Decision details

RESOLVED THAT

1.  Subject to The Cheltenham Trust being registered as a charity by the Charities Commission before 1 October 2014,

1.1  It be agreed that the following services will be undertaken by The Cheltenham Trust, or where relevant its trading subsidiary, Cheltenham Leisure and Culture Limited:

·         Leisure@ Cheltenham

·         Prince of Wales Stadium

·         Town Hall

·         Pittville Pump Room

·         The Wilson (Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum)

·         Tourism Services and Tourist Information Centre

·         Sport, Play and Healthy Lifestyles

1.2  the proposed management fee, and the arrangements for varying it, as set out in sections 8.1 and 8.2 of this report be approved.

1.3  Authority be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Healthy Lifestyles, S151 Officer and Borough Solicitor to finalise and complete the contract, leases, licences and all other relevant contracts and legal documentation as necessary to enable the Trust to commence business from 1 October 2014.

1.4  Authority be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Healthy Lifestyles, S151 Officer and Borough Solicitor for the Council to enter into a service level contract with The Cheltenham Trust for the provision of property services as outlined in section 5.4.3 of this report.

2.  in the event of The Cheltenham Trust not being registered as a charity before 1 October 2014, or another critical issue preventing the transfer of services by that date that

2.1  authority be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Healthy Lifestyles, the Cabinet Member for Finance, S151 Officer and Borough Solicitor for the Council to complete the transfer, if all impediments are removed, at any date up to and including 1 November 2014.

2.2  In the event that services are not transferred in accordance with recommendation 2.1 that a further report be brought to the Cabinet meeting on 11 November 2014.

3  It be noted that The Cheltenham Trust has been granted Admitted Body status to the Local Government Pension Scheme and that, as previously advised to Cabinet in the June report, this Council will be liable for any pension deficit on former employees of the Council who transfer to the Trust.