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Relocation of Services Provided at Riverside One, Chatham

 

 

Meeting: 15/07/2014 - Cabinet (Item 11)

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Minutes:

Background:

 

This report sought authority to take a lease or leases of new premises to relocate the services currently provided at the Riverside One building in Chatham(Revenue and Benefits, Customer Contact, Housing Solutions and Client Financial Services).

 

The report considered the implications of retaining Riverside One, which was not considered to be either cost effective or desirable. It was reported that the proposed relocation would overcome the need to rectify the structural subsidence associated with the building and allow its demolition to facilitate the future restoration of the Great Barrier Ditch.

 

Decision number:

Decision:

126/2014

The Cabinet agreed to:

 

a)                 Delegate authority to the Assistant Director of Legal and Corporate Services, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, to acquire a lease of alternative premises and ancillary parking on the best terms reasonably obtainable;

 

b)                 recommend to Full Council that it makes an addition of £800,000 to the capital programme to fund the adaptation and fit-out of new premises, associated relocation costs and the demolition of the Riverside One building.

 

Reasons:

 

To improve service delivery, reduce the council’s maintenance requirement and to facilitate the demolition of Riverside 1 and the restoration of the Great Barrier Ditch.