Agenda item

The Executive Board considered a report on proposals for the redevelopment of the Oriel Myrddin Gallery in Carmarthen to be jointly funded with the aid of £1m conditional grant offer made by the Arts Council for Wales together with a capital input from the County Council, with the actual cost being dependent upon the chosen redevelopment option. The following four options were presented for the Board’s consideration:-

1.     Progress with the existing RIBA stage 3 design, the preferred option – Council capital funding contribution of £890k;

2.     Co-locate with the Carmarthen Hwb in the existing building – Council Capital funding contribution of £890k;

3.     Co-locate with the Carmarthen Hwb on King Street through the purchase/Lease of adjacent buildings to provide the required space – Council capital funding contribution of £1.640m;

4.     Maintain the Status Quo – Council funding of £100k undertaking essential maintenance works.

The Executive Board was advised that if it was minded to approve redevelopment proposals for the Gallery, that approval would be subject to the Council allocating funding to the scheme at its budget meeting to be held on the 3^rd March 2020

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that the Council proceed with the redevelopment of the Oriel Myrddin Gallery on the basis of Option 1, subject to the Council allocating funding to the scheme at its budget meeting to be held on the 3^rd March 2020.