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Black Rock - Update report

Meeting: 12/07/2012 - Policy & Resources Committee (pre 2015) (Item 33)

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Joint report of the Strategic Director; Place and the Director of Finance (copy attached).

Additional documents:

Decision:

(1)               That the revised proposals submitted by Brighton Arena Limited “BAL” relating to the Black Rock site (see Appendix 2 “the Site”) be rejected;

 

(2)               That the Site will be subject to a fresh procurement and re-marketing exercise;

 

(3)               That  it be agreed the future strategy for the re-marketing of the Site should be worked up in conjunction with the cross party Project Board, including future possible uses on the Site (including an ice rink) being feasibility tested and subject to soft market testing, prior to the council returning to the market;

 

(4)               That in the interim period, it be agreed that the Site should be marketed forthwith for a temporary use to ensure that the overall appearance of the Site can be improved and the Site can be used productively until the outcome of a full procurement exercise is known;

 

(5)               That any temporary use of the Site is to be agreed by the Economic Development & Culture Committee, who shall take into account the recommendations of the Project Board when referring any proposed temporary disposal to Policy & Resources Committee;

 

(6)               That it be noted that in regard to the rejection of BAL’s revised proposals in (1) above, the Development Agreement with BAL would automatically terminate on 31st July 2012.

Minutes:

33.1         The Strategic Director; Place introduced the report which detailed the proposed termination of the development agreement with BAL in relation to the Black Rock site.  He stated that the site had remained unused since 2007 and that the developer had been unable to bring forward a scheme for the site that had been acceptable.  A revised scheme had been proposed in May, which the cross-party Project Board had considered and felt was not appropriate or in-line with the development brief and therefore had recommended that the agreement be terminated and the site re-marketed.  He also noted that there was a part two report on the matter, listed as item 44 and detailed the contractual information in relation to the development agreement.

 

33.2         The Chair stated that he wished to thank the Project Board for their work to date on the scheme and that in view of the position that had been reached, the recommendation to terminate the agreement and re-market the site should accepted.  It was one of the major sites in the city and there was a real need to take positive action.  He also noted that consideration should be given to temporary use of the site prior to any new development agreement being reached.

 

33.3         Councillor G. Theobald stated that he fully supported the recommendations and hoped that a temporary use could be found in the meantime.  He also suggested that consideration be given to extending the link for the Volks Railway as a means enabling people to get to and from the area.

 

33.4         Councillor Mitchell stated that she supported the recommendations as the site had remained empty for too long and she hoped that the council would take the opportunity to get things right for the future of the site and the benefit of the city.  She also hoped that the transport links would be taken into consideration.

 

33.5         The Chair noted the comments and put the recommendations to the vote.

 

33.6         RESOLVED:

 

(1)         That the revised proposals submitted by Brighton Arena Limited “BAL” relating to the Black Rock site (see Appendix 2 “the Site”) be rejected;

 

(2)         That the Site will be subject to a fresh procurement and re-marketing exercise;

 

(3)         That  it be agreed the future strategy for the re-marketing of the Site should be worked up in conjunction with the cross party Project Board, including future possible uses on the Site (including an ice rink) being feasibility tested and subject to soft market testing, prior to the council returning to the market;

 

(4)         That in the interim period, it be agreed that the Site should be marketed forthwith for a temporary use to ensure that the overall appearance of the Site can be improved and the Site can be used productively until the outcome of a full procurement exercise is known;

 

(5)         That any temporary use of the Site is to be agreed by the Economic Development & Culture Committee, who shall take into account the recommendations of the Project Board when referring any proposed temporary disposal to Policy & Resources Committee;

 

(6)         That it be noted that in regard to the rejection of BAL’s revised proposals in (1) above, the Development Agreement with BAL would automatically terminate on 31st July 2012.


 


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