Issue - meetings

The Council resolved:-

(i)             to note the update from the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement on progress of the short-term interventions to Full Business Case (FBC): Urban Park, Events Park and Broadhill Landscaping and Structures;

(ii)           to note the update from the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning on the 6 week consultation period carried out on the Draft Development Framework; accompanying Environmental Report; the findings of the resulting Engagement Report; and agree that an updated Development Framework be reported back to Council on 26 April 2023;

(iii)          to instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement to progress with all relevant statutory consents that would need to be obtained before any works proceed, and start early discussion with the Planning Authority prior to any applications being submitted;

(iv)          to instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement to take the Beachfront Masterplan Phase A Works to FBC and report the FBC to Council on 23 August 2023; and

(v)           to note that the Director of Resources would co-ordinate a response to the questions from the Disability Equity Partnership and circulate the response to Councillors upon the relevant correspondence being passed to him.

With reference to Article 2 of the minute of its meeting of 25 August 2022, the Council had before it a report by the Director of Commissioning which provided updates specifically on the preparation of the Beachfront Masterplan Phase A works (Urban Park, Events Park and Broadhill Landscaping and Structures) progression through to Full Business Case (FBC).

The report recommended:-

that the Council -

(a)          note the update from the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement on progress of the short-term interventions to FBC: Urban Park, Events Park and Broadhill Landscaping and Structures;

(b)          note the update from the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning on the 6 week consultation period carried out on the Draft Development Framework; accompanying Environmental Report; the findings of the resulting Engagement Report and agree that an updated Development Framework be reported back to the Council meeting on 26 April 2023;

(c)          instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement to progress with all relevant statutory consents that would be needed to be obtained before any works proceed, and start early discussion with the Planning Authority prior to any applications being submitted; and

(d)          instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement to take the Beachfront Masterplan Phase A Works to Full Business Case (FBC) and report the FBC to Council on 23 August 2023.

The Council resolved:-

(i)           to approve the recommendations; and

(ii)          to note that the Director of Resources would co-ordinate a response to the questions from the Disability Equity Partnership and circulate the response to Councillors upon the relevant correspondence being passed to him.