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Leisure Strategy

Meeting: 27/10/2016 - Executive (Item 70)

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Decision:

That the draft Leisure Strategy proceed to an eight week period of public consultation and return for ratification by Executive in January 2017, when the views expressed in the consultation would be taken into account.

Minutes:

The Executive considered a report containing a draft Leisure Strategy.  It was noted that if agreed the Leisure Strategy would go out to public consultation for an eight week period.  The views expressed during the consultation would then be considered by the Executive in January 2017 with a view to the Strategy being ratified.

 

The Executive Member for Environment informed Members that the Leisure Strategy sat between the Council’s Vision and other strategies, including the Local Plan, and positioned the Council’s leisure involvement as part of health and wellbeing; which in turn had a positive impact on residents of all ages.  The intention was to provide all residents with the opportunity to be active but not at the expense of local council tax payers.  Maintaining leisure centre provision would also allow the Council to move forward on a new contract to provide leisure facilities. 

 

RESOLVED: That the draft Leisure Strategy proceed to an eight week period of public consultation and return for ratification by Executive in January 2017, when the views expressed in the consultation would be taken into account.