Minutes of the Projects Committee held on Wednesday 26th June 2019 at 7pm at ACE, Hillcrest Road, Abergavenny
Present:
Chairman – Cllr T Konieczny
Cllr M Groucutt
Cllr P Simcock
Cllr G Jones
Cllr T Thomas
Cllr M Hickman
Cllr R Harris
Cllr M Harris
Cllr T Davies
Absent with apologies: Cllrs Tatam, Morgan, Lewis
In attendance:
J Lee (Town Clerk)
| Apologies � Apologies for absence were received from Cllrs S Dodd, D Simcock, Van de Vyver � |
| Declarations of Interest � Cllrs Groucutt, Thomas & R Harris declared an interest in the agenda item relating to ACE as all are on the Management Board. They took no part in the decisions. � |
| Presentation by Dave Baxter, Borough Theatre Manager, MCC � Dave Baxter presented the theatre refurbishment proposals with a request for Town Council support to enable improvements to be made to the toilets and foyer/bar area. � Cllr R Harris suggested that the neighbouring Community Councils are contacted with a request for financial support � � |
| To consider the report requesting funding towards the refurbishment of the Borough Theatre � In light of the presentation and consideration of the report it is recommended that the Town Council provides �50,000 towards the theatre refurbishment. � |
| Presentation by Norma Watkins, Chair of ACE � Councillors received a tour of the ACE building and garden and a presentation by the Chair Norma Watkins. Handouts were distributed showing the types of services offered by ACE and the number of people assisted; 684 during April & May with 95% of people visiting ACE offices requiring assistance. Approx 4000 people per annum assisted. � |
| To consider the draft partnership agreement with ACE � The Town Clerk referred to minor changes proposed by ACE to the agreement. � In light of the presentation and consideration of the draft partnership agreement it is recommended that the final agreement is brought to the next Council meeting. � � |
| To consider draft website designs � Councillors considered four designs of the home page and agree a red template. The Town Clerk will work with the web designer to populate the website. � Cllr Thomas sought clarification regarding the Council�s Welsh Language Policy. The Town Clerk informed Councillors that the Council does not have a Welsh Language Policy � |
| To consider the draft annual report � Councillors agreed the content of the annual report subject to a few grammatical changes. It was agreed that the photos of Councillors should be included in the Annual Report. � |
Meeting closed at 8.50pm
RECOMMENDATIONS
| That �50,000 is provided for the Borough Theatre refurbishment work |
