Agenda and decisions

Salford City Council - Record of Decision

I, Councillor Tracy Kelly, Deputy City Mayor, in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council constitution do hereby:

1.         Approve the letting of office space at Eccles Town Hall to Salford CVS

           on the agreed terms.

2.        Authorise the Shared Legal Service to prepare all necessary

           Documentation and to take all steps which are required to give effect to

           the above recommendations.

The Reasons are this decision was previously approved by way of DDN approval on 18th March 2022 but authority to complete the legal necessities on that basis have been challenged by legal service on the basis of the custom and practice in place is not in accordance with the Council’s constitution as currently drafted.This along with other future cases with a cumulative value in excess of £150,000 will therefore now be reported to Lead Member until any amendments to the constitution change that position.

Options considered and rejected were: None

Assessment of Risk:

Low:

The source of funding is: n/a

Legal Advice obtained: Yes Shared Legal Service

Financial Advice obtained: Yes Gemma Singleton, Senior Accountant

Procurement Advice obtained: Not applicable

HR Advice obtained: Not applicable

Climate Change Advice obtained: Yes

The following documents have been used to assist the decision process:

The report of the Strategic Director of Place submitted to Property and Regeneration Briefing held on 11 July 2022

Contact Officer:        Nigel Bamford, Estates Surveyor

E-mail:nigel.bamford@salford.gov.uk

This decision is not subject to consideration by another Lead Member.

The appropriate scrutiny to call-in the decision is the Growth and Prosperity scrutiny panel                   

*           This decision was published on Monday 11 July 2022.

*           This decision will come in force at 4.00 pm on Monday 18 July 2022 unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.

Salford City Council - Record of Decision

I, Councillor Tracy Kelly, Deputy City Mayor, in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council constitution do hereby:

1.       Approve the surrender of the existing lease to WH Ireland of 6,599 sqft

          Relating to 1st floor, 1 New Bailey.

2.       Approve the letting of circa 3,058 sqft to WH Ireland, on similar terms to

          the existing lease, with an increase in rent.

3.       Authorise the Shared Legal Service to take all steps which are required

          to give effect to the above recommendations.

The Reasons are this decision will allow proposal to accept a surrender of an existing lease for the 1^st Floor at 1 New Bailey held by WH Ireland and simultaneously grant a new lease of a smaller are to WH Ireland, following dilapidation and division works carried out by WH Ireland at their cost.

Options considered and rejected were: None

Assessment of Risk: Low:

The source of funding is: n/a

Legal Advice obtained: Yes Shared Legal Service

Financial Advice obtained: Yes David Mills, Strategic Finance Manager

Procurement Advice obtained: Not applicable

HR Advice obtained: Not applicable

Climate Change Advice obtained: Yes this is a CAT A building and is fully compliant with all current Building Regulation requirements

The following documents have been used to assist the decision process:

The report of the Strategic Director of Place submitted to Property and Regeneration Briefing held on 11 July 2022

Contact Officer:        Stephanie Mullenger, Estates Surveyor

E-mail: stephanie.mullenger @salford.gov.uk

This decision is not subject to consideration by another Lead Member.

The appropriate scrutiny to call-in the decision is the Growth and Prosperity scrutiny panel                   

*           This decision was published on Monday 11 July 2022.

*           This decision will come in force at 4.00 pm on Monday 18 July 2022 unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.

The following items are for the primary purpose of providing members of the public with all relevant information on the respective matters, other than those elements, which in accordance with the relevant sections of the Local Government Act 1972, remain confidential and require that any arising decision is taken in Part 2 of the agenda.

Salford City Council - Record of Decision

I, Councillor Tracy Kelly, Deputy City Mayor, in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council constitution do hereby:

1.       Approve the letting of 4,039sqm (43,433sqft) of space comprising

          ground floor (west) and the whole of the 7th and 8th floors at 100

          Embankment on a new 10 year lease from 3rd January 2023 on the

          terms agreed

2.       Approve the payment of a capital sum totalling £251,267 by the City

          Council to facilitate the letting.

3.       Delegate authority to the Strategic Director Place in conjunction with the

          S151 officer to: negotiate, agree, and finalise the detailed terms of the

          transaction.

4.       Authorise the Shared Legal Service to prepare all necessary

          Documentation and to take all steps which are required to give effect to

          the above recommendations.

The Reasons are this decision will allow proposal to let the ground floor (west) 7th and 8th floors of 100 Embankment. This will be the third agreed letting of space within the building and is dependent on securing the flexible office space provider recently approved by the Council. Interest in the property is high and has increased since the news regarding the flexible workspace provision was announced. We are therefore confident that further lettings can be secured to start to provide a return on the sizeable commitment that the Council has made at 100 Embankment.

Options considered and rejected were: None

Assessment of Risk: Low:

The source of funding is: n/a

Legal Advice obtained: Yes Shared Legal Service

Financial Advice obtained: Yes David Mills, Strategic Finance Manager

Procurement Advice obtained: Not applicable

HR Advice obtained: Not applicable

Climate Change Advice obtained: Yes this is a CAT A building and is fully compliant with all current Building Regulation requirements

The following documents have been used to assist the decision process:

The public briefing report of the Strategic Director of Place submitted to Property and Regeneration Briefing held on 11 July 2022

Contact Officer:        Stephanie Mullenger, Estates Surveyor

E-mail: stephanie.mullenger @salford.gov.uk

This decision is not subject to consideration by another Lead Member.

The appropriate scrutiny to call-in the decision is the Growth and Prosperity scrutiny panel                   

*           This decision was published on Monday 11 July 2022.

*           This decision will come in force at 4.00 pm on Monday 18 July 2022 unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.

Salford City Council - Record of Decision

I, Councillor Tracy Kelly, Deputy City Mayor, in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council constitution do hereby:

1.     Give consent in the City Council’s capacity as chargee, to The City of

        Salford Community Stadium Limited’s freehold disposal of land forming

        plot 3 at the stadium site, on the terms as detailed within the

        accompanying part 2 report, with the receipt from the sale (net of costs

        and allowances for abnormal) to be allocated as per the Coscos

        shareholder arrangements and any replacement shareholder

        arrangements to be established as part of any Coscos DevCo restructure

        arrangements.

2     Give consent to the Council releasing the charge in part on the above plot

       As per the Coscos shareholder arrangements and any replacement

       shareholder arrangements to be established as part of any Coscos DevCo

       restructure arrangements.

3.    Give consent to the Council (1) releasing (in part) the restrictive covenant

       restricting the stadium land use and (2) removing the restriction on the title

       protecting that restrictive covenant for the above plot, to allow for the

       change of use to B2 and B8 uses, thereby permitting the plot sales to

       complete.

4.    Give delegated authority to the Strategic Director of Place in conjunction

       with the section 151 officer to agree the final sales price on the basis that

       it is no less than the £8.5Million as outlined within the report.

5.    Authorise that the Shared Legal Service is instructed to conclude all

       documentation necessary to give effect to this amendment alongside the

       previous approvals granted.

The Reasons are The City Council has the benefit of a charge over land owned by The City of Salford Community Stadium Limited (Coscos) which was put in place as security against a loan granted by the Council to Coscos in 2010. The loan is paid back from capital receipts generated from sales of development plots of the charged land. Coscos has now approached the Council with details of terms which have been agreed with a purchaser for 4.5 acres of land for which the Councils consent is required. Part of the site to be sold is also subject to the BEIS community use restricted linked to their initial investment in the stadium construction. A release from BEIS has been secured in this respect.

Options considered and rejected were: None

Assessment of Risk: Low:

The source of funding is: n/a

Legal Advice obtained: Yes Gaynor Corfe, Shared Legal Service

Financial Advice obtained: Yes Paul Hutchings, Head of Financial Management

Procurement Advice obtained: Not applicable

HR Advice obtained: Not applicable

Climate Change Advice obtained: Not applicable

The following documents have been used to assist the decision process:

The public briefing report of the Strategic Director of Place submitted to Property and Regeneration Briefing held on 11 July 2022

Contact Officer:        Peter Openshaw, Asst Director, Environment & Community

                                                             Safety

E-mail: peter.openshaw@salford.gov.uk

This decision is not subject to consideration by another Lead Member.

The appropriate scrutiny to call-in  ...  view the full decision text for item 6b