Issue - meetings

To consider a report from the Director for the Economy, a copy is attached as item 21.

Before the Committee was a report by the Director for the Economy, copies of which had been circulated to all Members and a copy of which is attached to the signed copy of these minutes as Item 21.

The report updated members on recent progress in bringing forward Grafton Car Park for development and set out a programme of work for 2021.

The recommendations in the report were proposed by Councillor Kevin Jenkins, seconded by Councillor Daniel Humphreys and unanimously supported by the Committee.

Decision: 

That the Joint Strategic Committee

1.     noted the contents of the CBRE report set out at Appendix A;

2.     agreed the work programme set out in paragraph Section 5 to procure a development partner for the site;

3.     authorised the  Head of Major Projects and Investments to continue with the Project as outlined and to enter into  contracts  for consultancy or advisory appointments which were necessary to progress the development, the costs of which would be met from the approved budget.

Call In:

The call-in deadline for this decision will be 5.00pm on 11 December 2020.