Issue - meetings
Lease Arrangements for Mile End Park Leisure Centre
Meeting: 26/07/2016 - King George's Field Charity Board (Item 3)
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Additional documents:
Decision:
DECISION
1. To agree the Board are satisfied, having considered this report, that the terms on which the disposal set out in recommendation 2 is proposed to be made are the best that can reasonably be obtained for the trust;
2. To agree in principle to Lease the land shown red in Appendix 1 to Greenwich Leisure Limited until 1 May 2019 with effect from date of completion;
3. To agree to the publication of notices under S121(2) of Charities Act 2011 and S123(1) (2A) Local Government Act 1972 which are required when disposing of public space which is held on trust;
4. To agree that in the absence of representations or objections being made in response to the notice in 3 above, the lease will be granted. If representations or objections are made, the final decision be referred back to the Board;
5. To agree to a Deed of Dedication in respect of Sport England which places a restriction on the disposal of the Leisure Centre;
6. To agree to the Service Head of Culture, Learning and Leisure arranging for the publication of the notices and negotiating the terms of the lease & restriction, this includes incurring costs to give effect to these.
Action by:
CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND ACTING CORPORATE DIRECTOR, COMMUNITIES, LOCALITIES AND CULTURE (W. TUCKLEY)
(Service Head, Culture, Learning and Leisure (S. Hussain)
Minutes:
Shazia Hussain, Service Head Culture Learning and Leisure, introduced the report. The Board asked why it was necessary to include the lease on parts of Mile End Park as part of the contract for leisure management provision. Graham White, Interim Head of Legal Services, explained that linking the lease and management contract helped to secure the most profitable deal for the Council and agreed to supply the Board with an explanatory note on this issue.
RESOLVED
1. To agree the Board are satisfied, having considered this report, that the terms on which the disposal set out in recommendation 2 is proposed to be made are the best that can reasonably be obtained for the trust;
2. To agree in principle to Lease the land shown red in Appendix 1 to Greenwich Leisure Limited until 1 May 2019 with effect from date of completion;
3. To agree to the publication of notices under S121(2) of Charities Act 2011 and S123(1) (2A) Local Government Act 1972 which are required when disposing of public space which is held on trust;
4. To agree that in the absence of representations or objections being made in response to the notice in 3 above, the lease will be granted. If representations or objections are made, the final decision be referred back to the Board;
5. To agree to a Deed of Dedication in respect of Sport England which places a restriction on the disposal of the Leisure Centre;
6. To agree to the Service Head of Culture, Learning and Leisure arranging for the publication of the notices and negotiating the terms of the lease & restriction, this includes incurring costs to give effect to these.