Issue - meetings

This report recommends the production of a Heritage Strategy for York. As heritage is a cross-directorate subject this report will also be considered by the Leisure, Culture and Social Inclusion Advisory Panel.

Option 1- Do not adopt a Heritage Strategy; 

Option 2 - Work with the heritage community through a series of workshops in order to produce recommendations which, after a review process, can be incorporated into a consultation draft Heritage Strategy.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to approve the approach set out in Option 2 to produce a draft Heritage Strategy for the City.

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:            To involve all stakeholders in the production of a draft heritage strategy for the city.

Consideration was given to a report, which recommended the production of a Heritage Strategy for York.  It suggested:

§                            an overall aim for the Strategy

§                            a definition of Heritage in York

§                            a framework and timetable for the production of the strategy

As heritage was a cross-directorate subject the report was also to be considered by the Executive Member for Leisure and Culture.

Officers pointed out that the City Council had a strong well developed policy framework for the historic environment however the city lacked a Heritage Strategy document. Such a document would provide a strategic overview for the city’s heritage. Officers also referred to the Councils appointment of a Heritage Champion and the steps that had been taken towards giving York the status of a UNESCO World Heritage site

Members then considered the following options:

Option 1- Do not adopt a Heritage Strategy; 

Option 2 - Work with the heritage community through a series of workshops in order to produce recommendations, which, after a review process, can be incorporated into a consultation draft Heritage Strategy.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to approve the approach set out in Option 2 to produce a draft Heritage Strategy for the City. ^1.

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:            To involve all stakeholders in the production of a draft heritage strategy for the city.