PCYC may get new gym

Gosford Council officers have recommended that the council approve the lodgement of a development application by the Umina PCYC to expand fitness services within the club.

They have also recommended to waiver development application fees and have them recorded as a donation in council's accounts.

The Umina PCYC has sought approval to lodge the development application allowing them to create a new gym entry at the side of the building, due to the fitness centre being in operation outside of normal operating hours of the PCYC.

The club is also seeking approval to create a separate reception area for the fitness centre at the location of the new entry, build a temporary room for the spin (cycle) classes within the main area of the hall, expand the main gym floor area and install new flooring to the gym floor area.

The Umina PCYC has advised council that the current fitness services cater to a small percentage of the community interested in fitness and it is envisaged that an expansion of these services would provide opportunity for special populations to become more active through fitness including the elderly, mothers with children and young people in fitness programs supervised by PCYC police and qualified instructors.

Extra fitness services will include new cardio and weights equipment, a spin room for cycle classes, child minding and personal fitness programming by qualified fitness staff, according to the council report.

The report stated that PCYC has advised that they will pay for all works to be completed on the building.

The Umina PCYC is a council-owned building located in Osborne St, Umina Beach.

The building is currently leased to the PCYC, which has been operating since 2001

According to the council report, the Umina PCYC "works with the community and young people to provide activities for youth development including sporting and recreational opportunities for young people and the general community".

Council agenda COM.29, 22 Jul 2008