Issue - meetings

The Council resolved:-

(i)             to note the update from the Chief Officer - Strategic Space Planning on the 6 week consultation period carried out on the Draft Development Framework and accompanying Environmental Report and 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;

(ii)           to  instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Space Planning to retain Spaces for People measures until they are replaced with a finalised scheme and advertise any required Temporary Traffic Regulation Order;

(iii)          to note the update from the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement on progress of the medium-term interventions to OBC: Pedestrian Spine, Beach Boulevard, New Canopies, Landscape Mounding, Reconfigured Beach Landscaping;

(iv)          to instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement to report progress of the Outline Business Case  (OBC) for the medium-term intervention listed in (iii) above to Council on 26 April 2023;

(v)           to note the update from the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement on progress of the longer-term interventions, Beach Village, Slipway, Boardwalk, Beach Ballroom, New Leisure Facility and Energy Centre and Stadium;

(vi)          to instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement to include all the longer interventions listed at (v) above within the Beach Masterplan in the interim for review during the annual budget cycle and/or as funding becomes available;

(vii)        to note the update from the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement on progress of the City Centre to Beach Connectivity to OBC: Justice Street Roundabout;

(viii)       to instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement to report progress of the OBC for the medium-term intervention listed in (vii) above to Council on 26 April 2023;

(ix)          to note the update from the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement in conjunction with Chief Officer - Operations & Protective Services on progress of coastal protection studies and design development to inform the OBC;

(x)           to instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement to report progress of the OBC for the medium term intervention listed in (ix) above to Council on 26 April 2023; and

(xi)          to instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Space Planning to explore options for implementing physically segregated cycle tracks within the designated Beach Masterplan where possible to do so and report back to Council on 26 April 2023.  

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 on preparation of the Beachfront Development Framework as well as a number of key projects which were progressing through to either Outline Business Case (OBC) or Full Business Case (FBC).

The report recommended:-

that the Council -

(a)          note the update from the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning on the 6 week consultation period carried out on the Draft Development Framework and accompanying Environmental Report and 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;

(b)          instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to retain Spaces for People measures until they were replaced with a finalised scheme and advertise any required Temporary Traffic Regulation Order;

(c)          note the update from the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement on progress of the medium-term interventions to OBC: Pedestrian Spine, Beach Boulevard, New Canopies, Landscape Mounding, Reconfigured Beach Landscaping;

(d)          instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement to report progress of the OBC for the medium-term interventions listed in (c) above to Council on 26 April 2023;

(e)          note the update from the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement on progress of the longer-term interventions - Beach Village, Slipway, Boardwalk, Beach Ballroom, New Leisure Facility and Energy Centre and Stadium;

(f)           instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement to include all the longer term interventions listed at (e) above within the Beach Masterplan in the interim for review during the annual budget cycle and/or as funding became available;

(g)          note the update from the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement on progress of the City Centre to Beach Connectivity to OBC: Justice Street Roundabout;

(h)          instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement to report progress of the OBC for the medium-term intervention listed in (g) above to Council on 26 April 2023;

(i)            note the update from the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement in conjunction with the Chief Officer - Operations and Protective Services on progress of coastal protection studies and design development to inform the OBC;

(j)            instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement to report progress of the OBC for the medium term intervention listed in (i) above to Council on 26 April 2023; and

(k)          instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to explore options for implementing physically segregated cycle tracks within the designated Beach Masterplan where possible to do so and report back to Council on 26 April 2023.

The Council resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.