Agenda item

Fees and Charges 2020/21& 2021/22

Report of the Superintendent of Hampstead Heath.

Minutes:

Members considered and approved a report of the Superintendent of Hampstead Heath setting out the proposed fees and charges for sports facilities and services provided at Hampstead Heath, Highgate Wood and Queen’s Park for 2020/21 and the proposed fees and charges for Weddings and Civil Ceremonies for 2021/22.

 

Members were advised that the report had been to the Hampstead Heath Swim Forum, Sports Advisory Forum and Consultative Committee for input.

 

With regards to paragraph 14, it was noted that flexibility was required as the swimming freeze could not be held.

 

A Member queried what the position was regarding providing contactless and online payments for swimmers and what the timeline would be following the delay. It was highlighted that the Chairman and Deputy Chair were passionate about bringing in the technology which would massively improve the compliance of payments.

 

The Superintendent advised that the availability of contactless payments was being actively progressed across the Corporation’s open spaces. However, ongoing issues concerning physical connectively, Lloyds bank technical implementation and legalities from the Chamberlain’s Department had caused significant delays. It was hoped this would be in place by April 2020. Online payments were already available for booking tennis and the Team were building a business case to use this model across all facilities. Members agreed that offering contactless and online payments were spend to save projects that needed to be implemented.      

 

RESOLVED – That Members:-

 

·         agree the proposed fees and charges for 2020/21 and 2021/22, as set out in Appendix 1 of this report;

 

·         agree for the new Bandstand and Meeting Room charges to be introduced from 14 November 2019 as set out in paras 16 & 17.

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