Brighton & Hove City Council
Culture, Heritage, Sport, Tourism & Economic Development Committee
2.00pm8 December 2023
Council Chamber, Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BQ - HTH/CC
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Present: Councillor Robins (Chair) McGregor (Deputy Chair), Cattell, Hewitt, Miller, Stevens, Goddard, Davis and Robinson |
36 Procedural Business
Declarations of Substitutes
Apologies from Councillor Bagaeen.
Councillor Davis Substituting for Councillor Hill.
Councillor Robinson Substituting for Councillor Grimshaw.
Declarations of Interest
There were none.
Exclusion of the Press and Public
It was agreed that the press and public not be excluded.
37 Chairs Communications
There were none.
38 Call Over
The following items were reserved for discussion:
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Item 40 |
Pride Five Year Review |
The following items were therefore agreed as per the
recommendations in the reports:
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Item 39 |
Rottingdean Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Decision Statement |
39 Rottingdean Parish Neighbourhood Plan - Decision Statement
RESOLVED:
That Committee recommended to Council:
1. To determine that the Rottingdean Parish Neighbourhood Plan be modified according to the recommendations in the independent examiner’s report and as set out in the attached Decision Statement (Appendix 1) and that the Decision Statement be published.
2. To approve the examiner’s recommendation that the Neighbourhood Plan
proceed to referendum, subject to modifications set out in the Decision Statement. The referendum area is the Rottingdean Parish Neighbourhood
Area.
3. In the event that more than 50% of those voting support the Neighbourhood Plan at referendum, that the Council formally ‘makes’ the Rottingdean Parish Neighbourhood Plan at its next meeting following the referendum.
40 Pride Five Year Review
40.1 The Chair invited Ian Baird to present the report starting on page 117 of the Agenda.
40.2 Councillors Robinson and Stevens raised the importance of consulting residents about Pride Events.
40.3 Councillor McGregor raised that the recommendations would improve the diversity and impact of Pride, and thanked officers for their hard work.
40.4 Councillor Goddard raised that it is important to grow local events, such as Brighton Pride and Brighton SEO.
40.5 Councillors Miller and McGregor asked if work could be undertaken to include Pride events to other areas of the city who often feel excluded.
40.6 Councillor Davis raised queries about who would be running the consultation, and suggested an amendment to ensure residents are consulted.
40.7 Councillor Goddard and Miller suggested that the existing recommendations include resident consultation and there would be no need for an amendment.
40.8 Cllr Hewitt raised a query about doing maintenance work on the facilities at Water Hall to be usable for Pride, and it was confirmed that a response would be provided.
40.9 Cllr Robinson raised a query regarding disability access on behalf of Councillor Grimshaw. It was confirmed that a written response would be sent to Cllr Grimshaw and all Committee members.
40.10 Cllr Davis raised some queries about calendar dates and AirBnBs, specifically wristbands for people living or staying inside the Pride Village Party area.
40.11 Cllr Stevens suggested working with VisitBrighton and local residents, not involved with AirBnB, to provide accommodation for people visiting the city for Pride.
40.12 Cllr Miller suggested a dated pass on a smartphone to help control wristband access to the Pride Village Party area.
40.13 The Chair took a vote on each recommendation. Recommendation 1 was passed unanimously, while recommendations 2, 3, and 4 were passed with a majority vote, with Cllr Davis voting against.
RESOLVED:
That Committee:
1. Agreed to grant landlord’s consent from 2024-2028 to Brighton and Hove Pride CIC (BPCIC) to continue to deliver the Pride Parade, Village Street party and Preston Park activities.
2. Agreed to implement the charging structure set out at paragraph 3.9.
3. Agreed to allow BPCIC to utilise the Preston Park site for an additional weekend each year in principal, subject to a full community consultation process and a clear event plan, as outlined in paragraphs 3.15- 3.18 below.
4. Delegated authority to the Executive Director of Economy, Environment and Culture in consultation with the chair of this committee, to vary consent for the Pride Celebration events as laid out in paragraphs 3.10-3.31 below.
41 Items referred for Full Council
Item 40 (Pride Five Year Review) was referred to the next Full Council meeting.
The meeting concluded at 2.48pm
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Signed
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