To seek agreement from the Executive Committee to proposals for the changes in the management of the Sports Centre in order to reduce on-going costs whilst retaining community access.

Decision

a)                  That the operation of the Gryphon Sports Centre service be transferred to The Gryphon School on 1^st September 2017;

b)                  That a one-off grant of £350,000 from the Corporate Projects Reservesbe made to The Gryphon School on condition of both the transfer of the sports centre service to the school in accordance with the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) and the continuation of public access to the sports centre in accordance with The Gryphon School’s specification for the service (appendix A);

c)                  That the grant as set out in recommendation 2 (b) should also be conditional on The Gryphon School agreeing to an extension to the Joint Use Agreement for the Gryphon Sports Centre for a four-year period from August 2021 with the option to terminate the agreement at 12-months’ notice by any party at any point after August 2021;

d)                  That the Strategic Director and Section 151 Officer be given delegated authority to agree the terms of the revised Joint Use Agreement and the grant agreement.