Agenda and minutes

At this point Members are asked to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in the business on this agenda.

Members were invited to declare at this point in the meeting any personal or prejudicial interests they might have in the business on the agenda.  No interests were declared.

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It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak at the meeting under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.

To reconsider the decision taken on 28 April 2009 regarding the above item, if requested to do so by the Scrutiny Management Committee (Calling-in) meeting on 18 May 2009.

The report on this item was published as part of the agenda for the Executive meeting held on 28 April and the agenda for the Scrutiny Management (Calling-in) meeting to be held on 18 May.  The links to those agendas on the Council’s website are provided below.

http://democracy.york.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.asp?CId=102&MId=3590&Ver=4

http://democracy.york.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.asp?CId=602&MId=3670&Ver=4

Members re-considered the decisions they had taken at the Executive meeting on 28 April 2009 regarding the next steps to be taken in a strategy designed to bring the Barbican Auditorium back into use.

The Executive decisions on this item had been called in by Cllrs Scott, Looker and Gunnell and subsequently considered by the Scrutiny Management Committee (SMC) (Calling In) at a meeting on 18 May 2009.  The SMC (Calling In) had resolved:

“That Option B be approved and the decisions be referred back to the Executive for reconsideration and that in doing so the Executive be asked to:

a)                 Make a firm decision on the future of the Barbican

b)                 Agree a programme to bring the Barbican back into public use and

c)                  Consider all potential models of ownership, which must include consideration of a community trust model.”¹

Having re-considered their decisions in the light of the advice of the SMC (Calling In) it was

RESOLVED: That the advice of the SMC (Calling-In) be accepted and that the decisions of the Executive on 28 April 2009 be amended accordingly.¹

REASON:      In accordance with the calling-in procedure and the advice offered by the Scrutiny Management Committee (Calling In).