Issue - meetings

The original lease which was dated 1999 was between Thanet Leisure Force and Thanet District Council. This covered various premises, which had gradually been surrendered back to TDC. 

The Winter Gardens lease had been taken back on the 12th August. Existing leases covered Northdown House, Hartsdown and Ramsgate Leisure Centre’s. 

There were to be separate leases both Hartsdown and Ramsgate Leisure Centres, with the head of terms including mutual break clauses. The head of terms had been influenced by four key factors: 

1) Financial implications of the coronavirus pandemic and future viability; 

2) The lack of local authority funding to provide the required operational subsidy; 

3) The ongoing and substantial maintenance, repair and refurbishment costs; 

4) The opportunity for TDC to utilise money from the Margate Town Deal fund. 

The following Members spoke under Council Procedure Rule 20.1: 

Councillor Whitehead; 

Councillor Garner. 

Councillor Pugh proposed, Councillor Jill Bayford seconded and Cabinet agreed the following: 

1. To agree to the surrender of the current lease in its totality, and regrant two new  independent leases for Hartsdown Leisure Centre and Ramsgate Leisure Centre;

2. To give delegated authority to the Interim Director of Property, to enter into the relevant Agreement(s) for new leases with Your Leisure on terms to be agreed; 

3. To give delegated authority to the Acting Director of Finance and Operations to negotiate the sharing agreement with Your Leisure for the wider provision of services provided through Your Leisure; 

4. To give delegated authority to the Acting Director of Finance and Operations to negotiate the service concession agreement with Your Leisure for the wider provision of Foreshore related activities; 

5. To give delegated authority to the Interim Head of Legal and Monitoring Officer to sign all documents necessary to give effect to the surrender and subsequent leases.