Decision details

Purpose of Report: To agree future arrangements for the management of public toilets in York.

The Cabinet Member is asked to approve the award tender to secure investment in public toilets and new operator arrangements.

This report has been deferred from the June to the July Cabinet to allow time for tender evaluation.

It is more appropriate for this item to go to a decision session so it will now be considered at a public Decision Session - Cabinet Member for Environmental Services on 27 September 2013.

This item will now be considered on Wednesday 9 October as this Decision Session has had to be moved to allow further consultation to be taken.

This decision will now be taken at a public decision session on 14 November in order to allow for completion of the new procurement process.

This decision will now be taken by Cabinet at its meeting on 3 December as the report has capital implications.

Recommended:   i)      That Council be asked to allocate £663k capital funding to undertake the refurbishment of the toilets, this capital to be funded by annual payments from the existing revenue budget for public toilets.

ii)            That, subject to the agreement of Council, a contract be awarded to the contractor who won the procurement exercise for £62k per year for fifteen years reflecting the aspects set out in paragraph 7 of the report.

Reason:                         To create excellent public toilets for York.