Purpose

Proposal for a new modular swimming pool at
Withdean Sports Complex (North Hub)

Content

 

89.1   
The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director,
Economy, Environment & Culture. New Swimming Pool at Withdean
Sports Complex and Pool Provision in the East of the City.
The report presented the findings of the independent
inquiry and sought formal approval for the recommendations of the
report and the subsequent action plan that had been developed to
ensure the serious and devastating findings of the report are
addressed.

 

89.2    Councillors Taylor,
Rowkins and Shanks and Councillor Robins commented and contributed
to the debate.

 
89.3     
Resolved
 
    That
Committee;

 

2.1       Notes the importance
of addressing the shortfall of pool water space in the

city.

 

2.2       Agrees that officers
should continue to explore the feasibility of where and how new
pool water space is developed and delivered in the East of the
city,

(as set out in paragraph 3.35).

 

Recommends that the Strategy, Finance, and City
Regeneration Committee

 

2.3     
Agrees in principle to the development of a new swimming pool at
Withdean

Sports Complex, as set out in paragraph
3.18.

 

2.4     
Agrees the provision of £451,000 (via capital borrowing) to
complete detailed design and survey work and to achieve planning
consent.

 

2.5     
Authorises the Executive Director Economy, Environment and Culture
to

take all steps necessary to procure and award the
contracts for the design work.

 

2.6     
Agrees that a further report is brought back to the Strategy,
Finance and City

Regeneration Committee once the design work is
completed to approve the

progression of the project to implementation and the
additional borrowing required for the remaining capital cost to
deliver a new facility.