2015-09-21 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                               21 SEPTEMBER 2015


REPORTS DIRECT TO GENERAL COMMITTEE


1                        BUTTER FACTORY ARTS CENTRE MANAGEMENT - FURTHER REPORT
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                              Special Projects Officer, Emma O’Neill
                                    Planning & Infrastructure Department

Index                               ECM/ Subject/ 72.04 Butter Factory Arts Centre

Attachments                         1.   2014/15 Breakdown of BFAC operational costs
                                    2.   2013/14 Breakdown of BFAC operational costs (6 months)


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Special Projects Officer to the Infrastructure and Services
Committee Meeting dated 15 September 2015 and the Further Report to the General Committee
Meeting dated 21 September 2015 and:
A.                       Adopt Option A (as set out in the Report to the Infrastructure and Services Committee
                         Meeting dated 15 September 2015) and authorise the CEO to enter into an agreement with
                         the Cooroy Lower Mill Board to operate the Butter Factory Arts Centre on a 12 month trial
                         basis, commencing 1 January 2016; and
B.                       Provide a 12 month operating subsidy of $120,279 to the Cooroy Lower Mill Board on the
                         basis that the Board provide six monthly acquittals.


REPORT
A report on the Butter Factory Arts Centre Management was presented to the Infrastructure and
Services Committee on the 15 September 2015. At this meeting, Councillors requested a further
report be presented to the General Committee on 21 September 2015 with additional information
detailing a breakdown of operational costs for the Butter Factory Arts Centre (BFAC) since
1 January 2014, an estimate of costs for the business planning process since the previous
Council decision in March 2015 and any details of the building condition.

Previous Council Consideration

Ordinary Meeting 12 March 2015

REVIEW OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE COOROY BUTTER FACTORY.
That Council note the report by the Director of Community Services to the Infrastructure &
Services Committee Meeting dated 3 March 2015 and agree to:
A.                       Adopt Option 3 as its preferred option;
B.                       Staff consulting with the Cooroy Lower Mill Board to develop a Business plan and budget to
                         present to Council in a future report; and
C.                       Continue to maintain the Butter Factory and Pottery Shed buildings.



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