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Community Centre Consultation Drop In Event

Thursday 16th

 July 2015 4:00pm – :00pm

!eston "ane Community Centre

The “Community Centre Review – Proposals to Consult” paper was agreed at Leeds City CouncilExecutive Board on !th "ovem#er $%&' (mong other things the Executive Board agreed a $ wee)consultation to consult on *uture options *or ten centres across the city' This process *ormally startedon +onday ,th -ecem#er $%& #ut has #een extended into .uly $%,'

The Executive Board committed to a consultation process that would investigate all options *orsustaining provision in the local area' These may include alternative management arrangementssuch as increased community group involvement and options *or involving voluntary/ community and

*aith organisations' 0ptions will also #e considered around #etter use o* other local assets andalternative usage o* each centre'

The product o* the consultation will #e #rought to the 0uter "orth 1est Community Committee andreported #ac) to the Councils Executive Board with timescales *or *urther action'

• 1eston Lane cost the council 2,/3%! to run in $%&4,

• The centre has the lowest usage o* all Leeds City Council community centres' 5&'367

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The site is suita#le *or housing development which would #ring in a capital receipt to thecouncil'

#ptions

8n anticipation o* this event local options have #een explored in an e**ort to propose wor)a#lesolutions' The *ollowing are a list o* options *or consideration'

• The centre is o**ered *or use *or pre9school provision #y a private enterprise' This would #ring

some income to the council #ut would mean the centre is unavaila#le *or wider communityuse'

• The Centre is closed and the site sold *or residential development' ( proportion o* the capital

receipt to #e invested in other community *acilities in 0tley'

• The Centre operates in its current *ormat and the council su#sidises any loss made

throughout the year 5(pprox 2:)7'

8n conclusion o* this consultation we want to have esta#lished a clear direction o* travel *or 1estonLane Community Centre''