Meeting documents

Place Scrutiny Committee
Monday, 1st December, 2014 6.30 pm

The Cabinet Minutes

Date:
Tuesday, 11th November, 2014
Time:
14:00
Place:
Civic Suite, Civic Centre, Southend-on-Sea
 

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
Part I
381 Chalkwell Park and Priory Park Tennis Courts
Scrutiny Comment for item 381
Business for item 381
Resolved:-

1. That the tennis court improvement scheme at Chalkwell Park and Priory Park, to be funded by the Lawn Tennis Association, be approved.

2. That an application for funding through the Priory Park Trust be made to contribute towards the cost of tennis courts in Priory Park (if successful this will offset the funding received from the LTA for Priory Park and enable some of the LTA funding to be reallocated).

3. That the management arrangements and reintroduction of tennis charges as set out in Paragraph 3.8 in the submitted report, be approved.

Reason for Decision

The grant of £350,000 from the LTA provides the opportunity to increase participation without incurring any direct cost to the Council.

Other Options

Continue with the existing provision.

Note:- This is an Executive Function
Eligible for call-in to Place Scrutiny Committee
Executive Councillor:- Longley
*Called in to:- Place Scrutiny Committee
14:00/15:00

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor R A Woodley (Chairman)
Councillors M Assenheim, I D Gilbert, A P Jones, G E Longley, D A Norman MBE, M W Terry
In attendance:
R Tinlin, J K Williams, S Holland, S Leftley, A Lewis, J Chesterton, J Ruffle, J Williams, J Lansley, I Ambrose, M Singleton, A Keating and C Gamble

Also present: Councillors Burling, Butler, Folkard, Habermel, Moyies and Salter

Scrutiny Comment

ItemComment
381 Called in by Councillors J I Courtenay and J Lamb.
Final call on 21/11/2014 at 14:26
Resolved:-

That the following decisions of Cabinet be noted:-

"1. That the tennis court improvement scheme at Chalkwell Park and Priory Park, to be funded by the Lawn Tennis Association, be approved.

2. That an application for funding through the Priory Park Trust be made to contribute towards the cost of tennis courts in Priory Park (if successful this will offset the funding received from the LTA for Priory Park and enable some of the LTA funding to be reallocated).

3. That the management arrangements and reintroduction of tennis charges as set out in Paragraph 3.8 in the submitted report, be approved."

Note:- This is an Executive Function.
Executive Councillor:- Longley

Business

ItemBusiness
381The Cabinet considered a report of the Corporate Director for Place setting out proposals to upgrade tennis courts in Chalkwell Park and Priory Park following a £350,000 grant award from the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), together with a proposition to seek additional external funding for tennis courts in parks across the borough.

 

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