Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of City Development setting out the proposed Heads of Terms for a Joint Venture Arrangements with London and Continental Railways to progress the proposals for the redevelopment of Leeds railway station. The report also seeks relevant approvals to progress the matter.

(Please note that Appendix A to this report is designated as exempt from publication under the provisions of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3))

Further to Minute No. 80, 17^th October 2018, the Director of City Development submitted a report which presented the proposed Heads of Terms for Joint Venture Arrangements with London and Continental Railways (LCR) in order to progress the proposals for the redevelopment of Leeds railway station. In addition, the report also sought relevant approvals to progress such proposals.

Following consideration of Appendix A 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 detail of the Heads of Terms for Joint Venture Arrangements with London & Continental Railways, as set out in exempt Appendix A to the submitted report, be approved, in order to progress the proposals for the redevelopment of Leeds railway station;

(b)  That the necessary authority be delegated to the Director of City Development, to enable the Director to finalise and enter into the Joint Venture Arrangements with London & Continental Railways;

(c)  That approval be given to inject and to provide the ‘Authority to Spend’ £2m as the Council’s Capital contribution towards the partnership to be established, pursuant to the Joint Venture Arrangements;

(d)  That it be noted that the principle of joint acquisitions with LCR will be the subject of a further report to Executive Board in the future.