Decision details
PlayZones Funding Application Site Selection and Community Engagement Approach
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Decision:
The report sought approval of a site selection and community engagement approach for the PlayZones funding programme.
A
PlayZones funding stream was launched
by the Football Foundation in 2022, the funding is used to create
safe, inclusive, and accessible outdoor sports facilities that
bring communities together through recreational forms of football
and a range of other sports and physical activities. The fund will
enable the refurbishment and creation of multi
use games areas across the City. |
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10.2 |
RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Communities, Parks and Leisure Policy Committee:-
1.
Approve the proposed approach to: a. site selection as set out in the report.
b.
community engagement outlined in the report. 2.
Notes: a. the proposed consortium approach to the development of the funding application. b. that a final list of sites will be reported to the Communities, Parks and Leisure Committee. c. that if secured, any capital funding associated with this funding will be presented to the Strategy and Resources Committee for approval.
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10.3 |
Reasons for Decision |
10.3.1 |
The
Football Foundation Playzones Programme
provides an opportunity for us to increase the quality and
usability of a significant number of multi-use games areas across
the city. |
10.3.2 |
The
PlayZones programme will enable us to
provide facilities and activities for communities and target groups
who currently face barriers to getting active. This will enable us
to tackle inequalities. |
10.3.3 |
The
site selection and community engagement approach outlined in the
above report is required to ensure we identify the most feasible
sites that can reach our target groups; are supported by local
communities; are able to be effectively activated via our partner
organisations and can pass the through planning and design phase
successfully. |
10.4 |
Alternatives Considered and Rejected |
The option of not applying for the PlayZones programme has been considered. This has been rejected as it would mean we do not secure a significant amount of investment into Sheffield outdoor sport facilities, which is a key priority in our Sport and Leisure Strategy. The condition of multi-use games areas would not be improved, gaps in provision could not be resolved and those communities who most need these facilities and their activation would miss out on this opportunity. |
Report author: Lisa Firth
Publication date: 23/11/2022
Date of decision: 14/11/2022
Decided at meeting: 14/11/2022 - Communities, Parks and Leisure Policy Committee
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