Agenda and minutes

At this point Members are asked to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in the business on this agenda.

Members were invited to declare at this point in the meeting any interests they might have in the business on the agenda.  No interests were declared.

At this point in the meeting, members of the public who have registered their wish to speak regarding an item on the agenda or an issue within the Executive’s remit may do so. The deadline for registering is

5:00 pm on Monday, 12 May 2008.

It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak at the meeting under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.

To re-consider the decision taken on 6 May 2008 regarding the above item, if requested to do so by the Scrutiny Management Committee at their meeting on 12 May 2008.

Members re-considered the decision they had taken at the Executive meeting on 6 May 2008 in respect of a petition submitted to full Council in November 2007 seeking the removal of Back Park, in Balfour Street, from the list of leisure land for potential sale.

The Executive decision in respect of this item had been called in by Cllrs Crisp, Alexander and Bowgett and subsequently considered by the Scrutiny Management Committee (SMC) (Calling In) at a meeting on 12 May 2008.  The SMC (Calling In) had resolved:

“That Option B be approved and the decision referred back to the Executive for reconsideration, with the recommendation that they make the following additional resolution:

‘That this parcel of land be removed from the list of disposals, pending the outcome of the area asset management review.’”

Having taken advice from the Head of Civic, Democratic and Legal Services, the Chair indicated that the Executive did not have the power to remove items from the list of capital disposals, as this was a matter reserved to full Council.  However, the Executive could confirm its intention not to sell any land in Leeman Road until the area asset management review had been completed.

RESOLVED: That the decision of the Executive on 6 May 2008 be amended to include the following additional resolution:

                        “(iii)     That the Executive will not approve the sale of any land in the Leeman Road area until the asset management review has been completed.

REASON:      In accordance with the requirement to re-consider the original decision of the Executive and in order to respond to the issues raised by the Calling-in Members and discussed at the SMC (Calling In) meeting.