Agenda item - Seafront Development Board

1)            Cabinet agrees to establish a Seafront Development Board and the Terms of Reference in Appendix 1.

2)            Cabinet agrees to the appointment of Rt Hon Lord Bassam as Chair and to the appointment of the Cabinet Member for Finance & City Regeneration as Vice Chair of the Board.

3)            Cabinet note progress with the recruitment process for Board members and delegates authority to the Director for Place, in consultation with the Cabinet member for Finance & City Regeneration and Chair of the Board, to finalise membership and operational arrangements.

22.1      Cabinet considered a report that sought approval to establish a Seafront Development Board ‘the Board’ that would advise on the strategic development, commercial future regeneration and sustainable management of Brighton & Hove’s iconic seafront, ensuring it is a vibrant, playful, accessible, and economically thriving destination for residents, visitors and businesses.

22.2      Councillors Sankey, Williams, Taylor, Robins, Rowkins, Muten, Miller and Allen asked questions and contributed to the debate of the report.

22.3      Resolved-

1)             Cabinet agrees to establish a Seafront Development Board and the Terms of Reference in Appendix 1.

2)             Cabinet agrees to the appointment of Rt Hon Lord Bassam as Chair and to the appointment of the Cabinet Member for Finance & City Regeneration as Vice Chair of the Board.

3)             Cabinet note progress with the recruitment process for Board members and delegates authority to the Director for Place, in consultation with the Cabinet member for Finance & City Regeneration and Chair of the Board, to finalise membership and operational arrangements.