Part One

7           

Anti-racism pledge update

Contact Officer:

Emma McDermott

Tel: 01273 296805

Ward Affected:

All Wards

RESOLVED: That the report be noted.

8           

Tourism Recovery Plan

Contact Officer:

Howard Barden

Tel: 01273 292646

Ward Affected:

All Wards

RESOLVED:

(1)         That the Brighton & Hove Tourism Recovery Plan (Appendix 1) to the report, prepared under the auspices of the city’s Destination Experience Group be adopted by the City Council.   This plan will become integral to the recovery of the sector; and

(2)         That the work of Visit Brighton, the city’s destination management organisation, in supporting the Tourism Recovery Plan and the wider visitor economy be noted.

9           

MHCLG Funding Award

Contact Officer:

Jo Player

Tel: 01273 292488

Ward Affected:

All Wards

RESOLVED:

(1)         That it be noted that the Pan Sussex Partnership is undertaking a needs assessment, as required by the MHCLG funding, which will gather data and identify gaps in service provision;

(2)         That it be agreed to spend a portion of the MHCLG funding to develop an extra resource in Brighton & Hove City Council to support the development of policy, and the commissioning and oversight of services in relation to domestic violence and domestic abuse. This resource would amount to approximately £25,000 until the end of March 22;

(3)         That officers be requested to produce a report back to an urgent TECC sub-committee as soon as the needs assessment has been completed in July with the following information:

(i)        That on completion of the needs assessment, and after consultation with relevant cross-party Members, that officers provide options for  Members to discuss and decide on how the remaining, approximately £581,000, MHCLG funding will be spent in Brighton & Hove; and

(ii)      That the carry forward of £99,962 separate MHCLG funding from the 2020/21 financial year to Rise, to cover the continued MHCLG project funding for first two quarters of 2021/22 be noted, and that the further report as detailed above in 3 (i) above will also detail the options on continuation of this funding, following the required MHCLG needs assessment exercise.

10        

CIL Governance & S106 Member Protocol

Contact Officer:

Simon Barrett

Tel: 01273 290000

Ward Affected:

All Wards

RESOLVED:

(1)         That the governance arrangements for planning, administering and monitoring expenditure of CIL receipts collected for the Citywide and Neighbourhood portions outlined in appendices B & C of the report be approved; and

(2)         That the draft CIL Advisory Protocol in appendix C to the report be approved for use,  publication and future updating as necessary, subject to any minor alterations (grammatical, spelling or for clarity) to be agreed by the Head of Planning in consultation with the Joint Chairs of the TECC Committee.

11        

Beach Chalet Feasibility Study and Letting Policy

Contact Officer:

Ian Shurrock

Tel: 01273 292084

Ward Affected:

All Wards

RESOLVED:

(1)          That the bringing of indefinite agreements for beach chalets to an end in accordance with the terms of the agreements and replace with new 8-year fixed term agreements be approved;

(2)         That it be agreed that the new 8-year fixed term agreements are on the same terms and conditions as the existing 5-year fixed term agreements, including the same lower annual licence fee;

(3)          That the feasibility study in Appendix 2 to the report on the provision of additional beach chalets or beach huts be noted and that the development of project plans for new beach chalets at the sites identified in paragraph 3.26 of the report be approved; and

(4)          That a further report be brought to a future meeting of the Committee to consider the project plans prior to implementation.

12        

Urban Design Framework Supplementary Planning Document (UDF SPD)

Contact Officer:

Paula Goncalves

Tel: 01273 292352

Ward Affected:

All Wards

RESOLVED:

(1)         That the consultation on the Draft Urban Design Framework Supplementary Planning Document (Appendices 2 and 3) and the changes made to the Draft UDF SPD as a result of consultation responses (Appendix 4) to the report be noted; and

(2)         That the adoption of the Urban Design Framework Supplementary Planning Document (Appendix 1 to the report) be adopted as part of the city’s suite of planning documents subject to any minor grammatical and non-material text and illustrative alterations agreed by the Head of Planning in consultation with the Chair of the Committee prior to publication.

13        

Volk's Railway Potential Improvements

Contact Officer:

Ian Shurrock

Tel: 01273 292084

Ward Affected:

East Brighton; Queen's Park; Rottingdean Coastal

RESOLVED:

(1)         That the progression of the project to achieve a new accessible railcar, including a costed design and the identification of full funding for the project as a priority be agreed;

(2)         That £30,000 of the funding of £40,000 previously identified for signage, a new shelter and siding is instead allocated to a new accessible railcar be agreed;

(3)         That officers be requested to explore the possibility of having painted signage on pavements across the city which depicts symbols rather than words for local attractions i.e. the Volks railway carriage, the Royal Pavilion, Brighton Pier and i360 and report back to a future meeting;

(4)         That the Committee notes that consideration to extend the railway to Black Rock will be given during the development of the Eastern Seafront Masterplan;

(5)         That the Committee notes the uncertainty of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the future operation of the railway, and that the financial viability of future  improvements would need to be given careful consideration to ensure the viability of the Volk’s Railway is sustainable.

14        

New Event Requests 2021

Contact Officer:

Ian Shurrock

Tel: 01273 292084

Ward Affected:

All Wards

Note: The item had been deferred.

15        

Items referred for Full Council

RESOLVED: That no items be referred to the full Council meeting on the 15^th July 2021.

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