M4 TD committee minutes 06-11-2018

Minutes of the Meeting held on Tuesday 6th November 2018

Present Councillors B Minshall, P Minshall, Jill Rhodes, Roberts, Straine Francis, D Yates, S Yates and Walton

In attendance: Simona Garnero (Marketing and Events Officer), Lindsay Lewis (Town Centre Project Officer)

18/04/01 To receive apologies for absence1

Apologies were received and accepted from Cllr Houston

18/04/02 To note declarations of Members’ interests

There were no declaration made

18/04/03 To confirm and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 4th September 2018

The minutes of the previous meeting were agreed and signed as an accurate record

18/04/04 Public Participation A period not exceeding 15 minutes for members of the public to ask questions or submit comments

There were no questions or statements raised

18/04/05 To review the year to date financial position for the Town Development Committee

Members noted the year to date financial position of the Town Development Committee

18/04/06 To consider matters related to the draft budget for the Town Development Committee for the forthcoming financial year 2019 / 20202

Members resolved to discuss item 6 at the end of the meeting. Members amended the proposed draft budget and resolved to submit the budget to the Finance and Governance Committee for consideration

18/04/07 To consider an update from the Heritage Working Group

The Town Centre Project Officer updated Members on the Heritage Working Group project. Members noted the update.

18/04/08 To receive an update on the Crewe Ranger project

The Town Centre Project Officer updated Members on the Crewe Ranger project. Members noted the update

18/04/09 To receive an update on Regeneration Projects

The Town Centre Project Officer updated Members on the Regeneration Projects. Members noted the update. Members resolved to support Christmas activities and small events to

encourage the footfall into the Town Centre between LUMEN and Christmas

18/04/10 To receive an update on the Crewe Film Project

The Town Centre Project Officer provided a briefing on the Crewe Film Project. Members noted the update

18/04/11 To receive an update on the Crewe Remembrance Service

The Marketing and Events Officer updated Members on the Crewe Remembrance Service event. Members noted the update

18/04/12 To receive and consider an update on LUMEN – Crewe’s Night of Lights

The Marketing and Events Officer provided a briefing on the LUMEN- Crewe’s Night of Lights’ project and on the amount of sponsorship achieved so far for the event (£5,000) Members noted the update

18/04/13 To receive and consider update on the Steampunk 2019 tender process

The Marketing and Events Officer updated Members on the Steampunk tender process. Members noted the update and resolved to delegate the Marketing and Events Officer to sign an agreement with the successful tenderer. It was noted that Cllr Straine Francis abstained from voting

18/04/14 To receive and consider an update on the Events Programme 2018/2019

The Marketing and Events Officer provided a briefing on the Events Programme 2018/2019 and updated Members with regards to the trAction 2018’s evaluation report. Members noted the update. Member resolved to commission an audience report for LUMEN – Crewe’s Night of Light to evaluate the ROI of the event

18/04/15 To consider TheCat 107.9FM proposal for community events in Crewe

The Marketing and Events Officer provided a briefing on TheCat107.9FM’s proposal. Members noted the update and resolved to delegate Officers to engage with third party for the delivery of Community events

18/04/16 To receive and consider an update on Crewe Place Branding project

The Marketing and Events Officer provided a briefing on the Crewe Place Branding project. Members noted the update

18/04/17 To consider an outline draft of a bid (street scene/environment) for NHB funding

The Marketing and Events Officer provided a briefing for the NHB funding. Members noted that the thrust of the application meets expectations and resolved to delegate its final submission to the Town Clerk in consultation with the Leader. Members noted that a similar application is in preparation that relates to improvement in local park(s) and resolved to make a similar delegation provided that all members have sight of the outline draft once produced

18/08/17 To note the date of next meeting – Tuesday 22nd January 2019

Members noted the date of the next meeting.3