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AGREED: - i) Topic selection forms in respect of Business Improvement District and Employment Support Programme be agreed. ii) That details of the related consultant’s report be included in the report on the Business Improvement District. iii) That a representative of the both the day and night time economy be invited to attend the item in respect of the Business Improvement District. iv) The matters raised in respect of Cost of Living issues at the October meeting be referred to the Joint Member/Officer Working Group on the Cost of Living Crisis for consideration. v) That verbal feedback on the Cost of Living matters above be provided, once they have been considered by the Working Group.
AGREED:- i) The Committee welcomed the information provided in the presentation. ii) That a Member workshop on the related consultation exercise and its questions be held, prior to it being issued to the public. iii) Measures be taken to improve both internal and external publicity of events. iv) That future reports on this matter list details of stakeholders. v) That Committee receive a further report on this matter, prior to its final consideration by the Executive Board.
Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillor Mike Davies, Jeremy Kent and Tina Mannering. Councillor Andy Williams was absent.
That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 5th October 2022 be signed as a correct record.
Members were reminded of their responsibility, under Paragraph 11 of the Members’ Code of Conduct, to declare any interests in relation to any of the business to be transacted at this meeting. The following declarations were made. Agenda Item 5 Councillor Andy Gallanders – Personal and not Prejudicial – The Councillor runs a business in the Wrexham City Centre.
Decision as recorded
AGREED: - i) Topic selection forms in respect of Business Improvement District and Employment Support Programme be agreed. ii) That details of the related consultant’s report be included in the report on the Business Improvement District. iii) That a representative of the both the day and night time economy be invited to attend the item in respect of the Business Improvement District. iv) The matters raised in respect of Cost of Living issues at the October meeting be referred to the Joint Member/Officer Working Group on the Cost of Living Crisis for consideration. v) That verbal feedback on the Cost of Living matters above be provided, once they have been considered by the Working Group.
The Chief Officer Governance & Customer submitted a report (COGC/106/22s) asking Members to consider the Committee’s Work Programme. The Scrutiny Facilitator presented the report and highlighted the main points contained within it. The following was discussed: · It requested that the Business Improvement District and Employment Support Programme Report included the related consultant’s report and that a representative from both the day and night economy to be invited to the Scrutiny meeting, when this was considered. · It was advised that the matters raised in respect of the Cost of Living be referred to the Joint Member/Officer Working Group on the Cost of Living Crisis and that the Committee receives verbal feedback after the issues have been considered by them. AGREED: - i) Topic selection forms in respect of Business Improvement District and Employment Support Programme be agreed. ii) That details of the related consultant’s report be included in the report on the Business Improvement District. iii) That a representative of the both the day and night time economy be invited to attend the item in respect of the Business Improvement District. iv) The matters raised in respect of Cost of Living issues at the October meeting be referred to the Joint Member/Officer Working Group on the Cost of Living Crisis for consideration. v) That verbal feedback on the Cost of Living matters above be provided, once they have been considered by the Working Group.
Decision as recorded
AGREED:- i) The Committee welcomed the information provided in the presentation. ii) That a Member workshop on the related consultation exercise and its questions be held, prior to it being issued to the public. iii) Measures be taken to improve both internal and external publicity of events. iv) That future reports on this matter list details of stakeholders. v) That Committee receive a further report on this matter, prior to its final consideration by the Executive Board.
(Members declarations of interest in relation to this item are set out in Minute number 23 above). The Chief Officer Planning and Economy submitted a report (COEP/52/22) asking Members to consider the Council’s emerging Place Making Strategy, in advance of its issue for public consultation. The Lead Member for Place-Economy & Regeneration presented the report and highlighted that it outlined the current development of the Place Making Strategy since it began in September 2021 and that: · Members of this Committee had been involved with an appraisal of the then Town Centre via a Task and Finish Group and its recommendations were agreed in January 2022. · The development of the Place Making Strategy has been informed by the findings and recommendations of the Task and Finish Group report. · The report focused on the high level themes and proposed structures of the Place Making Strategy. After consideration this will be submitted for approval at the December Executive Board meeting. This will then be subject to a full public engagement exercise in the New Year. · The Digital Planned document was produced for the Council by a third party which formed part of the SMART towns’ project. · Wrexham.com had a combined network audience of ninety nine thousand and four hundred across all its channels. The Regeneration and Investment Lead, the Physical Regeneration Manager and the Smart Towns Officer gave a presentation to Members that focused on the Wrexham City Centre Place Making Plan and it covered the following: · Place Making, Opportunities, Focus, Vision, Challenges, Aims and Objectives; · Spatial Framework, Delivery-Themes & Areas and Delivery Areas; · Land Use & Property, Public Realm & Green Infrastructure and Heritage; · Deliverability and Delivery models; · SMART Towns; and · Next Steps. Members asked a number of questions which were responded to accordingly, and the following points were highlighted during the detailed debate: · It was clarified that the previous Executive Board report focused on the Place Making Charter and how the principles had been adopted. · Members were assured that the Wrexham Place Making website was currently under review and will be updated in due course. · The Business Improvement District (BID) focused on the City Centre and will contribute to the place making approach for supporting businesses. · Five hundred thousand pounds has been committed by Executive Board in July for the remainder of this year for Placemaking. · There has been financial commitment for events such as the tour series being held in May and the World Cup fans zone with an estimated seven celebrated events to take place out of the £500,000 referred to above. · In the case of activities agreed this year that won’t be delivered until 2023/24, once agreed this cost will be committed in the Financial Ledger and will be carried forward at year end. · The Lead Member for Place-Economy & Regeneration was working closely with the events team and different parties to facilitate joint events and considering new events for the forthcoming year. · Parking issues will arise due to the predicted parking demands associated to the extension of the football ground and increased inner city living. · Members were assured that the Economy and Regeneration Department have maximised opportunities to secure funding to deliver on the Place Making Plan and where possible have seized opportunities such as the fan zones and tour series. · The Economy and Regeneration Department have progressed development of the design and business case for the Football Museum for Wales 2022. · The challenges facing Wrexham were the same as those of other urban towns and cities. · It was highlighted that there had been a recent football festival, during which the Wrexham museum was closed. It was noted that there needed to be flexibility to maximise the positive impact of such events in as many settings as possible. · There will be an eight week consultation on the draft Place Making Plan. · It was important to have local businesses and the business forum were on board so more information would be fed into the Place Making Plan so that the widest opportunities will be seized. · Members were assured that there was a Place Making Charter in place. · The priority zones were complex and officers have commenced this work by illustrating the connectivity of the themes and how they would impact the various areas and priorities. This will be documented in a visual and narrative form. · Officers were looking at the connectivity for York Street, Charles Street and High Street into the proposed old town area. · Benefits could be realised in using existing means of communication, such as the Friday bulletin, to publicise events more widely. · Event promotion posters would still have to be distributed to cater for all demographics, as many had no access to digital platforms, so that event publicity gains the greatest audience. AGREED:- i) The Committee welcomed the information provided in the presentation. ii) That a Member workshop on the related consultation exercise and its questions be held, prior to it being issued to the public. iii) Measures be taken to improve both internal and external publicity of events. iv) That future reports on this matter list details of stakeholders. v) That Committee receive a further report on this matter, prior to its final consideration by the Executive Board.
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