Issue - meetings

New Leisure Contract

Meeting: 30/11/2017 - Executive (Item 74)

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Additional documents:

Decision:

That:

 

1)        the recommended new leisure operator, as set out in the Part 2 sheets, as well as the financial impact of this be noted.  The Leisure Operator will be officially informed after 1 December 2017;

 

2)        the establishment of an equalisation fund to smooth the management fee income over the life of the contract be noted.

Minutes:

The Executive considered a report relating to the appointment of a contractor to manage the Council’s leisure centres.  The current contract would expire on 30 April 2018. 

 

The Executive Member for Environment advised that the current contract delivered an income to the Council of about £680k per annum and the new contract would provide an additional £200k per annum.  Councillor Jorgensen highlighted the facilities that the new leisure contract would cover which included two additional facilities: Arborfield and Ryeish Green leisure centres as well as additional capital investment in all six leisure centres and two new builds at Bulmershe and Carnival Pool.

 

Councillor Jorgensen highlighted the facilities that would be available at the new Arborfield leisure centre which included an 8 court sports hall, 2 dance studios, climbing wall and outdoor tennis and netball courts.  Councillor Weeks felt that residents in the south east area of the Borough would benefit considerably from the new facility as previously they had always had to travel to St Crispins to use a leisure centre.

 

RESOLVED that:

 

1)        the recommended new leisure operator, as set out in the Part 2 sheets, as well as the financial impact of this be noted.  The Leisure Operator will be officially informed after 1 December 2017;

 

2)        the establishment of an equalisation fund to smooth the management fee income over the life of the contract be noted.