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Cabinet:  

1.     Noted the basis on which SLM and the Council have agreed to continue discussions regarding negotiation on contractual uplifts to the leisure management contract as set out in the exempt part of this report.  

2.     Agreed in principle to conclude the negotiation on the above basis. 

3.     Delegated the further negotiation referred to at 1 above and agreement on final termsto the Strategic Director of Resources in consultation with the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Adults and Wellbeing.  

4.     Noted the Council is taking further specialist advice regarding the detail of the negotiation and if the parties are unable to agree terms (which may include as a result of such advice), a further report will be brought to Cabinet.  

5.     Subject to 3 and 4 above, authorised the Director of Resources to finalise and enter into all documentation to give effect to the agreed terms. 

Report Title:Leisure Finance 

Presented by:Councillor Gillian Ford, Cabinet Member for Adults and Wellbeing.  

Summary:

Councillor Ford recorded her gratitude and thanks to Guy Selfe (author of this report), who has recently retired. His dedication to arts, culture and leisure has been clear and to be admired.

The Council’s leisure centres are managed and operated by Sport and Leisure Management Limited (SLM) under a leisure management contract. 

The contract provides for index-linked price uplifts. The parties have been negotiating to agree the sums resulting from the indexation. The parties recently undertook mediation to reach a settlement.  

The mediation agreed a mechanism by which the dispute might be resolved.  

This report seeks Cabinet’s agreement to continue these discussions on the agreed basis as set out in this report. 

Cabinet:  

1.     Noted the basis on which SLM and the Council have agreed to continue discussions regarding negotiation on contractual uplifts to the leisure management contract as set out in the exempt part of this report.  

2.     Agreed in principle to conclude the negotiation on the above basis. 

3.     Delegated the further negotiation referred to at 1 above and agreement on final terms to the Strategic Director of Resources in consultation with the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Adults and Wellbeing.  

4.     Noted the Council is taking further specialist advice regarding the detail of the negotiation and if the parties are unable to agree terms (which may include as a result of such advice), a further report will be brought to Cabinet.  

5.     Subject to 3 and 4 above, authorised the Director of Resources to finalise and enter into all documentation to give effect to the agreed terms.