There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to the proposed revision of the existing occupational/leasing agreements with Scotland Excel in respect of Renfrewshire House, Paisley. 

The report advised that Scotland Excel had requested the revision of their current occupational arrangement for Renfrewshire House to obtain additional space.  Currently Scotland Excel occupied the majority of the north wing on the fourth floor of Renfrewshire House.  Communities, Housing & Planning Services’ staff occupied the remainder of the floor.  It was proposed, that in the event the Board approved the revised occupational/leasing agreements, that Scotland Excel would occupy the entire north wing of the fourth floor of Renfrewshire House.  The report highlighted that Renfrewshire Council, as lead authority for Scotland Excel, would ordinarily procure and maintain Scotland Excel’s leasing arrangement in the name of Renfrewshire Council however as the Council was unable to lease property to itself the Head of Property Services and Head of Corporate Governance would require to consider potential suitable alternative arrangements.  The provisionally agreed terms and conditions of the revised occupational/leasing agreements were detailed within the report.  

DECIDED: 

(a) That the Head of Property Services and the Head of Corporate Governance be authorised to conclude an appropriate revised occupational agreement or leasing arrangement over appropriate premises, within Renfrewshire House, to accommodate Scotland Excel;

(b) That  the actual location/size of the space which would ultimately be occupied by Scotland Excel within Renfrewshire House, be recognised and that it be noted that the fitting out and costings might change marginally to reflect ongoing Council/Scotland Excel priorities; and

(c) That the Head of Governance be authorised to formally implement the provisionally agreed terms and conditions detailed within the report.

There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to the proposed sale of land at Skye Crescent, Paisley to Sanctuary Housing Association.  A copy of plan E2805, which was appended to the report, identified the land proposed for sale.  
    
The report advised that the Strategic Housing Investment Plan, approved at the meeting of the Communities, Housing & Planning Policy Board held on 7 November 2017, detailed how investment in affordable housing would be targeted to achieve the objectives of the Local Housing Strategy.   Community Planning partners, including the housing associations operating in Renfrewshire, had been consulted on the Plan prior to approval.  Sanctuary Housing Association had been identified within the Strategic Housing Investment Plan as the partner for the development of the site at Skye Crescent, Paisley, identified on plan E2805.  The Housing Association had developed proposals to construct approximately 130 new homes on the site and the proposed terms and conditions of the sale were detailed with the report.

DECIDED:  That the Head of Property and the Head of Corporate Governance be authorised to dispose of the land at Skye Crescent, Paisley, identified on plan E2805 appended to the report, to Sanctuary Housing Association on the terms and conditions detailed within the report.

There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to the proposed transfer of land at Bridge Isle, Inchinnan Road, Renfrew.  Copies of plans E2799 and E2800, which were appended to the report, identified the land involved.  
  
The Glasgow Airport Investment Area Project was part of the Glasgow City Region City Deal and comprised new alignment and upgrading of the existing Abbotsinch Road shared cycleway/footpath on both sides of the new and upgraded road, improvements to the existing junctions at Abbotsinch Road, A8 Greenock Road, A8 Inchinnan Road junctions, the Arran Avenue/Abbotsinch Road roundabout and connections to existing cycleways and core paths.  These works aimed to provide the infrastructure and environmental improvements necessary to deliver the vision of creating an internationally-recognised centre for innovation, research and advanced manufacturing within a world-class business and commercial location centred on an international airport providing up to 10,000 new jobs.

The report proposed that an area of woodland and grass located between the former Netherton Farm and land south of the Inchinnan Bridge which was held on the Council’s General Services Account and identified on plan E2799 be declared surplus to requirements and subsequently transferred to the adjoining owner in exchange for land, identified on plan E2800 to facilitate the construction of a new segregated cycleway/footpath from the Bascule Bridge to the realigned Abbotsinch Road, where it would connect into the larger Glasgow Airport Investment Area project. In terms of the Council’s Scheme of Delegation the Head of Property Services would negotiate terms and conditions for the transfer of the land retaining a servitude right.

DECIDED:  

(a) That the area of land located at Isle Bridge, Inchinnan Road, Renfrew be declared as surplus to requirements;

(b) That the transfer of the area of land located at Isle Bridge, Inchinnan Road, Renfrew to the adjoining owner in exchange for land required from them, identified on plan E2800, as part of the City Deal, Glasgow Airport Investment Area Project be authorised on the terms and conditions approved by the Head of Property Services; and

(c) That the Head of Corporate Governance be authorised to conclude the transfer incorporating into the bargain such terms and conditions as may be deemed appropriate.

The Board resolved that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business as it was likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, that if members of the press and public were present, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 8 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.