Report of the Director of Economic Development and Property

Bevis Mackie, Principal Surveyor, and Dionne Screaton, Solicitor (Contracts and Commercial), presented the report, detailing key activity or proposed actions relating to the Bridge Estate property portfolio. This included more detailed legal / financial comments contained in an exempt appendix and considered in private (agenda item 9, minute 19).

Resolved to note the report.

To consider excluding the public from the meeting during consideration of the remaining item(s) 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 maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

The Committee agreed 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 maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information, as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

To confirm the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 7 June 2021

The Committee agreed the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 07 June 2021 as a correct record and they were signed by the Chair.

Report of Director of Sport and Culture

Stephen Chartres, Performance and Improvement Manager, presented the report, which detailed the transfer of the Nottingham Tennis Centre to the Lawn Tennis Association.

Resolved

(1)  to note:

(i)  the progress on the consultation, contractual agreements and operational arrangements being developed for the transfer (as set out in section 2 of the report);

(ii)  the timetable and final next steps for the transfer (as set out in section 8 of the report);

(2)  to approve the recommendations as detailed in section 3 of the exempt report;

(3)  to delegate authority to the Director of Legal and Governance to develop and complete the necessary contractual documentation required for this transfer;

(4)  that the Senior Accountant (Capital Programmes) inform members outside of this meeting of the position in respect of VAT;

(5)  that should there be any material changes, the Performance and Improvement Manager be requested to submit a further report to this Committee for approval.

Bevis Mackie, Principal Surveyor, and Dionne Screaton, Solicitor (Contracts and Commercial), presented the exempt appendix, which included detailed legal and financial comments relating to the Bridge Estate property portfolio discussed at agenda item 5, minute 15.

Resolved to note the exempt appendix.