Issue - meetings
Tamworth Assembly Rooms and Creative Quarter Update
Meeting: 31/07/2014 - Cabinet (Item 21)
21 Tamworth Assembly Rooms and Creative Quarter Update 
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(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Economy and Education)
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Minutes:
The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Economy and Education seeking to update members on the current position regarding the Tamworth Assembly Rooms redevelopment project and wider Creative Quarter Scheme was considered.
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That Cabinet:
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agreed to withdraw its current Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Round 2 bid for the Assembly Rooms with a review to resubmitting following further work to secure additional external match funding;
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authorised the re-opening of bookings for the buildings within the Creative Quarter for the period February 2015 until January 2016;
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agreed that officers continue to assess the business case for prudential borrowing to support a future HLF Round 2 bid;
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agreed to formally approach the County Council to ascertain their position in relation to the Creative Quarter project and their ability to contribute financially to it;
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endorsed formal approval being sought from the Government and SSLEP on the Creative Quarter Bid;
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endorsed an approach the GBSLEP and SSLEP to position the Creative Quarter as a fallback project within their respective SLGF programmes;
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agreed to explore the opportunity for EU funding bids ahead of the call for projects expected in the Autumn 2014, and;
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fully thank the MP for his support so far and ask him to support the project going forward.
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(Moved by Councillor S Claymore and seconded by Councillor D Cook) |
