Purpose

Executive report seeking approval to proceed
with the planned works using the OPR assigned budget for leisure
centres.

Content

That
 
1. 
Authority be delegated to the Director for Housing,
Planning, Property and Regeneration, in consultation with the
Renewal, Recreation and Housing Portfolio Holder, to enter into a
Full Repair and Insurance Lease, up to a period terminating no
later than March 31st 2059, with the tenant operator named in the
Part 2 report, after works are completed for both West Wickham and
the Walnuts Leisure Centres, as set out in paragraphs 3.2 to 3.6 of
the Part 2 report.
 
2. 
The acceptance of £296k grant funding from Sport England to fund solar
panels and pool covers at West Wickham Leisure Centre be
approved.
 
3. 
Subject to plans remaining within budget at the end
of RIBA 4, authority be delegated to
the Director of Housing, Planning and Regeneration, in consultation
with the Director of Corporate Services and Governance, to enter
into a Development Agreement with Alliance Leisure Services to
deliver the works and services (project management and quantity
surveying) contained within this report for both the West Wickham
and Walnuts Leisure Centres.
 
4. 
The release of £640,750 from the Section 106
Carbon Offset Fund scheme, as accrued through developer
contribution, be approved for air handling units and building
energy management systems to support additional carbon reduction
and improved energy efficiency of both the Walnuts and West Wickham
leisure centres.
 
5. 
Authority be delegated to the Director of
Environment & Public Protection, in consultation with the
Portfolio Holder for Environment and the Director of Housing,
Planning and Regeneration, to approve the allocation of additional
Section 106 Carbon Offset Funding, up to 20%, should there be an
overspend on the installation of air handling units and building
energy management systems.
 
6. 
Authority be delegated to the Director of
Environment & Public Protection, in consultation with the
Portfolio Holder for Environment and the Director of Housing,
Planning and Regeneration, to approve the allocation of additional
Section 106 Carbon Offset Funding, up to £150k, for further identified carbon reduction
projects during the leisure centre major works
programme. 
 
7. 
The acceptance of a £1m contribution from the tenant operator towards
the major works be approved.
 
8.   £10.949m from
the OPR’s budget for leisure
centres to fund the proposed works and services at the Walnuts
Leisure Centre be approved.
 
9. 
An additional budget of £232,310 above the
OPR allowance, funded from OPR Contingency (see 6.4), required to deliver the
major works be approved.
 
10. 
The plans for the Walnuts Leisure Centre as set out
on pages 30-32 of the Part 1 Appendices and laid out in paragraphs
3.38-3.55 of this report be approved.
 
11. 
It be noted that any Planning Applications required
will be submitted.
 
 
12. 
£402,390 from the OPR’s budget for leisure centres to fund the
proposed enabling works package at West Wickham Leisure Centre be
approved.
 
13. 
£15.374m from the
OPR’s budget for leisure centres
to fund the proposed works and services at West Wickham Leisure
Centre be approved.
 
14. 
An additional budget of £550,000, above the
OPR allowance, funded from OPR Contingency (see 6.4), required to deliver the
major works as a result of the major
structural issues at this site be approved.
 
15. 
The plans for West Wickham Leisure Centre as set out
on pages 12-13 of the Part 1 Appendices and laid out in paragraphs
3.56-3.67 of this report be approved.
 
16. 
It be noted that any Planning Applications required
will be submitted.