Agenda item

To consider the report of the Director of City Development providing an update on the outcome of the partnering/marketing exercises for the SIU portfolio and for St Ann’s Mills/Abbey Mills, Kirkstall. The report also sets out the outcomes in the context of the current Capital Programme pressures.

Appendices E, F and G to this report are designated as exempt under Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3).

The Director or City Development submitted a report providing an update on the outcome of the partnering / marketing exercises for the SIU portfolio and for St Ann’s Mills / Abbey Mills, Kirkstall and setting out the outcomes in the context of the current Capital Programme pressures.

Following consideration of appendices E, F and G to the report designated as exempt under Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4 (3) which were considered in private at the conclusion of the meeting it was

RESOLVED-

(a)  That the Board notes:

(i)  the failure to identify a suitable partner to manage the Council’s SIU portfolio

(ii)  the failure to identify a suitable partner and to receive a credible offer for St Ann’s Mills, Kirkstall

(b)  That disposals in support of the Capital Programme be agreed as follows:

(i)  selected miscellaneous investment properties as detailed in Appendix E Tables 3a and 3b of the report

(ii)  the farm buildings and gardens, but not the associated farm land, of the agricultural properties detailed in Appendix E Table 2a.

(iii)  the selected small industrial unit properties detailed in Appendix E Table 1a (including  St Ann’s Mills, Kirkstall),  subject to discussion with ward members on details relating to the proposed Ledston Luck disposal

(Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 16.5 Councillor Wakefield required it to be recorded that he abstained from voting on this decision)