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RESOLVED that
Cabinet –

 

(a)      support Option 2 as the
preferred option, i.e. (subject to a successful bid, see (b) below) to build a new
joint archive facility on the Theatr Clwyd campus in Mold to relocate our
archive collections from Ruthin Gaol and develop a community-based activity
plan to reach all communities across Denbighshire.  A detailed summary of the available options
had been provided at Appendix A to the report;

 

(b)      authorise officers to
submit a joint funding bid with Flintshire County Council (FCC) to the National
Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) Wales, seeking a capital grant value of £7m to
fund a new purpose-build net carbon zero building on the Theatr Clwyd campus;

 

(c)      allocate £2,052,358 of Denbighshire
County Council capital funding as our match towards the new joint archive
facility, subject to the NLHF funding bid being successful;

 

(d)      support the preparation of plans to
enhance the visitor offer within Ruthin Gaol, including retaining an archive
presence on site, and that the service will
be open five days a week with digital service available throughout the whole
time and an archivist service on at least one of those days, and

 

(e)      confirms that it has read, understood and
taken account of the Well-being Impact Assessment (Appendix C to the report) as
part of its consideration.