Minutes:
Overview and Scrutiny Board Recommendation – Draft Joint Health and Well Being Strategy 2016 - 2019
The recommendation from Cabinet to support the recommendation from the Overview and Scrutiny Board on this matter was proposed by Councillor M. A. Sherrey and seconded by Councillor B. T. Cooper.
RESOLVED that air quality be proposed as an additional priority for inclusion in the Joint Health and Well Being Strategy 2016 – 2019.
Dolphin Centre Replacement – Sport England Grant Funding and Project Update
The recommendations from Cabinet were proposed by Councillor R. J. Laight and seconded by Councillor M. Glass.
As an amendment it was proposed by Councillor C. J. Bloore and seconded by Councillor M. Thompson that the remainder of the wording following “Sport England” in recommendation (c) be deleted and that the following additional recommendation (d) be added:
“That the relevant Cabinet member instructs officers to evaluate and present to Councillors a scheme to withdraw a piece of land big enough to build a sports hall out of any future land sale on School Drive so that when funds are available a sports hall can be built.”
Councillor Bloore requested that consideration be given to making provision for the construction of a sports hall as part of the development at a future stage. There was an opportunity to allow this to happen.
Reference was made to the support for the inclusion of a sports hall as demonstrated by the petition presented at the last Council meeting.
During the debate the view was expressed that Sport England were in support of the replacement Leisure Centre proposed without a sports hall and that this would provide Bromsgrove with a new and financially sustainable leisure facility.
On a requisition under Council Procedure Rule 18.3 the following details of the voting on the amendment were recorded:
For the Amendment: Councillors C. B. Bloore, R. E. Jenkins, L. C. R. Mallett, P. M. McDonald, C. M. McDonald, S. P. Shannon and M. Thompson (7)
Against the Amendment: Councillors C. Allen-Jones, S. J. Baxter, S. R. Colella, B. T. Cooper, R. J. Deeming, G. N. Denaro, R. L. Dent, M. Glass, J. M. L. A. Griffiths, H. J. Jones, R. L. Laight, P. Lammas, K. J. May, S. R. Peters, M. A. Sherrey, R. D. Smith, C. B. Taylor, P. L. Thomas, S. A. Webb and P. J. Whittaker (20)
Abstentions: Councillor C. A. Hotham (1)
During the debate on the substantive motion reference was made to the availability of swimming pools within the district.
RESOLVED:
(a) that the funding offer from Sport England be approved and the Capital Programme in respect of the replacement leisure centre be increased by £1.5million to £13million;
(b) that the revised facility mix for the centre as set out in section 3.6 of the report be approved, based upon the increased funding available; and
(c) that authority be delegated to the Head of Legal, Equalities and Democratic Services and the Head of Leisure and Cultural Services to enter into the required Lottery Funding Agreement in order to draw down the funding from Sport England and that any performance criteria stipulated be passed on to the future operator of the site.