Decision

1. Agreed to undertake the DBC landlord maintenance
obligations required under the contract over as part of the overall
investment programme
2. Delegated authority to the Interim Strategic
Director – Place in consultation with the Portfolio Holder
Place following consultation with a cross-party councillor working
group to develop a set of proposals that can be progressed into a
full set of costed investment proposal with the support of
experienced leisure centre refurbishment and project management
companies and EA as our leisure contractor.
3. Cabinet agreed that a cross-party working group be
established with a proposed membership of six members to assist
with the development of proposals identified in recommendation 2
above.
4. To delegated
authority to the Council’s Interim Strategic Director –
Place, following consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Place,
Chief Financial Officer (S151) and the Assistant Director Legal
& Democratic Services, to enter into any necessary
contracts/agreements to deliver the leisure centre investment
proposals.