Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Acting Director of City Development seeking an injection into the capital programme for various improvement works at Lotherton, which would be funded by prudential borrowing from additional income raised from changes to the current charging policy.

The Director of City Development submitted a report seeking an injection into the capital programme for various improvement works at Lotherton Estate, which would be funded by prudential borrowing from additional income raised via changes to the current charging policy.

Members made several comments on the proposals regarding the site improvements and charging policy and suggested that a further report was submitted to the Board, which enabled the outcomes arising from the consultation exercise to be fully considered.

The report provided details of the equality impact assessment which was being undertaken in respect of the proposals.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That an injection of £160,000 in to the capital programme for improvements at Lotherton be approved, which will be funded by prudential borrowing from additional income raised from changes to the current charges for Lotherton.

(b)  That the authority to incur expenditure of £160,000 on improvements to Lotherton be approved.

(c)  That the charges for entry to all facilities on the Estate be approved.

(d)  That, following the conclusion of the consultation, any change to the Phase 1 improvements be delegated to the Director of City Development with concurrence of the Executive Board Member (Leisure).

(e)  That a further report be submitted to the Board, which enabled the outcomes arising from the consultation exercise undertaken to be fully considered.