Issue - meetings

Committee is asked to:

1.     agree a direct award contract with Clear Channel to maintain the bus shelters in the Borough. This equates to Clear Channel spending £90k p.a. in Spelthorne; and

2.    Authorise the Group Head of Corporate Governance to enter a contract for a period of 3 years with a 2 year extension option (3+2) and any ancillary documentation with Clear Channel.

Committee resolved to:

1.    Agree a direct award contract with Clear Channel to maintain the bus shelters in the Borough. This equates to Clear channel spending £90k p.a. in spelthorne; and

2.    Authorise the Group Head corporate Governance to enter a contract for a period of 3 years with a 2 year extension option (3+2) and any ancillary documentation with Clear Channel.

The Committee considered a report that sought approval for the Council to enter into a new contract with Clear Channel who are currently responsible for the maintenance of the bus shelters within the Borough.

The Group Head of Neighbourhood Services advised the committee that the current contract with Clear Channel had no financial cost to the Council as they kept the advertising revenue from the bus shelters. She advised that she had now negotiated a revised contract that would give the Council a percentage return of the advertising revenue. This could result in an estimated revenue circa £22,500 to £37,550 per annum for the Council.

The Committee queried whether the direct award to Clear Channel was  appropriate and legal .The Council’s Interim Monitoring Officer advised that it was both.

The Leader of the Council and Chair of the Committee, Councillor Sexton put forward a motion to agree Option 2 as outlined in the report.

The motion received no seconder therefore it FELL.

Committee resolved to:

1.    Agree a direct award contract with Clear Channel to maintain the bus shelters in the Borough. This equates to Clear channel spending £90k p.a. in Spelthorne; and

2.    Authorise the Group Head corporate Governance to enter a contract for a period of 3 years with a 2 year extension option (3+2) and any ancillary documentation with Clear Channel.

The meeting was adjourned at 20.43

The meeting resumed at 20.55