Reference: D842
Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Corporate Resources and Performance
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
To seek approval to enter into a lease with
Gedling Homes Limited for part of the Civic Centre (shown edged red
on the plan at Appendix 1) for a term commencing on 1st June 2019
until 1st May 2026 .
THAT the Portfolio Holder for Resources and
Reputation:
1)Approves the granting of a lease of part of the Civic Centre as
shown edged red on the Plan at Appendix 1 to Gedling Homes. Such
lease to commence on 1st June 2019 and shall expire on 1st May
2026;
2)Approves the Heads of Terms at Appendix 2
3)Delegates authority to the Service Manager - Property, in
consultation with the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of
Finance, to negotiate and approve the form of the lease and
agreement for lease;
4)Delegates authority to the Service Manager - Property, in
consultation with the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of
Finance, to approve the grant of a licence for alterations subject
to the Council contributing a maximum of £20,000 towards the
works.
To create further synergies with a
partner.
To reduce GBC liability for running costs at Civic Centre, to make
a surplus which will be used to support GBC services and to reduce
GBC’s liability in respect of Business Rates.
To improve the ease of accessing face to face services for
residents of the borough.
An alternative option would be to not let the
space to GH. However, GBC have identified that such space can be
made available for use by partners without impacting on the long
term productivity of the GBC teams that will move to smaller
spaces. In addition, not letting out this space would mean that GBC
would not benefit from being able to reduce the amount that it pays
in respect of the overall running costs of the Civic Centre and
would not benefit from the colocation synergies identified with
GH.
Another alternative would be to lease the GH Office Area to another
partner. However, GBC has not identified any alterative partners,
seeking accommodation of this size, with which colocation would be
likely to be beneficial for its customers or services.
Publication date: 14/03/2019
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