Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of City Development outlining proposals regarding the refurbishment of both Kirkstall Leisure Centre and Aireborough Leisure Centre.

The Director of City Development submitted a report on proposals for the refurbishment of both Kirkstall Leisure Centre and Aireborough Leisure Centre.

RESOLVED –

a)   That approval be given to the injection into the capital programme of £221,000, being additional Free Swimming Capital Modernisation Programme grant, and release from reserve of the original estimated Free Swimming Capital Modernisation grant of £1,696,000, plus a further injection of Prudential Borrowing of £473,000.

b)   That authority be given to spend  £811,000 on the refurbishment of the changing rooms and reception area at Kirkstall Leisure Centre and  £1,951,000 at Aireborough Leisure Centre on the refurbishment of the swimming changing rooms, replacement of the curtain walling to the swimming pools, access works, reception and entrance works, and extension of the Bodyline Gym, thus achieving the criteria set by the Free Swimming Modernisation Programme for the award of this funding.

c)   That the approvals at (a) and (b) above are subject to final confirmation of external funding approval and are given at this point because of timescales for the completion of the works, with grant regulations requiring spend by 31 March 2011.