Issue - meetings
Contract with Brent Play Association for Stonebridge Adventure Playground
Meeting: 23/02/2015 - Cabinet (Item 6)
6 Contract with Brent Play Association for Stonebridge Adventure Playground 
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This report seeks to determine the future of the contract with Brent Play Association for the provision of play activities at Stonebridge Adventure Playground (SAP). The current contract runs until 31 March 2015.
Additional documents:
Decision:
that the contract with Brent Play Association for the provision of play services delivered from Stonebridge Adventure Playground be allowed to expire on 31 March 2015 and that the council does not enter into a further contract for the delivery of play services from Stonebridge Adventure Playground.
Minutes:
The report from the Strategic Director, Children and Families sought to determine the future of the contract with Brent Play Association for the provision of play activities at Stonebridge Adventure Playground. Councillor Moher (Lead Member, Children and Families) in introducing the report stated that the current contract would expire after 31 March 2015 and it was proposed that it be allowed to lapse as there was no budget provision for the £184M per annum required. She referred to the match funding the playground received and the range of activities provided and the average daily usage. Councillor Moher stated that in the current financial climate, there was a need for existing funds to go further and assured that the new Stonebridge school would have extensive play and out of hours provision. The requirement to pay a one-off grant payback £40,000 to the Lottery under the 10 year Deed of Dedication entered into in 2008 would be funded from the Early Years service.
The Leader of the Council, Councillor Butt, reiterated that the decision to cease funding Brent Play Association which would impact on Youth Service provision had been a difficult one but the council had a wider responsibility to protect and provide services in the borough.
RESOLVED:
that the contract with Brent Play Association for the provision of play services delivered from Stonebridge Adventure Playground be allowed to expire on 31 March 2015 and that the council does not enter into a further contract for the delivery of play services from Stonebridge Adventure Playground.