9 County Hall Options Appraisal - Outline Business Case for the Future of CCHQ PDF 282 KB
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Decision:
RESOLVED to:
1) Receive and note the findings of the Outline Business Case for the future of County Hall;
2) Approve the recommended option, in which the Council moves to a smaller new headquarters on the Matlock Campus site and that the main County Hall campus is redeveloped to deliver a mixed use;
3) Approve taking the recommended Option 3 forward to the more detailed business case stage and due diligence;
4) Support the inclusion of £0.375m in the Capital Programme for 2024/25 to fund the development of the full detailed business case and request approval for the funding of this next stage of work in the sum of £0.375m, subject to approval of the 2024/25 Capital Programme by Full Council in February 2024; and
5) Approve the delegation to the Director of Property in consultation with the Director of Legal and Democratic Services the power to procure and appoint such consultants as may be required for due diligence and development of the Option 3 detailed business case including where appropriate the extension or variation of existing contracts within the funding envelope of £0.375m (Subject to this amount being approved by Full Council in February 2024 as part of the 2024/25 Capital programme).
Minutes:
Councillor S Spencer introduced a report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, that gave an update in relation to the County Hall Options Appraisal and presented an outline Business Case for the Future of The County Council Headquarters.
RESOLVED to:
1) Receive and note the findings of the Outline Business Case for the future of County Hall;
2) Approve the recommended option, in which the Council moves to a smaller new headquarters on the Matlock Campus site and that the main County Hall campus is redeveloped to deliver a mixed use;
3) Approve taking the recommended Option 3 forward to the more detailed business case stage and due diligence;
4) Support the inclusion of £0.375m in the Capital Programme for 2024/25 to fund the development of the full detailed business case and request approval for the funding of this next stage of work in the sum of £0.375m, subject to approval of the 2024/25 Capital Programme by Full Council in February 2024; and
5) Approve the delegation to the Director of Property in consultation with the Director of Legal and Democratic Services the power to procure and appoint such consultants as may be required for due diligence and development of the Option 3 detailed business case including where appropriate the extension or variation of existing contracts within the funding envelope of £0.375m (Subject to this amount being approved by Full Council in February 2024 as part of the 2024/25 Capital programme).