A report by the Director of Law, HR and Asset Management sought approval for a transfer by lease of Victoria Hall, Village Road, Bebington, in accordance with the Council’s Community Asset Transfer Policy.

The transfer would support the Council’s goal of reducing its running costs by improving the efficiency and value for money of Council services.

RESOLVED:  That

(1)  a transfer by lease of Victoria Hall be approved and the Director of Law, HR and Asset Management be authorised to complete the necessary legal documentation, on the terms set out in this report; and

(2)  the building works, including the access road, the pre transfer funding, the operational equipment and the transitional costs for the first two years of the business plan, be funded from the Community Fund.