P.117/2009 Removal of Library Chambers & D'Hautree Site from Property Disposal List

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A decision made (05/10/2009) regarding: P.117/2009 Removal of Library Chambers & D'Hautree Site from Property Disposal List.

Decision Reference:
Decision Summary Title :	DS - The 2010 States Business Plan – Library Chambers and the D’Hautrée Site	Date of Decision Summary:	05 October 2009
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 :	WR - P117/2009 - The 2010 States Business Plan – Library Chambers and the D’Hautrée Site – PBA 50/GEN/65	Date of Written Report:	05 October 2009
Written Report Author:	Principal Property Manager	Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: P117/2009 - The 2010 States Business Plan – Library Chambers and the D’Hautree Site
Decision(s): The Minister approved, as agreed by the States on 5th October 2009, that Library Chambers and the D’Hautrée Site be removed from Summary Table J ‘Schedule of Properties Proposed in 2010 for Disposal’ in the States Business Plan (P117/2009) to allow time for further investigations to be undertaken to determine whether effective uses exist within the States for the land/buildings.
Reason(s) for Decision: To formally record acceptance of amendments to the States Business Plan P117/2009 requesting that Library Chambers and the D’Hautrée Site be retained in the ownership of the public.
Resource Implications: There are no manpower implications in respect of this decision. There are potential financial implications in respect of this decision insofar as a minimum one-year delay in progressing the sale of the two subject properties will impact on agreed financial targets for property disposals.

Action required:

This decision is to be notified to the States.

The Director of Jersey Property Holdings is to copy this decision to the Minister, Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer.

Signature:

Position:

Senator Terry Le Sueur

Chief Minister

Date Signed:

Date of Decision:

05 October 2009

P.117/2009 Removal of Library Chambers & D'Hautree Site from Property Disposal List

TREASURY AND RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

JERSEY PROPERTY HOLDINGS

Property Transaction for Ministerial Decision - Minister for Treasury and Resources

P117/2009 - The 2010 States Business Plan – Library Chambers and the D’Hautrée Site

PBA 50/GEN/65

Purpose

To request a decision from the Minister for Treasury and Resources regarding two properties proposed for disposal in the draft 2010 States Business Plan, which properties are the subjects of proposed amendments to the plan.

Background

Jersey Property Holdings included in its schedule of 12 proposed disposals in the 2010 States Business Plan (P117/2009), the following properties:

Library Chambers, 5 Library Place, St Helier

D’Hautrée Site, St Saviour’s Hill, St Saviour

The Minister for Education, Sport and Culture lodged an amendment (No. 12 – 08 Sept 2009) to P117/2009 proposing that the D’Hautrée Site be removed from the disposal schedule.

Deputy Tadier lodged an amendment (No. 13 – 08 Sept 2009) to P117/2009 proposing that 5 Library Place be removed from the disposal schedule.

It is recommended that both properties be withdrawn from the 2010 Business Plan to allow time for further investigations to be undertaken to determine whether effective uses exist within the States for the land/buildings.

Following those further investigations, a decision will be made as to whether to include the properties for disposal in next year’s business plan (the 2011 Business Plan).

The comments of the Council of Ministers to these amendments are included as Appendices A and B respectively to this report.

Recommendation

It is recommended that, as agreed by the States on 5th October 2009, Library Chambers and the D’Hautrée Site be removed from Summary Table J ‘Schedule of Properties Proposed in 2010 for Disposal’ in the States Business Plan (P117/2009) to allow time for further investigations to be undertaken to determine whether effective uses exist within the States for the land/buildings.

Written By: Principal Property Manager

Signature …………………………

Authorised By: (Director/Assistant Director PH)

Signature ………………………… 05 October 2009

APPENDIX A

draft Annual Business Plan 2010 (P.117/2009): 12th amendment (P.117/2009 Amd. 12) –

comments

The Council of Ministers accepts this amendment.

Deputy Tadier requests that the property Library Chambers, 5 Library Place, St. Helier be removed from the schedule of properties for disposal in Table J of the Business Plan.

As members will be aware, the Council of Ministers has accepted the proposal from the Minister for Education and Sport to remove the D’Hautrée site from the list of properties to be disposed in 2010 and thereafter, on the condition that the Minister for Education has given a firm undertaking to the States to conduct a comprehensive review of all future Education Sports and Culture (ESC) current and future accommodation needs.

The objectives of this review are to assess all operational requirements of the Education Sport and Culture department in the context of the pressing need to deliver significant efficiencies in asset utilization by releasing properties for disposal.

As one of the occupants of 5 Library Place is the Culture Officer for ESC, the Council of Ministers has, on reflection, decided that it would be not be appropriate to proceed with a debate on the disposal of 5 Library Place until the results of the ESC property review have been delivered.

The initial findings of this review are to be presented to the Council of Ministers in April 2010 to ensure that properties for disposal may be properly incorporated in the 2011 business plan.

The Council of Ministers will therefore now be accepting the amendment of Deputy Tadier to remove 5 Library Place from the 2010 property disposal list, but the property may return for consideration by States members once the ESC review has been completed.

APPENDIX B

draft Annual Business Plan 2010 (P.117/2009): 13th amendment (P.117/2009 Amd. 13) –

comments

The Council of Ministers accepts this amendment.

Deputy Tadier requests that the property Library Chambers, 5 Library Place, St Helier be removed from the schedule of properties for disposal in Table J of the Business Plan.

As members will be aware, the Council of Ministers has accepted the proposal from the Minister for Education and Sport to remove the d'Hautree site from the list of properties to be disposed in 2010 and thereafter, on the condition that the Minister for Education has given a firm undertaking to the States to conduct a comprehensive review of all future Education Sports and Culture (ESC) current and future accommodation needs.

The initial findings of this review are to be presented to the Council of Ministers in April 2010 to ensure that properties for disposal may be properly incorporated in the 2011 business plan.