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her daughter had completed the ‘Future Make’ programme ran by the Real Ideas Organisation;

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a family member employed by Plymouth College of Art.

(a)

The Box brought together a unique combination of cultural partners and heritage collections including the City Museum and Art  Gallery, the Plymouth and West Devon Record Office and the local historical collections of the Central Library;

(b)

the project would create a major cultural statement and would make a step change for Plymouth’s cultural sector;  it would provide a new cultural attraction that supported the targeted increase in tourism for both the City and the region, increasing visitor numbers from 80,000 to 250,000 per annum;

(c)

four community projects were currently underway and were designed to target a range of key Plymouth audiences and community groups which included the Maker Memories, Plymouth After Dark, Your Recipes, Your Heritage and Plymouth Roots;

(d)

the conservation of the figureheads was the most significant of its kind in a generation and not only secured the future of the Devonport figureheads but identified The Box as a centre of excellence and innovation for the preservation and display of maritime heritage, with one of the largest collections in the UK;

(e)

the construction contract had recently been rephrased due to construction delays from abnormal conditions on the site which had required additional work to St Luke’s Church, as well as the former museum and library buildings; this had resulted in sections being handed over to enable the fit out programme to start whilst separate construction areas remained safely active;

(f)

‘Reload’ was the programme of activities planned over the last 12 months of the programme, leading up to the opening in 2020; this would be a challenging part of the programme, as the collections would be moved from their current locations into the new facility;

(g)

a comprehensive plan for the opening of the new facility had been drawn up which would ensure The Box was ready in Spring 2020; the plan focused on ‘our visitors’, ‘our staff’, ‘our income’ and ‘our building’;

(h)

the latest approved budget for The Box was £44.452m and reflected an ambitious investment in the City for growth, culture and innovation;  whilst the project remained within its current funding envelope, abnormal site conditions continued to be found causing additional pressure on the remaining contingency, such as a significant amount of asbestos and needles found in the ground to the south of St Luke’s Church which required specialist removal;

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the Council was currently holding the project risks whilst the build programme and fit out of the galleries and other spaces within the building were completed; the largest risk was the pressure on the current agreed funding for the project; there  ...  view the full minutes text for item 16.

(a)

iMayflower Project was funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS), through the creation of the Cultural Development Fund (CDF) and administered by the Arts Council (ACE);

(b)

Devonport Market Hall (Listed Building) was being repurposed to become an immersive technology centre which would support Plymouth’s creative talent to bring to life world class heritage and shape the new journeys in its diverse communities;

(c)

the project proposed to take a systematic/ecological approach to stimulating growth in and demand for the region’s creative and cultural industries; the funding would provide the ability to collectively grow various key strategic elements of the cultural and creative industrial ecology in and around Plymouth;

(d)

the iMayflower project was only one of five successful applications from around 100 across England; the Cultural Development Fund was a new initiative which arose out of the Industrial Strategy and the recently announced Creative Industries Sector Deal; the success of the application had been down to the exceptional nature of the bid, the ambition and achievements to date;

(e)

the total value of the project was £5,958,617 which was funded through a grant of £3,497,301; match funding of £2,461,316 was being provided by the six delivery partners; the Project would run for three years April 2019 to March 2022;

(f)

two aspects of the project would focus on employment and skills;

(g)

the public launch (Ignite: a Festival of Creativity) of the project had been well attended; the launch to the wider business community would take place in July 2019.

(h)

how the Council could help to encourage people to stay in the City, in particular graduates;

(i)

how people could access funding through Creative England;

(j)

what measures were being taken to ensure that the FAB City concept added real value to the efforts being made to promote sustainability and also tie in with the climate emergency;

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how the project could ensure graduate retention whilst also engaging with people who were resident in the City.

(a)

why should we create the Plymouth Sound National Marine Park -

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Plymouth Sound and the Tamar Estuaries Marine Protected Area covered five times the size of the City;

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Plymouth was home to one of the largest fish markets in the UK and an incredibly important asset for the UK fishing industry;

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the waters were currently managed collaboratively by the Tamar Estuaries Consultative Forum that brought together the 18 organisations with statutory responsibilities for the waters;

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HMNB Devonport, the largest naval base in Western Europe was located within the Sound;

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the marine sector in Plymouth employed over 7,100 people;

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like the National Parks on land, there was a huge level of support for and interest in the marine environment with 116 million day trips to the UK coast recorded in 2017;

(b)

a legacy we can create together;

(c)

engagement -

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60 face to face meetings had been held;

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160 individuals and organisations contributed to the first engagement exercise providing detailed comments, views and challenges;

(d)

proposed objectives to -

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establish the UK’s first national Marine Park in Plymouth Sound;

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develop Marine Citizenship – increasing ownership, understanding and use of the marine environment, utilising this enhanced engagement to improve community health and wellbeing;

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create a greater sense of public and business engagement and pride in the waters around Plymouth, and enhance and celebrate the natural beauty and wildlife in and around our coastal waters;

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promote truly sustainable use of Plymouth Sound, carefully balancing social, economic and environment needs to deliver a world-class environment that had a positive impact for everyone;

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develop a framework for National Marine Parks that can be replicated across the UK, not just in the far South West, leading to a network of these special places;

(e)

next steps included -

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translate the work and commitment form the City and surrounding communities into a meaningful declaration in the autumn;

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continue to undertake all work collaboratively with those who live, work, protect and enjoy Plymouth Sound as we develop and embed the National Marine Park;

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develop a business plan for the National Marine Park within the first year that would set a sustainable future for the Park;

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continue to work with others at a national level to ensure that Plymouth  Sound was the first in a network of National Marine Parks.

(f)

whether Plymouth would be in the first in the country to establish a National Marine Park;

(g)

whether the National Marine Park would be a legal entity;

(h)

what mechanism was in place to ensure the engagement of all the relevant agencies and organisations, in order to establish the Marine Park;

(i)

whether engagement had been undertaken with the other  ...  view the full minutes text for item 18.