Issue - decisions

Heritage Services Business Plan 2015-2020 and Museum Forward Plans

12/02/2015 - Heritage Services Business Plan 2015-2020 and Museum Forward Plans

(1) To APPROVE the Heritage Services Business Plan 2015-2020;

(2) To APPROVE the Roman Baths Museum Forward Plan;

(3) To APPROVE the Victoria Art Gallery Museum Forward Plan;

(4) To APPROVE the Museum Documentation Policy

(5) To APPROVE the Care and Collections Policy;

(6) To NOTE that the February 2015 Council Budget Report recommends that both the £1m capital budget for East Baths Development, to be delivered in 2015/16 and 2016/17, and the £100k capital budget for Roman Baths infrastructure works to be delivered in 2015/16, be fully approved;

(7) To NOTE the proposed capital project to commence the refurbishment of the Roman Baths site and its Retail outlets in 2019/20 at a cost of £1.15 Million, for consideration as part of the 2016/17 budget process.

(8) To NOTE that the February 2015 Council Budget Report approves the re-phasing of the £100k capital budget for the Retail module of the Visitor Management System from 2014/15 to 2015/16.

(9) To NOTE that the February 2014 Council budget included the development of the Archway Centre as an emerging capital project for which a Council contribution of £650-750k should be sufficient to satisfy the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

(10) To CONFIRM that Cabinet wishes Heritage Services to continue to work to the business principles agreed by the Council Executive in 2004 as amended.