Agenda

To receive details of any Members appointed to attend the meeting instead of a Member of the Committee.

To receive any declarations of interest.

To receive details of any Members appointed to attend the meeting instead of a Member of the Committee.

Of the meeting held on 15^th March 2023 to be approved and signed.

To receive a presentation from John Campion, West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner.

To receive a presentation from Sanctuary Housing.

That the Committee:

1.     Approve the business case for an Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) at Perdiswell Leisure Centre;

2.     Approve the release of the ‘in principle’ capital allocation of £200k previously approved at Council on 5th June 2022, which represents the Council’s financial contribution to the AGP project;

3.     Note the requirements outlined in section 5.2 of this report relating to the disposal of public open space and approves the undertaking of a statutory public consultation having regard to Section 123 of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended);

4.     Note the previously approved Council Motion relating to Perdiswell and that a further report will be presented to Council at its July meeting seeking approval for use of land at Perdiswell as set out within this report;

5.     Subject to recommendations 1.3 & 1.4 being approved, delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Operations, Homes & Communities in consultation with the Chair & Vice-Chair of this Committee to submit a planning application for the AGP facility;

6.     Subject to the grant of a satisfactory planning permission and confirmation of the successful award from the Football Foundation grants panel, delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Finance & Resources and the Corporate Director of Planning & Governance in consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair of Communities Committee to:

(a)  finalise the operating arrangements and user pricing structure and enter into the requisite lease and other legal agreements with Freedom Leisure to operate the AGP facility on the Council’s behalf;

(b)  enter into the requisite legal agreements with the Football Foundation to secure their grant funding;

(c)  award the construction contract under the Football Foundation framework up to the value of £800k.

1.     That the Committee note the contents of this report;

2.     That the Committee note the contents of the Annual Homelessness and Rough Sleeper Report 2022/23; and

3.     That the Committee endorse the proposed allocation of resources.

That the Communities Committee note the Council’s quarter 4 and annual performance for 2022/23.

Which in the opinion of the Chair is of sufficient urgency as to warrant consideration.