Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member Healthy Lifestyles

RESOLVED THAT

The recommendations of the Public Art Panel Scrutiny Task Group be approved with the specific exception of the following :

A Recommendation ii-Public Art Panel Terms of Reference

Terms of Reference are amended under the “membership” heading to allow three co-optees to the Panel at any one time

B Recommendation v-Public Art Strategy

Amended to suggest that officers seek opportunities to fund the development of a Public Art Strategy from within exiting or future Public Art funding

C Recommendation ix-Reporting

Amended to require reporting through the Member Briefing on a quarterly basis

The Cabinet Member Healthy Lifestyles introduced the report which was in response to the Overview and Scrutiny Task Group (STG) report regarding the Public Art Panel which had been considered by Cabinet at its meeting on 10 February. The Cabinet Member said at the time of the STG reporting its findings there were some concerns which she outlined as follows :

·        Terms of Reference-it was felt that in order to allow for greater community representation the number of co-optees should be raised to 3

·        Public Art Strategy- There was no funding identified to produce a new Public Art Strategy but it was proposed that officers seek funding from within the existing of future public art budget which was ring-fenced through S106 funding. The value of having an up to date strategy was acknowledged and officers were negotiating with a developer to release some S106 funding for this purpose.

·        Reporting-to be via the members’s briefing on a quarterly basis or where there was something significant to inform members

The Cabinet Member outlined progress made in implementing other recommendations as outlined in paragraph 1.3 of the report.

The Cabinet Member took the opportunity to thank the Scrutiny Task Group and the Public Art Panel for their input.

RESOLVED THAT

The recommendations of the Public Art Panel Scrutiny Task Group be approved with the specific exception of the following :

A Recommendation ii-Public Art Panel Terms of Reference

Terms of Reference are amended under the “membership” heading to allow three co-optees to the Panel at any one time

B Recommendation v-Public Art Strategy

Amended to suggest that officers seek opportunities to fund the development of a Public Art Strategy from within exiting or future Public Art funding

C Recommendation ix-Reporting

Amended to require reporting through the Member Briefing on a quarterly basis