Issue - meetings

The Council resolved:-

(i)             to approve the content of the Draft Beachfront Development Framework and Executive Summary (Appendix A and Appendix B);

(ii)           to note the content of the Draft Beachfront Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Report (Appendix C) and recognise that an Environmental Report would be prepared to accompany the Development Framework;

(iii)          to instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to publish the Draft Beachfront Development Framework and associated Strategic Environmental Assessment for a 6-week public consultation period;

(iv)          to instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to report the outcomes of the public consultation on the Draft Development Framework back to a future meeting within the next 6 months, including any recommended revisions to the Draft Framework; 

(v)           to instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial and Procurement to continue to progress the following short term interventions to FBC: Urban Park, Events Park, Beach Landscaping, Broadhill (Public Realm and Landscaping) and report progress to December 2022 Council;

(vi)          to instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial and Procurement to continue to progress the following medium term interventions to OBC: New Canopy, Beach Ballroom Plaza, Broadhill structures, Pedestrian spine and report progress to December 2022 Council;

(vii)        to instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial and Procurement to provide further updates on all longer term interventions to OBC: Beach Boulevard, Surf Village, Beach Ballroom, New Stadium, New Leisure Facility, Boardwalk, New Slipway, Energy Centre, Justice Street Roundabout and report progress to December 2022 Council;

(viii)       to instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial and Procurement in conjunction with Chief Officer - Operations and Protective Services to progress coastal protection studies and design development to inform OBC and report progress to December 2022 Council; and

(ix)          to note the development of the engagement plan and instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial and Procurement to report updates on an ongoing basis to Council.

With reference to Article 17 of the minute of its meeting of 28 February 2022, the Council had before it a report by the Chief Officer - Commercial and Procurement which provided the background to the Beachfront Masterplan and updates on the preparation of a Beachfront Development Framework as well as a number of key projects which were progressing to either Outline Business Case (OBC) or Full Business Case (FBC).

The report recommended:-

that the Council -

(a)           approve the content of the Draft Beachfront Development Framework and Executive Summary (Appendix A and Appendix B);

(b)           note the content of the Draft Beachfront Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Report (Appendix C) and recognise that an Environmental Report would be prepared to accompany the Development Framework;

(c)           instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to publish the Draft Beachfront Development Framework and associated Strategic Environmental Assessment for a 6-week public consultation period;

(d)           instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to report the outcomes of the public consultation on the Draft Development Framework back to a future meeting within the next 6 months, including any recommended revisions to the Draft Framework; 

(e)           instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial and Procurement to continue to progress the following short term interventions to FBC: Urban Park, Events Park, Beach Landscaping, Broadhill (Public Realm and Landscaping) and report progress to December 2022 Council;

(f)            instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial and Procurement to continue to progress the following medium term interventions to OBC: New Canopy, Beach Ballroom Plaza, Broadhill structures, Pedestrian spine and report progress to December 2022 Council;

(g)           instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial and Procurement to provide further updates on all longer term interventions to OBC: Beach Boulevard, Surf Village, Beach Ballroom, New Stadium, New Leisure Facility, Boardwalk, New Slipway, Energy Centre, Justice Street Roundabout and report progress to December 2022 Council;

(h)           instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial and Procurement in conjunction with Chief Officer - Operations and Protective Services to progress coastal protection studies and design development to inform OBC and report progress to December 2022 Council; and

(i)             note the development of the engagement plan and instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial and Procurement to report updates on an ongoing basis to the Council.

The Council resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.