Cabinet Acting as Charitable Trustees for War Memorial Park
Report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place)
(Listing Officer: Azim Walimia, Tel: 024 7683 3384)
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Further to Minute 140 above, the Cabinet considered a private report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) that set out confidential aspects of proposals to grant a wayleave agreement which allowed Western Power Distribution to lay and retain new power cables on a route which crossed through part of the War Memorial Park.
RESOLVED that the Cabinet:
1. In its role as charitable trustee of the War Memorial Park, agrees in principle to the entering into an agreement with Western Power Distribution for the laying and retention of cables through the park and any other land held on Trust by the Council through which the cable will run subject to:
• An independent Charities Act report recommending that the intended wayleave between the Charitable Trust and Western Power Distribution represents best value to the charity.
• For a consideration amount as indicated in the report.
2. Delegated Authority be granted to the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) and the Council’s Section 151 Officer in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Jobs and Regeneration, Cabinet Member for City Services and Cabinet Member for Public Health and Sport, to negotiate the detailed terms of agreement with Western Power Distribution which shall include undertaking the appropriate due diligence and completion of the necessary legal documentation.