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Downs Management Report (30 minutes)
To note the points and recommendations made in the report.
Minutes:
Andrew Gordon introduced the report and summarised it for everyone.
Place and Movement Framework
The situation concerning this was noted and it was agreed that the issue should be progressed but that funding was crucial to any scheme.
Sea Walls Concession
Councillor Abraham reminded the Lord Mayor that he had requested that consideration of this item be deferred until the Meeting on 26th September 2016 as he had previously been advised that the item would be considered until that date. It was explained since that information was given to Councillor Abraham circumstances had changed. The Lord Mayor – as Chair of the Downs Committee – had received a letter dated 15th June 2016 from the Licensing Authority requesting an early response from the Downs Committee to enable the Public Safety and Protection Committee to determine the Street Trading Consent Application. The Lord Mayor stated that he had carefully considered the request from Councillor Abraham and had decided that the item would considered by the Committee at this Meeting to enable a response to be provided to the Licensing Authority.
Some Members of the Committee expressed concerns about the operating hours of 07.00 to 22.00 hours seven days per week as they considered them to be inappropriate. It was noted however that these were the hours agreed by the Downs Committee and were included in the tendering process for the Concession. It was also noted however that the applicant had applied for operating hours from 06.00 and this was not agreed or supported by the Downs Committee. It was noted that the Public Safety and Protection Committee would set the operating hours should it grant a Street Trading Consent to the Applicant
The background to the decision concerning the Concession was explained and it was confirmed that the Downs Committee had considered the Sea Walls Concession over a long period and in great detail before agreeing to it. The Committee had received several reports on the issue which enabled Members to consider all aspects of the Concession in depth before coming to a decision.
Works Compounds
It was agreed that the Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust should be allowed an exemption from paying the £200 per week, provided that the specified period for a Works Compound to be in place is not exceeded.
Resolved – (1) that the report be noted and that the recommendations in the report be agreed including the following:
(a)
that FOD+AG’s proposals be supported and that
consideration to making a contribution to funding the repair and
maintenance of the listed structures be agreed subject to budget
constraints;
(b) that the proposed management plan review programme be approved;
Councillor Abraham voted against the following three resolutions.
(c) that the Committee acknowledged the 140 objections received in respect of the application for a Street Trading Consent;
(d) that the Committee confirms its consent for the Concession under the Downs Byelaw
(e) that the Downs Committee gave its consent under the Byelaw to the successful applicant for the Concession in accordance with the agreed specification used for tendering purposes, including operating hours of 07.00 to 22.00 seven days per week;
(f) that a charge of £200 per week for allowing temporary compounds on the Downs be approved but that the Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust be allowed an exemption from paying the £200 per week, provided that the specified period for a temporary compound to be in place is not exceeded; and
(g) that the H & S report and costs for producing a specification/ tender documents for repairing the Black Rock Quarry catch fence and the repairs be noted.
Supporting documents:
- xx DC Downs Managment Report for July 2016, item 6. PDF 159 KB
- Attachment 1a, item 6. PDF 3 MB
- Attachment 1b, item 6. PDF 57 KB
- attachment 2, item 6. PDF 77 KB
- attachment 3, item 6. PDF 782 KB