AN EXTRAORDINARY MEETING
OF THE POLICY AND ORGANISATION BOARD
WAS HELD ON 1 JULY 2002
Councillors Mrs Angus (P), Chegwyn (P), Friend (P), Hook (P), Langdon (P), Russell, M (P), Searle (P), Taylor (P), Wright (Chairman) (P) and Mrs Wright (P).
Councillor Wright (Vice-Chairman) in the Chair.
In accordance with Standing Orders the Chief Executive reported that Councillor Mrs Angus had been nominated to attend this meeting in the place of Councillor Cully.
PART II
11. AREA INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK
The Board considered a report of the Director of Development and Environment (a copy of which is affixed in the Minute Book as Appendix "A") on the Area Investment Development proposals submitted by the Portsmouth and South East Hants Partnership.
It was reported that from 1 April 2003 SEEDA would receive its funding from central government in a single stream rather than in separate programmes. There would be less emphasis on bidding from Partnerships and more on negotiated solutions. As part of SEEDA's strategic Framework - Area Investment Frameworks – would identify the investment gaps in the area and inform spending priorities and the assignment of responsibilities to ensure delivery.
SEEDA was looking at the Portsmouth and South East Area as a potential location for an Area Investment Framework. Although the new guidelines were not yet available it was envisaged that the four local authority areas in Portsmouth and South East Hants would determine their priorities through their Local Strategic Partnership. These would then be developed through a delivery body such as the Portsmouth and South East Hants Partnership. The Board had before them for consideration, appended to the Director's report, a Proposal Document prepared by the Portsmouth and South East Hants Partnership requesting consideration by the relevant Local Authority Boards.
The Board subsequently supported the new Partnership mechanism with a number of conditions. These conditions were detailed in paragraph 4.3 of the Director's report and were approved for onward transmission to the Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Partnership.
RESOLVED: That approval be given to the submitted Area Investment Development Framework proposals subject to the comments outlined on paragraph 4.3 of the Director of Development and Environment's report and these comments to be forwarded to the Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Partnership.
12. EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC
RESOLVED: That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the under mentioned item of business on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 7 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act.
13. EXPLOSION MUSEUM FUNDING AND OPERATION
Consideration was given to an exempt report of the Chief Executive (a copy of which is inserted in the Minute Book as Appendix "B"), which proposed a new approach to the ongoing operation of the "Explosion" Museum at Priddy's Hard in the light of present funding difficulties.
RESOLVED: That -
(i) this Board agrees the principle of continued support for the Explosion! Museum,
(ii) as part of the recommended review, all posts should be reviewed from and including Director downwards,
(iii) this Council believes that it should have more representation on the Board of Trustees subject to the legal provisions on Trusteeship,
(iv) the use of funds, as set out in paragraph 4.2 of the report, be approved in order to support the operation of the Museum in the current 2002/2003 financial year,
(v) the principles set out in paragraph 4.5 of the report be affirmed and used to guide further discussions and indicate that these principles are not negotiable,
(vi) officers be instructed to reach conclusions with the Museum's Trustees as to the way to achieve the savings required by September and to report back to the Board at that stage, and
(vii) in the event negotiations reach an impasse, a further report be received by the Board on the options available at that time.
CHAIRMAN
