Decision details

Support ring-fencing of the capital receipt from the sale of the Grafton Centre for the purpose of financing capital works to enable the move of the Medical Needs Teaching Service from the Grafton Centre into the Queenswood Education Centre.

The Director of Children’s Services and the Director of City Development submitted a joint report which sought approval to a programme of capital works at Queenswood Education Centre in order to enable the relocation of the Medical Needs Teaching Service from the Grafton Centre to the Queenswood Education Centre, with the subsequent disposal of the Grafton Centre site.

Following consideration of Appendix 2 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 contents of the submitted report be noted;

(b)  That capital works at Queenswood Education Centre be approved in order to enable the relocation of Medical Needs Teaching Service from the Grafton Centre and subsequent disposal of the site, as per the monetary values as detailed within exempt appendix 2 to the submitted report;

(c)  That the injection of funds into the Capital Programme, as outlined within exempt appendix 2 to the submitted report, be approved;

(d)   That it be noted that the authority to spend the capital budget at Queenswood Education Centre will be sought from the Director of City Development, in-line with the Council’s scheme of delegation;

(e)  That it be noted that the Head of Asset Management is the officer responsible for the implementation of such matters.

Consultation continues to be undertaken with the MNTS staff and QEC key stakeholders

Staff team of MNTS

Management team of the Vine

Key Stakeholders

Key support staff / project board