Purpose

Following the review of the governance options
for Dinosaur Isle carried out in 2022 and the consultations carried
out with Stakeholders including consideration of their feedback the
Council is considering the preferred option for the governance of
Dinosaur Isle, to ensure that dinosaur Isle is sustainable going
forward and is financially viable.

Content

Cabinet notes the outcome of the Julia Holberry Associates’ report in that;
 

a)   
The Dinosaur Isle Museum should remain in
Sandown
 

b)   
The council should seek a partner to support the
management of the Collection (Academic or and/or Museum
Partner)
 

c)    
The council should explore the options for a Trust
(with a commercial operation) to operate the Dinosaur Island
Museum.
 

d)   
That Cabinet provides delegated authority for the
Director of Neighbourhoods, in consultation with the Cabinet member
for Climate Change,
Environment, Heritage, Human Resources and Legal and Democratic
Service, to enter into further
negotiations with the Natural History Museum regarding the
management of the collection, and the Hampshire Cultural Trust
regarding the management of Dinosaur Isle.
 

e)   
That a further report to Cabinet will seek approval
for the council to enter any such arrangements following the
results of the MEND funding application in December 2023 and that
Democratic Services note a further report for the Forward
Plan.