Issue - items at meetings - Brighton & Hove Pride

Report of the Executive Director for Neighbourhoods, Communities & Housing (copy attached).

61.1      RESOLVED:

(1)          That the Committee reaffirms its support for Pride CIC and acknowledges the benefits of working to deliver a successful and safe Pride, especially the social and economic benefit Pride creates for the city and specifically for LGBT people and LGBT community and voluntary sector organisations;

(2)          That the Committee reaffirms its support of BHCC officer time and capacity to work in partnership with and support Pride CIC to make Pride a successful and safe event.  The committee recognises the benefits of officers working with and encouraging local businesses to join the official Pride programme to maximise the benefit to the local community; and

(3)          That the Executive Director for Neighbourhoods, Communities & Housing, as the senior lead officer for the BHCC on pride, be instructed to convene a strategic city group, to meet as frequently as required in the lead up to the event, to provide oversight of the impact of the Pride weekend on the city.

61.1      The Executive Director for Neighbourhoods, Communities & Housing introduced the report which outlined the Council’s commitment to work in partnership with Pride CIC to ensure delivery of safe and inclusive events in the city both on the Pride weekend and in the run up to it.

61.2      The Chair welcomed the report and noted that Pride was a BSL accessible event and stated that it was important to work in partnership so enable Pride CIC to undertake its work.

61.3      Members of the Committee welcomed the report and stated the importance of supporting the event and noted the priority given to this year’s event for the role of service and ex-service people in the LGBT community.

61.4      The Chair noted the comments and put the recommendations to the vote which were carried.

61.5      RESOLVED:

(1)          That the Committee reaffirms its support for Pride CIC and acknowledges the benefits of working to deliver a successful and safe Pride, especially the social and economic benefit Pride creates for the city and specifically for LGBT people and LGBT community and voluntary sector organisations;

(2)          That the Committee reaffirms its support of BHCC officer time and capacity to work in partnership with and support Pride CIC to make Pride a successful and safe event.  The committee recognises the benefits of officers working with and encouraging local businesses to join the official Pride programme to maximise the benefit to the local community; and

(3)          That the Executive Director for Neighbourhoods, Communities & Housing, as the senior lead officer for the BHCC on pride, be instructed to convene a strategic city group, to meet as frequently as required in the lead up to the event, to provide oversight of the impact of the Pride weekend on the city.