Agenda, decisions and minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

There were no declarations of members' interests.

The decision relating to the report entitled Acquisition of Land at Mile End, Kettering Terrace, Portsmouth is a Key Decision for the purposes of the Forward Plan as defined in Article 13 of the Constitution but was not included in the Forward Plan for the period from 4 January 2021 until 16 March 2021  and is therefore an omission from the Forward Plan and also an omission of explanation of exempt information contained in the exempt appendix.

Article 13 defines a Key decision as an Executive decision which is likely to:

·          result in the Council incurring expenditure or the making of savings which are significant having regard to the local authority's budget for the service or function to which the decision relates, or

·          be significant in terms of its effects on communities living or working in an area comprising 2 or more wards in the city's administrative area.

The Chair of the City Council's Scrutiny Management Panel has been notified of and agreed to the decision being made, in accordance with the City Council's Constitution (General Exceptions, Section 15) and (Special Urgency, Section 16).  As the decision must be taken by such a date that it is impracticable to defer the decision until it has been included in the next Forward Plan, this decision will not be subject to call-in. Neither has it been possible in view of the urgency to meet the usual notice period provisions.

The "Acquisition of Land at Mile End, Kettering Terrace, Portsmouth" report by the Director of Regeneration requires the decision to be taken by a particular date which is why urgent action is necessary.

The omission from the Forward Plan and the publication of an omission notice was noted.

The Leader advised that owing to the special urgency of this item, it was a Forward Plan omission. He advised that the Chair of the City Council's Scrutiny Management Panel had been notified of and agreed to the decision being made in accordance with the City Council's Constitution (General Exceptions, Section 15) and (Special Urgency, Section 16). As the decision had to be taken by such a date that it is impracticable to defer the decision until it had been included in the next Forward Plan, this decision will not be subject to call-in. Neither had it been possible in view of the urgency to meet the usual notice period provisions. 

The omission from the Forward Plan and the publication of an omission notice was noted.

DECISION:

The confidentiality of Appendix A- Acquisition of Land at Mile End, Kettering Terrace, Portsmouth

was upheld

The Leader decided that under the provisions of Section 100A of the Local Government Act, 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act, 1985, the press and public be excluded for the consideration of the following item:-appendix A of item 5, on the grounds that the appendix contains information defined as exempt in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972.

An agreement was reached that the meeting would continue in open session for as long as nobody wished to discuss the exempt items.

DECISION:

The confidentiality of Appendix A- Acquisition of Land at Mile End, Kettering Terrace, Portsmouth

was upheld

Purpose of report

The purpose of this report is to seek authorisation to complete a land acquisition supporting the new requirements for construction of a Border Control Post at Portsmouth International Port.

Recommendations

The Leader approves and authorises that;

2.1      The Freehold acquisition of the land identified in Exempt Appendix A by Portsmouth City Council.

2.2         The City Solicitor be authorised to complete the necessary documentation to complete 2.1 above.

DECISION:

The Leader approved and authorised;

2.1 The Freehold acquisition of the land identified in Exempt Appendix A by Portsmouth City Council.

2.2 The City Solicitor to complete the necessary

documentation to complete 2.1 above.

(TAKE IN REPORT)

Tom Southall introduced the report explaining that its purpose was to seek authorisation to complete a land acquisition supporting the new requirements for construction of a Border Control Post at Portsmouth International Port.

DECISION:

The Leader approved and authorised;

2.1 The Freehold acquisition of the land identified in Exempt Appendix A by Portsmouth City Council.

2.2 The City Solicitor to complete the necessary documentation to complete 2.1 above.