Council and Democracy

Agenda item

Venues Fees and Charges 2020/2021

Decision:

*RESOLVED –

 

1.   That the theatre hire charges for the Pomegranate Theatre, as detailed in appendix A of the officer’s report, be approved and implemented from 1 April, 2020.

 

2.   That the room hire charges for the Winding Wheel, as detailed in appendix B of the officer’s report, be approved and implemented from 1 April, 2020.

 

3.   That the equipment hire charges at the Winding Wheel, as detailed in appendix B of the officer’s report, be approved and implemented from 1 April, 2020.

 

4.   That the theatre hire charges for the Winding Wheel for professional companies and commercial use, as detailed in appendix C of the officer’s report, be approved and implemented from 1 April, 2020.

 

5.   That the room hire charges for the Assembly Rooms in the Market Hall, as detailed in appendix D of the officer’s report, be approved and implemented from 1 April, 2020.

 

6.   That the room hire charges at Hasland Village Hall, as detailed in appendix E of the officer’s report, be approved and implemented from 1 April, 2020.

 

REASON FOR DECISIONS

 

To make further progress towards a sustainable financial position for the venues.

Minutes:

The Arts and Venues Manager submitted a report recommending for approval proposed fees and charges for venue and equipment hire at the Pomegranate Theatre, the Winding Wheel Theatre, the Assembly Rooms in the Market Hall and Hasland Village Hall for 2020/21.

 

Following a review in 2011, the Council had implemented an improvement programme for the venues with the key aims of integrating the operation of the venues, improving the arts and cultural offer and reducing the overall subsidy to the council tax payer. It was noted that the net controllable costs of operating the Council’s venues had reduced by a total of £284,188 since 2011/12.

 

The Arts and Venues Manager had been tasked with reducing the subsidy further in the new Council Plan for 2019-2023. A medium term financial plan for the venues had been developed which outlined a sustainable route to deficit reduction by adopting a focussed commercial approach to the management and operation of the venues.

 

*RESOLVED –

 

1.   That the theatre hire charges for the Pomegranate Theatre, as detailed in appendix A of the officer’s report, be approved and implemented from 1 April, 2020.

 

2.   That the room hire charges for the Winding Wheel, as detailed in appendix B of the officer’s report, be approved and implemented from 1 April, 2020.

 

3.   That the equipment hire charges at the Winding Wheel, as detailed in appendix B of the officer’s report, be approved and implemented from 1 April, 2020.

 

4.   That the theatre hire charges for the Winding Wheel for professional companies and commercial use, as detailed in appendix C of the officer’s report, be approved and implemented from 1 April, 2020.

 

5.   That the room hire charges for the Assembly Rooms in the Market Hall, as detailed in appendix D of the officer’s report, be approved and implemented from 1 April, 2020.

 

6.   That the room hire charges at Hasland Village Hall, as detailed in appendix E of the officer’s report, be approved and implemented from 1 April, 2020.

 

REASON FOR DECISIONS

 

To make further progress towards a sustainable financial position for the venues.

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