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RESOLVED
that Cabinet
–

 

(a)    
formally agrees to accept Football Foundation
funding of £839,355 towards the development of four new
Playzones at Clacton Leisure Centre,
Dovercourt (Cliff Park), Jaywick Sands (Crossways) and
Walton-on-the-Naze (Bathhouse Meadow),
with a total project cost of £1,119,257; and furthermore, authorises the
Assistant Director (Sport, Culture and Health), in consultation
with the Corporate Director (Law and Governance) to enter into a
funding agreement on behalf of the Council;

 

(b)    
agrees to contribute £204,643.88 from Section
106 monies and £75,168.12 from the Corporate Investment Fund,
making a total of £279,812as match funding towards this
project;

 

(c)    
authorises the Assistant Director (Sport, Culture
and Health), in consultation with Legal Services, to enter into a
Joining Agreement with the Football Foundation, to become part of
the Football Foundation's Framework Alliance Contract for the
duration of the project;

 

(d)    
authorises the Assistant Director (Sport, Culture
and Health), in consultation with Legal Services, to enter into a
Pre-Construction Services Agreement with McArdle Sport, Edge Public
Solutions and Sportslab UK, to
undertake the detailed design proposals and to submit planning
applications for the new Playzones,
under the pre-procured Football Foundation Framework;

 

(e)    
agrees for £40,000 of the Council’s
agreed match funding contribution set out in resolution (b) above
to be committed towards the Playzones
design phase and costs of submitting the planning applications;

  

(f)      
authorises the Assistant Director (Sport, Culture
and Health), in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Leisure
and Public Realm, to submit planning applications where applicable,
for the four facilities listed in the executive summary of the
Portfolio Holder’s report (A.5);

 

(g)    
agrees that, following consultation with local
organisations, decision making for the future management options
for the Playzone facilities be
delegated to the Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Public Realm, in
consultation with the Assistant Director (Sport, Culture and
Health), the Corporate Director (Law & Governance) and the
Corporate Director (Finance & IT);

 

(h)    
agrees that the approval of the final business plans
and associated actions, including the decision to enter into a JCT
agreement with McArdle Sport for the construction phase of the
Playzone Project, be delegated to the
Leader of the Council & Portfolio Holder for Finance and
Governance and the Leisure and Public Realm Portfolio Holder, in
consultation with the Corporate Director (Finance & IT), the
Assistant Director (Sport, Culture and Health) and Legal Services;
and

 

(i)      
agrees the inclusion of four new Playzone facilities within the Capital Programme in
2025/26, with a total budget of £1,119,257.