Agenda and minutes

Cabinet Member - Leisure and Tourism (meeting) - Wednesday 9th February, 2011 12.00 pm

Venue: **Town Hall, Southport (video conferenced Town Hall, Bootle)

Contact: Olaf Hansen.

Items
No.	Item
56.	Apologies for Absence Minutes: No apologies for absence were received.
57.	Declarations of Interest 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. Minutes: No declarations of interest were received.
58.	Minutes PDF 47 KB Minutes of the meeting held on 5 January, 2011 Minutes: RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the meeting held on 5 January 2011 be confirmed as a correct record.
59.	Leisure and Tourism Department - Fees and Charges 2011/12 PDF 70 KB View the background to item 59. View the decision for item 59. Report of the Leisure and Tourism Director Additional documents: Fees and Charges 2011-12 master , item 59. PDF 128 KB Revised Fitness charges 2011-12 , item 59. PDF 43 KB Minutes: The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Leisure and Tourism Director that contained proposals to: increase the fees and charges for 2011/12 for the services delivered by the Leisure and Tourism Department; introduce new charges for the new facilities / services operated and delivered by the Leisure and Tourism Department; and introduce revised charges for specific services approved as part of the Council’s budget process. Attached as an annexe to the report was a copy of the ‘Review of Charges’ that provided the detail of proposals. During the discussion of the item a revision to the ‘Review of Charges’ annexe was circulated. The clerk agreed to publish the additional information on the Council’s website. RESOLVED: That Cabinet be recommended to approve the fees and charges for 2010/11, as detailed within the report and its annexe.
60.	Closure of Local History and Information Service Unit PDF 83 KB Report of the Leisure and Tourism Director Minutes: Further to Minute No.58 of the meeting of Council held on 16 December 2010, the Cabinet Member considered the report of the Leisure and Tourism Director that explained that the Council approved the closure of one of two local history and information service units. A decision about which unit would close was needed so that the necessary work and staff consultation could take place, enabling one of the units to close by 30 June 2011. The report explained that due to the advantages of the Crosby Library site, detailed within the report, it was recommended that the Crosby Library site be retained as the site of the Sefton Local History and Information Service. RESOLVED: That Crosby Library site, as detailed in the report, be retained as the site of the Sefton Local History and Information Service.