Issue - meetings

1.     The project to install a Splash Park in Gadebridge Park be approved. The location of the Splash Park and new Play Area are shown on the plan in Appendix 1 of the Cabinet report.

2.     The virement of capital underspend from the Play Area Improvements Project to the relocation of the Children's Play Area be approved.

3. The Splash Park opening in spring 2018 be approved
4. That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director (Neighbourhood Delivery) in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Environmental, Sustainability and Regulatory Services to award the contract for the supply and construction of the Splash Park and Play Area

1.     The project to install a Splash Park in Gadebridge Park be approved. The location of the Splash Park and new Play Area are shown on the plan in Appendix 1 of the Cabinet report.

2.     The virement of capital underspend from the Play Area Improvements Project to the relocation of the Children's Play Area be approved.

3. The Splash Park opening in spring 2018 be approved
4. That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director (Neighbourhood Delivery) in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Environmental, Sustainability and Regulatory Services to award the contract for the supply and construction of the Splash Park and Play Area

Reason for Decision

For Cabinet to review and approve the recommendations for a new Splash Park in Gadebridge Park.

Corporate Objectives

Clean Safe and Enjoyable Environment – Splash Parks are very popular facilities which give families a safe enjoyable place to visit.

Monitoring Officer/S.151 Officer Comments

Monitoring Officer:  

The project officers must ensure that an appropriate form of supply and construction contract is completed prior to commencement of the works and early consultation with the legal team is advised to ensure that this is completed in time for commencement.

S.151 Comments

The proposed scheme can be met from within existing approved budgets of £1m. The additional funds required to deliver the refurbishment of the play area can be funded subject to Members authorising the virement for the use of the £150k underspend from the Play Area Improvement project to this.

Further works to consider the scale and cost of resurfacing and enlarging the existing car park will need to be brought back for member consideration once the Environment Agency confirm the requirements and potential implications of the relocation of the river have been considered and confirmed

Advice

Councillor Marshall gave the following introduction to the report:

I seek Cabinet approval to proceed with the installation of a Splash Park in Gadebridge Park together with creating a new play area near the splash park, so enabling the car park to be extended.   £1.5m Capital has been set aside; £1m will cover the cost of the installation of the Splash Park and ancillary works, including toilets, a concession kiosk and signage.  The underspend from the Play Area Improvements programme of some £150K will cover the new play area.  The remaining £500K should be sufficient for the renovation of the White Bridge, for which DBC will be obtaining a consultant’s report on its current condition and options available.

The Splash Park will fulfil the Council’s long standing commitment to install a water play feature to replace the paddling pool.  Because of its sensitive location, behind St Mary’s Church and the Walled Garden, it will not feature fluorescently coloured high poles & the like spraying water down; instead the water will come up from the ground through various nozzles which can shower, spray, rain, mist, shoot streams of water & so on and the colour of the ground area will be again sympathetic to the surroundings.  The new play area nearby would  ...  view the full minutes text for item 19