Decision details
Granting of rent for the Postal Museum re: their occupation of the Old Post Office and temporary accommodation going forward
Decision Maker: Corporate Director (Place)
Decision status: Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
Background
The Postal Museum is a tenant in the Council owned Old Post Office.
Due to unfavourable trading conditions the trustees of the Museum
have decided to close the institution.
Bath and Northeast Somerset Property Services have also identified
some building maintenance issues which require the Postal Museum to
vacate the space so that these can be explored and
remediated.
Decision Required
That a small grant is provided to the Museum to account for the
rent and service charged owed by them to the Council. That the
Postal Museum is provided with another Council owned space on a
temporary basis so that they may disperse their collection in an
orderly manner.
Decision:
To provide a grant of £6761.16 to the
Postal Museum to cover the accrued rental and service charges
accrued since November 2022.
Further to cover on a rolling basis, to be reviewed periodically,
£833 for the charges associated with an alternative, Council
owned space for the Postal Museum whilst they close-down the
museum.
Alternative options considered:
Option 1 - Do not support the Postal
Museum
This was discounted as the Council is committed to a strong
independent Museum sector in Bath and North East Somerset. There
was an opportunity to assist the Museum at it was adjudged to be in
the spirit of this support that the Council would assist the
Museum.
Publication date: 05/09/2023
Date of decision: 05/09/2023