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1 DELEGATED POWERS REPORT NO SUBJECT: Hendon Town Hall surrender of lease of substation site Control sheet All of the following actions MUST be completed at each stage of the process and the signed and dated report MUST be passed to Democratic Service for publishing All reports 1. Democratic Services receive draft report Name of DSO Jonathan Regal 31/03/10 2. Democratic Services cleared draft report as being constitutionally appropriate 3. Finance clearance obtained (report author to complete) 4. Staff and other resources issues clearance obtained 5. Trade Union response received (Staffing issues only) 6. Legal clearance obtained from (report author to complete) 7. Policy & Partnerships clearance obtained 8. Equalities & Diversity clearance obtained 9. The above process has been checked and verified by Director, Head of Service or Deputy 10. Signed & dated report, scanned or hard copy received by Democratic Services for publishing 11. Report published by Dem Services to website Name of DSO Maria Lugangira 1/04/10 Name of Fin. officer Chris Malyon 06/04/10 Name of Res. officer Judith Ellis 04/05/10 Name of TU rep. N/A Name of Legal officer Phillipa Dieobi 13/04/10 Name of P&P officer Andrew Nathan 06/04/10 Name of officer Andrew Nathan 06/04/10 Name Craig Cooper 08/04/10 Name of DSO Jonathan Regal 21/05/10 Name of DSO Jonathan Regal 21/05/10 Officer reports: 12. Head of Service informed report is published and can be implemented. Name of DSO Cabinet Member reports: 13. Expiry of call-in period 14. Report circulated for call-in purposes to COSC Name of DSO members & copied to Cabinet & Head of Service Jonathan Regal 21/05/10

2 ACTION TAKEN UNDER DELEGATED POWERS BY OFFICER IN CONSULTATION WITH CABINET MEMBER(S) (EXECUTIVE FUNCTION) Subject Officer taking decision Cabinet Member(s) Hendon Town Hall surrender of lease of substation site Commercial Director Leader & Cabinet Member for Resources of decision 18 May 2010 Summary Officer Contributors Status (public or exempt) Wards affected Enclosures To take surrender of lease of site of substation to the rear of the Town Hall Jill Parmenter, Property Services Public Hendon Not applicable Reason for exemption from callin (if appropriate) Contact for further information: Jill Parmenter, Property Services, Serial No.1062

3 1. RELEVANT PREVIOUS DECISIONS 1.1 Cabinet, 27 September 2004 decision item 8 Hendon Town Hall Complex redevelopment options. 1.2 Cabinet, 27 September 2004 decision item 8 Hendon Town Hall Complex - redevelopment options. 1.3 Cabinet Resources Committee, 28 July 2005 decision item 4 Accommodation Strategy. 1.4 Cabinet, 16 October 2006 decision item 5 Hendon Complex and Middlesex University. 1.5 Cabinet Resources Committee, 6 December 2006 decision item 6 Hendon Complex, North London Business Park and Middlesex University. 1.6 Leader of the Council approved by delegated powers 26 February 2007 Hendon Town Hall Visitors Car Park.# 1.7 Leader of the Council approved by delegated powers 10 May 2007 Hendon Town Hall Leases, Variations in Terms. 1.8 Cabinet Resources Committee, 25 March 2008 decision item 10 Middlesex University Collaboration Agreement. 1.9 Cabinet, 3 December 2008 decision item 5 Civic and University Quarter Draft Masterplan Cabinet, 3 December 2008 decision item 11 Disposal of Hendon Town Hall Car Park Site Cabinet Resources Committee decision item 12 surrender of existing lease to Middlesex University and grant of (i) a 150 year lease of the car park; and (ii) a 20 year lease with a 10 year break clause in favour of the Council, of the Hendon Town Hall. 2. CORPORATE PRIORITIES AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS 2.1 The Corporate Plan commits the Council to a priority of Better Services for less money by delivering value for money across Council services through better use of resources including our assets, staff and technology. This proposal does this by assisting Middlesex University in the redevelopment of the former car park as part of the Master plan proposals. 3. RISK MANAGEMENT ISSUES 3.1 I have considered whether the issues involved are likely to raise significant levels of public concern or give rise to policy considerations and they do not

4 4. EQUALITIES AND DIVERSITY ISSUES 4.1 Barnet Council is committed to improving the quality of life and wider participation for all in the economic, educational, cultural, social and community life of the Borough. This proposal does this by assisting Middlesex University to expand its educational facilities. 4.2 I have considered whether these proposals will give rise to any issues under the Council s Equalities or Diversity policies and do not consider that there are any such concerns. 5. USE OF RESOURCES IMPLICATIONS (Finance, Procurement, Performance & Value for Money, Staffing, IT, Property, Sustainability) 5.1 There are no procurement, performance and value for money, staffing, IT or sustainability implications. The financial and property implications are set out in paragraph 8 below. 6. LEGAL ISSUES 6.1 None. 7. CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS 7.1 Chief Officers can take decisions in consultation with the Cabinet Member concerned, amongst other things, to discharge the duties allocated to them or dealt with by their staff, except for matters specifically reserved to Executive Members, Cabinet meeting, Cabinet Committees, Committees or Council...in all matters where they have managerial or professional authority... (para 6.1). 7.2 See link below: 8. BACKGROUND INFORMATION 8.1 Middlesex University has been granted a 20 year lease of the Town Hall and a 150 year lease of the car park site from 31 March 2010 following the surrender of its 7 year lease of the Town Hall and car park 8.2 EDF Energy PLC currently holds a 60 year lease dated 3 May 1968 of a substation site to the rear of the Town Hall on land which will form part of the new access within Middlesex University s redevelopment of the former car park. 8.3 In order to facilitate the new development on the former car park, a new substation is being constructed by EDF Energy PLC, to replace the existing one. The University will be given the ability, under it s150 year lease, to grant the new lease to EDF Energy and the Council will take a surrender of the existing site when the lease of the new substation site is completed.

5 8.4 Each party will bear their own costs. 9. LIST OF BACKGROUND PAPERS 9.1 None. 10. CONSULTATION WITH CABINET MEMBER(S) 10.1 The Leader and Cabinet Member for Resources has been consulted and agreed the action taken. 11. OFFICER S DECISION I authorise the following action 11.1 The Legal Department completes the documentation to take the surrender of the lease of the substation site as soon as possible after Middlesex University grant the lease of the new substation site to EDF Energy PLC. Signed Craig Cooper Commercial Director 18 May 2010