BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL
Tourism, Equalities, Communities & Culture Committee
4.00pm 25 November 2021
Hove Town Hall - Council Chamber
decision list
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Domestic Abuse Act Strategy and Funding Award Options
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RESOLVED: That the Committee:
1. Agreed to allocate available funding in accordance with paragraphs 3.12 and 3.13 of this report.
2. Noted the draft strategy attached at Appendix 1. |
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Third Sector Commission planning schedule
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RESOLVED: That the Committee:
1. Agreed to extend the current (2020-23) TSC by two years, and to introduce a four year commissioning cycle going forward from 2025 as set out in the report.
2. Delegated authority to the Executive Director for Housing, Neighbourhoods and Communities to implement the changes outlined in paragraph 2.1. |
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White Ribbon UK Accreditation
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RESOLVED:
That the Tourism, Equalities and Culture Committee
1. Recommended to Full Council that it agrees officers should apply for White Ribbon Accreditation.
2. Agreed the action plan set out in Appendix 1.
That Full Council:
3. Agreed officers should apply for White Ribbon Accreditation. |
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Libraries Strategy 2022-25
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RESOLVED:
That the Tourism, Equalities, Communities & Culture Committee:
1. Recommended to Full Council that it approves the Libraries Strategy 2022-25 set out in Appendix 1.
2. Approved the
Libraries Stock Policy as set out at Appendix 2. 3. Noted the importance of public libraries to our City and the contribution they make to education, tackling loneliness and isolation and community cohesion.
4. Committed to lifting barriers to access wherever possible, especially to those of low or no income.
Therefore, the Tourism, Equalities, Communities & Culture Committee requested a further libraries report come back to a future meeting of this committee to explore;
a) A well-publicised two-week annual fee amnesty to maximise book return and encourage increased use. b) Ceasing with immediate effect all inter-library loan charges for under 18s, as these raise negligible funds but act as a barrier to borrowing and access. c) A review of all charges to under 18s with a view to ending these wherever possible. d) A review of options for providing library services to areas such as Kemp Town, Queens Park, Hanover, Hollingdean and others where provision has been lacking since the closure of the mobile library service.
That Full Council:
5. Approved the Libraries Strategy 2022-25 as set out at Appendix 1.
6. Noted the importance of public libraries to our City and the contribution they make to education, tackling loneliness and isolation and community cohesion.
7. Committed to lifting
barriers to access wherever possible, especially to those of low or
no income. |
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Anti-Racism Pledge Update
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RESOLVED: That the Committee noted the report.
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Public Art Strategy
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RESOLVED: That the Committee approved the Council’s Public Art Strategy which is attached as appendix one. Following approval, the strategy would be professionally designed. |
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Preparations for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
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RESOLVED; That Committee agreed:
1. To note the national plans for The Queen’s Jubilee celebrations and note the work that the council has done so far in preparing for lighting the Hove Beacon; 2. That an update paper be brought back to TECC in early 2022, as currently events are still in the early stages of planning; and 3. That officers should explore opportunities to support other elements of Jubilee celebrations, such as tree-planting and support for street parties/community events and report back with suggestions for a Jubilee programme as part of the update paper. |
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Community Wealth Building Programme Update
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RESOLVED:
That the Tourism, Equalities, Communities, and Culture Committee Agreed:
1. To Note the work programme that the Community Wealth Building Member Working Group will be undertaking, and that the Committee will receive an outcome report from the working group in Summer 2022. 2. To Note the findings of the Social Value Working Group established by the Asset Management Board and refers the report to Policy and Resources committee, and requests that the Community Wealth Building Member Working Group take forward looking at the issues raised.
That Policy & Resources Committee Agreed:
3. To Request that the Community Wealth Building Group and the Asset Management Board explore implementation of the findings where appropriate. |
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Infrastructure Delivery Plan Refresh
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RESOLVED: That the Committee:
1. Approved the content of the refreshed Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Appendix A to this report); and
2. Approved the publication of the IDP on the council’s website subject to any minor alterations (grammatical, spelling or for clarity) to be agreed by the Head of Planning in consultation with the joint Chairs of TECC Committee.
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Annual Infrastructure Funding Statement - 2020/21
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RESOLVED: That the Committee:
1. Noted the annual Brighton & Hove City Council 2020/21 Infrastructure Funding Statement, attached in Appendix 1.
2. Agreed for the Head of Planning to publish the updated 2020/21 annual IFS statement on the BHCC website, subject to any minor alterations (numerical, grammatical and spelling) to be agreed by the Head of Planning in consultation of the Joint Chairs of TECC Committee. |
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Article 4 Direction - Changes of Use from Class E (commercial, business and service uses) to Class C3 (dwellinghouses).
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RESOLVED: That the Committee authorised the making of a non-immediate Direction under Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) to remove the Class MA permitted development right for changes the use from Class E (commercial, business and service uses) to C3 (dwellinghouses) for the reasons outlined in this report. |
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Coldean - Designation of Neighbourhood Area and Neighbourhood Forum
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RESOLVED: That the committee approved the designation of the Coldean Neighbourhood Area and Neighbourhood Forum. |
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Heritage Assets Register Options
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RESOLVED: That the Committee:
1. Noted the options for establishing a register of heritage assets owned by the council.
2. Agreed the preferred option for officers to prepare a Register of council-owned Heritage Assets (not including buildings) based on the list of current Listed Buildings and Local List against a timetable to be agreed in consultation with the Executive Director and joint Chairs. Further, for officers to ensure the lists are up to date; and officer leads (in each service) to ensure asset owning staff and contractors are aware of the importance of the assets. |