Issue - meetings

UK City of Culture 2025 Bid - Budget Paper

Meeting: 17/03/2021 - Council (Item 67)

67 Bid to be UK City of Culture: Future Council Support pdf icon PDF 334 KB

Report of the Cabinet Member for Culture and Homes seeking approval to progress the bid to be the UK City of Culture 2025. 

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Minutes:

Report of the Cabinet Member for Culture and Homes seeking approval of future Council support to the bid to be UK City of Culture.

 

RESOLVED:

 

(i)  That a one-off drawdown of reserves for 22/23 financial year

    and then the inclusion of the UK City of Culture funding into the

    medium-term financial plan as per appendix 1 of this report, should

    Southampton be awarded the title of UK City of Culture for 2025 be    approved;

(ii)  That the Council acting as guarantor for the UK City of Culture

    2025 programme, should Southampton be awarded the title of UK

    City of Culture for 2025 be approved; and

(iii)  That the Executive Director for Community, Culture & Homes be granted delegated authority to award a grant to Southampton 2025 Trust up to the value of the requested funds in appendix 1, over the period April 2022 – March 2027 (subject to Council Budget process) only if Southampton was successful in its bid to become UK City of Culture 2025 and subject to consultation with the Cabinet Member for Culture and Homes.