Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Head of Community.

(Executive Councillor: Cllr D Brown)

That the creation of HDCV Security Services Ltd as a direct LATC subsidiary of HDC Ventures Limited and the award of contract to Quadrant Security Group Ltd as the commercial partner to deliver the Business Plan for the commercial development of the monitoring services.

Consideration was given to a report by the Head of Community and its related Appendices (copies of which are appended in the Annex to the Minute Book) concerning a proposed business case for the Commercialisation of the Council’s CCTV Service.

The Head of Community advised Members and the Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Performance and Customers), Councillor D Tysoe, of the expected financial returns and an overview of the proposed commercial partner in the venture. The Cabinet were reassured that this would be a managed and monitored development of the viability that it provided. It was agreed that the venture would be a good fit for the Council’s trading company to move forward and that savings could be achieved alongside the development of the service.

Having considered the proposal, the business plan and fully debated the matter, the Cabinet

RESOLVED

that the creation of HDCV Security Services Ltd as a direct Local Authority Trading Company subsidiary of HDC Ventures Limited and the award of contract to Quadrant Security Group Ltd as the commercial partner to deliver the Business Plan for the commercial development of the monitoring services be approved.

The Panel are to receive a business case in relation to the commercialisation of a Council service. (Report to follow)

Consideration was given to a report by the Head of Community regarding the Commercialisation Business Case.

The Panel was informed of the business case, the details of the contract and the finances of the commercialisation project. In addition, Members were given information on the procurement process involved and the preferred bidder.

Members expressed that they had concerns regarding the project, which were forwarded on to the Cabinet for their consideration. One concern was that the business case was ‘incomplete’ with key financial figures missing. They recommended that the report and business case is amended before it is approved by Cabinet.

(At 8.27pm, during the consideration of this item, Councillor J A Gray left the meeting and did not return.)

(At 8.44pm, during the consideration of this item, Councillor Mrs B E Boddington left the meeting and did not return.)

(At 8.44pm, during the consideration of this item, Councillor Mrs D C Reynolds left the meeting.)

(At 8.46pm, during the consideration of this item, Councillor Mrs D C Reynolds returned to the meeting.)