Issue - decisions

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 11.

The report sought the Joint Strategic Committee approval of the formal Full Business Case (FBC) for the Worthing Integrated Care Centre (WICC) and Multi Storey Car Park (MSCP) development scheme on Worthing Town Hall Car Park. This would enable contracts and agreements to be executed and for the project to be delivered.

The Committee welcomed the proposals which would deliver modern facilities for GPs to provide healthcare services to residents and a new multi storey car park.

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

Decision: 

The Joint Strategic Committee:

1)     approved the Full Business Case for the Worthing Integrated Care Centre and Multi Storey Car Park;

2)     recommended that Worthing Borough Council release the full budget for the construction of the integrated care centre funded through borrowing subject to final agreement of the Heads of Terms for the occupier leases, acquisition of Central Clinic and the development agreement (£33,971,000);

3)     delegated authority to the Head of Major Projects & Investment to:

a.     appoint through West Sussex Estate Partnership the most advantageous

construction contractor to deliver the WICC and 2 MSCP;

b. execute occupier lease and service level agreements for the occupation of the WICC facility;

c. authorise the acquisition of the Central Clinic;

d. execute a Development Agreement with West Sussex (Worthing) Limited;

e. authorise temporary NHS services to operate in Liverpool Gardens Car Park on the site of the former Shopmobility building;

f. agree the acquisition of Shelley Road Medical Centre and Heene Road

Surgery, supporting future housing delivery options and subject to business

case approval; and

g. make any further necessary consultancy appointments to execute the delivery of the scheme.

Call In:

The call-in deadline for decisions 1 and 3 (a to g) will be 5.00pm on 12 April 2021.

There is no call-in for recommendations (2) to Adur and Worthing Councils.