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Seafront Splash Pad Water Play and Kiosk
Meeting: 26/06/2017 - Charity Committee (Item 90)
90 Seafront Splash Pad Water Play and Kiosk PDF 109 KB
Minutes:
The Assistant Director, Regeneration and Culture, presented a report which updated the committee on further investigations into the proposed seafront water play and kiosk project and on the outcome of the grant application to the fourth round of the Coastal Communities Fund (CCF4).
At its meeting in December 2016, the Charity Committee had given in-principle agreement to procure a seafront splash pad facility with associated seating and kiosk at Pelham Place. However, further site investigations have revealed the presence of a mains sewer directly beneath the site. As a result, the costs of the project were likely to exceed the budget allocated by the committee. It was therefore recommended to cease further work in relation to installing a water play feature at Pelham Place. Consideration has been given to potential alternative locations, but no other suitable sites have yet been identified.
Funding had been secured from CCF4 to support the further improvement of the promenade in the White Rock area and to promote the increased use and enjoyment of the seafront. Funding of £145,000, including a grant of £95,000 from CCF4, had been allocated for the refurbishment of a redundant fountain and adjacent public space. However, because the fountain had been disused for a considerable time, it was necessary to carry out a structural survey of the site, before design options were commissioned. The survey would cost an additional £35,000, making a total budget of £180,000. A potential water play facility would also be considered, and costed, as part of the site investigations and tendering process.
Attendees at the recent Coastal Users Group meeting, which was not quorate. The group had suggested that the Stade open space be considered as potential location for a splash pad, when any resurfacing is carried out in the future. They also recommended including a garden area within the scheme for the White Rock area.
Councillor Poole proposed approval of the recommendations to the Assistant Director, Regeneration and Culture’s report, which was seconded by Councillor Forward.
RESOLVED (unanimously) to:
1. Cease further work in relation to the development of a water play feature at Pelham Place,
2. To note the successful outcome of the CCF4 bid, and;
3. Approve a budget of £180,000 for the refurbishment of the redundant fountain and adjacent public space at White Rock. £95,000 of this budget is the CCF 4 grant award, and the balance is to come from the Foreshore Trust’s reserves and existing budget, as set out in the report.
4. Delegate authority to the Director of Operational Services or his nominee in consultation with the Chair of the Charity Committee to undertake appropriate surveys, secure planning permission and subject to the outcome of the surveys, commission contractors to design and complete works, within the approved budget, that will re-animate, this area by the installation of a new water feature and associated physical improvements.
The reason for this decision was:
1. There are significant technical, and potentially costly, issues in relation to the installation of a splash pad ... view the full minutes text for item 90
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