To seek committee approval for the allocation of a budget of £150,000 to enable the development of detailed proposals (with costings) for a sculpture and public art trail in Weymouth & Portland as discussed by Budget Working Group.

(a)       That the commissioning of public art be pursued in Weymouth and Portland for installation before March 2019 by allocating £123,000 from the reserves already set aside for one-off projects;

(b)       That the detailed designs and costings for any public art to be commissioned in accordance with recommendation (a) and be reverted back to Management Committee for approval, in consultation with the Member Arts Advisory Panel.

(c)       That a one-off grant of £17,000 be awarded to Weymouth Museum Trust Ltd (charity no.1143692)  to assist with the development of a Stage One bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund for the creation of a new museum at Brewers Quay and that this grant is funded from the reserves already set aside for one-off projects;

(d)       That authority be delegated to the Head of Economy Leisure & Tourism to agree, in consultation with the relevant Briefholder, the terms of a grant agreement with the Weymouth Museum Trust Ltd if the grant requested in recommendation (b) be agreed.

(e)       That, if the grant recommended in (c) above is agreed then it must be claimed by Weymouth Museum Trust Ltd by 31 March 2019 at the latest subject to the Trust meeting the conditions of the grant agreement.

(f)        That in the event that funding becomes available at year end, further consideration be given to increase funding for public arts at that time.