Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To inform Cabinet of the outcome of the soft market testing of
the hotel, and update on the work to inform the costs and process
if the council decides to develop the hotel itself.
Decision:
The Cabinet resolved to:
- Agree that, if the option of selling the asset directly from
administration to the preferred third-party bidder is more
economically advantageous to the Council than purchasing the asset,
the Council should step aside to allow that sale to
occur.
- Agree that, if a sale directly to the preferred third-party
bidder cannot be completed within a timely fashion the Council
should complete the acquisition of the hotel
asset.
- Delegate authority to the Executive Director of Corporate
Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and
Corporate Governance and Director of Legal and Governance, to take
necessary actions to achieve the most economically advantageous
outcome for the Council, in line with the above recommendations (if
approved) and the Cabinet’s previous decisions in relation to
this matter, which are referred to in section 11 of this
report.
The report can be found at the bottom of the page
Publication date: 16/10/2024
Date of decision: 16/10/2024
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