Acquisition of Orchard House (Minute EXB 60 refers)
Executive Board considered the attached report.
RECOMMENDED: That Council include an amount as stated in the report, in the Capital Programme, which will be fully funded by NHS England, to meet the cost of the Orchard House scheme.
Minutes:
The Council considered a report of the Operational Director, People, on the acquisition and re-modelling of Orchard House.
RESOLVED: That Council include an amount, as stated in the report, in the Capital Programme, which will be fully funded by NHS England, to meet the cost of the Orchard House scheme.
Acquisition of Orchard House
Minutes:
The Board considered a
report of the Strategic Director, People, on the acquisition of Orchard House,
to allow for its remodelling into supported accommodation for young adults with
learning disability and autism.
The Board was advised
that the Council and Halton CCG had considered a number of property options
suitable for supported accommodation, following the availability of capital
funding from NHS England. The proposal was to acquire Orchard House and to
convert it into two separate self-contained apartments each with a secure
garden. It was reported that the facility would accommodate and support young
adults with autism and/or learning disabilities, who may have challenging
behaviours.
RESOLVED: That
the Board
1)
notes the content of the
report;
2)
recommends that Council
include an amount as stated in the report, in the Capital Programme, which will
be fully funded by NHS England, to meet the cost of the Orchard House scheme;
3)
approves the waiver of
Procurement Standing Order 1.14.4(v), to allow the Council’s requirements to be
delivered by a particular supplier; and
4)
authorises the
Operational Director, Economy, Enterprise and Property, to arrange for all
required documentation to be completed to the satisfaction of the Operational
Director, Legal and Democratic Services.