Issue - decisions
Future of Chafford Sports Complex
Cabinet:
- Considered the
results of the consultation on the future of Chafford Sports
Complex.
- Agreed that funding
for the community use of Chafford Sports Complex should cease, with
effect from 1 June 2019.
- Delegated authority
to the Chief Operating Officer to end the current arrangement to
give effect to the decision to cease funding for the community use
of Chafford Sports Complex.
- Agreed that the cost
of keeping Chafford Sports Complex open from 1 April 2019 until the
end of the notice period is met from the Business Risk
Reserve. Based on a monthly cost of
£19,357, if the notice period ran until late May 2019 the
estimated cost is £38,714
- Agreed that the
mitigating actions identified in section 6 are progressed.
- Agreed to
investigate the feasibility to secure a site and funding to develop
a new self-financing sports centre in the south of the borough,
with a report on this to be submitted to Cabinet in the
Autumn and agree that funding of up to
£50,000 be released from the Business Risk reserve if
required.