Decision details

(Key decision):

(1) To note the report.

(2) To delegate authority to the Chief Executive and Director of Tourism, Culture and Organisational Development, in consultation with the Leader and Portfolio Holder, to progress alternative governance arrangements at the Devonshire Park Quarter complex and to conclude the most appropriate option once a full business case is understood, including the approval and implementation of all processes and procedures, negotiation of, and authorising the execution of, all necessary documentation, and

(3) To approve a waiver of the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules (CPRs) to allow the direct selection of an operator at the Devonshire Park Quarter, if that is concluded to be the most appropriate option, for the reasons as set out in the report.