Issue - meetings

Please note: this report contains both exempt and non-exempt

information.

To discuss the exempt information detailed in the appendices to the published report, consideration must first be given to whether the public and press should be excluded from the meeting b passing the following resolution:-

In accordance with Regulation 4 (2)(b) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012, consideration must be given to confirm whether members of the public and press should be excluded from the meeting for this item of business because it is likely that, if present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12 A to the Act, and the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information to the public.

Cllr Lynden Stowe, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and

Change, sought Cabinet approval for the proposed Schedule of Disposals in order to meet capital receipts targets.

Having considered all of the information, Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:

1. Approve that those sites described in Appendix A (Exempt) which have previously been declared surplus by Cabinet in September 2022 and not yet disposed of, continue to be declared surplus to requirements.

2. Approve the sites listed on the proposed Schedule of Disposals Appendix B (Exempt) surplus to the Council’s land and property requirements.

3. Delegate authority to the Assistant Director – Asset Management and Property Services to dispose of these sites in consultation with the Deputy Leader/Cabinet Member for Finance and Change and Deputy Chief Executive/Executive Director for Corporate Resources.

17.1    Cllr Lynden Stowe, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and

Change, sought Cabinet approval for the proposed Schedule of Disposals in order to meet capital receipts targets.

17.2    Prior to the discussion, members were advised that, should Cabinet wish to discuss the contents of the exempt information reported at Appendix A of the report, consideration would need to be given as to whether the press and public should be excluded from the meeting in accordance with Regulation 4(2)(b) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012.

Cabinet agreed to consider this item without having to refer to the exempt information.

17.4    It was explained that Asset Management and Property Services were working towards a four year capital receipt target of £47 million covering the period April 2021 to March 2025. For 2021/22, AMPS achieved £6.539 million in capital receipts.

17.5    Capital receipts received and sales agreed to date for 2022/23 currently totalled £7.581 million.

Having considered all of the information, Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:

1. Approve that those sites described in Appendix A (Exempt) which have previously been declared surplus by Cabinet in September 2022 and not yet disposed of, continue to be declared surplus to requirements.

2. Approve the sites listed on the proposed Schedule of Disposals Appendix B (Exempt) surplus to the Council’s land and property requirements.

3. Delegate authority to the Assistant Director – Asset Management and Property Services to dispose of these sites in consultation with the Deputy Leader/Cabinet Member for Finance and Change and Deputy Chief Executive/Executive Director for Corporate Resources.