Purpose

To recommend to Council the inclusion of a new project in the Capital Programme for a new Skateboard Park at Burntwood Leisure Centre.

Decision

The Cabinet:

1. 1          Approved the installation of a new Skatepark facility at Burntwood Leisure Centre with operational management and responsibility for maintenance assigned to councils wholly owned company Lichfield West Midlands Trading Services (LWMTS).
2. 2 Delegated to the Deputy Leader and Property Services and Estates Manager responsibility to agree all necessary agreements to facilitate the project subject to financial implications being within Approved Budgets.
3. 3 Recommended to Council to include a project in the Capital Programme for the new Skateboard Facility of £106,000 with (£86,000) of funding provided by Section 106 and a contribution from Burntwood Town Council of (£20,000).

Declarations of interest on this item were received from Simon Fletcher and Kerry Dove as directors of LWMTS.