Purpose

County Hall Options Appraisal - Outline Business Case for the Future of CCHQ

Decision

RESOLVED to:

1)   
Receive and note
the findings of the Outline Business Case for the future of County Hall;

2)   
Approve the
recommended option, in which the Council moves to a smaller new headquarters on
the Matlock Campus site and that the main County Hall campus is redeveloped to
deliver a mixed use;

3)   
Approve taking
the recommended Option 3 forward to the more detailed business case stage and
due diligence;

4)   
Support the
inclusion of £0.375m in the Capital Programme for 2024/25 to fund the
development of the full detailed business case and request approval for the
funding of this next stage of work in the sum of £0.375m, subject to approval
of the 2024/25 Capital Programme by Full Council in February 2024; and

5)   
Approve the
delegation to the Director of Property in consultation with the Director of
Legal and Democratic Services the power to procure and appoint such consultants
as may be required for due diligence and development of the Option 3 detailed
business case including where appropriate the extension or variation of
existing contracts within the funding envelope of £0.375m (Subject to this
amount being approved by Full Council in February 2024 as part of the 2024/25
Capital programme).