Decision details
Lease Arrangements for Mile End Park Leisure Centre
Decision Maker: King George's Field Charity Board
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
This report sets out the arrangements with Greenwich Leisure Ltd (GLL) in respect of the contract for leisure services and seeks the Board’s agreement to the granting of a lease of land at Mile End Park to Greenwich Leisure Ltd pursuant to those contractual arrangements. It also seeks the Board’s agreement to enter a deed of dedication on the property in respect of the monies previously provided by Sport for England for the building of the Mile End Leisure Centre.
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)
Report author: Corporate Director, Communities, Localities & Culture
Publication date: 28/07/2016
Date of decision: 26/07/2016
Decided at meeting: 26/07/2016 - King George's Field Charity Board
Effective from: 05/08/2016
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