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Motorfest

Meeting: 07/06/2022 - Cabinet (Item 14)

Motorfest

(Relevant Portfolio Holder: Councillor A Yates)

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Minutes:

The Leader introduced the report of the Corporate Director of Place & Community, which considered a proposal to offer grant funding to Aintree Circuit Club to contribute towards the cost of running the Motorfest event, as set out in Appendix 1, to be held in August 2022.

 

The minute of the Executive Overview & Scrutiny Committee held on 26 May 2022 had been circulated prior to the meeting.

 

In reaching the decision below, Cabinet considered the report before it, the recommendations contained therein and the agreed comments of the Executive Overview & Scrutiny Committee.

 

RESOLVED:     A.     That the agreed comments of the Executive Overview and Scrutiny Committee be noted.

 

B.     That, based upon the projected costs provided by Aintree Circuit Club, the council contribute £7,610.00 to the running of the Motorfest event in 2022, subject to receipts being provided to evidence the expenditure.

 

C.     That Aintree Circuit Club match fund the contribution of £7,610 by using their own funds or by attracting income through other means and that in subsequent years, from 2023, they attract corporate/local sponsorship to fund the event in total in order to ensure nil cost to the authority.

 

D.     That going forward the Council supports Aintree Circuit Club to find a sustainable way to fund future Motorfest events from 2023 that does not draw on council funding.


Meeting: 26/05/2022 - Executive Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Item 15)

Motorfest

To consider the report of the Corporate Director of Place and Community.

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Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of the Corporate Director of Place and Community as contained on pages 119 to 131 and 137 to 141.

 

The Senior Engineering Officer outlined the report and responded to comments and questions raised by Members.

 

RESOLVED: That the Committee considered and noted the Motorfest report and that the following agreed comment be forwarded to Cabinet for their consideration:

                        That recommendation 3.3 of the report, as contained on page 137 of the Book of Reports be amended, to remove the word 'nil' and to replace with the word 'reducing'.