Issue - meetings

To submit a report by the Head of Highways, Property and Waste.

It was resolved to approve the provision of £28k to remove the Rovacabin. The funding should be available from the saving created by the Smarter Working Transformation process.

The report of the Head of Service (Highways, Waste and Property) seeking the Executive’s approval for funding to enable the removal of the Rovacabin was presented for consideration.

The Portfolio Member for Highways, Waste and Property reported that as part of the Council’s Transformation process, staff from the Rovacabin have re-located to the main Council Offices resulting in a saving of around £17k per annum on utility costs and in the region of £9k on the cost of maintaining what was a deteriorating building. The Rovacabin building has subsequently been marketed for sale but with very little interest having been shown in it. The newest section has been sold for £5k and removed. Given the lack of interest in the older section and given its condition, it will need to be removed and this will cost £28k which sum the Executive is asked to approve. The funding is available from the savings created by the Smarter Working Transformation process.

The Portfolio Member for Highways, Waste and Property highlighted the fact that the original recommendation as set out in the written report to remove the Rovacabin Building and to surface the area on which it is located to provide additional parking has been amended to the removal of the Rovacabin building only hence the reduced cost of £28k for which the Executive’s agreement is sought (as opposed to the £48k quoted in the report). The matter of providing additional parking will be re-visited at a later date.

It was resolved to approve the provision of £28k to remove the Rovacabin. The funding should be available from the saving created by the Smarter Working Transformation process.