Decision

1.     
That the funding of £850,000 to
the Deepings Community Leisure Centre Community Interest Company
(CIC) towards the cost of refurbishment and operation of the
Deepings Leisure Centre building as a Leisure Centre, subject to
receipt of a sustainable and viable business case for the
refurbishment and operation of the building as a Leisure Centre be
approved.  Such business case should
include (but not be limited to) confirmation of the following
matters:

(a)   
A robust exit strategy, including
assurance that in the event the Leisure Centre becomes unviable,
and it is necessary for the Deepings Leisure Centre building to be
demolished, the CIC will cover the full costs of demolition and
site clearance so that no cost falls to the County Council arising
from such;

(b)  
That any bond that the CIC may have
secured to cover the costs of (a) above is suitable and
affordable;  

(c)   
That any major funding contributions
detailed by the CIC inclusive of that proposed by South Kesteven
District Council, in its business case are committed to, and
approved by, those contributors;

(d)  
Any bid by the CIC to the Community
Ownership Fund has been approved;

(e)  
That agreement has been reached with the
Deepings School on the operating plan of the Leisure Centre to
mitigate any potential impacts on the school; and

(f)    
That an experienced provider in leisure
centre management, with a sustainable and viable business case for
the leisure centre, has been secured to operate the Leisure Centre
business.

 

2.     
That authority be delegated to the Deputy
Chief Executive and Executive Director for Resources in
consultation with the Leader of the Council and Executive
Councillor for People Management, Legal and Corporate Property to
determine whether any such business case received from the CIC
pursuant to paragraph 1 above is sustainable and viable and to take
all steps and decisions necessary, including the entering of legal
agreements  and the updating of the
Subsidy Control Act 2022 Principles Assessment , to give effect to
paragraph 1 above subject to the funding amount detailed therein
not being released until such time as the statutory period for
challenge under the Subsidy Control Act 2022 has
expired.

3.     
That, subject to determination of a
sustainable and viable business case and the provision of funding
in accordance with paragraph 2 above and approval from the Anthem
Trust (or successor school provider) and Department for Education,
the disposal of the freehold of the Deepings Leisure Centre
building to the CIC for a consideration of £1 be
approved.

4.     
That authority be delegated to the Deputy
Chief Executive and Executive Director for Resources in
consultation with the Leader of the Council and Executive
Councillor for People Management, Legal and Corporate Property to
take all steps and decisions necessary, including the entering of
legal agreements, to give effect to paragraph 3
above.

5.     
That, following the disposal detailed in
paragraph 3 above, the granting of a 125-year Academy lease to the
Anthem Trust (or successor school provider) excluding the Deepings
Leisure Centre building land on terms otherwise agreed with the
Anthem Trust and Department for Education and in fulfilment of the
statutory obligation to transfer the site of the school to the
Anthem Trust be approved.

6.     
That in the event that
a sustainable and viable business case is
not received pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 above, the demolition
of the Deepings Leisure Centre building be approved.

7.     
That authority be delegated to the Deputy
Chief Executive and Executive Director for Resources in
consultation with the Leader of the Council and Executive
Councillor for People Management, Legal and Corporate Property to
take all steps and decisions necessary to give effect to paragraph
6 above, including determining the terms and approving the award of
any contracts associated with the demolition.

8.     
That following the demolition of the
Deepings Leisure Centre building pursuant to paragraph 6 above, the
granting of a 125-year Academy lease to the Anthem Trust (or
successor school provider) including the Deepings Leisure Centre
building land on terms otherwise agreed with the Anthem Trust and
Department for Education and in fulfilment of the statutory
obligation to transfer the site of the school to the Anthem Trust
be approved.