Decision details

Dinosaur Isle – future provision

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Following the review of the governance options for Dinosaur Isle carried out in 2022 and the consultations carried out with Stakeholders including consideration of their feedback the Council is considering the preferred option for the governance of Dinosaur Isle, to ensure that dinosaur Isle is sustainable going forward and is financially viable.

Decision:

Cabinet notes the outcome of the Julia Holberry Associates’ report in that;

 

a)    The Dinosaur Isle Museum should remain in Sandown

 

b)    The council should seek a partner to support the management of the Collection (Academic or and/or Museum Partner)

 

c)     The council should explore the options for a Trust (with a commercial operation) to operate the Dinosaur Island Museum.

 

d)    That Cabinet provides delegated authority for the Director of Neighbourhoods, in consultation with the Cabinet member for Climate Change, Environment, Heritage, Human Resources and Legal and Democratic Service, to enter into further negotiations with the Natural History Museum regarding the management of the collection, and the Hampshire Cultural Trust regarding the management of Dinosaur Isle.

 

e)    That a further report to Cabinet will seek approval for the council to enter any such arrangements following the results of the MEND funding application in December 2023 and that Democratic Services note a further report for the Forward Plan.

 

Report author: Colin Read

Publication date: 15/05/2023

Date of decision: 11/05/2023

Decided at meeting: 11/05/2023 - Cabinet

Effective from: 23/05/2023

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