Agenda, decisions and minutes

None.

Councillor Paul Bell declared a personal prejudicial interest owing to his

employment as a union official involved with the leisure industry. He withdrew

from the meeting during the consideration of Item 3.

Agreed.

RESOLVED that in accordance with Regulation 4(2)(b) of the Local

Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to

Information)(England) Regulations 2012 and under Section 100(A)(4) of the

Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the

meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve

the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1

of Schedule 12(A) of the Act,  and the public interest in maintaining the

exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information

3          Permission to award a Leisure Management Contract

Having considered a confidential officer report, and a presentation by Councillor Andre Bourne, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed the recommendations as set out in the report by 7-0. The decision will become effective on 19 August 2020 unless called in by the Overview and Scrutiny Business Panel.

Having considered a confidential officer report, and a presentation by

Councillor Andre Bourne, the Mayor and Cabinet, for the reasons set out in

the report, agreed the recommendations by a vote of 7-0 and:

RESOLVED that:

(1) the intention to end the current Leisure Management Agreement

(“LMA”) with Fusion Lifestyle Ltd be noted;

(2) the award of a two year contract, with the option to extend for a further

three years, to GLL be approved with a stated maximum value;

(3) the negotiation of the final details of the contract be delegated to the

Executive Director for Community Services on the advice of the Director of

Law, Governance and HR;

(4) the future approval of permitted extensions of up to a further 3 years be

delegated to the Executive Director for Community Services on the advice of

the Director of Law, Governance and HR subject to the value not exceeding

the maximum value as set out;

(5) an annual report be brought to Mayor and Cabinet to update on the

financial performance of the contract; and

(6) during the period of this contract, further recommendations will be brought

to Mayor and Cabinet on the future of Leisure Services in Lewisham.

The meeting closed at 6.27pm.