Decision details

(1)     That approval be given that the Director of Borough Economy be authorised to declare the Tipton Library, Owen House,17 Unity Walk, Tipton DY4 8QL surplus to Council requirements;

(2)     That the Director of Borough Economy, subject to approval of recommendation 1.1 be authorised to relocate the library provision to the former Tipton Carnegie Library, Victoria Road, Tipton, DY4 8SR;

(3)     That the Interim Director of Housing be authorised to relocate services from the Tipton Local centre at High Street, Princes End, Tipton, DY4 9JB to Glebefields Library and Family Hub Centre or other location as deemed appropriate;

(4)     That the Interim Director of Housing, subject to the approval of recommendation 1.3, prepare a business case for the reuse of the former Tipton Local Centre within the Housing Revenue Account Stock. Should this not be viable the former Tipton Local Centre building will be disposed of subject to the appropriate authority being obtained;

(5)     That the Director of Borough Economy, subject to the identification of the necessary funding be authorised to declare the Smethwick Library and archive, High Street. Smethwick, B66 1AA surplus to the requirements of the Council;

(6)     That the Director of Borough Economy, subject to approval of recommendation 1.5 be authorised to relocate the services provided from Smethwick High Street Library to Smethwick Council House;

(7)     Subject to the approval of recommendation 1.5 that the Director of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer be authorised to dispose of the freehold interest of the Smethwick Library, High Street. Smethwick B66 1AA on terms and conditions to be agreed by the Director of Regeneration and Growth;

(8)     That the Director of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer be authorised to enter or execute under seal where necessary any legal documentation in connection with the disposal of land referred to in recommendation 1.5 and 1.7 of this report;

(9)     That the Director of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer be authorised to enter or execute under seal where necessary any legal documentation in connection to the granting of a lease of 747 m2 (or thereabouts) to the Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust of the first floor of Sandwell Council House on terms and conditions to be agreed by the Director of Regeneration and Growth;

(10)   That approval be given to offer all community centres not currently subject to a live Community Asset Transfer or FRI lease on a Community Asset Transfer basis where a suitable expression of interest and business case has been received subject to terms and conditions to be agreed by the Director of Regeneration and Growth;

(11)   That subject to 1.14 not producing any viable expressions of interest, approval is given to the Director of Regeneration and Growth to declare the assets surplus to Council requirements and to undertake an open market disposal of the same subject to terms and conditions to be agreed by the Director of Regeneration and Growth;

(12)   That the Director of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer be authorised to enter or execute under seal where necessary any legal documentation in connection with the disposal of land referred to in recommendation 1.14 and 1.15 of this report.