Issue - meetings

Recommended: That Council include the scheme within the Council’s capital budget for consideration at the February 2015 budget meeting.

Reason:     This scheme will enable savings from the Community Hub project as well as from Health and Wellbeing’s revenue spend.

Members considered a report which provided an update and a financial analysis on the review of day support and development of Burton Stone Community Centre. It was proposed to develop the Centre as Specialist Activity Base and Community Hub, in line with the Council’s transformation programme and the strategic direction for all community centres to be self sufficient by April 2015.

It was noted that extensive consultation had been undertaken both with providers, who currently offered support to adults with a learning difficulty and autism and through a public engagement event in September. Concern had been expressed by the York Coronary Support Group and York Renal exercise group, regarding their future use of the Centre however a commitment had been made to ensure that facilities would continue to be made available to these groups.

Members confirmed their support for enhancement of the current facilities at the Centre to ensure that the current community use was developed alongside activities which focused on delivering services for adults at a specialist activity base.

Consideration then was given to the following options:

          i.             No capital investment - Burton Stone Community Centre closes.

         ii.             Adaptations to Burton Stone Community Centre to create a Specialist Activity Base providing the building with a 5 year life span.

Recommended: That Council include the scheme within the Council’s capital budget for consideration at the February 2015 budget meeting. ^1.

Reason:     This scheme will enable savings from the Community Hub project as well as from Health and Wellbeing’s revenue spend.