Agenda item - Preston Park Chalet Public Toilets Condition Survey

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Preston Park Chalet Public Toilets Condition Survey

Report of the Executive Director of Environment, Development & Housing (copy attached).

 

Decision:

1)           That Committee notes the findings of the survey undertaken of the Preston Park Rotunda Toilets which has identified £11,200 of repairs and maintenance which should be carried out by 2016/17.  More significant investment of up to £80,500 for refurbishment which should be carried out by 2018/19.

 

2)           That Committee notes the findings of the survey undertaken of the Preston Park Chalet Toilets which has identified £8,200 of repairs and maintenance which should be carried out by 2017/18 and more significant investment of £69,000 for refurbishment which should be carried out by 2022/23.

 

3)           That Committee agrees the short term repairs and maintenance up to a value of £11,200 are carried out at the Preston Park Rotunda Toilets in 2014/15 and £8,200 at Preston Park Chalet Toilets in 2015/16 funded through the Preston Park pay and display surplus fund.  This time-scale is sooner than that recommended by the surveys.

 

4)           That Committee notes there is no allocated capital budget for refurbishment works to public toilets.  Any works would need to be considered as part of the capital works program as part of the annual budget setting process or through other funds such as the Preston Park ring fenced pay and display scheme.

 

5)           That Committee agrees to defer a decision on the full refurbishment of both sites until the surveys of all sites have been analysed and recommendations developed taking a strategic approach to public toilet provision across the city with consideration given to the provision within the wider context of Asset Management across operational council owned buildings.

 

6)           Committee agrees to a report to be produced for Policy & Resources Committee in early 2015 which updates members on the work done since the Toilet Scrutiny including the survey results of all sites.  This report will form the basis for discussion and recommendations on future toilet provision in the city.

 

Minutes:

47.1      The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director, Environment, Development & Housing that summarised the findings of a survey of the Preston park toilets following a resolution from Full Council to do so and made recommendations regarding the next steps.

 

47.2      Councillor Robins asked when the last refurbishment of the toilets took place.

 

47.3      The Head of Strategy & Projects clarified that there was a small scale refurbishment recently undertaken and there was a redecoration programmed in the near future.

 

47.4      Councillor Cox noted that whilst he supported recommendation 2.5 (iii) he hoped that recommendation 2.5 (ii) would continue to be discussed and considered.

 

47.5      RESOLVED-

 

1)           That Committee notes the findings of the survey undertaken of the Preston Park Rotunda Toilets which has identified £11,200 of repairs and maintenance which should be carried out by 2016/17.  More significant investment of up to £80,500 for refurbishment which should be carried out by 2018/19.

 

2)           That Committee notes the findings of the survey undertaken of the Preston Park Chalet Toilets which has identified £8,200 of repairs and maintenance which should be carried out by 2017/18 and more significant investment of £69,000 for refurbishment which should be carried out by 2022/23.

 

3)           That Committee agrees the short term repairs and maintenance up to a value of £11,200 are carried out at the Preston Park Rotunda Toilets in 2014/15 and £8,200 at Preston Park Chalet Toilets in 2015/16 funded through the Preston Park pay and display surplus fund.  This time-scale is sooner than that recommended by the surveys.

 

4)           That Committee notes there is no allocated capital budget for refurbishment works to public toilets.  Any works would need to be considered as part of the capital works program as part of the annual budget setting process or through other funds such as the Preston Park ring fenced pay and display scheme.

 

5)           That Committee agrees to defer a decision on the full refurbishment of both sites until the surveys of all sites have been analysed and recommendations developed taking a strategic approach to public toilet provision across the city with consideration given to the provision within the wider context of Asset Management across operational council owned buildings.

 

6)           Committee agrees to a report to be produced for Policy & Resources Committee in early 2015 which updates members on the work done since the Toilet Scrutiny including the survey results of all sites.  This report will form the basis for discussion and recommendations on future toilet provision in the city.

 

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