Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change
DECISIONS made by the Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change, Councillor Nick Bennett, on 27 June 2023 at Remote Meeting via Microsoft Teams
10. Decisions made by the Lead Cabinet Member on 23 May 2023
10.1 The Lead Member approved as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 23 May 2023.
11. Disclosure of Interests
11.1 There were none.
12. Urgent items
12.1 There were none.
13. Reports
13.1 Reports referred to in the minutes below are contained in the minute book.
14. Disposal of land, Hye House Farm, Crowhurst
14.1 The Lead Member considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer.
DECISIONS
14.2 The Lead Member RESOLVED to:
1) declare Hye House Farm, Crowhurst (“the site”) to be surplus to the requirements of the Council;
2) approve the disposal of Hye House Farm, Crowhurst (“the site”) in accordance with s.123 of the Local Government Act 1972;
3) delegate authority to Chief Operating Officer to take all actions necessary to secure the disposal of the site at best value in accordance with s.123 of the Local Government Act 1972, and to agree the terms of the disposal and other documentation required; and
4) delegate authority to the Chief Operating Officer to proceed with the next best offer(s) in the event of the sale.
REASONS
14.3 The Council has no ongoing operational use for the site. It is therefore surplus to the Council’s requirements. The disposal of the site will reduce revenue liabilities relating to the management and holding costs of this surplus asset.
15. Rent review of Pebsham Waste Transfer Station and Hastings Household Waste Recycling Site, Freshfields, Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-Sea
15.1 The Lead Member considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer together with exempt information contained in a later agenda item.
DECISIONS
15.2 The Lead Member RESOLVED to:
1) Approve settlement of the rent review for Pebsham Waste Transfer Station and Hastings Household Waste Recycling Site dated 1 April 2023 which has been reviewed in accordance with the rent review provisions contained in the lease, as detailed in paragraph 1.4 of the report;
2) Delegate authority to the Chief Operating Officer to document the increase in the form of a rent review memorandum, and take any other actions considered appropriate to give effect to the recommendations in this report; and
3) Delegate authority to the Chief Operating Officer to approve and document future rent reviews due to occur under the existing Lease, in line with the terms of the existing Lease.
REASONS
15.3 The Lease is a legally binding contract and the rent review provision forms part of the obligations the Council has entered into as the tenant.
16. Exclusion of the Public and Press
16.1 It was RESOLVED to exclude the public and press for the remaining agenda items on the grounds that if the public and press were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as specified in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), namely information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).
17. Rent review of Pebsham Waste Transfer Station and Hastings Household Waste Recycling Site, Freshfields, Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-Sea - Exempt Information
17.1 The Lead Member considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer which provided exempt information in support of an earlier item on the agenda.
DECISIONS
17.2 The Lead Member RESOLVED to note the exempt information which supports an earlier agenda item.
REASONS
17.3 The report contained exempt information in relation to an earlier item on the agenda.