Issue - items at meetings - Vernon Gardens

Report of the Director of Adult Social Care & Housing (copy attached)

1          That Guinness Housing Association will be the Council’s approved partner to develop the extra care housing scheme.

2          That the transfer of the land known as 3-5 Vernon Gardens, Brighton, be approved on terms to be settled by the Director of Finance & Property, based on a 150 year lease to Guinness Housing Association.

3          That the receipt of the Department of Health grant be approved and the transfer of 3-5 Vernon Gardens at nil consideration to Guinness Housing Association under an agreement be approved, on terms to be settled by the Director of Adult Social Care and Housing, requiring Guinness Housing Association to develop an extra care housing scheme for disabled adults on the site.

69.1    The Cabinet considered a report of the Director of Adult Social Care & Housing in regard of a capital grant of £1,000,000 awarded to the City Council from the Department of Health’s 2008/10 Extra Care Housing Fund. The report set out the background to the successful bid and the decisions required in order to take the proposed scheme forward.  The proposed site of the scheme was 3-5 Vernon Gardens, Brighton (for copy see minute book).

69.2    Councillor Mitchell welcomed the report, noting the success of a similar scheme at Knoll House.

69.3    Councillor Norman welcomed the funding that had been made available to progress the work.

69.4    RESOLVED –

(1)       That Guinness Housing Association will be the Council’s approved partner to develop the extra care housing scheme.

(2)       That the transfer of the land known as 3-5 Vernon Gardens, Brighton, be approved on terms to be settled by the Director of Finance & Property, based on a 150 year lease to Guinness Housing Association.

(3)       That the receipt of the Department of Health grant be approved and the transfer of 3-5 Vernon Gardens at nil consideration to Guinness Housing Association under an agreement be approved, on terms to be settled by the Director of Adult Social Care and Housing, requiring Guinness Housing Association to develop an extra care housing scheme for disabled adults on the site.