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Salt Ayre/Community Pools Savings Options

 

 

Meeting: 17/02/2009 - Cabinet (Item 146)

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(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Fletcher)

 

Report of the Corporate Director (Regeneration) to follow.

 

 

Minutes:

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Fletcher)

 

The Corporate Director (Regeneration) submitted a report asking Members to consider savings options in respect of Salt Ayre Sports Centre and the three community swimming pools in Carnforth, Heysham and Hornby. The report was in two parts; the first dealt with Salt Ayre Sports Centre (SASC) and the second with the proposals regarding savings in respect of the three community swimming pools in Carnforth, Heysham and Hornby.

 

The options, options analysis, including risk assessment for SASC, were set out in the report as follows:

 

Option 1

 

Officers enter into early negotiations with CAPITA regarding the facilities management issues and seek to address where, and if possible, savings that can be made.

 

Operational Risk

Financial Risk

Legal Risk

Benefits

In re-allocating the facilities management function, care needs to be taken that the building operates in accordance with the Service needs and a strong Service Level Agreement will need to be in place.

 

 

Clarity around fixed cost budgets should provide clarity around monitoring of budgets and future financial management.

 

It would also mitigate future increasing costs such as utilities.

The City Council has substantial health and safety, and corporate liabilities.  A more focussed approach to facilities management should reduce the risk associated with this area.

The City Council is currently setting itself challenging targets following recommendations made in the recent Carbon Trust report and a more proactive approach to facilities Management will assist this. 

 

Mitigate increasing unknown costs associated with utilities.

 

Option 2

 

Cabinet resolve to request a financial saving of 10%, which equates to £119,000 from the Service Delivery budgets, and request that a further report be brought back to Cabinet advising which areas of Service delivery have been affected by the proposal.

 

Operational Risk

Financial Risk

Legal Risk

Benefits

Any cut in service costs will have an issue on the level of service provided.  Officers will need to carry out a full options analysis and consultation process to identify where a revised capped budget can best achieve maximum service delivery, whilst minimising any effect on income.

The above option will include the opportunity for officers to consider the possible closure of the SASC for 1 or 2 days.

 

Providing a set budget will provide clarity around monitoring of budgets and future financial management.

 

 

The service provision is discretionary.  However, there may be employment and other contractual arrangements in place, which may be affected by redefining the services.  However, these will be addressed as part of the options analysis that officers will undertake.

Setting a revised fixed budget will offer up the necessary contribution to the 2009/10 Budget Process, and by allowing officers the flexibility and time to carry out a full options appraisal on future services delivery, will ensure that minimum service disruption within budget is achieved.

 

Option 3

 

With regard to the revenue income (£956,600), Cabinet request officers look to explore possibilities of increasing additional income generation, and maximise such income, bearing in mind possible service delivery cuts,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 146