Issue - meetings

To submit a report by the Director of Place and Community Well-being.

It was resolved  -

·                To note the report and the responses to the consultation processes undertaken to date.

·                To fully support and endorse the Regulation and Economic Development Service’s recommendation to undertake the preparation of further impact assessments in full accordance with the requirements of relevant legislation.

·                To support and endorse a further public consultation period.

The report of the Director of Place and Community Well-being in respect of the future of Llangefni Golf Course was presented for the Executive’s consideration.

In the absence of the Portfolio Member for Major Projects and Economic Development, the Chair reported that the report sets out the work that has been undertaken since the responsibility for the Golf Course was handed back to the Council in October, 2018 following the Llangefni Partnership’s decision not to seek an extension to the lease of the facility nor to request a community asset transfer from the Council. Part of this work has included extensive public consultation on disposing of the asset (a synopsis of which is provided in the report) the Executive having in May 2018 supported in principle a recommendation to dispose of the Ffridd dwelling and accompanying 41 acres for sale on the open market with the capital receipts to be ring-fenced and reinvested in enhancing existing leisure centre facilities. Officers remain of the provisional opinion that that this decision remains the correct one and that it provides an opportunity to invest in local leisure facilities to realise wider well-being and health benefits.

The Service Business Manager (Regulation & Economic Development) highlighted that given the sensitivity around the processes to dispose of an asset, the County Council must ensure that all such processes are therefore robust, thorough and fully compliant with statutory requirements. The impact of the proposal must be adequately assessed in line with the relevant legislation and it is recommended that the next steps should involve officers considering and preparing the required impact assessments as well as undertaking a further public consultation exercise. These are statutory requirements to ensure full compliance with the legislation as set out. A full report will then be brought back to the Executive to enable it to come to a final decision on the matter.

It was resolved -

•           To note the report and the responses to the consultation processes undertaken to date.

•           To fully support and endorse the Regulation and Economic Development Service’s recommendation to undertake the preparation of further impact assessments in full accordance with the requirements of relevant legislation.

•           To support and endorse a further public consultation period.