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Decision Maker: Executive Councillor for Transformation
Decision status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Acquisition of land adjacent to Huntingdon Road Crematorium.
CAMBRIDGE CITY
COUNCIL
Record
of Executive Decision
Acquisition Of
Land Adjacent To Huntingdon Road Crematorium |
Decision
of: |
Councillor
Robertson, Executive Councillor for Finance and Resources |
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Reference: |
16/URGENCY/SR/10 |
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Date
of decision: |
16/09/16 |
Recorded
on: |
23/09/16 |
Decision
Type: |
Non-Key
Decisions |
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Matter for Decision: |
Acquisition
of land adjacent to Huntingdon Road Crematorium |
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Why the decision
had to be made (and any alternative options): |
As specified under Part 4C 6.1.1 and 6.1.2
of the Councils Constitution, It was not deemed practical to convene a
quorate meeting of Council to take these decisions. |
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The Executive Councillor’s decision(s): |
Authorised the acquisition
of land adjacent to Huntingdon Road Crematorium. |
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Reasons for the decision: |
The Executive
Councillor approved that: a) The land
is acquired; and b) The
acquisition is funded from the Bereavement Services Trading Account Reserve. Subject to: 1. planning
permission being obtained to put a road across the land being purchased 2. agreement
with Highways England for them to build the first part of the new access road
and provide us with a right of way along that road from the new local distributor
road 3. more
information about the use to which the larger area of land coloured dark
green on plan B (of the Officer’s report which NOT
FOR PUBLICATION) will be put by the Highways England ie we
need assurance that it will be complementary to the access road to the
crematorium and not detrimental. As stated in
Part 4C section 6.1 of the Councils Constitution, individual members of the
Executive ‘may take a decision which is contrary or not wholly in accordance
with the budget approved by the full Council if the decision is a matter of
urgency’. The next
available Full Council meeting is the 20 October 2016 therefore due to the
time critical need to purchase the land it was deemed not practical to
convene a quorate meeting of Council to take these decisions. |
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Scrutiny consideration: |
The Vice-Chair (as Chair was unavailable) and Spokesperson of the Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Committee were consulted prior to the action being authorised. The Executive Councillor for City Centre and Public Places was consulted on the use of funding for the purchase of the land from her portfolio. The Vice-Chair of the Strategy and Resources Scrutiny
Committee agreed the decision was a matter of urgency as required under
paragraph 6, Part 4C Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules. |
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Report: |
A report detailing the background and financial considerations is not
attached as this is confidential by virtue of Schedule 12A Part 3. (Information relating
to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the
authority holding that information)) of the Local Government Act 1972 |
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Conflicts of interest: |
None
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Comments: |
This urgent decision will be reported back to the next Full Council
meeting on 20 October 2016. |
Publication date: 23/09/2016
Date of decision: 16/09/2016