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Item CB 20/65 referred from Cabinet of 14 October

Item CB 20/65 referred from Cabinet minutes of 14 October 2020

RESOLVED:  That the recommendations at Minute CB 20/65 be approved.

In accordance with Council and Committee Procedure Rule 8.6, Part 4 (Rules) of the Constitution, Councillors T Bishop and M Davis requested that it be recorded that they had abstained from voting in respect of this matter.

Item FIP 20/36 referred from Finance, Innovation and Property Advisory Board of 16 September 2020

Consideration was given to the recommendations (FIP 20/36) from the Finance, Innovation and Property Advisory Board of 16 September 2020. 

RECOMMENDED: That 

(1)             the project to develop a lakeside purpose built facility at Leybourne Lakes Country Park be transferred from List C to List A of the Council’s Capital Plan;

(2)             a report on the design, procurement and timescale of the project be reported to a future meeting of the Communities and Housing Advisory Board;

(3)             a further report be brought to the Communities and Housing Advisory Board on the potential transfer of the management of Leybourne Lakes Country Park to the Tonbridge and Malling Leisure Trust including any new facility; and

(4)             (subject to further investigation) the Denbighshire County Council UK Leisure Framework be utilised to progress the project.

*Referred to Council

A report seeking fast track approval to Cabinet and subsequently Full Council to include a project to build a purpose built lakeside facility at Leybourne Lakes Country Park in List A of the Council’s Capital Plan.

The joint report of the Director of Street Scene, Leisure and Technical Services and the Director of Central Services and Deputy Chief Executive reminded Members of the Council’s long held aspiration to provide a purpose built lakeside facility at Leybourne Lakes Country Park (LLCP) to provide year round catering and a centre for water sports.   A List C Capital Plan Evaluation for Facility Improvements at LLCP was set out at Annex 1 to the report which recommended a fast track transfer to List A to enable the commencement on the design and procurement of the project.  The report outlined a proposed framework to be used for the scoping, design and construction of the project.

RECOMMENDED:  That

(1)   the project to develop a lakeside purpose built facility at Leybourne Lakes Country Park be transferred from List C to List A of the Council’s Capital Plan;

(2)   a report on the design, procurement and timescale of the project be reported to a future meeting of the Communities and Housing Advisory Board;

(3)   a further report be brought to the Communities and Housing Advisory Board on the potential transfer of the Management of Leybourne Lakes Country Park to the Tonbridge and Malling Leisure Trust including any new facility; and

(4)   subject to further investigation, the Denbighshire County Council UK Leisure Framework be utilised to progress the project.

*Referred to Cabinet