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3. BOARD REQUEST FOR SCRUTINY OF INCOME AND EXPENDITUREBUDGETS3.1 NB provided background to the request of the Board for a review of 3 keyaspects in relation to seeking efficiencies in the following areas:-• external review of central support costs• review of Sports & Service Development• review of key service area’s income / expenditure budgetsInfoThe Board agreed that the process should be undertaken by external resourcestherefore the service area sub committees were to meet for this purpose andbefore the November Board meeting3.2 GG referred to income and expenditure information of the EICA in relation totrends, targets, last years performance and specific areas of success againstareas requiring support.3.3 GG referred to planned development initiatives eg. installation of 5 new platformareas in the gym following financial support from Scottish Institute of Sport andJudo Scotland, relocation of the Judo Scotland offices to level 4 and the plannedexpansion of the Scrambles soft play area. The success of the aerial assault andthe birthday party market had been particularly pleasing. The improved Educationuse was mainly due to the independent sector as they tended to have their owntransport.3.4 PG confirmed that he was not aware of any significant efficiency savings at thisstage given the information presented. Discussion took place on the independentand external report commissioned by CEC on the management of the facilitywhich was yet to be considered by an appropriate CEC committee and was notexpected to be so until February 2010. NB felt this had been unfortunate giventhe positive outcome in relation to EL’s management of this facility specifically inrelation to its recognition of EL’s ability to increase revenue and reducing costs.InfoInfoInfo4. FUTURE EICA PLAN4.1 NB referred to the Asset & Estates Sub Committee’s recommendation to theBoard that specific plans be prepared for the key service areas. In this respectthe Health & Fitness Plan had been the pilot for such a document and plans werecurrently being prepared for the further key service areas, such as the EICA. TheEICA Plan would be a 2/3 page long document based on the morecomprehensive EICA Business Plan and would be included within EL’s FFLstrategy to be considered in draft format at the November Board meeting.4.2 It is also EL’s intention to have a 5 year financial overview and projection to beappended to each individual plan to ensure clarity and identification of resources.NBNB2