Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Assistant Director Economy.

Scrutiny Committee – Economy considered the report at its meeting on 26 June 2014 and its comments will be reported.

The report of the Assistant Director Economy was submitted outlining the content of RAMM’s bid to the Arts Council Major Partner Museum Grants Programme, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18. 

The Assistant Director Economy advised Members of the successful bid to the Arts Council Funding for operational activities that had been made as a Member of the Peninsula Consortium with Plymouth Museum & Art Gallery. The funding of £515,479 would come on stream in April 2015 and would be a period of three years.

In response to a Member’s question, the Portfolio Holder for Economy and Culture clarified that these funds would be used to fund extra programme of works that would otherwise not have taken place.

Members congratulated the staff involved in putting this successful bid together.

Scrutiny Committee – Economy considered the report at its meeting on 26 June 2014 and the comments of the Members were noted.

RESOLVED that the RAMM’s bid to the Arts Council for a Major Partner Museum Grants Programme covering the period of 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18 be endorsed.

To consider the report of the Assistant Director Economy.

The Senior Collections Officer submitted a report on the content of the RAMM’s bid to the Arts Council for a Major Partner Museum Grants Programme covering the period of 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18.  The funding bid will be for operational activities and has been made as a Member of the Peninsula Consortium with Plymouth Museum & Art Gallery.  A bid had been made to Arts Council England and an announcement of the intention to fund will be made on 1 July 2014.  Between July and March 2015 the Arts Council England will finalise funding agreements between it and successful applicants and include producing a new business plan. The funding was due to come on stream in April 2015.

Scrutiny Committee  - Economy noted the report and requested Executive to endorse the RAMM’s bid to the Arts Council for a Major Partner Museum Grants Programme covering the period of 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18.