Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of City Development providing an update and outlining further proposals to progress the development of an arena in Leeds.

The appendix to this report is designated as exempt under Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3).

The Director of City Development submitted a report providing an update and outlining further proposals to progress the development of an arena in Leeds.

Following consideration of the appendix to the report designated as exempt under Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3) which was considered in private at the conclusion to the meeting it was

RESOLVED –

a)  That approval be given to incur expenditure of £3,000,000 from existing budget provision (Capital Scheme No 13307) on the proposed design and construction of the arena.

b)  That endorsement be given to the selection of the preferred and reserve contractor for the proposed building works contract for the arena as detailed in the exempt appendix to the report.

c)  That endorsement be given to the appointment of a technical advisor to monitor the preferred contractor’s (or reserve contractor’s) design team outputs on the arena project as detailed in the exempt appendix to the report

d)  That the progress made in securing outline planning consent for the proposed arena development at Clay Pit Lane be noted.

e)  That these decisions be exempt from the provisions of Call In for the cost efficiency reasons detailed in the report.

f)  That a further report be brought to this Board detailing provisions for disabled users of the arena.