Issue - meetings

That the report be noted.

The Head of Culture and Leisure Services introduced a report to invite comments on the draft Play Sufficiency Assessment and Action Plan.  He provided background information and explained that following consultation with the Committee, and previous stakeholder consultations, the document would be submitted to Cabinet for approval and forwarded to the Welsh Government as the Council’s formal response. 

Members considered an executive summary of the Play Sufficiency Assessment and subsequent Action Plan which was attached to the report.  Councillor P. Shotton commented on the financial cost of delivering the required actions under Schedules 2 and 3 and referred to the need for further discussions with the WG concerning additional resources.  Councillor C.A. Thomas also expressed concern regarding funding and commented on the need for collaborative working within Schedule 1.  She referred to the play funding proposal and match funding for play areas and congratulated the Director of Lifelong Learning and his team on their hard work in producing the  Play Sufficiency Assessment and subsequent Action Plan.

In response to a question from Councillor M. Bateman on the all-weather football pitch in Sychdyn, the Director commented that it was amongst a number of leisure facilities which were in need of significant investment but for which resources are not available.  He referred to the difficult decisions which would have to be made in terms of sustaining leisure facilities. 

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.