Decision - Development of Library Services in Hove and Hollingbury
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Development of Library Services in Hove and Hollingbury
Decision Maker: Policy, Resources & Growth Committee
Decision status: Withdrawn
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
1) That the Committee authorises officers to proceed with the moving of Hollingbury Library to Hollingbury and Patcham Children’s Centre and the Old Boat Community Centre, in accordance with the adopted Libraries Plan 2016-2020.
2) That the Committee authorises the Acting Executive Director Economy, Environment and Culture, Assistant Director Property and Design to market the current Hollingbury Library building widely on the open market to support the library service
3)
That the
Committee (a) approve the ring fencing of the capital receipts from
the sale Hollingbury Library to fund
the physical move of
Hollingbury Library service into the Hollingbury and Patcham
Children’s Centre and the Old Boat Community Centre; and (b)
agree that the surplus receipt from the disposal of the building
will be reinvested into the capital resource for the library
service.
4) That the Committee approve the allocation and use of up to £0.100m proposed for Restructure & Redundancy Reserve as part of Agenda item 9 Targeted Budget Management (TBM) Provisional Outturn 2015/16, Section 3.4 be used towards what would have been financial savings and possible maintenance cost for 2017/18 to retain the Hove Library service at the Carnegie building.
5) That Officers bring a report to a future Policy, Resources and Growth Committee with options for Hove Library and Hove Museum and the 4 year financial savings plan.
6) That the Committee note that none of the proposals in the above resolutions result in the closure of any libraries in Brighton and Hove.
Report author: Sally McMahon
Publication date: 09/06/2016
Date of decision: 09/06/2016
Decided at meeting: 09/06/2016 - Policy, Resources & Growth Committee
Accompanying Documents:
- Development of Library Services in Hove and Hollingbury PDF 215 KB
- Enc. 1 for Development of Library Services in Hove and Hollingbury PDF 517 KB
- Enc. 2 for Development of Library Services in Hove and Hollingbury PDF 366 KB
- Item 7 - Amendment (Labour Group) PDF 49 KB
- Item 7 - Amendment (Conservative & Green Groups) PDF 68 KB