Decision details

[Note:  This item was considered both before and after Minute 111 below - the Part 2 item on the same matter.]

RESOLVED:

(1)       That progress made to date be noted, and the heads of terms for the proposed lease, option agreement and agreement for lease, as set out in Section 8 of this report and Section 8 of the Part 2 report, be approved; and

(2)       That the Head of  Leisure and Environmental Services, in consultation with the Council’s Contracts Lawyer and Head of Finance, Performance and Asset Management, be authorised to:

·           complete the option agreement to reflect the heads of terms in the report; and

·           complete the agreement for lease and the lease in due course, in the event that the prospective tenant exercises the option.

REASON FOR DECISION:  To progress the development of a Crematorium at Wilbury Hills, Letchworth Garden City.