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Councillor Walsh MOVED, Councillor Bell SECONDED, and it was
RESOLVED to:
 

·               
Approve the procurement of a new 15-year Green Space Management and
Maintenance Contract commencing 1 January 2025 and approve the
award of contract provided that the contract sum does not exceed
agreed budgets. 

·               
Delegate authority to Executive Director for Community Services (in
consultation with Director of Law and Corporate Governance and the Director of
Communities, Partnerships and Leisure) to select the
preferred provider in accordance with the selection criteria and
award criteria published in the tender documentation and agree and
enter into the final form of contract.

·               
Agree in principle to the disposal land as envisaged by this report
and authorise ED Community Services in consultation with the
Director of Law and Corporate Governance and Director of Communities, Partnerships
and Leisure to advertise any disposal of open space as
required by section 123(2A) Local Government Act 1972

·               
Delegate authority to ED Community Services to consider and
determine any objections made in response to any advert for the
open space disposal in accordance with recommendation 2.3
above.
·               
Agree that subject to the responses to the advertisement above, and
to compliance with best consideration requirements in section
123(2) Local Government Act, to delegate authority to the ED
Community Services in consultation with the Director for Law and
Corporate Governance and
Director of Communities, Partnerships and Leisure to agree
lease terms and enter into a lease with the selected provider.