<div dir="ltr">Folks - apologies... I've just looked at my own notes from that first meeting and I did write that they confirmed they would move out in the next year or two... I don;t know what to think now as I don't actually remember them saying this but definitely do remember the other stuff I quoted...<div><br><div><div><div>Whilst a bit embarrassing for me, if my notes were accurate then today's emails were useful in showing SCC has backtracked a little.</div><div><br></div><div>I'll go away now... </div><div><br></div><div>Nick</div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 13 September 2014 00:07, Nick Roscoe <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nick@nickroscoe.com" target="_blank">nick@nickroscoe.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">David we can discuss this until the cows come home but there is no change here - this is just the council sitting on the fence as they have been doing so far - they definitely never actually said 'yes we are moving out'. I was sat right next to Cate in that meeting. She said there were no definite plans, just as she has said today, and that IF there was going to be a move it would be next financial year but definitely not imminent. ( think her actual words were 'after next financial year' but that seemed to imply in the next financial year)<div><br></div><div><div>As for your questioning, I'm in contact with Cate on a fairly regular basis due to her involvement with Friends of Bishops' House. It;s very easy just to ask, and makes sense when there is such a basic confusion as this that needs sorting out.</div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Nick</div></font></span></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 12 September 2014 23:42, David Garlovsky <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:david@solar-active.com" target="_blank">david@solar-active.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Nick<div><br></div><div>I question your decision to contact Cate. Based on the information in the email for Cate, I would suggest we call a meeting of the Steering Group a.s.a.p. to fully discuss </div><div><br></div><div>My recollection is that of Laura’s what Cate said in the meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>As this email is going out to the entire mailing list - can others respond to state what their recollection is of the meeting - what they can remember that Cate and the other councillor stated in regard to the officers moving out.</div><div><br></div><div>Great if Kaktus could get back to us with his recollection as he was chairing the meeting. Did anyone take any notes??</div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div><br></div><div>David</div><div><br><div>
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<br><div><div>On 12 Sep 2014, at 22:28, Nick Roscoe <<a href="mailto:nick@nickroscoe.com" target="_blank">nick@nickroscoe.com</a>> wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">Hi Laura/David and all<div><br></div><div>We had such different recollections of what was said at that first meeting Laura that I decided to get it from the horse's mouth:</div><div><br></div><div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)">On 12 September 2014 10:25, Mcdonald Cate (LAB-CLLR) <<a href="mailto:Cate.Mcdonald@sheffield.gov.uk" target="_blank">Cate.Mcdonald@sheffield.gov.uk</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Dear Nick<br><br>As far as I am aware, there are no specific plans to move staff out of MH. I will check with officers and get back to you asap.<br><br>Also, following the last meeting, I asked officers to identify a contact point for the group. I will chase this up also.<br><br>Thank you for keeping me in the loop.<br><br>Regards<br><br>Cate</span></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p></div></blockquote></div><div><div class="gmail_quote">
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</div></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">I have checked with officers and nothing has changed since the last meeting: there are no specific plans for Parks and Countryside staff to move out of Meersbrook Hall. Consequently,
there are no plans for the building to be vacated in the near future.</span></p></div></div></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><br></div></div></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Sorry, I cannot be more helpful.
</span></p></div></div></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><br></div></div></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Best wishes</span></p></div></div></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span><br></div></div></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Cate</span></p></div></div></div></blockquote><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> </span></p><div><span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Whatever the agenda may be, if they won't say they are definitely moving out I don't think we should get </span>into the habit of saying they are. Of course there is a vague indication that they MAY move out in the not so near future, but that is what is up for negotiation. Hopes and expectations high etc. Instead <span style="font-size:13.3333339691162px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">of the first two bullet points on the leaflet can we have something like: 'Sheffield Council are moving offices to Moorfoot and there are concerns that Meersbrook Hall may be vacated and sold"</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px">Nick</span></div><div>
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