Councillor Alex Ball

None.

Last meeting held on 22 July 2014 (for confirmation)

The Committee confirmed the minutes of the meeting held on 22 July 2014 as a correct record and they were signed by the Chair.

Report of Portfolio Holder for Strategic Regeneration and Schools

The Committee considered the Leader/Portfolio Holder for Strategic Regeneration and Schools’ report seeking approval to go to contract to deliver the Downtown (Sneinton Market) project. 

The project will deliver 3,356 square metres of upgraded floor space in a number of units to be used by small to medium size businesses in the creative industries.  It is estimated that the development will lead to the creation of 66 new employment opportunities and will continue the regeneration of the Sneinton Market area following previous investments in Sneinton Square and the Victoria Leisure Centre.

RESOLVED to

(1)  delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Development and Growth, in consultation with the Leader/Portfolio Holder for Strategic Regeneration and Schools to enter into a contract to deliver the Downtown scheme, subject to the final overall capital cost of the scheme not exceeding £3,890,960;

(2)  accept funding from SCAPE Community Investment Fund to the value of £70,000 in order to deliver the recently awarded SCAPE Community Investment Fund bid for a ‘Community Space’ and to award such contract under SCAPE frameworks to deliver the Community Space;

(3)  enter into contracts with professional advisors in order to provide a range of services in relation to the project;

(4)  conduct a procurement exercise for the appointment of an Operator for the Downtown scheme and delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Development and Growth in consultation with the Leader/Portfolio Holder for Strategic Regeneration and Schools to enter into a contract for the provision of this service with the successful bidder;

(5)  authorise for immediate expenditure £200,000 to enable the contractor and professional advisors to continue working on the technical designs and enabling works and to delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Development and Growth in consultation with the Leader/Portfolio Holder for Strategic Regeneration to enter into agreements for the provision of these services using the SCAPE National Framework.

Exemption from call-in

The Chair of Overview and Scrutiny gave approval for Resolutions 1-5 above to be exempt from call-in in order that the contract may be placed at the earliest possible opportunity.

Reasons for decisions

In order to meet the grant conditions for the funding awarded to the project its delivery is being run to strict timescales.  In order to meet these timescales the contractor has to be instructed by a certain date.  The contractor has provided initial costs based on the City Council’s scope and they are not envisaged to be over the cap set in Resolution 1.

There is an area of approximately 100 square metres, which will be known as the Community Space, which is part of the overall Downtown scheme, but sits outside the boundary of work that is being undertaken through the ERDF grant.  A contractor and advisors are required in order to deliver this aspect of the proposals.

In order for the City Council to successfully deliver the scheme and comply with both grant conditions and relevant legislation the use of a professional advisor is required.

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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.

RESOLVED to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the remaining agenda item in accordance with Section 100 4(A) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the basis that, having regards to all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

Report of Portfolio Holder for Strategic Regeneration and Schools

The Committee considered the Leader/Portfolio Holder for Strategic Regeneration and Schools’ exempt report.

RESOLVED to approve the recommendations in the report and to approve an additional recommendation, as recorded in a separate exempt minute.

Reasons for the decision

As detailed in the exempt minute.

Other options considered

As detailed in the exempt minute.