Reference: D41818
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Executive Board is requested to agree a new acquisition as part of the Council’s investment portfolio.
The Director of City Development submitted a report which sought approval to the proposed acquisition of the Council’s head tenant’s leasehold interest in respect of the Harper Street Car Park, which would allow the Council to receive direct a substantial rental income from their sub tenant NCP.
Following consideration of Appendix 1 to the submitted report, designated as exempt from publication under the provisions of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3), which was considered in private at the conclusion of the meeting it was
RESOLVED –
(a) That the acquisition of the head lease as an investment, on the terms as outlined within the exempt appendix 1 to the submitted report, be approved;
(b) That the injection of, and the authority to spend the sums detailed within the exempt appendix 1 to the submitted report, into the capital programme, be approved;
(c) That it be noted that the Director of City Development, under his delegated powers, will negotiate the detailed Heads of Terms for the acquisition.
Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;
Portfolio Holder: Executive Member for Transport and the Economy
Other reasons / organisations consulted
Briefings.
Consultees
Executive Member for Transport and the Economy.
Contact: Ben Middleton, Head of Asset Management 0113 2477817 Email: ben.middleton@leeds.gov.uk.
Report author: Ben Middleton
Publication date: 25/11/2014
Date of decision: 19/11/2014
Decided at meeting: 19/11/2014 - Executive Board
Effective from: 29/11/2014
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