(a)

Plymouth Life Centre –

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work was progressing well, including the installation of the moveable floor booms in main pool hall, the fitting of the coloured glass on the external walls of the dive tower area and  the installation of the columns at the main entrance; a large section of the new car park had been handed back and was currently being used by members of the public;

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site visits would be controlled more effectively, following concerns raised by Balfour Beatty;

(b)

Leisure Management Update –

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work was being undertaken with Everyone Active to develop their mobilisation proposals and meet with staff from the various organisations that would TUPE transfer to them; (Everyone Active had already taken over the facilities at Plympton pool and Brickfields);

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the pricing structure was competitive and prices were fixed until 31 March 2013;

?

extracts from the Everyone Active’s draft travel plan were provided;

(c)

Brickfields –

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the transfer of Brickfields Sports Centre to Devonport Community Leisure Limited (DCLL) had been completed on 1 September 2011 (which had subsequently been sub leased to Everyone Active who had now taken over the building and was managing it on behalf of DCLL);

(d)

Events Field –

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the circus would be located on the Cottage Field between 24 August and 4 September 2011 (the site was accessible to the public and in particular to those with a disability);

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a meeting with representatives from the circus would be held to discuss the entrance and egress from the site (avoiding the road between the Mayflower Centre and the Plymouth Life Centre;

(e)

Skateboard Park –

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work had commenced on site on 11 July 2011 and was programmed to be completed by 3 October 2011;

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the planning authority had approved the drainage proposals (which formed part of the ground conditions) for the site.

(f)

a site visit had been undertaken by some members of the panel and it was hoped that they now had a clear understanding of the facility;

(g)

the pricing structure for all the leisure facilities had been set at a competitive rate;

(h)

it was hoped that Everyone Active would put forward some innovative ideas to promote the use of Brickfields, as the facility was currently under used;

(i)

admission prices for both Brickfields and Plympton pool had been reduced and the number of child swimming lesson places had been increased (previously there had been a waiting list of 70 children).

(j)

the car park strategy was currently being developed by Everyone Active who would be responsible for managing the car park; the car park would be free of charge for the foreseeable future, except on Plymouth Argyle home matches (the charge would be redeemable at the Plymouth Life Centre);

(k)

the initial problems that had been encountered with Everyone Active’s website would be followed up;

(l)

a suitable location for the taxi rank was currently being investigated;

(m)

the provision of direct bus services to the Plymouth Life Centre from across the city and the frequency of the services, particularly at weekends and evenings would be followed up with the transport department;

(n)

if a bus service had been identified which was commercially viable, proposals to run this service would be put forward by the bus operator;

(o)

there was currently a considerable level of interest from GP’s (several visits had been undertaken with GPs in the city) who were now able to see the benefits of working together;

(p)

the issues raised by Councillor Penberthy which included the joining up of the cycle routes to allow people to cycle to the facility; the draft travel plan making no reference to Plymouth Argyle home matches; the unquantifiable car movement targets and the incentives on a reduction in the ticket price rather than a cup of coffee, would be followed up.