Les Quennevais Park and Le Clos des Sables, St. Brelade: Resurfacing Works and Ownership transfer to Parish of St. Brelade

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A decision made 19 July 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-PH-2013-0113

Decision Summary Title :

Les Quennevais Park and Le Clos des Sables – Tarmacadam Areas and Grassed Areas in Public Ownership

Date of Decision Summary:

20 June 2013

Decision Summary Author:

Principal Property Manager

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title :

Les Quennevais Park and Le Clos des Sables – Tarmacadam Areas and Grassed Areas in Public Ownership:

Resurfacing of Tarmacadam Areas
Transfer of Ownership of Tarmacadam Areas and Grassed Areas to the Parish of St Brelade

Date of Written Report:

03 June 2013

Written Report Author:

Principal Property Manager

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Exempt: 3.2.1(a)(x)

SDs 1 & 2– Public

SDs 3 & 4 exempt 3.2.1(a)(x)

Subject:

Les Quennevais Park and Le Clos des Sables – Tarmacadam Areas and Grassed Areas in Public Ownership:

Resurfacing of Tarmacadam Areas
Transfer of Ownership of Tarmacadam Areas and Grassed Areas to the Parish of St Brelade

PBA 1028-01-013 and 0915-01-001

Decision(s):

The Minister decided, as recommended by Jersey Property Holdings, to notify the States of his intention to:

a) Undertake a contract to:

resurface the tarmacadam areas at Les Quennevais Park/Le Clos des Sables, as set out in the schedule under Appendix A and drawing no 848/03A of the accompanying report,
complete the extension of a tarmacadam accessway adjacent to 144 to 152 Les Quennevais Park, as shown upon drawing no 756/03, the contract being subject to competitive tender, to establish a fixed price for the work.

b) Transfer, in principle, the ownership of the Publicly owned tarmacadam areas and grassed areas at Les Quennevais Park/Le Clos des Sables, as shown upon drg no 848/02C, the transfer being for nil consideration and subject to the satisfactory completion of the contract referred to under a) above, and with each side to meet their own costs in passing contract through Royal Court.

c) Notify the States of his decision under b) above for a period of 15 working days in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 168.

d) Subject to the above b) and c), to request the Parish of St Brelade to call an Assembly to decide whether it agrees to take ownership of the Publicly owned tarmacadam areas and grassed areas at Les Quennevais Park/Le Clos des Sables, as shown upon drg no 848/02C.

e) Subject to the above d), to instruct JPH to cause the contract referred to under a) above to be completed.

f) Subject to the above e), to confirm his decision to transfer to the Parish the Publicly owned tarmacadam areas and grassed areas at Les Quennevais Park/Le Clos des Sables, as shown upon drg no 848/02C, and instructs JPH to cause the transfer to be completed through Royal Court.

Reason(s) for Decision:

Under Standing Order 168 (1) (a) the Minister is obliged to notify the States that he has accepted the recommendation of Jersey Property Holdings to agree to the above land transaction.

Resource Implications:

The financial implications of this decision are detailed in the accompanying report.

There are no manpower implications in respect of this decision.

When the transaction is concluded the States asset balance sheet will be amended to account for the transaction

Action required:

In accordance with Standing Order 168 (3) this decision must be presented to the States at least 15 working days before the contract is passed. After the expiry of 15 working days following presentation to the States the transaction may be concluded.

Signature:

Position:

Deputy E J Noel *

Assistant Minister for Treasury & Resources

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):