Issue - meetings

Report of Director of Regeneration and Planning

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Margaret Bannister

(Key decision):

(1) To agree that £3 million be earmarked from the Council’s capital programme in order to support priority improvement works on the Bandstand and the adjacent promenade.

(2) To give approval to the commencement of the procurement processes to deliver the priority improvement works on the Bandstand and the adjacent promenade and delegation of the development and management of the procurement processes to be followed and authority to appoint the necessary contractors be given to the Director of Regeneration and Planning, such delegation to include approval to allowing exceptions to the council’s contract procedure rules should that become necessary.

The Cabinet considered the report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Regeneration and Planning asking them to note initial repairs and maintenance costs for works to the Bandstand and adjacent promenade. The report sought to agree that £3 million be earmarked from the capital programme to support priority improvement works.

The Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Regeneration and Planning advised that the implications of coronavirus on any decisions made at this meeting would be fully assessed and the Council would look to mitigate any risks.

Resolved (Key decision):

(1) To agree that £3 million be earmarked from the Council’s capital programme in order to support priority improvement works on the Bandstand and the adjacent promenade.

(2) To give approval to the commencement of the procurement processes to deliver the priority improvement works on the Bandstand and the adjacent promenade and delegation of the development and management of the procurement processes to be followed and authority to appoint the necessary contractors be given to the Director of Regeneration and Planning, such delegation to include approval to allowing exceptions to the council’s contract procedure rules should that become necessary.

Reason for decisions:

Priority improvement works are required on the Bandstand and adjacent promenade.