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AGREED i) The North Wales Economic Ambition Board present their report to the October meeting. ii) That the report in regard of Place Making Strategy be considered at the November 2022 meeting. iii) That a report on the Tourism Destination Management Plan be considered at the December 2022 meeting. iv) That a report on Business Support be considered at the January 2023 meeting. v) That topic selection forms in respect of the development of the Business Improvement District and Employment Support Programme be submitted for consideration at the October meeting. vi) That reports that were already placed on the items to be scheduled section of the work program, in respect of Public Realm and Targeted Regeneration Investment be deleted as both these areas will be addressed by the Place Making Strategy. vii) That the report scheduled in respect of the Wrexham Town Centre – Covid 19 Recovery Action Plan be deleted as this stage of recovery is now complete. viii) That a new date for the November meeting be agreed at the next meeting.
AGREED – i) That a further update report be considered on the development of the City of Culture Trust and its accountability structure. ii) That this report also include:- a) Benchmark data provided by Glyndwr University. b) Timeframes for the Capital of Play and Culture. c) Details of the public consultation exercise for taking this process forward. iii) That the committee receive an information report regarding Community Grants. iv) To welcome the formation of the City of Culture Trust. v) That it is recognised that there will be Council representation on the Board, but it is requested that representation from this Committee be considered.
Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillor Paul Rogers. Councillor Andy Williams was absent.
AGREED – (i) To amend Item 10 recommendation 6 so that it reads “That improvements should be made to the promotion of key events at Ty Pawb using all social media”. (ii) That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 6 July 2022 be signed as a correct record, subject to the above amendment.
Decision as recorded
AGREED i) The North Wales Economic Ambition Board present their report to the October meeting. ii) That the report in regard of Place Making Strategy be considered at the November 2022 meeting. iii) That a report on the Tourism Destination Management Plan be considered at the December 2022 meeting. iv) That a report on Business Support be considered at the January 2023 meeting. v) That topic selection forms in respect of the development of the Business Improvement District and Employment Support Programme be submitted for consideration at the October meeting. vi) That reports that were already placed on the items to be scheduled section of the work program, in respect of Public Realm and Targeted Regeneration Investment be deleted as both these areas will be addressed by the Place Making Strategy. vii) That the report scheduled in respect of the Wrexham Town Centre – Covid 19 Recovery Action Plan be deleted as this stage of recovery is now complete. viii) That a new date for the November meeting be agreed at the next meeting.
The Chief Officer Governance & Customer submitted a report (COGC/ 80/22s) asking Members to consider the revised work programme. The Scrutiny Facilitator presented the report and highlighted the main points contained within it. The Committee were advised that there was a need to consider an alternative date for the scheduled November meeting. AGREED i) The North Wales Economic Ambition Board present their report to the October meeting. ii) That the report in regard of Place Making Strategy be considered at the November 2022 meeting. iii) That a report on the Tourism Destination Management Plan be considered at the December 2022 meeting. iv) That a report on Business Support be considered at the January 2023 meeting. v) That topic selection forms in respect of the development of the Business Improvement District and Employment Support Programme be submitted for consideration at the October meeting. vi) That reports that were already placed on the items to be scheduled section of the work program, in respect of Public Realm and Targeted Regeneration Investment be deleted as both these areas will be addressed by the Place Making Strategy. vii) That the report scheduled in respect of the Wrexham Town Centre – Covid 19 Recovery Action Plan be deleted as this stage of recovery is now complete. viii) That a new date for the November meeting be agreed at the next meeting.
Decision as recorded
AGREED – i) That a further update report be considered on the development of the City of Culture Trust and its accountability structure. ii) That this report also include:- a) Benchmark data provided by Glyndwr University. b) Timeframes for the Capital of Play and Culture. c) Details of the public consultation exercise for taking this process forward. iii) That the committee receive an information report regarding Community Grants. iv) To welcome the formation of the City of Culture Trust. v) That it is recognised that there will be Council representation on the Board, but it is requested that representation from this Committee be considered.
The Lead Member for Environment submitted and presented a report (CE/53/22) that provided Members with an update on the stages required to prepare Wrexham County for an application for UK City of Culture 2029 and to consider the steps in working towards a successful bid whilst developing a robust cultural strategy across the County Borough. The following was highlighted: · How successful the UK City of Culture 2025 bid had been and how close Wrexham had been to winning. · Credit was acknowledged to officers and the people in Wrexham who had embraced the City of Culture bid across the whole County Borough. · The 2025 bid had provided a fantastic foundation for the UK City of Culture 2029 bid. Members asked a number of questions, which were responded to accordingly, and the following points were highlighted during the detailed debate: • The initial award of £125k had been granted to the runners up in the 2025 bid and this was a one off payment. • It was explained that a programme of events, activities and plans for a Cultural Community Trust Interim Board would maintain momentum in this process. • The 2025 bid judges were impressed with what they had found out about the Wrexham Community and the interest shown by them. • The Department of Digital Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) had given a very tight deadline for submitting an explanation on how the £125k award would be spent. • The UK City of Culture bid for 2029 had to be a community led bid and that the role of the Council would be supportive rather than taking on a lead role. • The time line for the project grant bids was explained and it was confirmed that the Grant applications would be reviewed on 13th October 2022 where a panel officers would decide on the £50k allocation for the cultural commission’s project, as part of the £125k DCMS grant. • AVOW would administer £10k of the award, by way of allocation of smaller grants to other community groups and stake holders. · Glyndwr University was establishing baseline measures arising the 2025 bid and there was an agreement in place to use these in establishing lessons learnt to inform the 2029 bid. · The Performance Improvement and Partnerships team and public feedback would provide other forms of information to identify lessons learnt. · The difference between the Capital Place Strategy and the Wider Culture Strategy was explained. · The 125k DCMS award would need to be spent by March 2023. · The Interim Board would be able to apply for more income streams. · It was explained that setting up a Trust for Ty Pawb was much more complicated, than the proposed City of Culture Board, as it included transfer of existing assets. · Different Trust Models were currently being looked into. · Members acknowledged that the new Trust would require a long term strategy and a detailed structure of accountability. · The DCMS recommended that the team involved in the 2029 bidding process had to be strengthened because the Council had diverted staff from their roles during the 2025 bid. · The Council was following the rules set by the DCMS who had recommended that a City of Culture Trust be set up to lead on the 2029 UK City of Culture Bid. This model had been utilised by successful bids. · Members were assured that there was a marketing strategy in place to communicate the announcement of the £50k cultural commissions. · There were a number of other investment options regarding culture that could be considered such as a Comedy Festival, Football and Focus Wales. · The possibility of involvement of the Urdd. · Members were supportive of a City of Culture Trust and enquired if a representative from the Council and Scrutiny could be a Member of it. · It was confirmed that the physical branding for the City of Culture will be changed and that from the 2025 bid scaled down accordingly. AGREED – i) That a further update report be considered on the development of the City of Culture Trust and its accountability structure. ii) That this report also include:- a) Benchmark data provided by Glyndwr University. b) Timeframes for the Capital of Play and Culture. c) Details of the public consultation exercise for taking this process forward. iii) That the committee receive an information report regarding Community Grants. iv) To welcome the formation of the City of Culture Trust. v) That it is recognised that there will be Council representation on the Board, but it is requested that representation from this Committee be considered.
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