Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Housing Services

1. The Director of Housing was authorised to conclude negotiations with the present site manager for a three year period commencing December 2009.

2. Subject to consultation with existing pitch licence holders the Director of Housing and Borough Solicitor in consultation with the Portfolio Holder were delegated authority to vary the terms of existing licenses including the weekly pitch fees between pitch holders and the Council.

3. That pitch fees be set at £50 per week from the commencement of the new agreement subject to annual review commencing February 2011.

4. Cabinet noted the draft heads of terms with the site manager which included proposed commercial elements of the arrangement.

Councillor Woods as the relevant Portfolio Holder submitted a report which sought Cabinet’s approval to agree in principle to the new proposed management arrangements set out in the report.

RESOLVED:         (1)         That the Director of Housing be authorised to conclude negotiations with the present site manager for an agreement for a three year period commencing December 2009.

(2)         That subject to consultation with the existing pitch licence holders the Director of Housing in consultation with the Borough Solicitor and the Portfolio Holder for Housing be delegated authority varying the terms of the existing licences including the weekly pitch fees between pitch holders and the Council (Option 3.3.3 of the report).

(3)         That pitch fee be set at £55 per week from the commencement of the proposed new Agreement subject to annual review of the pitch fees commencing in February 2011 and thereafter on each anniversary thereof.

(4)         That the draft Heads of Terms with the Site Manager which included the proposed commercial elements of the arrangement, be noted.