Issue - meetings

Report of Tourism and Enterprise

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Margaret Bannister

(Budget and policy framework):

(1) To support Option 2 of the two proposals for completion that are offered and recommend to Full Council that Option 2 be agreed. The business plan commissioned by David Clarke Associates (DCA) 2015 identified that for the full income potential to be realised for Devonshire Park, all of the complex needed to be transformed to the same standard. The Winter Garden remains outstanding. We are seeking authority to agree a programme of works for the Winter Garden

(Key decision)

(2) To delegate responsibility for all contractual land procurement related decisions to the Director of Tourism & Enterprise (up to £3m in total spend).

The Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Tourism and Enterprise that sought agreement on proposals for the completion of the Winter Garden redevelopment to support the conferencing, entertainment and private hire functions of the premises.

Visiting member, Councillor Robert Smart addressed the Cabinet on this item.

The Cabinet unanimously agreed to a revision for officer recommendation (1) and this was detailed below.

Recommended to Full Council (Budget and policy framework):

(1) To support Option 2 of the two proposals for completion that are offered and recommend to Full Council that Option 2 be agreed. The business plan commissioned by David Clarke Associates (DCA) 2015 identified that for the full income potential to be realised for Devonshire Park, all of the complex needed to be transformed to the same standard. The Winter Garden remains outstanding. We are seeking authority to agree a programme of works for the Winter Garden

Resolved (Key decision):

(2) To delegate responsibility for all contractual land procurement related decisions to the Director of Tourism & Enterprise (up to £3m in total spend)

Reason for decisions:

An opportunity to increase additional income and to meet financial targets has been identified by DCA.