Issue - meetings

To receive the recommendation from the meeting of Cabinet held on 26^th September 2019 to enable the  development of the café and bar offer in order to further improve customer service and increase net return whilst reducing the cost of running The Capitol. (The report of the Cabinet Member for Leisure and Culture to Cabinet is online here)

RESOLVED

i)       That the café and bar at The Capitol be managed directly in-house.

Reasons for Recommendations

i)       To enable the development of the café and bar offer in order to further improve customer service and increase net return thus reducing the overall cost of running The Capitol.

The Deputy Leader provided a report on operation of the café and bar at the Capitol. The Cabinet Member reported that on 31 March 2019 the contract for the operation of the cafe and bar at The Capitol had ended. As previous tender exercises had resulted in few applications, it was proposed to trial managing the service in-house. The trial began on 1 April, 2019. Over the eight years of the most recent external contract, the average net income per annum had been £24,000. The expected net income from the direct management was £72,000. An increase of almost £50,000. So far, the new direct management had delivered £16,100 net income which was in line with projections. The recommendation was seconded by Councillor Roger Noel.

RESOLVED

i)       That the café and bar at The Capitol be managed directly in-house.