Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
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.
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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