Issue - meetings

The Council and Bath Chamber of Commerce, as co-owners of Bath Tourism Plus, have reviewed options.  The recommendation for the Council to take sole ownership of the Company is made to ensure the ongoing viability of Bath Tourism Plus and the successful delivery of Destination Management services.

The Council considered a report seeking approval for the Council to take sole ownership of Bath Tourism Plus to ensure the ongoing viability of Bath Tourism Plus and the successful delivery of Destination Management Services.  In introducing the report, Councillor Patrick Anketell-Jones corrected a typo in paragraph 3.1.3 of the report – the figure of £47K should read £472K.

On a motion from Councillor Patrick Anketell-Jones, seconded by Councillor Paul Myers, it was

RESOLVED

1.  To delegate to the Strategic Director (Place) authority to extend the existing contractual arrangements between the Council and BTP (the Company) until the ownership issues (resolution 3 refers) are resolved;

2.  To delegate to the Chief Executive and Strategic Director (Place), in consultation with the Leader, the Cabinet Member for Economic Development, the s151 Officer, and the Monitoring Officer, authority to finalise and agree the Articles of the Company and other such matters necessary for the Council to;

  i.  take sole ownership of the Company

  ii.  deliver the objectives identified in this report

  iii.  finalise the new contractual arrangements for the Destination Management contract.

3.  To delegate to the Leader the exercise of all Council functions as sole shareholder representative of the Company, with the exception of disposing of ownership of the Company. 

4.  To delegate to the Strategic Director (Place) authority to finalise service provision arrangements between the Council and BTP for all required support services, including officer support.

[Notes;

1.  The above resolution was carried with 54 Councillors voting in favour and 2 abstentions.]