Lease Acquisition - Walton
Additional documents:
Decision:
RESOLVED:
- That the leasehold
acquisition of the accommodation described in the submitted report
[Exempt minute E-5-19] be approved.
- Approve the capital
budget from unallocated resources within the current Capital
Programme for the fit out and adaptation of the property in
accordance with the layout plans approved by the service, on the
basis the total capital cost and associated fees does not exceed
[Exempt minute E-6-19] plus VAT.
- That authority be
delegated to the Lead Strategic Asset Manager in consultation with
the Leader and the Executive Director of Resources to procure
specialist office fit out contractors to accelerate occupation
following lease completion.
Reason for Decision:
There will be
substantial business efficiencies and other associated benefits
such as the ability of the Service to recruit and retain staff who
are required to operate within the North East Quadrant and utilise
a local office as a base office.
Minutes:
Children’s
services serving the north east quadrant of Surrey are currently
based in Fairmount House in Leatherhead. In order to improve
practice, business efficiency and staff productivity in the North
East Quadrant team, the Children’s service have proposed that
the optimum location for staff to be relocated to would be within
the Walton on Thames area.
RESOLVED:
- That the leasehold
acquisition of the accommodation described in the submitted report
[Exempt minute E-5-19] be approved.
- That the capital
budget from unallocated resources within the current Capital
Programme be approved for the fit out and adaptation of the
property in accordance with the layout plans approved by the
service, on the basis the total capital cost and associated fees
does not exceed [Exempt minute E-6-19] plus VAT.
- That authority be
delegated to the Lead Strategic Asset Manager in consultation with
the Leader and the Executive Director of Resources to procure
specialist office fit out contractors to accelerate occupation
following lease completion.
Reason for Decision:
There will be
substantial business efficiencies and other associated benefits
such as the ability of the Service to recruit and retain staff who
are required to operate within the North East Quadrant and utilise
a local office as a base office.
The
decision was unanimous.