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MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

COUNCIL

 

24 JUNE 2009

 

REPORT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SERVICES MANAGER

 

 

Report prepared by Janet Barnes

 

 

1.       URGENT DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE EXECUTIVE

 

1.1     CABINET MEMBER FOR LEISURE AND CULTURE

 

1.1.1   The Cabinet Member for Leisure and Culture agreed on 24 April 2009 that the decision set out below was urgent and needed to be actioned within the call-in period. In accordance with the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules of the Constitution, the Mayor, in consultation with the Head of Paid Service and the Chairman of the Environment and Leisure Overview and Scrutiny Committee, agreed that the decision was reasonable in all the circumstances and should be treated as a matter of urgency and not be subject to call-in.

 

1.1.2   Conversion of Senacre Community Hall to a 14-19 Vocational Skills Studio

 

          To consider whether to allow Kent County Council to convert and manage Senacre Community Hall for use as a 14-19 Vocational Skills Studio.

 

1.1.3   Decision Made

 

(i)        That approval be given for Senacre Community Hall to be converted and managed by Kent County Council for use as a vocational skills studio, together with other uses such as adult education evening classes.

 

(ii)       That a nursery is retained within the converted building.

 

(iii)      That delegated authority be given to the Head of Corporate Law and Legal Services to negotiate and enter into lease terms with Kent County Council, provided that he is satisfied that the terms of the disposal represent the best consideration reasonably obtainable for the land.

 

(iv)     That the Director of Prosperity and Regeneration be authorised to place a public notice pursuant of Section 123 of the Local Government Act 1972 in respect of the disposal of open space shown in Appendix 1 to the Report of the Assistant Director of Development and Community Strategy and that any representations which might be received in response to the advertisement be considered by me prior to a recommendation being made to the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services concerning its disposal.

 

(v)      That the matter be referred to the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services, for information.

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RECOMMENDED: 

           

That the report be noted.

 

 

Background Documents

 

Record of Decision of the Cabinet Member for Leisure and Culture dated 24 April 2009