Issue - meetings
Events Fund applications
Meeting: 17/06/2015 - Commissioners' Decision Making Meeting (Item 5.5)
5.5 Events Fund applications PDF 104 KB
Report to follow
Additional documents:
- Appendix A - EA Checklist - Events Fund KO, item 5.5 PDF 77 KB
- Appendix B - new applications for approval, item 5.5 PDF 102 KB
- Appendix C - new applications for rejection, item 5.5 PDF 69 KB
- Appendix D - Events Fund application and criteria 1516, item 5.5 PDF 528 KB
- Appendix E - Events Fund evaluation form 15-16, item 5.5 PDF 157 KB
Decision:
Stephen Murray, Head of Arts and Events introduced the report which was brought under the urgency framework as some events referred to were to take place before the next Commissioners Decision Making Meeting. The report proposed to support a number of small arts events. Awards recommended for approval were listed at Appendix B and had been identified on the basis criteria and guidelines provided at Appendix D.
The Commissioners then asked attending Members to respond to the proposals. Councillors Rachael Saunders indicated that she had no observations to make. Councillor Peter Golds expressed concern regarding the number of unsuccessful applications in the Isle of Dogs area but was broadly supportive of the proposal.
The Commissioners noted that an application for multi-round activity had been refused because it had failed to make the deadline and requested that officers take steps to prevent the loss of projects by offering proactive guidance. The Commissioners also requested that a map be provided of projects accepted and refused, covering the term of the fund.
The Commissioners agreed the following recommendations:
RESOLVED
1 That funding for new Event Fund applications as set out in Appendix B be approved.
2 That funding for new Event Fund applications as set out in Appendix C be rejected.
3 That, where a late application is received for event that may be rolled forward, officers should investigate the potential for rescheduling the project to a later date to ensure that the project is not lost on the basis of timescales.