Agenda and minutes

No apologies for absence were received.

Members and Officers are requested to give notice of any personal or prejudicial interest and the nature of that interest, relating to any item on the agenda in accordance with the relevant Code of Conduct.

No declarations of interest were received.

Minutes of the meeting held on *

RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 4 November 2009 be confirmed as a correct record.

The Assistant Director (Strategic Management and Development) updated the Cabinet Member on the Green Apple Award in which the Leisure Services Department had won the Gold Standard Award.

RESOLVED:

That Leisure Director and staff within the Leisure Department be congratulated on their award.

Report of the Leisure Director.

The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Leisure Director advising of the receipt of tenders, received in relation to the Tree Planting Contract 2009/10 and seeking approval to include the scheme within the Capital Programme.

This was a key issue and was included on the Council’s Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

RESOLVED: That

(1)       the lowest tender of Barton Grange Landscapes, Preston, for tree Planting Works for 2009/10 by, in the sum of £112,491.00 be accepted;

(2)       the Legal Director be authorised to enter into a contract with Barton Grange Landscapes, Preston; and

(3)       Cabinet be requested to include the £195,500 in the Department’s 2009/10 Capital Programme for tree planting.

Report of the Leisure Director

The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Leisure Director updating on the universal membership of libraries, both national and regional and successful local developments.

RESOLVED:

That the update on the universal membership of libraries and the successes of Sefton Library and Information Services be noted.

Joint report of the Leisure Director and the Finance and Information Services Director.

Further to Minute No. 43 of 9 September 2009, the Cabinet Member considered the joint report of the Leisure Director and the Finance and Information Services Director giving details of the quarterly forecast position, based on information as at 30 September 2009, in relation to the Portfolio’s 2009/10 Revenue Budget and Capital Programme.

RESOLVED:

That the expenditure/income levels on the Leisure Services Department’s revenue budgets that were subject to risk-based monitoring be noted.

Joint report of the Head of Tourism and the Finance and Information Services Director

Further to Minute No. 44 of 9 September 2009, the Cabinet Member considered the joint report of the Head of Tourism and the Finance and Information Services Director giving details of the quarterly forecast position, based on information as at 30 September 2009, in relation to the Tourism Department’s 2009/10 Revenue Budget and Capital Programme.

RESOLVED: That

(1)       the expenditure/income levels on the Tourism Department’s revenue budgets that were subject to risk-based monitoring and the current forecast overspend based upon September figures of £80,000 be noted; and

(2)       the progress made on the Tourism Department’s schemes within the portfolio’s element of the Council’s Capital Programme be noted.

Report of the Head of Tourism

Further to Minute No. 31 of 5 November 2008, the Cabinet Member considered the report of the Head of Tourism on the Mid Year Performance of Tourism Service Delivery Plan, updating on progress in meeting the Department’s objectives.

Attached as an Appendix to the report was the SPRINT (Sefton Performance Reporting and Information Network) Report, indicating the Department’s progress and achievements at the end of September 2009.

RESOLVED:

That the Tourism Department’s 2009-2010 Mid Year Performance Delivery Plan and the achievements made against the Service Delivery Plan be noted.