Issue - meetings

1.    PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR PULLEN

“Tourism is a vitally important aspect of Gloucester’s economy. Visitors to the city contribute widely to many sectors of the economy including hospitality, accommodation, retail, museums and many other historic attractions.

When visiting Gloucester, it is important that visitors can quickly and easily familiarise themselves with everything the city has to offer and the Tourist Information Centre is crucial in ensuring this happens.

Currently the Tourist Information Centre is located in the Museum of Gloucester and whilst the service it provides is good it is not always easily found by people visiting the city for the first time.  

This council should therefore explore options and consider relocating the Tourist Information Centre to a central location that is:

·       In a position and venue in the new Kings Square / Kings Quarter development.

·       At the heart of the city centre

·       Close to the Transport Hub and Railway Station

·       Well placed, easy to find and fully accessible to visitors

By so doing the Tourist Information Centre will be able to enhance the good service it already offers, improve its accessibility, footfall and visitor experience and ensure that visitors are able to take full advantage and explore everything Gloucester has to offer.”

2.    PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR HILTON

“This council agrees that it can and should do more to encourage city centre living through the conversion of redundant commercial/office buildings for residential use and by new build on brownfield land within or next to the city centre.

This council asks the cabinet member for planning and housing to report back to full council within six months with an action plan to identify new sites that could be suitable for the creation of new homes in or close to the city centre.”

Note - The area of search be based on the city centre as defined in the draft Gloucester City Plan and areas of commercial land close to the city centre, which will be agreed by the cabinet member for planning and housing and the proposers of this motion, before the study begins.