Issue - meetings

To consider and comment on the findings of the Options Appraisal before the final report is presented in November.

Members considered the findings of the Options Appraisal prior to the final report to be presented in November.

Members received a presentation from Andy Farr of PMP/Genesis, Consultants, outlining the process, research and findings from their work. The presentation covered:

• Market trends
• The current situation with Leisure provision in Cheshire East and an analysis of key performance indicators
• Consultation feedback
• Suggested vision and objectives
• An analysis of service delivery options, including financial implications
• A potential way forward

At the conclusion of the presentation, discussion took place among Members, Officers and the Consultants. This centred on the options for future service delivery.

Members asked that the vision statement be amended to include: ‘keeping elderly people fit’. They also asked that for the next meeting a detailed demographic profile of the Borough be provided.

Members felt that it would benefit their further consideration of the matter if there was a restatement of fundamental principles in terms of what the Council was seeking to provide for the residents of the Borough, the level of demand it was seeking to meet and the potential cost implications of meeting that demand. This would provide the necessary context within which to consider the Consultants’ final report.

A further meeting of the Sub-Committee would now be arranged at which PMP/Genesis would present their final report prior to its consideration by the Corporate Management Team and Cabinet.

RESOLVED

That

(1)   the contents of the presentation be noted;

(2)   the Consultants take on board the views expressed by Members, and the amendments requested, in preparing their final report for consideration at the next meeting; and

(3)   a detailed demographic profile of the Borough be provided for the next meeting.