Agenda item

City Centre Events

It was moved by Councillor Leigh Bramall, seconded by Councillor Mohammad Maroof, that this Council:-

(a)        welcomes the Summer Saturdays’ initiative which ran throughout the summer and saw Sheffield city centre host a series of events and activities designed to bring families into the city centre to stay, play, relax and enjoy the shops, entertainment and food and drink;  

(b)        further welcomes the support for the event through investment from the Keep Sheffield Working fund to boost the city centre and pro-actively support businesses in the current climate;

(c)         notes that the Sheffield by the Sea initiative has again proved very popular and was put on at no cost to the Council and thanks all partners who provide support enabling these events;

(d)        welcomes other activity in the City to support the city centre such as The Star newspaper’s Summer of Love drive;

(e)        welcomes the wider programme of events and community festivals that add to the vibrancy of the City; and

(f)         resolves to continue to support city centre retail and requests officers to report to Cabinet with further proposals to support the city centre economy.

Whereupon, it was moved by Councillor Ian Auckland, seconded by Councillor Shaffaq Mohammed, as an amendment, that the Motion now submitted be amended by:-

1.         the deletion of paragraph (f); and

2.         the addition of new paragraphs (f) to (h) as follows:-

(f)      is pleased to see work to build upon the previous Administration’s successes, including the Food Festival, Tramlines, the Peace Gardens ice-rink and the Sheffield Wheel;

(g)     yet regrets that the current Administration’s thoughtless ‘anti-business ‘policies, such as the absurd changes to city-centre parking charges, are doing more harm to local businesses than good; and

(h)     urges the Administration to drop their anti-business rhetoric and produce a report on the steps the Council can take to support city-centre businesses.

On being put to the vote, the amendment was negatived.

The original Motion was the put to the vote and carried, as follows:-

RESOLVED: That this Council:-

(a)        welcomes the Summer Saturdays’ initiative which ran throughout the summer and saw Sheffield city centre host a series of events and activities designed to bring families into the city centre to stay, play, relax and enjoy the shops, entertainment and food and drink;  

(b)        further welcomes the support for the event through investment from the Keep Sheffield Working fund to boost the city centre and pro-actively support businesses in the current climate;

(c)         notes that the Sheffield by the Sea initiative has again proved very popular and was put on at no cost to the Council and thanks all partners who provide support enabling these events;

(d)        welcomes other activity in the City to support the city centre such as The Star newspaper’s Summer of Love drive;

(e)        welcomes the wider programme of events and community festivals that add to the vibrancy of the City; and

(f)         resolves to continue to support city centre retail and requests officers to report to Cabinet with further proposals to support the city centre economy.

(Note: Councillor Bryan Lodge, having declared a disclosable pecuniary interest in the above item, took no part in the discussion or voting thereon.)