Decision details

Provide authority to spend £507k against capital scheme 16504 000 000 in the 2013/14 financial year to deliver the conservatory café extension and new toilet block.

Further to Minute No. 132, 12th December 2012, the Director of Environment and Housing submitted a report providing an update on the progress that had been made with the development of plans to enhance and improve the Arnold and Marjorie Ziff Tropical World in Roundhay Park. The submitted report included a brief review of phase 1 of the initiative and detailed the progress made in respect of phase 2 improvements.

The Chair, on behalf of the Board paid tribute to and thanked the Ziff family for their continued and valued contribution towards the artistic and cultural development of the city.

A request was made for work to be undertaken into the innovative approaches which could be used to assist with the maintenance and development of other outlying attractions across the city.

Following consideration of Appendix 4 to the submitted report, designated as exempt under the provisions of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3), which was considered in private at the conclusion of the meeting, it was

RESOLVED –

(a)  That authority to spend £507,000 against capital scheme 16504 000 000 in the 2013/14 financial year in order to deliver the conservatory café extension and new toilet block, be approved.

(b)  That approval be given for a subsequent Design and Cost Report to be brought to Executive Board upon completion of the detailed design work associated with phase 2, year 2 of this scheme for further comment and approval.

(c)  That the following be noted:-

·  That the conservatory and toilet block extensions are scheduled for completion in April 2014 as per the table included within paragraph 3.1.8 of the submitted report.

·  That a subsequent report will be brought to Executive Board in June 2014 with an update on the design of Phase 2, year 2 improvements.

·  That the Chief Officer for Parks and Countryside will be responsible for the delivery of these recommendations and associated actions.

To gain a broad range of views on conceptual design proposals a

consultation exercise was undertaken. This included web based consultation via Talking Point, and two separate consultation events, one within Tropical World and the other in the Roundhay Park visitor centre.