a)
That the Enterprise Hub project be
progressed;
b)
That the former Crown Post Office at 1 King Street
be confirmed as the preferred location for the Enterprise Hub, as
recommended by the Enterprise Hub Project Board;
c)
That the project be part funded to the sum of
£700,000 by the Capital Programme;
d)
That a bid be submitted to KCC’s Workspace
Kent Challenge Fund to support the Enterprise Hub
project;
e)
That delegated authority be given to the Head of
Legal Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for
Economic and Commercial Development, to agree lease terms with the
Landlord of 1 King Street;
f)
That delegated authority be given to the Director of
Regeneration and Communities to develop and agree the final design,
specification and operational management plan for the Hub in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Economic and Commercial
Development;
g)
That delegated authority be given to the Head of
Legal Services to enter into a contract for the leasehold
acquisition of 1 King Street (on terms to be agreed by the Director
of Regeneration and Communities) subject to the bid to KCC being
successful, and the Operational Management Plan being approved;
and
h)
That, following a tender process, authority be given
to the Head of Legal Services to enter into the necessary contracts
for the refurbishment of 1 King Street, subject to g) above being
completed.
