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Ordinary Council Meeting – Agenda 16 February 2009
In this instance only one submission has been received so consideration is required as to
whether to call tenders for the Lease of Land for the Design, Construction and
Management of a Community Facility or not.
In accordance with the Local Government Act 1995 and associated Local Government
(Functions and General) Regulations Section 30 and 31, a Local Government can dispose
of property other than by auction or tender, if before agreeing to dispose of the property it
gives local public notice of the proposal;
Describing the property
Giving details of the proposed disposition, and
Inviting submissions to be made before a date to be specified but not less than 2
weeks after the notice is first given.
The Local Government Act defines disposal to include to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of
whether absolute or not.
This advice provides Council with an option not to tender for the disposal of land on the
basis that the above public notice and comment period is adhered. Councils decision
whether to tender or not is therefore a result of considering whether any other party may be
interested in the land.
Expression of Interest Detail
The YMCA is a not for profit organisation with significant experience in the delivery of
community services specifically youth programming, child care and facility management.
The YMCA proposal, as outlined in the EOI, is based on delivering a turnkey solution,
incorporating design, documentation, site works, building installation, landscaping,
management and operation of the facility. The proposal is staged with the provision of a
childcare service initially at an estimated cost of $5.6m. Additional stages could include
community meeting spaces and offices.
Community needs analysis compiled in the Karratha 2020 Vision and Community Plan
identified the need for additional community facilities most notably to address childcare
places and provide for meeting spaces and offices for not for profit and government
agencies focussed on family support. The development of this site for the above purpose is
recommended in the K2020 Plan.
The YMCA proposal and capacity to develop the project from conception to operation is
supported by recent experiences in Newman and Port Hedland (Child Care Centres in
partnership with BHP) and further supported by Woodside, who have entered in to a
Memorandum of Understanding to support the project.
At this stage the YMCA has not fully developed its proposal to a point that the Shire could
approve. It is therefore recommended that the YMCA prepare a development application
for the site. To offer some guarantee for its investment, Council could resolve not to enter
in to any further negotiations with a third party for a period of 6 months.
Options
Council has the following options available:
That Council accept the Expression of Interest from the YMCA of Perth for the lease of
land in Delambre Drive, Nickol.
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