Agenda item

Sport & Physical Activity Alliance (SPAA) Project Development Updates

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Fletcher)

 

Report of Corporate Director (Regeneration).

Minutes:

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Fletcher)

 

(It was noted that Councillor Bryning had previously declared a personal and prejudicial interest in the following item as a Governor of Morecambe High School. Councillor Bryning left the meeting prior to consideration of this item).

 

The Corporate Director (Regeneration) submitted a report seeking Cabinet’s approval for two further projects being jointly developed following the adoption of the Sports and Physical Activity Strategy.

 

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

 

Options regarding the Cardiac Rehabilitation Project:

 

Option

Advantages

Disadvantages

Risks

1, Accept the responsibility to act as accountable body and deliver the Cardiac Phase 4 Project

Structure and process (externally funded) to deliver this is already in place, no further resources required from the Council.

Lead the district in developing new methods and opportunities for increasing participation in sport & physical activity by those most in need

 

Contribute to the health agenda which could lead to further substantial investment by the PCT

 

Contribute to LAA targets

 

 

Additional work for the Active Health Team

Targets are linked to this funding, possible claw back if targets not met

2, Not accepting this funding

No additional targets or responsibility for additional funding

 

No additional work for the Active Health Team

Loss of additional funding

 

Needs of the most in need not met

 

Possibility that this could lead to loss of further investment from the PCT

 

Loss of opportunity to contribute to the LAA targets

Damage to reputation with funders, partners and the community

 

Options regarding the Morecambe High School Community Use Agreement:

 

Option

Advantages

Disadvantages

Risks

3, Enter into the agreement

Provides additional opportunities for people to participate in sport and physical activities and improve their health and wellbeing

 

Address the sport & physical activity needs of children, young people and adults in Lancaster District, specifically the community of Poulton

 

Funding is in place to deliver this project

 

Provides training opportunities for young people and adults

Possible increase in insurance claims

 

 

 

 

Conflicting priorities – Council unable to allocate sufficient resources to support this work, without cutting other service areas. (this would be managed internally by Cultural Services

 

 

Unsuccessful implementation – failure to meet objectives

 

 

4, Not entering into the agreement

No resources required to oversee the project

 

No increase in insurance claims

Lose of some of  the (£30,000) Sport England Community Investment Fund allocation  and a further substantial amount of match funding (£30,000)

 

Loss of opportunity to increase participation in sport and physical activity and improve the health and wellbeing of our community

 

Loss of training opportunities for young people and adults

Not being able to achieve the targets set out in the agreement with Sports England, leading to possible claw back of funding

 

Damage to reputation with funders, partners and the community

 

Options 1 and 3 is the Officer preferred option.

 

This would allow the Council to access additional funding £60,000 from the PCT to deliver a new scheme aimed at a hard to reach group (patients involved in cardiac rehabilitation) and contribute to improving and maintaining their health. This will also contribute to meeting LAA targets around tackling obesity.

 

This would also allow the Council to provide much needed community facilities in an area of deprivation that will lead to improvements in people’s health and contribute to a reduction in crime and the fear of crime.

 

It was moved by Councillor Fletcher and seconded by Councillor Kerr:-

 

“1)       That approval be given for Lancaster City Council’s Cultural Services to act as the accountable body for £60,000 funding from the North Lancashire Primary Care Trust, in respect of the Cardiac Rehabilitation scheme.

 

(2)               That approval be given for Lancaster City Council’s Cultural Services, to enter into a Community Use Agreement with Morecambe High School for the Community Activity Programme.

 

(3)               That approval be given for Lancaster City Council’s Cultural Services (as part of the Sport and Physical Activity Alliance) to manage both the above schemes, to be funded by the external income.

 

(4)               That the Head of Financial Services be authorised to update the General Fund Revenue Budget in 2008/09 to 2010/11.”

 

Members then voted as follows:-

 

Resolved unanimously:

 

(1)        That approval be given for Lancaster City Council’s Cultural Services to act as the accountable body for £60,000 funding from the North Lancashire Primary Care Trust, in respect of the Cardiac Rehabilitation scheme.

 

(2)               That approval be given for Lancaster City Council’s Cultural Services, to enter into a Community Use Agreement with Morecambe High School for the Community Activity Programme.

 

(3)               That approval be given for Lancaster City Council’s Cultural Services (as part of the Sport and Physical Activity Alliance) to manage both the above schemes, to be funded by the external income.

 

(4)               That the Head of Financial Services be authorised to update the General Fund Revenue Budget in 2008/09 to 2010/11.

 

Officers responsible for effecting the decision:

 

Corporate Director (Regeneration)

Head of Cultural Services

Head of Financial Services

 

Reasons for making the decision:

 

The decision allows the Council to access additional funding £60,000 from the PCT to deliver a new scheme aimed at a hard to reach group (patients involved in cardiac rehabilitation) and contribute to improving and maintaining their health. It will also contribute to meeting LAA targets around tackling obesity.

 

The decision also allows the Council to provide much needed community facilities in an area of deprivation that will lead to improvements in people’s health and contribute to a reduction in crime and the fear of crime.

 

Councillor Bryning returned to the meeting.

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