Cabinet Member: Councillor Penberthy.

The City Council will be asked to consider the Cabinet recommendation and the report of the Director for Place submitted to Cabinet. 

Minute 6 (of the Cabinet meeting held on 21 May 2013) refers.

Councillor Penberthy (Cabinet Member for Cooperatives and Community Development) presented the Cabinet recommendation for approval and Councillor Evans (Council Leader) seconded the proposal (Cabinet minute 6 referred).

Councillors expressed the need for clear management agreements, sustainability for the management arrangements and to ensure that usage was inclusive for all of the community.  

Agreed to adopt the newly drafted Community Asset Transfer Policy.     

The Director for Place will submit a report proposing the adoption by the City Council of the newly drafted Community Asset Transfer Policy which will give local people and community groups greater control in the future of their area and their community in line with promoting the council’s cooperative agenda. 

The policy sets out the benefits and risks to the council, the local policy context and the impacts on other council strategies, who can and how to apply for a community transfer, the basis of transfer and how the council will assess each application.

A background paper to this report can be accessed at the Council’s website Council and Democracy/ Councillors and Committees/Library/Cabinet background papers or using the following hyperlink –

http://tinyurl.com/bdqgk2r

The Director for Place submitted a report proposing the adoption by the City Council of the newly drafted Community Asset Transfer Policy which would give local people and community groups greater control of their area and community in the future, in accordance with the council’s cooperative agenda. 

The policy set out the benefits and risks to the council, the local policy context and the impacts on other council strategies, who could and how to apply for a community transfer, the basis of transfer and how the council would assess each application.

Councillor Penberthy (Cabinet Member for Cooperatives and Community Development) presented the proposals and thanked David Draffan (Assistant Director for Economic Development), James Watt (Head of Land and Property) and Paul Palmer (Principal Surveyor (Corporate Estates)) for their work.  

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

The City Council is Recommended to adopt the newly drafted Community Asset Transfer Policy.