Agenda and minutes

No apologies of absence were received at the meeting.

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Leisure and Community  Scrutiny Panel meeting held on the 10 May 2023.

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Leisure and Community Scrutiny Panel meeting held on the 10 May 2023 be signed and confirmed as a correct record.

The Chairman made no announcements at the meeting.

To receive and declarations of interest from Members in accordance with the Standing Orders and the Council’s Code of Conduct and disclosures of advice or directions received from Group Leaders or Political Groups, in accordance with the Council’s Constitution.

Councillor R Bird declared a personal interest for item 7, as his wife was formerly a Trustee of one of the bidders detailed in the confidential Appendix to the report.

To receive any deputations of which notice has been lodged.

No deputations were received at the meeting.

To consider whether it is in the public interest to exclude the public and representatives of the press for this item on the grounds that, the matter to be dealt with under item 7 of the agenda involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

The Panel RESOLVED that it was in the public interest to exclude the public and representatives of the press for this item on the grounds that the matter to be dealt with under item 7 of the agenda involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

To receive a report from the Director of Leisure and Community which seeks approval to award a contract to operate Fareham Live on behalf of the Council.

Councillor R Bird declared a personal interest for this item as his wife was formerly a Trustee of one of the bidders detailed in the confidential Appendix to the report.

A discussion took place in respect of this item which is exempt from publication by virtue of Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 – Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person and category 7A (information which is subject to an obligation of confidentiality) of Schedule 12A Local Government Act 1972 and the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules.

At the end of this item, the meeting moved back into open session.

To consider any items of business dealt with by the Executive since the last meeting of the Panel, that falls under the remit of Leisure and Community  Portfolio. This will include any decisions taken by individual Members during the same time period.

There were no comments or questions for clarification in respect of this item.

There were no comments or questions for clarification in respect of this item.

To provide an opportunity for Members to consider the Scrutiny Panel priorities for Leisure and Community.

The Director of Leisure and Community advised the Panel that once the new Corporate Strategy has been adopted in October, members will need to re-evaluate the priorities for 2023-2029.  In the meantime, the priorities for the Panel at present were confirmed and agreed as follows:

-       Review the Partnership with Hampshire Cultural Trust

-       Review Progress on Fareham Live

-       Review Allocations of Section 106 contributions for outdoor sport and recreation

-       Develop an approach to play area development and inclusive play area equipment

-       Review SLM partnership (to include information on reducing carbon footprint)

-       Review Fareham North West Vision in respect of leisure and community facilities.

Members asked whether there could be an update regarding the new extension at Fareham Leisure Centre. The Leisure and Community Manager confirmed that there has been a 40% increase in customer footfall to almost 700,000 and that a detailed update will be brought to the Panel later this year which will include an update on performance and provide benchmarking against contract expectations.