1)
That approval be given to go out to tender for the appointment of a
design team for Phase 3 – North end of Week Street and
Gabriel’s Hill subject to the agreement of the design brief
as per the recommendations set out below;
2)
That delegated authority be given to the Director of Regeneration
and Place, in consultation with the Chairs and Vice-Chairs of
Heritage, Culture and Leisure Committee; Communities, Housing and
Environment Committee; and Policy and Resources Committee to agree
the final design brief;
3)
That a working group be formed for this project which will act as a
sounding board for the design consultants. This group will consist of the chairs and
vice-chairs of the Committees outlined in recommendation 2 above or
their nominated substitutes;
4)
That delegated authority be given to the Head of Mid Kent Legal
Services to agree and enter into a contract with the successful
bidder;
5)
That the parallel piece of work commissioned to produce a Public
Realm Policy for the town centre, as set out in paragraph 2.12 of
the report of the Head of Commercial and Economic Development be
noted, a draft of which will be presented to the relevant
Committees in August 2016;
6)
That approval be given to submit a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund
and any other appropriate fund that may become available for the
Townscape Heritage Fund, for Gabriel’s Hill; and
7)
That approval be given to finance the
Public Realm Phase 3 project with estimated capital costs of
£3.1m, which includes the design fees and HLF fees.
