To consider report CFO/080/18 of the Monitoring Officer concerning approval from members for the transfer of a small section of surplus land at Bootle and Netherton Fire Station site to Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) to allow highway alterations to Buckley Hill Lane.

Members considered Report CFO/080/18 of the Chief Fire Officer, concerning approval from Members for the transfer of a small section of surplus land at Bootle and Netherton Fire Station site, to Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC), to allow highway alterations to Buckley Hill Lane.

Members Resolved that:

a)    The land transfer as set out in the drawing detailed in Appendix A at zero value, be approved, subject to SMBC agreeing to an access easement over the adjoining land owned by SMBC, for the benefit of MFRA to access the remaining surplus land in its ownership.

b)    An option to be offered to SMBC exercisable within an 18 month period of time, to acquire the whole area of surplus land owned by MFRA, at either a price to be agreed (with provision for a surveyor to arbitrate in case of dispute) or at a price agreed now, subject to this price being index linked to Retail Price Index (RPI) increases, be approved.

c)    The intention to include an overage agreement within any contract to sell this surplus land, based on a share of any profit the SMBC make if they sell on the land, be noted.