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An urgent report by the Corporate Director (Economic Development, Planning and Infrastructure) informed the Committee of proposals to lease the harbour building at Cullen Harbour. The Committee noted that the report was brought before the Committee in terms of the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, on the Chair certifying that, in his opinion, it requires to be considered on the grounds of urgency in order to give early consideration to the proposed lease terms in advance of a Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) meeting due to be held on 25 April 2019 which will be considering a funding application from an interested party.
Following lengthy discussion, Councillor Coull moved that the Committee agree to recommend option 5.5.3 “Lease of the whole building, with a break clause in the lease after 5 years to allow control of the harbourmaster’s office to revert to the council” for development into full lease terms for consideration by the Policy and Resources Committee. This was seconded by Councillor Leadbitter.
There being no-one otherwise minded, the Committee agreed to recommend option 5.5.3 “Lease of the whole building, with a break clause in the lease after 5 years to allow control of the harbourmaster’s office to revert to the council” for development into full lease terms for consideration by the Policy and Resources Committee.