Agenda, decisions and minutes

At this point, Members are asked to declare any person or prejudicial interest they may have in the business on this agenda.

The Executive Member was invited to declare at this point in the meeting any personal or prejudicial interests he might have in the business on the agenda. He confirmed that he had none.

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on13 April 2010.

RESOLVED:             That the minutes of the meeting held on 13 April 2010 be signed and approved by the Executive Member as a correct record.

It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.

This report asks the Executive Member to agree a new structure of posts in the Community Sport and Physical Activity delivery team within the Sport and Active Leisure service.

RESOLVED:             That the proposed staffing posts for the Community Sport and Physical Activity delivery team be approved by the Executive Member.

REASON:                  So that the Sport and Active Leisure Service is best structured to deliver its outcomes.

The Executive Member considered a report which asked him to agree to a new structure of posts in the Community Sport and Physical Activity delivery team within the Sport and Active Leisure service.

An annex was attached to the report detailing the proposed new structure.

The Executive Member thanked Officers for their hard work in developing the restructure and the successful Community Investment Fund(CIF) bid. He added that the expiration of the Sport England funding last financial year had presented a real challenge to front line delivery in York. He was pleased that following the budget round at the beginning of the year and the successful CIF bid that front line service delivery in York had been secured for the future.

The Executive Member added that challenging targets had been set by Officers for York to have the highest participation rates of any city in the country by 2013. He commented that the proposed restructure around the Everybody Active initiative would allow for Officers to work towards securing this target.

Additionally the Executive Member said that there had been positive movement in the recent people survey that had been conducted, and great progress in the disabled participation rates. He said that ensuring that the programme is as inclusive as possible was key to the strategy. He added that this was reflected in the Everybody Active targeted programme with Officers in the new structure focused at specific areas such as; disability, older and younger people’s participation.

The Executive Member stated that he felt that the successful CIF bid, along with additional funding from the Rugby League was a reflection of the high regard that Officers’ work is held by those outside of York.

He finally referred to the Just 30 campaign and stated that the new structure in the delivery team would cement the excellent work that had already taken place across the city.

RESOLVED:             That the proposed staffing posts for the Community Sport and Physical Activity delivery team be approved by the Executive Member.

REASON:                  So that the Sport and Active Leisure Service is best structured to deliver its outcomes.