Agenda item

Councillor Wardle left the room and did not partcipate in the dicussion or voting on this item.

The Chairman introduced the report.

Councillor Gordon spoke for 3 minutes in relation to the item and requested the report be deferred to allow clarification of queries received from the bidder to be responded to.

Following discussion Councillor Houston moved the following motion, seconded by Councillor Thomas to exclude the press and public,

The Committee resolved – that under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act (as amended).

The Committee RESOLVED - that the information contained in the exempt appendix be noted.

The committee moved back into public session and Cllr Zinkin proposed the following motion, duly seconded:

That the Committee resolves in principle to accept and proceed with the Fairview bid, subject to clarification of any queries from the bidders and any other valuation or bids which may be received, such decision will be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the Chairman and the Leader.

The motion was unanimously agreed.

RESOLVED that:

The Committee resolves in principle to accept and proceed with the Fairview bid, subject to clarification of any queries from the bidders and any other valuation or bids which may be received, such decision will be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the Chairman and the Leader.