Issue - meetings

Victorious Festival Update Report

Meeting: 20/03/2020 - Cabinet Member for Culture & City Development (Item 20)

20 Victorious Festival Update Report PDF 157 KB

Purpose of report

To update the Cabinet Member on the findings of the value of Victorious Festival to the city including economic benefits and to seek to bring the length of the contract into line with other contracts we have for large-scale events.

RECOMMENDED

(1) To acknowledge the economic benefit and added value that Victorious Festival brings to Portsmouth.

(2)To extend the contract which Victorious Festival are due to commence with the council on 1^st January 2021 by a further 3 years to a total of 10 years so it is in line with the contract duration of other large-scale events.

Additional documents:

Victorious Festival IIA (Appendix 1), item 20 PDF 1 MB

Minutes:

The report was introduced by Claire Looney, Partnership & Commissioning Manager.

DECISION:

1) The Cabinet Member acknowledged the economic benefit and added value that Victorious Festival brings to Portsmouth.

(2) Agreed to extend the contract which Victorious Festival are due to commence with the council on 1st January 2021 by a further 3 years to a total of 10 years so it is in line with the contract duration of other large-scale events.