Issue - decisions

RESOLVED: (i)         That, having considered the options and findings of the Business Case prepared by Officers and noted the site preferred by the Council’s partner organisations, the view that Monks Cross be developed as the location for the new City of York Community Stadium and that new athletics facilities be provided at the City of York Sports Village on Hull Road be endorsed.

REASON:      In accordance with the evidence presented in the Business Case.

                        (ii)        That the Director of City Strategy be asked to develop a procurement strategy that will enable the delivery of the community stadium and its component uses on a prioritised basis, to ensure the delivery of the highest quality and most commercially sustainable development with the greatest community benefit, which can be delivered with the most cost-effective use of resources and in the shortest time frame.

REASON:      To ensure the delivery of a high quality facility and the most efficient use of resources.