Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Strategic Director (Operations and Commercial).

The Strategic Project Manager (Infrastructure) presented the report on Market Square, Dover.

Members considered the report and discussed the decision of the Cabinet at its meeting held on 4 October 2021.

RESOLVED: (a)   That it be recommended to Cabinet that it endorse decision CAB46 as follows:

That the award of the contract to F M Conway for the consideration set out in the report be approved, noting that the external project costs would be funded by the Coastal Community Fund grant (£2.44 million), Dover District Council (£500,000) and a further £700,000 from the Council’s Town Centre Regeneration Fund.

(b)   That an update on the Council’s regeneration programme be added to the work programme.

(Councillor T A Bond declared an Other Significant Interest (OSI) in Minute No. 74 (Market Square, Dover) by reason of his directorship in the Dover Town Team and withdrew from the meeting during the consideration of this item of business.)

To consider the report of the Strategic Director (Operations and Commercial).

Responsibility: Portfolio Holder for Community and Corporate Property

It was agreed that the award of the contract to F M Conway for the consideration set out in the report be approved, noting that the external project costs would be funded by the Coastal Community Fund grant (£2.44 million), Dover District Council (£500,000) and a further £700,000 from the Council’s Town Centre Regeneration Fund.