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RESOLVED: That the Committee
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1.   
 Noted decisions made to
date by officers to address the fire
at the
Royal Albion Hotel, Kings Road, Brighton, to make the building and
the surrounding site safe, including the use of Officer Urgency
Powers;
 
2.   
Delegated authority to the Executive Director
Economy Environment & Culture to enter
into contracts necessary to carry out the works;

 
3.   
Delegated authority to the Executive Director
Economy Environment & Culture to complete the works required by
the Notice served under section 78 of the Building Act 1984 and to
then hand the site back to the owners and to seek full recompense
for all costs to the council.
 
4.   
Approved the actions taken so far and authorises the
Executive Director for Economy, Environment & Culture to take
all other steps necessary or incidental to securing the safety of
the public and the building.
 
 
45A    ROYAL PAVILION ESTATE
CAPITAL PROJECT PHASE 2
 
RESOLVED: That the Committee
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1.   
 Noted the planned
submission by RPMT and the council of
the National Lottery Heritage Fund Round 2 bid for the capital
works with the project aims set out in paragraph 3.5.
 

2.   
Agreed that a contribution of up to
£0.250m from capital funds set
aside by Budget Council for toilet refurbishment is made to this
project. Details are set out in paragraphs 3.8 and 3.9.
 

3.   
Delegated authority to the Executive Director
Economy, Environment and Culture to agree the final value of the
contribution up to £0.250m for
new public toilets to be included in the project;
 

4.   
Delegated authority to the Executive Director
Economy, Environment & Culture, subject to a successful
National Lottery Heritage Fund Round 2 bid and the requirements
laid out in paragraph 3.12 and 3.13, for the council to procure and
appoint a Main Contractor to carry out the restoration works to the
Royal Pavilion Garden within the project cost plan;
 

5.   
Noted the Garden restoration proposals include the
reinstatement of the boundary railing but that 24 hour public access to the Garden will be
maintained as described in paragraph 3.3 and further discussions to
agree a strategy for addressing anti-social behaviour in the city
centre as described in paragraph 3.4.