Issue - meetings

City Centre Vision

Meeting: 08/02/2023 - Cabinet (Item 78)

78 Endorsement of a Five Year Vision for Gloucester City Centre pdf icon PDF 151 KB

To consider the report of the Leader of the Council informing Members of the work undertaken by the Gloucester City Centre Commission over the past 18 months and proposing a five-year vision produced in consultation with the Commission.

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Decision:

RESOLVED that the Vision for Gloucester City Centre as prepared on behalf of the Gloucester City Centre Commission is endorsed and to take account of the vision in future decisions relating to the future of the city centre.

 

Minutes:

Cabinet considered the report of the Leader of the Council that informed Members of the work undertaken by the Gloucester City Centre Commission over the past 18 months and proposed a five-year vision produced in consultation with the Commission.

 

The Leader of the Council summarised the background to the report and detailed the key themes of the proposed vision to make the city centre an even better place to be in and enjoy.  He drew Members’ attention to the suggestions made by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (30 January 2023 Minute 93) and thanked the City Growth and Delivery Manager for his efforts.

 

The Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure expressed his own gratitude to the City Growth and Delivery Manager.  He apprised Members of his many conversations with residents where improvement in the city centre had been noticed and advised that the proposed vision would progress it still further.  The Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods commented that he was pleased to see the 6 core principles underpinning the vision so that the city centre of 2028 will welcome everyone with understanding and compassion.

 

RESOLVED that the Vision for Gloucester City Centre as prepared on behalf of the Gloucester City Centre Commission is endorsed and to take account of the vision in future decisions relating to the future of the city centre.