Re-provision of Coventry's Indoor Bowls Facility
Report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place)
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Further to Minute 102 above, the Cabinet considered a private report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place), that would also be considered by the Council at its meeting on 16th January 2018, that set out the confidential aspects of proposals for the re-provision of Coventry’s Indoor Bowls Facility at The Avenue Bowls Club, Gaveston Road, Coventry.
RESOLVED that the Cabinet:
1) Notes the intention of officers to submit a planning application for the development of a new six rink indoor bowls facility at The Avenue Bowls Club, Gaveston Road, Coventry.
2) Recommends to the Council that it approves, in principle, the addition of £2.05m to the capital programme for 2018/2019 onwards, £0.12m of the £2.05m relating to management and design development costs as indicated in paragraph 5.1.10.2 of the report, for the development of a new indoor bowls facility at The Avenue Bowls Club, Gaveston Road, Coventry.
3) Delegates authority to the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) and the Director of Finance and Corporate Services (Section 151 Officer), following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Health and Sport and the Legal Services Manager, to undertake all necessary due diligence and to finalise the commercial terms with The Avenue Bowls Club for the grant of a building lease of the land to CCC for a term of up to 150 years to facilitate the construction of the building, which following construction would be under-leased to The Avenue Bowls Club, (or to a new company) to operate the new indoor bowls facility, subject to the agreed amount paid for the under lease, meeting the Council’s obligation to achieve best value consideration pursuant to s123 of Local Government Act 1972.
4) Authorises the Deputy Chief Executive (Place), in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Health and Sport, to explore and negotiate any further benefit that could be derived from a more formalised commercial relationship with The Avenue Bowls Club.
5) Approves that the Council procure the design team and associated consultants as well as the contractor for the construction of the new facility.
6) Delegates authority to the Deputy Chief Executive (Place), following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Health and Sport, to agree the award of the contract following the completion of the tender process contained in Recommendation 5 above.