Decision details

The report of the Head of Leisure and Museums was submitted, updating Members on the RAMM Development Project.

Scrutiny Committee – Resources considered the report at its meeting on 24 March 2010 and the comments and support of Members were noted.

Councillor Martin attended the meeting and spoke on this item under Standing Order 44. He was pleased to note the progress that had been made on the development and requested that an independent review of the process should be undertaken once the Museum had been operational for a suitable period.

The Chair agreed that it would be appropriate to review the development project at a suitable time after completion in order that the new authority could benefit from the lessons learned about the management of major projects for the future.

RECOMMENDED to Council:-

(1)        to authorise the Head of Leisure and Museums, in consultation with the Leader and Portfolio Holder for Environment and Leisure, the Director Community and Environment and the Head of Legal Services, to incur the necessary expenditure for the purposes identified in the report, an estimate of which has been set out in paragraph 4.4 of the report, subject to written assessments of the financial risks and benefits at not more than 2 monthly intervals; and

(2)        that a further increase in the project budget of £1.7m be authorised for the purpose indicated in the report.

(Report circulated to Members)