Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change
DECISIONS made by the Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change, Councillor Nick Bennett, on 28 February 2023 at Via MS Teams
Councillors Claire Dowling and Bob Standley spoke on item 4 (see minute 73)
69. Decisions made by the Lead Cabinet Member on 24 January 2023
69.1 The Lead Member approved as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 24 January 2023.
70. Disclosure of Interests
70.1 There were none.
71. Urgent items
71.1 There were none.
72. Reports
72.1 Reports referred to in the minutes below are contained in the minute book.
73. Uckfield Leisure Centre - next steps
73.1 The Lead Member considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer together with exempt information contained in a later agenda item.
DECISIONS
73.2 The Lead Member RESOLVED to approve the proposal to hold a 10-week public consultation regarding the options for Uckfield Leisure Centre (including Uckfield swimming pool) to commence in March 2023.
REASONS
73.3 Wealden District Council has recently re-confirmed that it is not their intention to renew the lease in July 2023 and following the Expression of Interest marketing exercise held last year, East Sussex County Council now proposes to commence public consultation to seek views from all stakeholders and consider any new ideas, or proposals that may come forward.
74. Exclusion of the Public and Press
74.1 It was RESOLVED to exclude the public and press from the meeting for the remaining agenda items on the grounds that if the public and press were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as specified in paragraphs 3 of Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), namely information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).
75. Uckfield Leisure Centre - next steps - Exempt Information
75.1 The Lead Member considered a report by the Chief Finance Officer which provided exempt information in support of an earlier item on the agenda.
DECISIONS
75.2 The Lead Member RESOLVED to note the exempt information in the report in support of an earlier item on the agenda.
REASON
75.3 The report contained exempt information in relation to an earlier item on the agenda.