Decision details

(Report of Chief Executive)

The report gave details of the recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on 21 June 2018 regarding a review of the Council’s approach to youth engagement, sports and events development.  Reference was also made to a number of additional matters highlighted for the Cabinet’s consideration.

The Cabinet resolved that:

The recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee be approved as follows:

(1)             the contribution made by the Council’s delivery of Youth Engagement, Sports and Events Services to the achievement of its strategic objectives be acknowledged;

(2)             the suggested changes to the existing delivery arrangements as outlined in the report and Annexes 1 – 3 be agreed;

(3)             the associated savings of £14,940 to the Council’s annual revenue budget be included and reflected in the 2018/19 revised revenue budgets;

(4)             additional income generating opportunities be explored to include the potential to re-charge licensing costs to organisers of commercial events and the potential introduction of an administration fee for community events on Council land dependent on, and related to, the scale;

(5)             the proposal put forward by the Tonbridge Town Team to establish a joint working group to help co-ordinate and develop events be investigated;

(6)             a further review of the costs and benefits of marketing and publicity activities across all Council services be undertaken by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee with a view to reducing such costs where possible;

(7)             wider use of social media to promote youth activities be encouraged;

(8)             a wider participation of schools across the Borough in the Youth Forum be promoted via the Enterprise Advisor Network; and

(9)             a report be made to the Communities and Housing Advisory Board in one year’s time to update on progress made in relation to the recommendations arising from the Review of Youth Engagement, Sports and Events Development.