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AGENDA Item Owner 1 Apologies for Absence All 2 Minutes of The Town Deal Board Meeting Friday 02 October 2020, 1000am –1200pm Venue: Via Teams AGENDA Item Owner 1 Apologies for absence All 2 Minutes of the meeting of the Town Deal Board 5 mins All held on 25 August 2020 3 Board Membership and Governance 10 mins AB 4 Redcar Town Deal Vision 5 mins AB 4 Accelerated Funding and Redcar Projects 10 mins AB/MHop Update 5 Town Deal Co-Ordinator – Introduction and 25 mins MW Update 6 Town Deal Progress Update 15 mins AB/JW 7 Town Deal Programme to January 2021 5 mins JW 8 Communications and Engagement Strategy 15 mins All 9 Any Other Business 10 Date and Time of Next Meeting Friday 06 November 2020 10am -12pm Circulation Board Members Darren Winter – Chair, Redcar and Cleveland Business Network Rosemary du Rose – Vice Chair, Chief Executive, Beyond Housing Cllr Wayne Davies, Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Jason Faulkner, Principal, Redcar and Cleveland College Alison Fellows, Commercial & Delivery Director, Tees Valley Combined Authority Stella Hall, Director, Festival of Thrift Malcolm Horne, Manufacturing Director, Alpeck Polyester UK Cllr Mary Lanigan, Leader, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Mike Milen, Chief Executive, Redcar and Cleveland Voluntary Development Agency John Sampson, Managing Director, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Jacob Young,DRAFT MP for Redcar Support RCBC Andrew Carter, Assistant Director for Economic Growth Angela Brockbank, Head of Place Development and Investment Mark Hopgood, Senior Place Development and Investment Project Lead Isabel Nicholls, Research and Policy Officer MHCLG Adrian Coates Adam Suleiman Lichfields Daniel Gregg Ross Lillico Jonathan Wallace Ryder Architecture Mark Clasper Cathy Russell Redcar Town Deal Board Minutes HELD AT: Via Teams TIME & DATE: 25 August 2020, 10:00am PRESENT: Rosie du Rose, Beyond Housing (RdR) Jason Faulkner, Redcar and Cleveland College (JF) Mike Milen, Redcar and Cleveland Voluntary Development Agency (MM) Darren Winter, Redcar and Cleveland Business Network (Chair) (DW) Jacob Young, MP for Redcar (JY) Mary Lanigan, Leader, Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council (ML) : John Sampson, Managing Director, Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council (JS) Alison Fellows, Tees Valley Combined Authority (AF) DRAFTStella Hall, Festival of Thrift (SH) IN ATTENDANCE Angela Brockbank, Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council (AB) Mark Hopgood, Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council (MHop) Isabel Nicholls, Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council (IN) Jonathan Wallace, Lichfields (JW) Ross Lilllico, Lichfields (RL) Daniel Gregg, Lichfields (DG) Cathy Russell, Ryder (CR) Soo Darcy, Ryder (SD) Pete Johnson, Identity Consult (PJ) APOLOGIES: John Rochford, Arriva North East (JF) Malcolm Horne, Alpek Polyesters (MH) Wayne Davies, Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Redcar & (WD) Cleveland Borough Council Chris McDonald, Materials Processing Institute (CM) ACTIONS 1 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS 1.1 DW welcomed everyone to the meeting and introductions were made. 2 APOLOGIES 2.1 Apologies for absence were received as above. 3 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 3.1 AB requested everyone forward the circulated Declaration of Interest Forms to her ALL or IN. 4 PREVIOUS MINUTES 4.1 The minutes of the previous meeting were accepted as a true and accurate record DRAFTof the meeting. 5 PROJECTS UPDATE 5.1 AB gave an overview of the progress to date around Cotham and the Regent Cinema. Discussions were still ongoing with Arch Co around the Central Station project. Kirkleatham was progressing now after the Covid shut down, with an operator expected to be appointed in the spring. 6 SUMMARY OF BASELINE ANALYSIS 6.1 JW led an overview presentation on current challenges and opportunities for Redcar. 6.2 A discussion ensued and the following points were raised • Private investment is not coming forward without public center involvement. • The larger industrial areas are not close enough to the town centre to increase footfall to local businesses. • There are connectivity issues, the railway line cuts the town in half. • Redcar is more of an industrial area so the impact of Covid has not been as significant as other areas. • Central Government are committed to the area including a free port following Brexit. • Tees Works contractor numbers are increasing which could improve over night accommodation. • Employment and skills going forward, we need to try to persuade employers to recruit locally. Looking to improve high level jobs. • Opportunities looking to harness community spirit and local groups needed to be investigated. • Increase engagement with groups, some looking for new spaces which they could use some of the facilities in the town centre. • There was potential to look at options for a range of ideas including surf schools, sport and mental health, and possibly a youth theater. • Connectivity was identified as a key challenge - Redcar was well connected to the national network but not locally. Rail network causes an issue around the level crossings which causes an issue. Proposals for the station will improve the appearance on arrival in town. Car parking capacity not currently an issue. Pedestrian and cycle links could be a significant asset to the town. • Overnight tourism is short, and accommodation is weak, standards are fairly low around 3 stars. Looking at targeting a younger section around sport activities 7 SUMMARY OF CONSULTATION OUTCOMES 7.1 CG gave an overview of the feedback received for the consultations, looking at the key areas including place, people and connections. 8 DRAFTOUTCOME OF DESIGN SPRINTS 8.1 CR gave and overview on the design sprint and how we can take this forward. IN IN would circulate the notes form the Design Sprint session. 9 CONFIRMING THE TOWN DEAL VISION 9.1 JW gave an overview of the draft vision statement. Board members felt that the statement could be about any town anywhere and that it needed to be clearer. It needed to be clearly defined and include the pride in the Town’s history. 9.2 It was agreed that a task and finish group would be established to confirm the vision and report back to the subsequent Board meeting. 10 NEXT STEPS 10.1 RL gave an overview on the requirements going forward and what we need to prepare and adhere to, to prepare the bids. going forward project proposals can be worked up ahead of the challenge session on 10th September. MHCLG had circulated a Project Prioritisation Tool Kit which would inform the town investment plan process. AB advised that the invitation will be sent for the challenge meeting today. 11 ANY OTHER BUSINESS 11.1 No other business was raised. 12 DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING 12.1 The next Board meeting would take place on 2 October 10.00 - 12.00. A Vision for Redcar “During the next 10 years, Redcar will maximise its position on the North East coast and be a key asset in a thriving Tees Valley economy. Redcar will be a coastal town which people aspire to live in, with attractive residential areas, educational and cultural opportunities and a public realm which reflects our pride and investment in our place. Redcar’s people will have the aspirations and skills they need to take advantage of major local economic opportunities linked to inward investment sites, ensuring a secure and prosperous future for both themselves and the town. Our geography and a wide range of year-round attractions will drive a vibrant visitor economy, with an exciting offer for thrill seekers and families alike. The town will be well connected, with physical and digital infrastructure giving our residents and businesses opportunities to operate on local, regional, national and international scales. Our success will be rooted in our pride of place and will build on our proud industrial past, embracing sustainability and the green economy as a major part of our long-term future. Our strong pioneering spirit will ensure that Redcar leads the way as a great place to live, work and enjoy.” This overarchingDRAFT vision for the town is supported by the three themes of place, people and connections. These are set out below and provide further detail regarding the direction of travel and scale of ambition to be pursued through the successful delivery of the TIP. Place Redcar will be established as a modern visitor destination that is clearly differentiated from competing locations. The town centre will be clean and energetic, with a festival ready High Street supporting an expanded cultural programme and a thriving independent sector. Links between our beaches – which will become a leading hub for water-based activities and adrenaline sports – and the High Street will be strengthened. We will encourage people to visit Redcar more frequently and stay longer. The town centre’s commercial offer will be improved, through an expanded independent sector and the development of an exciting food and beverage offer and new leisure attractions (both indoor and outdoor) that will draw people to the area from Tees Valley, North Yorkshire and beyond. The quality and quantity of hotel provision will be significantly improved. We will celebrate our distinctiveness and differentiate the town from competing destinations, creating a high-quality public realm which better links with and complements the recently enhanced Esplanade. The public realm, including lighting, street furniture and wayfinding, will be consistent, high quality, clean and well maintained, and reflect the heritage, physical and natural assets of the town. We will introduce green infrastructure to key strategic routes in the town and enhance/redevelop rundown property, in order to improve the sense of arrival, enhance the visitor experience, encouraging people to explore the area. In promoting Redcar as a tourist destination, we will look to harness the exceptional quality of our coastline, our heritage, our industrial past and future and our local independent spirit. The interpretation and celebration of industrial landmarks old and new will be encouraged and we will establish the town as one of northern England’s leading hubs for water-based activities and adrenaline sports, with a range of facilities which support both recreational participation and competitions.
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