Tourism Development Fund: Grant to Jersey Heritage for Development of La Cotte de St. Brelade: Rescindment of MD-E-2015-0051

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A decision made on 22 December 2016

Decision Reference: MD-E-2016-0064
Decision Summary Title :	Rescind MD-E-2015-0051		Date of Decision Summary:	20 December 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Assistant Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	Assistant Director
Written Report Title :	N/A		Date of Written Report:	N/A
Written Report Author:	N/A		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	N/A
Subject: Rescind MD-E-2015-0051, Tourism Development Fund (TDF) – approval of £180,000 grant to Jersey Heritage for development of the La Cotte de St. Brelade archaeological project.
Decision(s): Following advice from officers, the TDF Advisory Panel made a recommendation to the Minister who decided to rescind MD-E-2015-0051 signed on 19th June 2015.
Reason(s) for Decision: MD-E-2015-0051 Tourism Development Fund – approval of £180,000 grant to Jersey Heritage for development of the La Cotte de St. Brelade archaeological project was signed on 19th June 2015 following a recommendation from the then TDF Advisory Panel. Unexpected engineering complications have led to an extended delay in the project. A report is being drafted to include the rock face assessment information. It is important to understand the geological mapping of the rock stack as this will lead to a discussion about access and possible viable stabilisation techniques. Jersey Heritage Trust have confirmed that the likely date for completion of the project is 2019.
Resource Implications: £180,000 to be re-introduced to the Tourism Development Fund budget and made available for potential applications.
Action required: Ministerial decision MD-E-2015-0051 to be rescinded. The Assistant Director to advise Jersey Heritage Trust of the decision and to request the Senior Management Accountant – EDTSC to allocate the funds to be made available in the TDF budget.
Signature: Senator L J Farnham		Position: Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed)