Issue - meetings
Work Hubs - Executive Decision
Meeting: 11/03/2015 - Area East Committee (Item 187)
187 Work Hubs - Executive Decision 
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Decision:
RESOLVED:
(1) To allocate £8,000 from the Members Discretionary Budget ring fenced to support the development of work hubs in Area East, pending the bringing back of a worked up proposal to the Committee in June 2015.
(Voting: Unanimous in favour)
Reason: to allocate funds to support the development of a work hub in Area East.
Minutes:
The Neighbourhood Development Officer (East) presented the report. She explained that as a building hosting public sector organisations, Churchfields was not necessarily an ideal venue to house a work hub. Although details of a scheme were still in the initial stages, members were asked to safeguard the funding of £8,000 until a more comprehensive report could be presented to the committee.
During discussion members were supportive of the recommendation at this stage and felt that the more people who could utilise the vacant space at Churchfield the better; however it was felt that the use of the building should be reviewed as a whole. They were advised that it was being actively marketed by an agent on behalf of SSDC but not advertised on Rightmove or other similar platforms.
In response, the Neighbourhood Development Officer said that at this stage the £8,000 should be used for the development of a work hub with the provision of some hot desking space within available accommodation at Churchfield offering the opportunity to test the potential demand. If a strong enough proposal could be developed corporate funds may also be sought.
In response to a request for an update on the future use and the marketing of Churchfield the Neighbourhood Development Officer confirmed that this would be provided together with a comprehensive report about Work Hubs to the June Committee.
Members unanimously approved the recommendation.
RESOLVED:
(1) To allocate £8,000 from the Members Discretionary Budget ring fenced to support the development of work hubs in Area East, pending the bringing back of a worked up proposal to the Committee in June 2015.
(Voting: Unanimous in favour)
Reason: to allocate funds to support the development of a work hub in Area East.
