BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCIL
HADLEIGH AND DISTRICT SWIMMING POOL TRUST COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE HADLEIGH AND DISTRICT SWIMMING POOL TRUST COMMITTEE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, COUNCIL OFFICES, CORKS LANE, HADLEIGH ON MONDAY 8 JUNE 2009
PRESENT: Mr D H Keane – Chairman
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Mr J C Brand |
Mrs M O Munson |
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1 Declaration Of Interests,
2 Minutes,
3 Petitions,
4 Questions From Members,
5 Annual Report And Statement Of Accounts,
6 Exclusion Of The Public (Which Term Includes The Press),
7 Reconsideration Of The Disposal Of Leases Of Hadleigh Pool And The Stonehouse Road Car Park By The Hadleigh And District Swimming Pool Trust (HDSPT) (Exempt information by virtue of Paragraph 3 of Part 1),
None declared.
RESOLVED
That the Minutes of the meeting held on 12 March 2009 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.
None received.
None received.
The Director of Finance introduced the Trustee’s Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for 2007/08 for the Hadleigh and District Swimming Pool which were contained in Paper J33 (PDF 47Kb).
Members asked questions of the Director of Finance and made suggestions as to how the report could be clarified.
RESOLVED
(1) That the Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for 2007/08 as outlined in Paper J33 be approved subject to:
a) Note 3 – Paragraph 3.1 Entrance Fees – the figure to be included.
b) Statement of Financial Activities – under the line “Premises costs” a note be added explaining that the large increase relates to depreciation costs.
(2) That the Solicitor to the Trust be authorised to sign the 2007/08 and future Annual Reports on behalf of the Trustees.
(3) That the Corporate Accountant for Babergh District Council be authorised to sign the 2007/08 and future Accounts on behalf of the Trustees.
RESOLVED
That pursuant to Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the business specified below on the grounds that if the public were present during this item, it is likely that there would be the disclosure to them of exempt information as indicated against the item.
The Committee was satisfied that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.
The Assistant Solicitor (Legal Advisor to the Hadleigh and District Swimming Pool Trust) submitted a report (Paper J32 (PDF 34Kb)) advising the Committee on issues which have arisen since the Committee resolved to proceed with the surrender of the leases of the swimming pool and car park to the Council.
The Committee were requested to consider three issues, firstly matters which have arisen because of a change in the circumstances surrounding the previously proposed transaction (the “Tripartite Agreement”) secondly the need to be aware of two public objections received in response to the statutory public notice of the proposal to dispose of the land and thirdly, to decide which course of action to pursue in place of the Tripartite Agreement.
In considering the matter the Committee felt that South Suffolk Leisure would be in a better position, than the Council, to protect and enhance the existing facilities.
RESOLVED
(1) That the previous resolutions to surrender the leases of the swimming pool and car park be withdrawn.
(2) That, subject to the agreement of South Suffolk Leisure the Committee transfer the Corporate Trusteeship of HDSPT from the Council to South Suffolk Leisure.
The business of the meeting was concluded at 9.45 a.m.
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Chairman
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