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Report of the Director of Neighbourhoods and Development attached.

Decision Made: (Unanimously)

That:

(1)     approval be given to the schedule of works described in section 6 of the report including Project Management, Green Infrastructure (Green links identified in Appendix C for 2018/19), Existing Built Assets, Leisure Facility and Sports Pitch Hub which are within the approved Capital Strategy and to the expenditure been incurred on those schemes;

(2)     the procurement route for developing the leisure element of the Leyland Campus be endorsed and approval be given to the procurement of the development team via a single source, direct award framework as described in Section 6.5. (Pagabo/perfect Circle Framework) of the report; and

(3)     approval be given to the commencement of work on the Leyland Campus Master Plan including public consultation which will then be submitted to Planning Committee at a later date.

Further to Minute No. 90 of the Council meeting held on 28 February 2018, the Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Neighbourhoods and Development which provided details of the initial first phase works of the Campus Programme, the predicted expenditure in 2018/19 and the preferred procurement route for the leisure element of the Leyland Campus.

During the debate, the Cabinet raised the following issues:

A feasibility study of the playing pitches at Penwortham Holme Recreation Centre identified the need for adequate drainage to allow them to be accessed throughout the winter months. Although concerns were raised about the impact of this work in an area that is liable to flooding, it was thought that the new and improved drainage would restore the pitches to previous conditions and allow for substantially more use of the site during the playing season. The Environment Agency proposals to deliver a flood defence scheme to protect Preston and South Ribble from future flooding was also noted.

The appointment of a Programme Director for the Campus Programme would oversee the whole programme of works and take a specific lead on the new build projects. It was anticipated that this position would be a part time post and discussions with Sport England were currently underway to share the costs of this appointment.

In response to questions raised at the meeting, the Director of Planning and Property updated Cabinet on the work that had been undertaken on the West Paddock Masterplan and the Chief Executive reported that a report on a Playing Pitches and Sports Strategy would be bought to a future meeting of Cabinet.

Decision Made: (Unanimously)

That:

(1)     approval be given to the schedule of works described in section 6 of the report including Project Management, Green Infrastructure (Green links identified in Appendix C for 2018/19), Existing Built Assets, Leisure Facility and Sports Pitch Hub which are within the approved Capital Strategy and to the expenditure been incurred on those schemes;

(2)     the procurement route for developing the leisure element of the Leyland Campus be endorsed and approval be given to the procurement of the development team via a single source, direct award framework as described in Section 6.5. (Pagabo/perfect Circle Framework) of the report; and

(3)     approval be given to the commencement of work on the Leyland Campus Master Plan including public consultation which will then be submitted to Planning Committee at a later date.

Reasons for Decision:

The Council approved the Capital Strategy on 28February 2018 and the development of campuses was a key element of the Health and Wellbeing priority within that Strategy. Cabinet approval was required for the detail within the overall Strategy to allow expenditure to be incurred in 2018/19 and progress to be made.

The appointment of a development team for the leisure element of the Leyland Campus was essential to move the project forward. Without this the project and hence the whole programme would stall. The single source direct award from a framework  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5