a)The Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Public Realm agrees the strategy set out in this report for addressing the boiler failure at Clacton Leisure Centre, following an action set out for delivery in the Council’s Sport and Activity Strategy;
b)on behalf of the Cabinet and using the special urgency powers, in accordance with Parts 3.X and 5.8, the Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Finance and Governance, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Public Realm agree for the Council to accept Salix Funding to the value of £1,204,481 and enter into the Funding Agreement, as set out in Appendix A, for the purpose of purchasing and installing a new Boiler and associated plant for Clacton Leisure Centre; and
c) subject to (a) and (b), the Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth, Tourism and Regeneration together with the Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Public Realm agree to allocate £164,248 from the Community Regeneration Partnership Funding, as the Council’s contribution to the purchase of a new boiler at Clacton Leisure;
d)subject to (a) and (b) above, that the installation of a new boiler system for Clacton Leisure Centre is added to the Capital Programme in 2025/26 with a total budget of £1,368,730.
e)that the Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Finance and Governance agrees to carry forward £45,000 from the former Joint Use Sports Centre budget from the 2024/25 financial year into 2025/26, and allocates this towards a budget which can fund a temporary oil-fired boiler system for Clacton Leisure Centre at short notice, as an interim measure, in the event of a failure of the remaining boiler prior to the project being completed;
f)subject to (d) above, that the Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Finance and Governance agrees an exemption to procurement is agreed to allow the Council to appoint its term contractor, Lindsey Group, to provide the temporary boiler, associated plant and labour;
g)following (f) it is noted that the Assistant Director Sport, Leisure and Health will develop the procurement strategy for the commissioning of the contractors required to deliver the installation of a new boiler system within the milestones, as required by the Funding Agreement.
h)It is understood that the decisions above are made in the context that the Council is bound by the Salix Funding agreement from the grant start date until 3 years after the project is completed.