A report by the Director of Law, HR and Asset Management sought  approval for a transfer by lease of The Grosvenor Ballrooms Community Centre, Wallasey in accordance with the Council’s Community Asset Transfer Policy.

RESOLVED: That

(1)  a transfer by lease of the Grosvenor Ballroom be agreed and the Director of Law, HR and Asset Management be authorised to complete the necessary lease on the terms set out in this report;

(2)  following vacation by the group, the Council accept a surrender of the existing interests in Liscard Community Centre and the adjacent garden area;

(3)  the agreed works and extension to the property, together with the transitional costs for the first two years of the business plan, be funded from the Community Fund, with the contribution to the costs of an extension not to exceed £350,000; and

(4)  the Director of Law, HR and Asset Management be authorised to obtain possession of the garages as described in the report