Cabinet Decisions

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Cabinet Decisions

16/03/2023 - Margate Winter Gardens update and decision ref: 5159    Recommendations Approved

Cabinet considered a report recommending that activity to market the Winter Gardens to a suitable partner organisation begins, in line with the decision taken on 22 September 2022. The report set out the headlines of the brief for the appointment of a specialist agent to support the marketing. This report recommended that a further report be presented to Cabinet once marketing has been completed, setting out the detailed recommendations for the disposal of the building by means of a long-term lease or sale.

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Made at meeting: 16/03/2023 - Cabinet

Decision published: 17/03/2023

Effective from: 25/03/2023

Decision:

Cabinet agreed that:

 

  1. A specialist marketing agency is appointed, as set out in section 4 to the report;

 

  1. The Director of Place, in consultation with the Cabinet member for Economic Development, approves the marketing particulars for the Winter Gardens and the evaluation matrix to be used to assess operator and/or JV submissions;

 

  1. A further report be considered by Cabinet following the completion of the marketing and evaluation exercise, setting out detailed proposals.

Lead officer: Louise Askew


02/03/2023 - Edgar Road Purchase ref: 5152    Recommendations Approved

A report was presented to Cabinet proposing  the purchase and conversion of a large  property in Edgar Road, Cliftonville.

 

The property is four houses, currently configured as a single property, consisting of rooms with en-suite bathrooms with shared lounges and kitchens. The property has been valued and the owner has indicated acceptance of an offer within the valuation figure, subject to contract.

 

There is sufficient funding within the council’s approved Live Margate programme to support the purchase. The property will be redeveloped within the HRA for Affordable Housing as self-contained family homes.

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Made at meeting: 02/03/2023 - Cabinet

Decision published: 10/03/2023

Effective from: 11/03/2023

Decision:

Cabinet agreed:

 

1.  To approved Live Margate programme;

 

2.  To design a scheme to convert the building into self-contained 2 bedroom flats, progress a planning application and appoint a suitable design team to progress the conversion;

 

3.  To consider a further report once the detailed conversion costs are known, so that the necessary funding can be included within the HRA capital programme and a contractor appointed.

Lead officer: Bob Porter


02/03/2023 - Commercial Waste ref: 5154    Recommendations Approved

Since its inception in 2018 we have been running a commercial waste service with the intention of providing local businesses with a fairly priced and flexible service. The original decision was predicated on introducing a new service, whilst using existing resources and generating surplus income to help support the budgets within Waste & Recycling.

 

The service is currently being subsidised by waste and recycling resources and the national HGV driver shortage has had a significant impact. There has been a 2 week suspension of garden waste that impacted some 12,500 residents as well as difficulty in fulfilling our missed collection recall commitment.

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Made at meeting: 02/03/2023 - Cabinet

Decision published: 06/03/2023

Effective from: 14/03/2023

Decision:

Cabinet agreed that:

 

As per Option 1 at 4.1 in the cabinet report to cease offering the service from 31 May 2023 and provide two months notice to customers as per the terms and conditions, discontinue the Commercial Waste Service and charge customers at the 2022/23 rate until such time as the service is withdrawn.


02/03/2023 - Future High Street Fund ref: 5148    Recommendations Approved

The aim of the Future High Street Fund was to renew and reshape high streets with the inclusion of other uses to drive increases in footfall. Through a lengthy application process Thanet District Council was awarded funding from the Fund to deliver a creative workspace scheme. Unfortunately, due to changing circumstances, the building originally identified to deliver the workspace project in, has been leased to a private business, and with further assets either having been sold, or leased to a third party, or in relation to a previous decision on the 13 October, 2023, the landlord has become unresponsive.

 

The Council also has the opportunity to include the Levelling Up Programme Funding for the Access to Opportunities in the town centre project as part of this delivery. This allows for greater value to be added to both the Future High Street Fund project and the Levelling Up Fund project.

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Made at meeting: 02/03/2023 - Cabinet

Decision published: 06/03/2023

Effective from: 14/03/2023

Decision:

Cabinet agreed:

 

1.  To Authorise the Director of Regeneration to include the Levelling Up Fund monies for the ‘Access to Opportunities’ (town centre) project to be included within the Future High Street Fund project for delivery. The funding allocated is approximately £250,000;

 

2.  To give delegated authority to the Director of Regeneration, in consultation with the Interim Director of Property, to complete negotiations for the purchase of a town centre property within the approximately £1.31m externally funded budget. The funding allocated will need to deliver the purchase of the asset, and refurbishment in order to meet the outputs of the Future High Street Fund and the Levelling Up Fund project.

Lead officer: Louise Askew