TOURISM, EQUALITIES, COMMUNITIES & CULTURE COMMITTEE 18^th June 2020

Agenda Item 8 Brighton & Hove City Council

PRIDE 2022 -2026

GREEN GROUP AMENDMENT

RECOMMENDATIONS:

To amend recommendation 2.1 as shown below in bold italics and replace 2.2 with a new recommendation as shown below in bold italics and strikethrough:

2.1       That the Committee gives consent to the Brighton Pride Community Interest Company to stage the Pride Parade through the city and a fenced and ticketed Pride Festival in Preston Park and Pride Village Party in the St James’ Street area for the years 2021 – 2026 and grants delegated authority to the Executive Director Economy, Environment & Culture to agree the terms of the annual licences save that if it is proposed that there is a material change to the terms (other than those relating to cost sharing which are dealt with at 2.2) compared to previous years, the lead members of this committee shall be consulted.

2.2       That the Committee grants delegated authority to the Executive Director Economy, Environment & Culture to reach agreement with BPCIC regarding cost sharing over a four year period 2021-2024 with the aim that full cost sharing, as set out in the report, is reached by 2024.

2.2       That the Committee recognises that given that Pride 2020 has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, that current projection models for Pride at the time of writing may well be unreliable.  Therefore the Committee agrees:

- to delay the decision to reach an agreement for cost sharing until after Pride 2021 has taken place, when both Pride CIC and the council will have a clearer and more realistic financial position, from which to review and decide on the matter going forward. 

- that this matter is also brought back to TECC in September 2021, for councillors to review,

Proposed: Cllr Powell                                     Seconded: Cllr Mac Cafferty

Recommendations if carried to read:

2.1       That the Committee gives consent to the Brighton Pride Community Interest Company to stage the Pride Parade through the city and a fenced and ticketed Pride Festival in Preston Park and Pride Village Party in the St James’ Street area for the years 2021 – 2026 and grants delegated authority to the Executive Director Economy, Environment & Culture to agree the terms of the annual licences save that if it is proposed that there is a material change to the terms (other than those relating to cost sharing which are dealt with at 2.2) compared to previous years, the lead members of this committee shall be consulted.

2.2       That the Committee recognises that given that Pride 2020 has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, that current projection models for Pride at the time of writing may well be unreliable.  Therefore the Committee agrees:

- to delay the decision to reach an agreement for cost sharing until after Pride 2021 has taken place, when both Pride CIC and the council will have a clearer and more realistic financial position, from which to review and decide on the matter going forward. 

- that this matter is also brought back to TECC in September 2021, for councillors to review.