Agenda and minutes

54.1     The Lead Member approved as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 14 December 2021.

55.1     Reports referred to in the minutes below are contained in the minute book.

Report by the Chief Operating Officer

56.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer, together with exempt information contained in a later agenda item.

DECISIONS

56.2     The Lead Member RESOLVED to (1) Delegate authority to the Chief Operating Officer to serve the relevant notices to end the lease at Unit D, Ropemaker Park, Hailsham;

(2)        Delegate authority to the Chief Operating Officer to agree the terms of the lease for new premises in Hampden Park and to enter into such agreements as may be necessary to secure the lease of the Hampden Park premises; and

(3)        Delegate authority to the Chief Operating Officer to take all actions necessary to give effect to the recommendations set out in the report.

Reasons

56.3     The premises at Ropemaker Park are larger than the Council’s future requirements for the Library and Information Service and Records Management Service.  The lease of the current building is due to expire in September 2022.

To consider excluding the public and press from the meeting for the remaining agenda item 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).

57.1     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).

Report by the Chief Operating Officer  

58.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer which contained exempt information in support of an earlier agenda item.

58.2     The Lead Member RESOLVED to note the information.