Issue - meetings

Key Decision

Portfolio Holder

Councillor Rachel Madden – Portfolio Holder for Leisure, Health and Wellbeing

RESOLVED that

a)    the design development completed to date regarding the second swimming pool facility at Hucknall Leisure Centre, be received and noted;

b)    approval be given to the commencement of the procurement stage of the project via an open tender procedure supported by Nottingham City Council Procurement Unit;

c)    delegation authority to award the capital works build contract, be granted to the Chief Executive Officer, in conjunction with the Corporate Finance Manager (and Section 151 Officer) and the Portfolio Holder for Leisure, Health and Wellbeing, subject to the project remaining within the Capital Programme approved budget;

d)    approval be given for Everyone Active to complete the Wet Leisure Village transformation at Hucknall Leisure Centre as part of the overall development.

d)

Cabinet was updated on the design development of the Hucknall Swimming Pool extension which forms part of the overall £22.5m investment in leisure services across the District, whilst seeking approval to commence procurement of the Capital Works elements of the project and receive the necessary delegations.

Members considered the alternative option of declining to approve commencement of the procurement stage for the Hucknall Swimming Pool extension project, but this was not recommended.

RESOLVED that

a)    the design development completed to date regarding the second swimming pool facility at Hucknall Leisure Centre, be received and noted;

b)    approval be given to the commencement of the procurement stage of the project via an open tender procedure supported by Nottingham City Council Procurement Unit;

c)    delegation authority to award the capital works build contract, be granted to the Chief Executive Officer, in conjunction with the Corporate Finance Manager (and Section 151 Officer) and the Portfolio Holder for Leisure, Health and Wellbeing, subject to the project remaining within the Capital Programme approved budget;

d)    approval be given for Everyone Active to complete the Wet Leisure Village transformation at Hucknall Leisure Centre as part of the overall development.

Reason:

The development of a second swimming pool facility at Hucknall Leisure

Centre is a key deliverable of the Leisure Transformation Programme which the Council is currently delivering.  The Council is also progressing with the design development of the second swimming pool facility at Hucknall and has been working with Everyone Active as the leisure services provider throughout.