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 approve restrictions being placed on Salford Council’s freehold legal titles to the Facilities making up the Ordsall Leisure Centre site as security for the Grant for a term of 21 years from the 8^th March 2023 which was the date of acceptance of the Grant (“the Clawback Period”).

The Reasons are a project to develop the footballing offer at Ordsall Leisure Centre has been successful in securing a grant of £190,697.00 from the Football Foundation.  The Football Foundation offer of funding is subject to grant conditions which have been accepted in principle.  A specific requirement is to place a restriction on Salford Council’s freehold legal titles to the Facilities as security for the Grant for duration of the Clawback Period, (21 years).

Options considered and rejected: none

Assessment of Risk: Low

The source of funding is:

• £115,000       Salford City Council s106  - Confirmed
• £ 12,500         Salford City Council capital programme (USB) - Confirmed
• £190,697       Football Foundation grant - Confirmed

Legal Advice obtained: Shared Legal Service

Financial Advice obtained: Alison Woods, Interim Commercial Finance Manager

Procurement Advice obtained: n/a

HR Advice obtained: n/a

Climate Change Advice obtained: n/a

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

Report submitted to property/Regeneration Briefing 12 June 2023

Plans showing the extent of the restriction on the registered title.

Contact Officer: Jackie Ashley                             

Telephone number: 07515 188242

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

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

This decision was published on Tuesday 13 June 2023.

This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 20 June 2023, 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 disposal of land at Hanover Court, Broughton on the agreed terms contained in this report.

2. Delegate authority to the Strategic Director of Place and the Section 151 officer to negotiate and finalise the commercial arrangements and all other necessary ancillary agreements to allow the completion of the arrangements as detailed in this report

3. Authorise the City Solicitor to progress and complete the associated legal formalities and the taking of all steps required to give effect to the above recommendations

The Reasons are to facilitate the future development of the site

Options considered and rejected:             n/a

Assessment of Risk:                                    Low

The source of funding is:                            n/a

Legal Advice obtained:                               Deborah Scott- Shared Legal Service

Financial Advice obtained:                         David R Mills - Salford Finance

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.

Public/briefing report submitted to Property/Regeneration Briefing on 12 June 2023

Contact Officer:        Angela Martens                    Tel No 0161 779 6077

*           This decision was published on Tuesday 13 June 2023.

*           This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 20 June 2023,

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.    Note the content of this report.

2.    Give delegated authority to the Executive Director, Place and the Director, Regeneration, in consultation with the City Solicitor and the Section 151 officer, to approve the English Cities Fund’s Site Business Plan for the Council owned Car Park Site at Peru Street, agree the relevant conditions, negotiate and finalise the commercial arrangements and all other necessary ancillary agreements to enable the site to be brought forward for residential development.

3.    Give delegated authority to the Executive Director, Place and the Director, Regeneration, in consultation with the City Solicitor and the Section 151 officer, to enter into commercial Heads of Terms with the English Cities Fund for the drawdown of Council owned land to deliver a deliver a 100% affordable residential development, comprising 100 apartments on the site.

4.    Acknowledge and endorse the ongoing discussions regarding the use of the receivable land payment to support strategic land assembly across the Crescent area, with a particular focus on the Innovation Zone.

The Reasons are to allow for the development of the site for housing purposes, in accordance with the  Strategic Master Programme and Delivery Plan (SMPDP) for the Crescent.

Options considered and rejected were: n/a

Assessment of Risk: Low

The source of funding is: n/a

Legal Advice obtained: Richard Purcell, Shared Legal Service

Financial Advice obtained: Thiamchan Forshaw - Senior Accountant

Procurement Advice obtained: Deborah Derbyshire, Category Manager

HR Advice obtained: n/a

Climate Change Advice obtained: Dan Welsh. Principal Programme Manager

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

·         Report of the Strategic Director, Place, to Property and Regeneration Briefing (Approval of the Crescent Development Framework 2021), 25^th January 2021.

·         Report of the Strategic Director, Place, to Property and Regeneration Briefing (Approval of the Crescent Strategic Master Programme and Delivery Plan), 26^th April 2021.

·         Public/briefing report submitted to Property/Regeneration Briefing on 12^th  June 2023

Contact Officers:

Andrew Cartwright                           Andrew.Cartwright@salford.gov.uk

Kurt Partington                                 Kurt.Partington@salford.gov.uk

Dan Welsh                                        Daniel.welsh@salford.gov.uk

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

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

This decision was published on Tuesday 13 June 2023.

This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 20 June 2023, unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision-Making Process Rules.