Issue - items at meetings

Minute No 41 – BCP FuturePlaces Ltd – Appointment of Independent Chair and Non-Executive Directors (NEDs)

RECOMMENDED that Council: -

(a) confirms the appointment of Lord Kerslake to the position of independent Chair of the BCP FuturePlaces Ltd company board, and for him to take up that position at the next FuturePlaces board meeting;

(b) delegates the appointment of two further independent NEDs to the Chief Executive of BCP Council, as Shareholder Representative, in consultation with the new independent Chair of BCP FuturePlaces Ltd and bring details of those appointments back to council for information; and

(c) approves the resignation of Councillor Phil Broadhead from the board upon the appointment of Lord Kerslake, and the resignation of Councillor Drew Mellor upon the above appointments having been made.

Minute No 42 – Wessex Fields Site – University Hospital Dorset Link Road

RECOMMENDED that Council: -

(a) approve the budget increase as detailed in Confidential appendix A; and

(b) approve this is funded from the council’s Futures Fund.

Minute No 43 – Council Newbuild Housing and Acquisition Strategy (CNHAS) – One year update

RECOMMENDED that Council approves: -

(a) The increase to acquisition Programmes 4a’s (street acquisitions) budget previously approved by Council in February 2022 from £47.9 million to £68.8 million, subject to confirmation by the Council’s Chief Finance Officer in advance of committing sums contractually, that appropriate capital funding has been identified and approved and that the investment demonstrates robust value for money and there is certainty that the investment is an improvement on the current budget’s financial performance.

(b) The expansion/amendment of the types of building and housing units within them that can be purchased through Programme 4a to include - where part of regeneration and/or permitted development activity: -

(i) Newbuild residential units, both as individual acquisitions and;

(ii) Block purchases of multiple units whose total costs exceed £1m but are delivered within the budgetary constraints of programme 4a and have the average individual new unit total scheme cost below £0.5m each.

(c) Delegation to the Chief Operations Officer, in consultation with Director of Finance, Director of Housing, Monitoring Officer and Portfolio Holders for People & Homes & Development, Growth and Regeneration the approval through an Officer Decision Record process of any purchase of a Block of housing units in b)ii

(d) Delegation to the Chief Executive to agree a process for securing an independent assessment of value for money relating to any acquisitions where Council officers or elected members have an interest. Refer 10.3 for further explanation.

(e) BCP Council execute the Homes England Agreement entitled Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (5069) - AHP 21 - 26 Grant Agreement (LA).

(f) Option 1 be agreed as the appropriate option for the Princess Road development as detailed in the report attached as Confidential Annex 1.

Minute No 45 – Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) Implementation

RECOMMENDED that Council: -

(a) Subject to confirmation of an award, accepts the £8.9m Bus Service Improvement Plan funding for the period 2022/3 to 2024/5 ... view the full agenda text for item 6d

On 16 December 2020 Cabinet agreed in principle to dispose of part of the Wessex Fields site to the adjoining landowner University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust (UHD) in partnership with Bournemouth University, to deliver their proposal for a strategically relevant development with a focus on medical technology, medical research and education. Cabinet authorised officers to negotiate the heads of terms for the disposal.

A cabinet report dated 10 February 2021 outlined the terms of the disposal in a confidential appendix and highlighted that the purchase price has taken into consideration an obligation on the council to design, fund and build a new link road from the A338 through the Wessex Fields site to join hospital land.

The cost of providing the link road has increased due to construction industry inflation and an enhanced design based on completing more of the consented road scheme therefore the purpose of this report is to seek approval for the additional budget allocation from the Futures Fund.

The Portfolio Holder for Development, Growth and Regeneration presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'C' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Cabinet was informed that on 16 December 2020 Cabinet agreed in principle to dispose of part of the Wessex Fields site to the adjoining landowner University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust (UHD) in partnership with Bournemouth University, to deliver their proposal for a strategically relevant development with a focus on medical technology, medical research and education, and that Cabinet authorised officers to negotiate the heads of terms for the disposal.

In relation to this Cabinet was advised that a cabinet report dated 10 February 2021 outlined the terms of the disposal in a confidential appendix and highlighted that the purchase price has taken into consideration an obligation on the council to design, fund and build a new link road from the A338 through the Wessex Fields site to join hospital land.

Cabinet was further advised that the cost of providing the link road has increased due to construction industry inflation and an enhanced design based on completing more of the consented road scheme therefore the purpose of the report is to seek approval for the additional budget allocation from the Futures Fund.

Councillor Williams addressed the Cabinet expressing his support for the report.

Councillor Hadley addressed the Cabinet stressing that this won’t unlock the problems of the roads and won’t relieve the traffic and raised concerns with the increased costs.

Councillor Rice addressed the Cabinet expressing concern that the scheme wouldn’t assist with carbon neutral targets and that it wouldn’t address the congestion problems. In addition Councillor Rice stressed the importance of addressing the walking and cycling infrastructure.

RECOMMENDED that Council: -

a) approve the budget increase as detailed in Confidential appendix A; and

b) approve this is funded from the council’s Futures Fund.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Development, Growth and Regeneration

The Portfolio Holder for Development, Growth and Regeneration presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'C' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Cabinet was informed that on 16 December 2020 Cabinet agreed in principle to dispose of part of the Wessex Fields site to the adjoining landowner University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust (UHD) in partnership with Bournemouth University, to deliver their proposal for a strategically relevant development with a focus on medical technology, medical research and education, and that Cabinet authorised officers to negotiate the heads of terms for the disposal.

In relation to this Cabinet was advised that a cabinet report dated 10 February 2021 outlined the terms of the disposal in a confidential appendix and highlighted that the purchase price has taken into consideration an obligation on the council to design, fund and build a new link road from the A338 through the Wessex Fields site to join hospital land.

Cabinet was further advised that the cost of providing the link road has increased due to construction industry inflation and an enhanced design based on completing more of the consented road scheme therefore the purpose of the report is to seek approval for the additional budget allocation from the Futures Fund.

Councillor Williams addressed the Cabinet expressing his support for the report.

Councillor Hadley addressed the Cabinet stressing that this won’t unlock the problems of the roads and won’t relieve the traffic and raised concerns with the increased costs.

Councillor Rice addressed the Cabinet expressing concern that the scheme wouldn’t assist with carbon neutral targets and that it wouldn’t address the congestion problems. In addition Councillor Rice stressed the importance of addressing the walking and cycling infrastructure.

RECOMMENDED that Council: -

a) approve the budget increase as detailed in Confidential appendix A; and

b) approve this is funded from the council’s Futures Fund.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Development, Growth and Regeneration

Issue - meetings

Wessex Fields

Meeting: 13/09/2022 - Council (Item 6d)

Meeting: 07/09/2022 - Cabinet (Item 42)