Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
RESOLVED:
That the Cabinet:
1. Agree a 5-year extension to the Leisure Operating Contract and leases with Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) to 1st March 2035 which includes Hillingdon Sports and Leisure Complex, Botwell Green Sports and Leisure Centre, Highgrove Pool and Queensmead Sports Centre.
2. Agree to a contract variation to the Leisure Operator’s base trading account that will provide the Council with a revised management fee until 1st March 2035.
3. Delegates the authority to the Corporate Director of Place and the Corporate Director of Finance to finalise the contract extension and variation with the engagement of a specialist advisor.
4. Agree, subject to a suitable financial proposal between the Council and Greenwich Leisure Ltd, the option to vary the contract and lease to include the planned new leisure centre in West Drayton delegating authority for any decision to the Leader of the Council and relevant Cabinet Members, in consultation with the Corporate Director of Finance and the Corporate Director of Place.
Reasons for decision
The Cabinet Member for Finance introduced the report, which Cabinet agreed, that sought to update contractual arrangements with the Council’s leisure operator and ensure the recovery of the management fee to the Council, following financial support given to GLL during the Covid-19 pandemic to keep the leisure centres operational.
Alternative options considered and rejected
The Council could have decided to bring leisure services back in-house, or continue with the existing contractual arrangements, which it deemed would not be economically viable.
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Expiry date for any scrutiny call-in / date decision can be implemented (if no call-in) |
These decisions can be called-in by 5pm, Friday 31 March 2023 |
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Officer(s) to action |
Nicky McDermott / Chris Mayo |
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Place / Resources |
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Classification |
Private - Whilst the Cabinet's decisions above are always made public, the officer report relating to this matter is not because it was considered in the private part of the meeting and contained information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information) and the public interest in withholding the information outweighed the public interest in disclosing it in accordance with Section 100(A) and paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12 (A) to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended). |
Publication date: 24/03/2023
Date of decision: 23/03/2023
Decided at meeting: 23/03/2023 - CABINET
Effective from: 01/04/2023