Decision details
MAGNA CARTA ANNIVERSARY
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Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To agree to support and endorse the funding and delivery of the Magna Carta Masterplan
Decision:
1. The outline Partnership Masterplan be agreed as set out in paragraphs 10 to 19 of the report submitted.
2. Additional project funding support, comprising of £700,000 capital funding for the legacy programme and £300,000 revenue funding for the events programme, be factored into the refresh of the Medium Term Financial Plan.
3. A major bid be made to the Heritage Lottery Fund to contribute to the Magna Carta programme.
4. The financial oversight of the Partnership Masterplan be delegated to the Leader of the Council, with implementation by the Assistant Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Cabinet Member for Community Services.
Reason for decisions
To ensure that the significance of the 800th Anniversary is recognised and the benefits are maximised for the area in 2015 with lasting benefits beyond. To achieve these aims, partners are working collaboratively to pool resources and expertise. To fulfil all the ambitions of the report, the partnership will submit an exciting and innovative bid for match funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
[The decisions on this item can be called in by the Communities Select Committee]
Report author: Ian Boast
Publication date: 25/07/2013
Date of decision: 23/07/2013
Decided at meeting: 23/07/2013 - Cabinet
Effective from: 02/08/2013
This decision has been called in by:
- Mr John Orrick who writes That despite a paper being presented to Communities Select Committee, this item lacks scrutiny and lacks detail or clarity in the proposals, in that: 1. The Cabinet Member, Assistant Chief Executive and Programme Lead Magna Carta were not present at the meeting of the Communities Select Committee to answer members’ concerns and questions. 2. That the concerns raised by the Communities Select Committee and appearing as item 5b on the Cabinet agenda were not considered by the Cabinet. Being: i. the receipt by the Committee of the financial information concerning these proposals on the day of the Select Committee meeting, which made it difficult for them to scrutinise the proposals in light of the financial information, ii. the capacity of the highways budget to cover the costs of works required in the area to complement the celebration proposals iii. the absence of a detailed business case justifying the expenditure by the County Council of £1.2m (in addition to the highways provision) on these proposals at a time when there is considerable pressure on the Council’s resources, iv. the absence of information on projected visitor numbers, v. the absence of detailed assessments on the impact of these proposals to include economic, environmental, and equality, vi. the absence of a detailed explanation of the concept ideas and events planning behind the proposals including the necessity for a new commission in the landscape, vii. the lack of private sponsorship committed to these plans, viii. that the estimated £200,000 annual staffing costs for this project, from existing resources, could potentially delay achievement of proposed efficiency savings elsewhere in the Council. In addition the following concerns raised by some members: i. the report to Cabinet does not make it clear that the County Council previously withdrew its financial support of up to £5m to fund a new visitor centre in Runnymede to mark the 800th anniversary, ii. the economic and health information used to support the proposals i"
- Jan Mason who writes Support the call in reasons provided by Mr John Orrick."
- Mr Alan Young who writes Support the call in reasons provided by Mr John Orrick."
- Robert Evans OBE who writes Support the call in reasons provided by Mr John Orrick."
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