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Issue - meetings
Coastal Users' Group update
Meeting: 16/03/2020 - Charity Committee (Item 63)
63 Coastal Users' Group update PDF 143 KB
Minutes:
Kevin Boorman presented the report in Victoria Conheady’s absence.
Following the Coastal Users’ Group (CUG) meeting in December a small group of CUG representatives met with Hastings Borough Council officers to identify a way forward. The group noted the lack of resource within the Council for supporting wider seafront issues.It was suggested that a liaison officer post be created to ensure that communication and feedback between the CUG and the Foreshore Trust is as open and productive as possible, in between and following on from the quarterly meetings.
CUG members reiterated at the meeting that without this dedicated resource they could not see how they could continue in the advisory function for the Foreshore Trust.
Councillor Batsford proposed approval of the recommendation, seconded by Councillor Rogers.
RESOLVED (unanimously):
1. Approve the creation of a part time (0.3 FTE) Coastal Users Group liaison officer, at a cost of up to £12,000 pa
2. Approve the changing of the group into two parts: a) a smaller core group focussed on the Hastings and St Leonards Foreshore Charitable business as advisory group (as outlined within the constitution) b) a wider group focussed on the wider seafront issues.
3. That the charity committee note the business plan will be presented at the June committee.
Reasons:
1. After considerable discussion with representatives of the Coastal Users Group (CUG), a workable way forward to ensure a healthier working relationship with the Hastings and St Leonards Charitable Foreshore Trust has been proposed, which necessitates a more focused advisory group on FST matters, but still maintain a larger seafront/coastal users’ group.
2. Through discussion with the coastal users’ group representatives, the shrinking officer resource and analysis of future FST workload the need for a dedicated resource to support partnership working between the CUG and the FST has been identified, subject to agreement by the full Coastal Users’ Group, which meets on Tuesday 10th March.
3. Given that the above role’s workload fluctuates throughout the year, we propose to include 1.5 days a week working with the Coastal Users’ Group (CUG) with the proposed FST programme compliance and support officer, if possible. It is also likely that the programme compliance and support officer workload may also fluctuate throughout the year dependent on the grant programme cycles, and therefore we need only create a 0.8 FTE post.
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