Purpose

This report updates on the insourcing of the Be Well
Leisure Service on 1st May 2024. The report sets out the
key activities for the coming year coordinated by the Leisure
Programme Board to further develop the service over the next 12
months now it is in-house.

Content

The Mayor noted and agreed the reasons for urgency as set out in
the report.
 
DECISION
 
1.   
Note the progress made to create and launch the Be Well Leisure
Service.
 
2.   
Endorse the approach to develop the Be Well Leisure Service in
2024/25.
 
3.   
Authorise the Programme Director for Leisure to produce a revised
programme budget for 2024/25 within the financial limit of the
approved budget.
 
4.   
Note the Be Well Leisure Service 10-year revenue financial model
including projections for an operating revenue surplus from year
four.
 
5.   
Note the progress on the asset condition surveys, the building
dilapidations work, repairs undertaken by GLL and the leisure
assets capital investment requirements for the next 10-years and
support officers to develop proposals as part of the MTFS.
 
6.   
Note the £3.65 million Be Well leisure assets capital
programme for 2024/25 and authorise the Programme Director for
Leisure to implement and amend the programme as required.
 
7.   
Note and comment on the key risks and mitigating actions to manage
those risks.
 
8.   
Support the Be Well Leisure Service to maximise benefits from
synergies with other council teams including Public Health and
Workpath to reflect the council’s strategic
priorities.
 
Action by:
CORPORATE DIRECTOR COMMUNITIES TITLE
(S. BAXTER,)
Programme Director – Leisure (K. Townsend)