Agenda item

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 18^th 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 21^st 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 18^th 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 18^th 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.

25.1

The Project Manager, together with Chris Hallam (Chair of the Rose Garden Café Partnership), presented the report which provided 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 18 October 2023.

25.2

Members were informed that an initial business case had been drafted for the RIBA Stage 2 design for the refurbishment of the café, the initial programme forecasted the RIBA Stage 2 design to be completed in December 2024. The Sub-Committee agreed that the next update on the Rose Garden Café should be deferred to the Sub-Committee meeting in January 2025 so that progress on the Stage 2 design could be reported back to the Sub-Committee.

25.3

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 21 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.

25.4

Reasons for Decision

25.4.1

As per 18 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.

25.5

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

25.5.1

Alternative Option 1:

This report was produced to provide an update on progress made towards the recommendations made in the Rose Garden Café 18 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.