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*****3. That the draft programme ideas set out at paragraph6.0 in the report, including the potential for theGames Time Performance, in Skegness in July2011, to take local people to the OlympicOpening/closing ceremony in 2012 be noted.4. That authorisation be given to Officers to seekexternal funds towards the costs of the SO Festivalsin 2011, provided that bids were agreed by the ChiefExecutive, Leader and Portfolio Holder for Culture,Leisure and the Environment and the Section 151Officer, and that any matched funding required fromELDC could be met from the existing SO Budget(including 2010 under-spend).5. That authorisation be given to Officers to seeksponsorship in line with the Council’s SponsorshipPolicy, agreeing these with the Portfolio Holder forCulture, Leisure and the Environment, bringing anycontentious proposals to the Executive Board forconsideration and decision.6. That authorisation be given to Officers to appoint aFestival Director and a PR Company, once theappropriate external funding was secured, for the SOFestival in 2011 and 2012, to November 30, 2012and 31 August 2012 respectively, with advice fromProcurement and Legal Services Lincolnshire,authorising and Exemption from the Council’sContract Procedure Rules to appoint the previouscontractors, thereby maintaining continuity from2010.7. That the agreement with representatives ofSkegness and District Chamber of Commerce,Skegness Town Council and Skegness East Coastand Wolds Hoteliers Association (SECWHA) toswitch on the Skegness Illuminations on 6 August2011, as part of the wider summer eventsprogramme, be noted.(Everything is in hand as agreed above to submit external fundingbids, to develop contracts for appointment once external fundingis confirmed and to deliver the Skegness Illuminations switch on.Arts Council England (ACE) have paid ELDC an additional£28K which was allocated to the SEAS project. Although theproject concluded in 2009, this amount was set aside to takeaccount of variations in exchange rates at the time that claimswere made. The funds must be used to build on SEAS, and ELDCmust send ACE an interim spend report in February 11 and an endof project report in September 11.This funding is in addition to the £60K managed funds fromACE for Games Time which will come in to ELDC accounts early inAG/DE/SN/JBAG/DE/SN/JBAG/DE/SN/JBAG/DE/SN/JBAG/DE/SN/JBa = completed/* = in hand/x = outstandingPage 9