Decision

1.     
That Expressions of Interest (EOI) be sought for a
third-party purchaser of the Leisure Centre building having a
sustainable and viable business case for the refurbishment and
operation of the building as a Leisure Centre.
 
2.     
That authority be delegated to the Executive
Director for Resources in consultation with the Leader of the
Council and the Executive Councillor for People Management, Legal
and Corporate Property to take all necessary decisions and steps to
(i) determine and progress the process
for seeking EOI’s set out in 1 above, (ii) determine whether
any viable business case had been received for the refurbishment
and operation of the building as a Leisure Centre as a result of
the said process, (iii) approve the making of any contribution of
Council funding and (iv) if a viable business case was received and
subject to approval from the Anthem Trust and Department for
Education, dispose of the freehold of the building.
 
3.     
Should a successful third party fail to be found,
following an Expression of Interest exercise, approval be given to
the Council proceeding forthwith to demolish the Leisure Centre
building.
 
4.     
That authority be delegated to the Executive
Director for Resources, in consultation with the Leader of the
Council and the Executive Councillor for People Management, Legal
and Corporate Property, to take all necessary decisions and steps
to give effect to the decision in 3 above including determining the
terms and approving the award of any contract associated with such
works.
 
5.     
That following a disposal as set out in 1 and 2
above, approval be given to the granting of a 125-year Academy
Lease to Anthem Trust excluding the Leisure Centre building land on
terms otherwise agreed with the Anthem Trust and Department for
Education and in fulfilment of the statutory obligation to transfer
the site of the school to the Anthem Trust.
 
6.     
That following the demolition of the Leisure Centre,
pursuant to 3 and 4 above, approval be given to the granting of a
125-year Academy lease to Anthem Trust which includes the Leisure
Centre building land on terms otherwise agreed with the Anthem
Trust and Department for Education and in fulfilment of the
statutory obligation to transfer the site of the school to the
Anthem Trust