Issue - decisions
GLL Financial Assistance Report
31/07/2020 - Safe and Viable Re-opening of Leisure Centres
The Pre-Decision Scrutiny Questions and officer responses were noted.
The recommendations were amended and then approved.
DECISION
1. To authorise the Corporate Director Resources to negotiate and agree a management fee sum of up to £181k for Poplar Baths.
2. To authorise the Corporate Director Resources to negotiate and agree the removal of the Leisure Management service element from the main Poplar Baths PPP agreement, to bring it in line with the main leisure management contract or as a continuation of the current arrangements between LBTH and Folera.
3. To approve a contract variation to the main leisure management contract to provide a management fee of up to £593k to GLL, pending further negotiation of the repayment schedule and share of surplus and following further consultation with the Mayor and Lead Member.
4. To approve the proposed pricing schedule at paragraph 3.2 of the report.
5. To approve the phased restoration of safe and viable leisure centre activities in three phases with decisions upon implementation of each phase to be determined following a review of guidance, implementation, demand and lessons learned and following consultation with the Mayor and Lead Member in advance of each phase of restoration.
6. To note that a detailed Equalities Impact Assessment has not been conducted at this stage, however, if the leisure services were to cease, or some centres not to reopen, there would be loss of service provision for protected characteristics including single sex provision, older people and disability
Action by:
CORPORATE DIRECTOR, CHILDREN AND CULTURE (J. THOMAS)
(Divisional Director, Sports, Leisure and Culture (J. St John)