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8.1

The purpose of this report is to provide an
update on the progress made by the Rose Garden Café
Partnership (Friends of Graves Park, Save the Rose Garden
Café Campaign and Sheffield City Council) on the
recommendations approved by the Charity Trustee Sub-Committee on
18th October 2023:
 

1.    
The proposal for Sheffield City Council, in partnership with
stakeholders, to develop a strategy for the restoration of the Rose
Garden Café building (options 2A and 2B), pausing work on a
replacement building approach (design options 3 and 4) and a
limited works approach (design options 1 and 5).
 

2.    
That the Rose Garden Café Partnership, once established,
creates an action plan to develop the strategy for restoration,
which will include defining the following:
 
·      
A framework for a proportionate public consultation on the Rose
Garden Café.
·      
Establish funding sources to meet the structural remediation and
building refurbishment works.
·      
Agree a strategy for public communication.

 

 

8.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the
Charity Trustee Sub-Committee:-
 

1.    
notes the progress made towards the actions agreed in the October
2023 report;
 

2.    
agrees to receive a further report on 21st January 2025
on progress towards the establishing of funding sources as agreed
in the October 2023 report;
 

3.    
notes that further updates and decisions will be taken to the
appropriate Committee as required; and
 

4.    
supports the Partnership to begin to establish funds for the full
restoration and refurbishment at an initial cost estimate of
£2,000,000.

 

 

8.3

Reasons for
Decision

 

 

8.3.1

As per 18th October 2023 Committee
report we believe that the recommendation to develop a restoration
approach in partnership with stakeholders is currently the only
viable option to achieving all the following:
 

·      
Align with the charitable objectives of the Graves Park
Charity.

·      
Meet the initial commissioning brief objectives:
Objective 1 - 'improve facilities for the city’.
Objective 2 - 'maximise revenue for each facility’.

·      
Provide a café in Graves Park.

 

 

8.4

Alternatives
Considered and Rejected

 

 

8.4.1

Alternative Option 1:
This report was produced to provide an update
on progress made towards the recommendations made in the Rose
Garden Café 18th October 2023 report. The only
alternative option would have been to not produce an update report
in July and wait for the next committee meeting, which was
discounted by Officers.