Agenda item

The Leader of the Council introduced the report which outlined a review of future options for Summit and leisure services and stated that the report had been taken as an urgent item due to the need for a decision prior to 5^th February due to commercial reasons.

The Executive discussed the options presented in the report and asked questions of officers in relation to the implications of the proposed recommendations. The Executive also considered the financial and legal implications presented in the report and outlined by officers.

It was noted that the Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee had consented to the item being urgent and in the absence of the Chair of the Policy Review Committee and the Chairman of Council, the Vice Chairman had also consented to the item being urgent.

RESOLVED:

i)             To approve the proposed contract exit payment of £510,000 from Inspiring Health Lifestyles (IHL) to Selby District Council (SDC) to enable the early termination of the Summit Contract on 12^th February 2021 and that that sum is applied to the outstanding borrowing applicable to the asset.

ii)         To give delegated authority to the Director of

Corporate Services and Commissioning in consultation with the Leader of the Council, Solicitor to the Council and the Chief Finance Officer to agree the terms of a deed of surrender for the summit contract and summit lease such terms to include the settlement of any outstanding covid 19 claims, amendments to performance bonds and waiving of management fees due to covid 19 as set out in the financial implications of this report.

iii)        To note the decision of the Director of Corporate Service and Commissioning taken in consultation with the Leader of the Council to issue a licence to the NHS / CCG to occupy part of the summit building for use as a Covid 19 mass vaccination facility for a period of 6 months from 1^st February 2021 at a weekly rental of £1,750 plus NNDR and utilities costs.

iv)        To give delegated authority is given to the Director of Corporate Services and Commissioning in consultation with the Leader of the Council, Solicitor to the Council and the Chief Finance Officer to negotiate and agree a Covid business plan for the leisure services contract along with contract variation and associated Covid subsidy ( to accord with the principles as set out in Appendix a) effective from 1^st April 2021.

v)      In accordance with the Constitution, as the decision is not wholly in accordance with the budget approved by the Council at this time, a full report of the decision be taken to the next ordinary Council meeting explaining the decision, the reasons for it and why the decision was treated as a matter of urgency.

REASON FOR DECISION:

1) To facilitate the termination of the Summit contract on reasonable terms to enable it to be made available to the NHS for use as a Covid-19 mass vaccination centre and to reduce the financial burden from IHL to assist in securing their financial viability in the short to medium term.

2)   To secure the continuing provision of Leisure Services in the Selby District post Covid-19 by IHL.”