Issue - decisions

Matter for Decision

In 2023/24 the S106 funding round for community and sports facilities sought proposals from community groups, sports clubs and schools (as well as council services) between £5,000 and £30,000 for improving equipment and/or storage at sports venues or community buildings with meeting space in Cambridge. The first phase of applications (for projects deliverable by the end of April 2024) took place summer 2023, with over £125,000 of S106 funds allocated to nine projects at last October’s Committee. The second phase continued until 31/10/2023, seeking eligible project proposals that could be completed by October 2024.

 

The Officer’s report recommended allocating over £420,000 of S106 funds to 22 proposals relating to the community facilities and outdoor/indoor sports contribution types. Consideration of applications from the first phase for improving swimming pool infrastructure were deferred until now, so the report also seeks approval for investing over £73,500 in a new approach to delivering swimming pool disinfection at Parkside Pools.

 

The allocation of £40,000 Public Art S106 funds for a project at Nightingale Recreation Ground was also recommended.

 

Decision of Executive Councillor for Communities

Agreed to:

      i.          Allocate generic S106 funding from the relevant S106 contribution types, subject to business case approval and community use agreement (as appropriate) and possible part-funding by specific S106 contributions where relevant and available (see paragraph 4.5 of the Officer’s report), to the following project proposals:

 

	Project proposals	Amount	S106 type
a.	Chesterton Indoor Bowls Club: lighting upgrades	£14,847	Indoor sports
b.	Trumpington Village Hall: furniture provision	£8,565	Community facilities
c.	Netherhall Sports Centre: outdoor court improvements	£39,606	Outdoor sports
d.	Netherhall Sports Centre: fitness equipment provision	£10,285	Indoor sports
e.	Campkin Road Community Centre: equipment & furnishings	£30,000	Community facilities
f.	Squared Circle Boxing Club: storage and equipment	£5,242	Indoor sports
g.	St Matthew’s Piece: basketball improvements	£17,722	Outdoor sports
h.	Scotland Road Rec Ground: basketball improvements	£12,115	Outdoor sports
i.	Green End Road Rec Ground: basketball improvements	£14,184	Outdoor sports
j.	Cambridge Dive Club: diving facility improvements	£16,250	Indoor sports
k.	St Paul’s Primary School: football equipment and storage (also subject to conditions set out in paragraph 4.3)	£13,276	Outdoor sports
l.	Ross Street Community Centre: kitchen improvements	£28,000	Community facilities
m.	Ross Street Community Centre: audio-visual (AV) equipment & Storage	£10,000	Community facilities
n.	The Junction: AV & presentation equipment	£24,852	Community facilities
o.	Cambridge Canoe Club: additional storage	£40,000	Outdoor sports
p.	Christ The Redeemer Church: storage, furniture & equipment	£8,275	Community facilities
q.	Coldham’s Common: outdoor fit kit storage	£7,500	Outdoor sports
r.	Abbey Pool Fitness Studio: gym equipment provision	£22,687	Indoor sports
s.	St. Philip’s School: community meeting area & canopy (also subject to conditions set out in paragraph 4.3)	£25,000	Community facilities
t.	Cambridge United Foundation: AV equipment	£15,000	Community facilities
u.	King’s Hedges Learner Pool: pool-based fitness equipment	£20,000	Indoor sports
v.	Christ’s Pieces Tennis Courts: court improvements	£37,371	Outdoor sports

 

Note: At 18/01/24 Committee Members agreed to delay grant funding for Canoe Club until planning permission was received.

 

See Section 4 and Appendices A and B of the Officer’s report for more details.

 

     ii.          Allocate £73,666 of Swimming Pool S106 contributions towards a new approach to delivering swimming pool disinfection at Parkside Pools with ultraviolet disinfection and salt-based hyproliser for onsite chlorination generation, subject to a business case approval;

   iii.          Allocate generic S106 public art funding of up to £40,000 for a public art project at Nightingale Recreation Ground, Community Garden and Pavilion, subject to business case approval.

 

Reason for the Decision

As set out in the Officer’s report.

 

Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected

Not applicable.

 

Scrutiny Considerations

The Committee received a report from the (Officer).

 

The Sport & Recreation Manager said the following in response to Members’ questions:

      i.          Ultraviolet disinfection was commonly used in pools in the country. It was an effective system to kill pathogens and an environmentally friendly way to clean pools and reduce the amount of chlorine in them.  A salt-based hyproliser was another option to dechlorane pools.

     ii.          Parkside Pool was the main council pool but Officers could look at introducing ultraviolet disinfection and salt-based hyproliser at Abby Pool and Jesus Green too if the initiative worked at Parkside Pool.

 

Councillor Glasberg requested a change to the recommendation in the Officer’s report to remove (O) ‘Cambridge Canoe Club additional storage’. Grant funding could be delayed until planning permission was received for the Canoe Club extension.

 

The Committee unanimously approved this amended recommendation.

 

The Committee unanimously resolved to endorse the recommendations as amended.

 

The Executive Councillor approved the recommendations as amended.

 

Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor (and any Dispensations Granted)

No conflicts of interest were declared by the Executive Councillor.