Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Cabinet Member for Finance

Forward Plan Ref: 2023/238

Contact: Vic Kurzeja: Director of Property & Services

vic.kurzeja@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Report by Director of Property Services

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to 

a.      Agree to the disposal of the Rewley Road site, as set out in exempt Annex 1, subject to negotiating and agreeing final heads of terms.

b.     Delegate authority to the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Property, to negotiate and agree the final heads of terms which will be substantially in accordance with the details set out in exempt Annex 1.

c.     Delegate authority to the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Head of Legal and Deputy Monitoring Officer, to conclude negotiations and complete all necessary legal documentation and any other steps necessary to implement the scheme as set out in the report.

Recommendations approved.

Cabinet considered a report on proposals for the disposal of the Rewley Road site in Oxford and the implications for the Property and Asset Strategy agreed by Cabinet in November 2022 which set out the council’s long-term vision for its estate along with a set of objectives aligned with delivering the council’s strategic plan priorities. This included a road map for Oxford city centre accommodation and the rationalisation of office and operational accommodation across the county.

Councillor Calum Miller, Cabinet Member for Finance, introduced the report.  He explained the reasons for the proposed disposal and referred, in particular, to the implications of the proposals for the fire station located on the site.

Cuncillor Miller moved and Councillor Gregory seconded the recommendations and they were approved.

RESOLVED to:-

a)    agree to the disposal of the Rewley Road site, as set out in exempt Annex 1, subject to negotiating and agreeing final heads of terms.

b)    delegate authority to the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Property, to negotiate and agree the final heads of terms which will be substantially in accordance with the details set out in exempt Annex 1.

c)    delegate authority to the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Head of Legal and Deputy Monitoring Officer, to conclude negotiations and complete all necessary legal documentation and any other steps necessary to implement the scheme as set out in the report.