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Lease and Management Agreement for the Bale House (Part 2)
Meeting: 16/06/2021 - Cabinet (Item 345)
345 Lease and Management Agreement for the Bale House (Part 1) PDF 266 KB
(Mike Hepworth, Assistant Director, Environment and Place)
(Cabinet decision)
Decision:
1. Cabinet agree the draft Heads of Terms for the lease and management agreement with Groundwork South for the Bale House Visitor Centre at Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve, and
2. Delegate authority to enter into a legal agreement for the lease and management agreement with Groundwork South to the Chief Legal Officer, in conjunction with the Assistant Director of Environment and Place, and the lead councillor for the Environment.
Minutes:
The Environment and Natural Resources Manager presented a report to seek cabinet agreement on the draft Heads of Terms for the lease and management agreement for The Bale House Visitor Centre at Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve with Groundwork South. A 10-year lease is proposed. The details of the draft lease and management agreement are included in the appendices in part 2 of the report.
The Councillors agreed that the Visitor Centre is a great asset to the town. It will benefit residents and tourists by enhancing the eco-tourism offer in the region and promoting the Hastings Country Park. Groundwork South are keen to make the centre accessible to people from all backgrounds. Apart from leisure facilities, they are aiming to create an education hub.
Councillors thanked the officers involved in the project.
Councillor Rogers proposed approval of the recommendations, seconded by Councillor Webb.
RESOLVED (unanimously) that:
1. Cabinet agree the draft Heads of Terms for the lease and management agreement with Groundwork South for the Bale House Visitor Centre at Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve, and
2. Delegate authority to enter into a legal agreement for the lease and management agreement with Groundwork South to the Chief Legal Officer, in conjunction with the Assistant Director of Environment and Place, and the lead councillor for the Environment.
Reasons for Recommendations
1. The Bale House is our new visitor centre at Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve. It is due to open this Summer, 2021. Council Officers have negotiated a proposed 10-year agreement with Groundwork Trust to manage the centre on our behalf. Authorisation to proceed with a lease and management agreement are required to enable an operator to be appointed, so the new visitor centre can open this Summer.
2. The draft lease and the draft management agreement are commercially sensitive and are detailed in a Part 2 report.
Meeting: 07/06/2021 - Cabinet (Item 9.)
9. Lease and Management Agreement for the Bale House (Part 1) PDF 266 KB
(Mike Hepworth, Assistant Director, Environment and Place)
(Cabinet decision)
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