Best Value and Corporate Services Committee

Tuesday 19 September 2006 at 2.00 pm

Present:  Councillors Blair, Hill, Hunter, McCabe, McCormick (M), McCormick (P), Mitchell, Moran, Snoddy and Stewart.

Chair:  Councillor Snoddy presided.

In attendance:  Chief Executive, Director of Community Services, Chief Financial Officer, Solicitor to the Council, Head of Property Services, Managing Solicitor (Litigation/Advice) and Managing Solicitor (Committees/Contracts).

Apologies:  Councillor Nimmo.

With the exception of the decision marked “C” which is open for confirmation or otherwise, the following paragraphs are submitted for information only, having been dealt with under the powers delegated to the Chief Executive.

It was agreed in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as amended, that the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following item on the grounds that the business involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 6, 8 and 12 of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

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Birkmyre Pavilion Tender Report and Vacant Possession of the Property

615

(Councillor Blair entered the meeting during consideration of this item of business).

C

There was submitted a report by the Depute Chief Executive (1) on the outcome of the tendering exercise for the refurbishment of the Birkmyre Pavilion and (2) outlining the current position in relation to the Council achieving vacant possession of the property.  Following a vote, the Committee agreed (1) to take action on the budgeting of the project, (2) to grant authority to accept the lowest tender and (3) to remit to Officers to continue to explore all legal means to obtain vacant possession of the property, all as detailed in the appendix.

C