Issue - items at meetings - Annual Maintenance Programme for the Royal Pavilion & Museums

1.     That the maintenance programme for 2008/09 be agreed and that delegated authority be given to the Acting Director of Cultural Services for the implementation of necessary works.

2.     That the temporary closures of the Royal Pavilion and Museums be agreed on a rolling basis to carry out the works.

15.1       The Cabinet Member considered a report of The Acting Director Cultural Services which recommended a rolling programme of maintenance closures at the Royal Pavilion and Museums (for copy see minute book).  It was considered that the proposed maintenance programme and improvements was best achieved through temporary closures of the buildings.  The planned programme of maintenance was attached as appendix one of the report. 

15.2       The Head of Museums & Royal Pavilion stressed that the buildings would not all be closed at the same time.  The buildings would re-open on the day communicated to the public, except in extreme circumstances. 

15.3       The Cabinet Member congratulated the division on its recent maintenance works and made particular reference to the excellent new entrance to Brighton Museum and Art Gallery.

15.4       RESOLVED – (1) That the maintenance programme for 2008/09 be agreed and that delegated authority be given to the Acting Director of Cultural Services for the implementation of necessary works.

(2)  That the temporary closures of the Royal Pavilion and Museums be agreed on a rolling basis to carry out the works.