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Decision Maker: Executive Councillor for Open Spaces and City Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
To consider and recommend proposals for large scale public art projects.
Matter for
Decision
In October 2015,
it was reported to the Community Services Scrutiny Committee that new large
scale public art projects would be developed and further details presented back
to the Committee in 2016.
The Officer’s
report set out the proposed development principles and process for a new public
art commission to promote and celebrate the story of the River Cam; including
exploring its relationship to the foundation of Cambridge as a city, its
ecology and also its social history.
The principal aim
of the project is also to promote the use of the river and its environs; to
understand its heritage, and encourage social engagement and leisure activities
to the wider residents of and visitors to Cambridge.
The indicative
budget for the project is up to £550,000, funded from currently £450,000 of
strategic public art developer contributions (which cannot be spent on anything
other than off-site public art, and must be spent within a limited timescale),
and external grant applications.
The Officer’s
report set out the intended process to achieve a high quality programme of
public art projects for Cambridge.
Decision
of Executive Councillor for City Centre and Public
Places
Approved
the development, implementation and completion of programme of public art
projects for the River Cam with a maximum combined budget of up to £550,000 to
be funded in part by Public Art Developer Contributions subject to Capital
Programme Board and final project appraisal.
Reason for the Decision
As set out in the Officer’s report.
Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected
Not applicable.
Scrutiny
Considerations
The Committee received a report from the Streets and Open Spaces Development Manager. He withdrew the
original recommendation and tabled a revised one (new text in bold):
To approve the development, implementation
and completion of programme of public art projects for the River Cam with a
maximum combined budget of up to £550,000 to be funded in part by Public Art
Developer Contributions subject to
Capital Programme Board and final project appraisal.
The Streets and Open Spaces
Development Manager made these changes as the spend or authority
to spend at Project Appraisal will need Community Services Scrutiny Committee
sign off as the spend would be over £300,000.
The Committee supported the aims of the report.
In response to Members’ questions the Executive Councillor for City
Centre and Public Places said the following:
i.
When the report came back to committee for sign
off, it could include details of which areas/wards of the city the S106 public
art allocations came from.
ii.
The intention was to engage communities in the
public art project
The Committee unanimously resolved to endorse the recommendation.
The Executive Councillor approved the recommendation.
Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor
(and any Dispensations Granted)
No conflicts of interest
were declared by the Executive Councillor.
Publication date: 05/05/2016
Date of decision: 17/03/2016