Agenda and minutes

Councillors David Brown and Dorothy Flude

Rob Hyde, Senior Development Manager

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests in any item on the agenda

No declarations of interest were made.

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35, a total period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the Sub-Committee on any matter relevant to its work. Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers.

During public speaking time, members of the public may ask questions of the Chairman on any matter relevant to the work of the Sub-Committee.

Note: in order for the Officers to undertake any background research, it would be helpful if questions were submitted at least one working day before the meeting.

There were no members of the public present.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 12 August 2009.

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the meeting held on 12 August 2009 be approved as a correct record.

The report relating to the remaining item on the agenda has been withheld from public circulation and deposit pursuant to Section 100(B)(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that the matter may be determined with the press and public excluded.

The Committee may decide that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

PART 2 – MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED WITHOUT THE PUBLIC AND PRESS PRESENT

RESOLVED

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

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.

The next meeting would be held on Thursday, 12 November 2009 at 2.00 pm at Shavington Leisure Centre.