Decision Maker: Executive
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Reason for Urgency: A decision is required to ensure meet the timetable as amended by Oxfordshire County Council.
Due to the financial implications the decision is key. The Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee has been notified. Due to the item containing ‘exempt’ information as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, the report should be restricted. The Chairman of Overview and Scrutiny Committee has been consulted and has agreed to the issue being considered in private, having had regard to the urgency and the financially sensitive nature of the report.
The Director of Community and Environment submitted an exempt report regarding Bicester Leisure Centre.
Resolved
(1) That the role of Bicester Leisure Centre as the strategic indoor leisure facility for the town be supported.
(2) That negotiations be progressed with Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) for the acquisition of sufficient additional adjacent land to enable the future expansion of the Leisure Centre to fulfil this strategic role.
(3) As set out in the restricted minutes.
(4) As set out in the restricted minutes.
(5) As set out in the restricted minutes.
(6) That a further report on these matters be received following further negotiations.
Reasons
As set out in the exempt minutes
Alternative Options
As set out in the exempt minutes
Reason Key: Significant Expenditure or Savings and effect on communities in two or more wards;
Corporate Priorities : A District of Opportunity;
Wards Affected: Bicester East;
Reason No Public Access: Yes - by virtue of paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of Local Government Act 1972
Declarations: None
Subject to Urgent Proceedings: No
Contact: Sharon Bolton, Assistant Director: Leisure and Sport Email: sharon.bolton@cherwellandsouthnorthants.gov.uk Tel: 01295 221714.
Report author: Sharon Bolton
Publication date: 03/02/2015
Date of decision: 02/02/2015
Decided at meeting: 02/02/2015 - Executive
Effective from: 07/02/2015