Issue - meetings

Report of the Leisure Services Team Manager

The Leisure Services Team Manager presented the report to members, in which he provided updates on various projects, including Coalville Park play equipment, the Community Garden, Lillehammer Drive and also the provision of Covid memorial benches.

Members were pleased to see that the application to the Treescapes scheme had been successful. Following a comment from Councillor J Geary on the future maintenance of the 20 trees that had been secured, once the 3 year maintenance had expired, it was noted that a budget was available from previous funding that had been secured for that reason.

Members were invited to put forward their proposals for suitable sites for the Covid memorial benches via email to Officers, before the end of the month and it was noted that 6 memorial benches had been allocated in total for the Coalville Special Expense Area.

It was moved by Councillor J Legrys, seconded by Councillor J Geary and

RESOLVED THAT:

1. The progress update on the 2021/22 capital projects be noted.

RECOMMENDED THAT:

2. Approval be sought from Cabinet to submit an application to the district wide COVID commemoration.