Agenda item

This council agrees that, subject to legal considerations, community sports clubs in Leeds shall be granted the right to lease their sports grounds owned by the local authority on a long-term lease at a peppercorn rent – giving clubs long term security of tenure necessary to grow.

It was moved by Councillor Dixon, seconded by Councillor Dobson that this council agrees that, subject to legal considerations, community sports clubs in Leeds shall be granted the right to lease their sports grounds owned by the local authority on a long-term lease at a peppercorn rent – giving clubs long term security of tenure necessary to grow.

An amendment was moved by Councillor Rafique, seconded by Councillor Pryor

Delete all after “This council” and replace with:

“…..recognises the importance of green spaces for our communities and the role they play in the health and wellbeing of our residents, and further recognises the huge contribution by volunteers who put so much time into running sport activities for people across Leeds.

This council thanks those volunteers and supports the continued use of green spaces by community groups and is proud of the great array of activities which take place within these spaces across the city.

Council welcomes the £43m potential external capital funding secured by this Administration for investment in sport development in communities across Leeds.

This council reiterates its commitment to ensuring public access to green spaces can continue whilst also supporting community groups and sports teams who use the facilities through difficult financial times.”

A second amendment was moved by Councillor Cohen, seconded by Councillor Amanda Carter

Insert the words “full repairing and insuring” between “long-term” and “lease”.

Motion would read:

“This council agrees that, subject to legal considerations, community sports clubs in Leeds shall be granted the right to lease their sports grounds owned by the local authority on a long-term full repairing and insuring lease at a peppercorn rent – giving clubs long term security of tenure necessary to grow.”

The amendment in the name of Councillor Cohen was declared lost the amendment in the name of Councillor Rafique was carried and upon being put to the vote it was

RESOLVED – That this council recognises the importance of green spaces for our communities and the role they play in the health and wellbeing of our residents, and further recognises the huge contribution by volunteers who put so much time into running sport activities for people across Leeds.

This council thanks those volunteers and supports the continued use of green spaces by community groups and is proud of the great array of activities which take place within these spaces across the city.

Council welcomes the £43m potential external capital funding secured by this Administration for investment in sport development in communities across Leeds.

This council reiterates its commitment to ensuring public access to green spaces can continue whilst also supporting community groups and sports teams who use the facilities through difficult financial times.”

On the requisition of Councillor Dixon and Councillor Cohen the voting on the amendment in the name of Councillor Cohen was recorded as follows;

YES – 35

Alderson, B Anderson, C Anderson, L Buckley, N Buckley, Amanda Carter, Cohen, Firth, Flynn, Foster, Harrington, Lamb, Robinson, D Seary, S Seary, Smith, Stephenson, Campbell, Chapman, Downes, Golton, Hart-Brooke, Finnigan, Gettings, Kidger, Newton, Senior, Dobson, Field, McCormack, Dixon, Pogson-Golden, Blackburn, Carlisle and Stables

NO – 57

Akhtar, Ali, Almass, Arif, Bithell, Bowden, Bromley, Brooks, Burke, Carlill, Coupar, Dowson, Dye, Edwards, Farley, Flint, France-Mir, Garvani, Gibson, Grahame, Gruen, Hamilton, Hannan, Harland, Hayden, Heselwood, Hinchcliffe, Holroyd-Case, Z Hussain, Iqbal, Jenkins, Jones, Khan, Lennox, Lewis, Maloney, Manaka, Marshall-Katung, Martin, McCluskey, McKenna, Millar, Parnham, Pryor, Rafique, Renshaw, Ritchie, Rontree, Scopes, Shahzad, Sharpe, Taylor, Thomson, Tudor, Venner, Wilson and Wray.

ABSTAIN – 0

On the requisition of Councillor Flint and Councillor Coupar the voting on the substantive motion in the name of Councillor Rafique was recorded as follows;

YES – 62

Akhtar, Ali, Almass, Arif, Bithell, Bowden, Bromley, Brooks, Burke, Carlill, Coupar, Dowson, Dye, Edwards, Farley, Flint, France-Mir, Garvani, Gibson, Grahame, Gruen, Hamilton, Hannan, Harland, Hayden, Heselwood, Hinchcliffe, Holroyd-Case, Z Hussain, Iqbal, Jenkins, Jones, Khan, Lennox, Lewis, Maloney, Manaka, Marshall-Katung, Martin, McCluskey, McKenna, Millar, Parnham, Pryor, Rafique, Renshaw, Ritchie, Rontree, Scopes, Shahzad, Sharpe, Taylor, Thomson, Tudor, Venner, Wilson, Wray, Dixon, Pogson-Golden, Blackburn, Carlisle and Stables

NO – 30

Alderson, B Anderson, C Anderson, L Buckley, N Buckley, Amanda Carter, Cohen, Firth, Flynn, Foster, Harrington, Lamb, Robinson, D Seary, S Seary, Smith, Stephenson, Campbell, Chapman, Downes, Golton, Hart-Brooke, Finnigan, Gettings, Kidger, Newton, Senior, Dobson, Field and McCormack,

ABSTAIN – 0