Issue - meetings

Report No:   CAB/WS/19/015

Portfolio Holder: Cllr Joanna Rayner          Lead Officer: Jill Korwin

RESOLVED:

That:

(1)     capital spending of £1,831,053 from the strategic investment fund that was agreed in November 2016 (Report No: CAB/FH/16/049) to deliver the improvements to Newmarket Leisure Centre outlined in Report No: CAB/WS/19/015, be approved;

(2)     capital spending of £7,000 from the strategic investment fund that was agreed in November 2016 (Report No: CAB/FH/16/049) to implement a Traffic Regulation Order and associated ticketing provision on the Newmarket Leisure Centre car park, be approved; and

(3)     a facility of an additional  £295,000 from the strategic investment fund that was agreed in November 2016 (Report No: CAB/FH/16/049) to deliver further improvements to Newmarket Leisure Centre car park to increase capacity, if measures in (2) above do not address capacity challenges, be approved.  

The Cabinet considered this report which sought approval for investment in Newmarket Leisure Centre facilities.

Agreement had previously been given to invest in the Council’s leisure centres, which included the development of a £5 million Strategic Leisure Investment Fund, as detailed in paragraph 1.1 of the report.  This fund was set up with the aim of providing capital to invest in the Council’s leisure facilities to reduce the management fee provided to Abbeycroft Leisure accordingly (Report Nos: CAB/SE/16/055 and CAB/FH/16/049 refer.)  The Cabinet was now asked to consider investing £1.8 million of this fund and other associated funding in facilities provided at Newmarket Leisure Centre.

Councillor Joanna Rayner, Portfolio Holder for Leisure, Culture and Community Hubs, drew relevant issues to the attention of Cabinet, including that the proposals, as summarised in Section 2 of the report, accorded with the principles of the Council’s Promoting Physical Activity Framework, and the requirements of the Strategic Leisure Investment Fund that was approved in November 2016.

Attention was also drawn to the proposed introduction of a Traffic Regulation Order and associated ticketing provision in the car park, together with providing a facility to deliver further improvements to the leisure centre car park.

The Cabinet expressed its full support for the extensive improvements proposed for the leisure centre, which would not only enhance the facilities on offer, but would also reduce Abbeycroft’s management fee. The changes proposed for the car park were also considered to be a sensible approach, especially due to the present demand on capacity.

RESOLVED:

That:

(1)     capital spending of £1,831,053 from the strategic investment fund that was agreed in November 2016 (Report No: CAB/FH/16/049) to deliver the improvements to Newmarket Leisure Centre outlined in Report No: CAB/WS/19/015, be approved;

(2)     capital spending of £7,000 from the strategic investment fund that was agreed in November 2016 (Report No: CAB/FH/16/049) to implement a Traffic Regulation Order and associated ticketing provision on the Newmarket Leisure Centre car park, be approved; and

(3)     a facility of an additional  £295,000 from the strategic investment fund that was agreed in November 2016 (Report No: CAB/FH/16/049) to deliver further improvements to Newmarket Leisure Centre car park to increase capacity, if measures in (2) above do not address capacity challenges, be approved.