1. That agreement
be given to the creation of the new
posts of Cobtree Manager, Visitor
Centre/Café Supervisor and Visitor Centre/Café
Assistant in accordance with the required skills set out in exempt
Appendix A to the report of the Cobtree
Officer.
2. That agreement
be given to the employment of casual
staff or volunteers to work at the Visitor Centre/Café as
and when demand requires it.
3. That agreement
be given to Cobtree Manor Park,
including the Visitor Centre/Café and the car park, being
managed by Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) in accordance with the
proposal set out in exempt Appendix A to the report of the
Cobtree Officer for an initial period
of five years subject to annual review by the Cobtree Manor Estate Charity Committee with an
option to terminate on the part of the Charity if the conditions of
the contract are not being met.
4. That detailed
financial projections be submitted to a meeting of the Committee
early in the New Year.
5. That agreement
be given to the surplus funds generated
by the Visitor Centre/Café and the car park being utilised
towards the future maintenance of the Cobtree Manor Estate with initial emphasis on the
actual Park itself.
6. That agreement
be given in principle to the
introduction of car parking charges at Cobtree Manor Park on the basis that a more
detailed report dealing with the proposed charges and the method of
operating the car park will be submitted to a future meeting of the
Committee.
7. That the Head
of Legal Partnership be authorised to prepare and enter into
contracts giving effect to the decisions set out above.
