Agenda item

The Executive Board Member considered the Leisure Charges 2021-22 report seeking approval of the proposed charges that formed part of the income generating plan for the leisure division for 2021-22. The report included charges for the following:-

·         Cultural Services (Arts, Museums, Theatres, Libraries and Archive)

·         Sports & Leisure venues (Leisure Centres, swimming pools, Actof online products and Actif Community Sports Charges)

·         Outdoor Recreation (Country Parks, including the Millennium Coastal Park, Pendine Beach car park and Pendine Outdoor Education Centre.

The Executive Board Member referred to the effects of the covid-19 pandemic on Leisure Services and endorsed the statement in 2.2 of the Executive Summary whereby the charging report would be used as a core framework that allowed managers to work within, particularly for seasonal and membership charges. It was noted the Executive Board Member would be consulted as part of any significant changes to the proposed schedule of rates and the principle of any adjustments would also have to be agreed, and signed off, by two senior officers and the Head of Service to ensure accountability and flexibility would continue, as in previous years.

The Head of Leisure reminded the Executive Board Member that the Council had entered into a contract in 2018 with Burry Port Marina to manage and operate Burry Port Harbour with mooring charges now being set by that company and a proportion thereof being paid to the Council. He advised that an issue requiring to be factored into those charges related to the level of car parking charges to be applied to mooring holders. An agreement had now been reached with the company for a £10 parking charge to be applied to mooring holders, while they remained as such, which the company would then pay to the Council.

RESOLVED to approve the Leisure Charges 2021-22 as set out in the report.