{"id":72611,"date":"2023-01-31T14:46:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T14:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=72611"},"modified":"2023-02-03T13:44:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T13:44:55","slug":"its-not-true-cardiff-council-denies-claim-amg-deal-for-st-davids-hall-lease-completed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/01\/31\/its-not-true-cardiff-council-denies-claim-amg-deal-for-st-davids-hall-lease-completed\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It&#8217;s not true&#8217;: Cardiff Council denies claim that AMG deal for St David\u2019s Hall lease has been completed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Council says that finalising the deal without taking a recommendation to Cabinet &#8220;would be unlawful\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>CARDIFF Council has stated that the deal for St David&#8217;s Hall to be leased by a private company has not been completed.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The emotive issue \u2013 which could see the National Concert Hall of Wales run by Academy Music Group (AMG) \u2013 has been met with opposition via petition and protest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday, just hours after the Council closed its budget consultation survey, a social media post claimed that a final agreement to lease St David&#8217;s Hall to AMG had been signed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Twitter post was by Ben Herrington \u2013 an employee at St David&#8217;s Hall and the organiser of a petition against the deal which has almost 22,000 signatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It breaks my heart to announce that I have had it confirmed today that the deal has been signed, LiveNation\/AMG will be taking over the National Concert Hall of Wales with an aim to complete the transfer by the 1st June this year.<br><br>1\/2<\/p>&mdash; Ben Herrington (@Benjamin_daniel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Benjamin_daniel\/status\/1619760433346519040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When <em>The Cardiffian<\/em> called the Council to fact check the tweet they said: \u201cThe claim that Cardiff Council has agreed, approved or signed the handover of St David\u2019s Hall to AGM is not true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn fact, doing what is claimed without concluding the VEAT process and without taking a recommendation to Cabinet for it to decide, along with the results of the public consultation on the budget for consideration, would be unlawful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A VEAT (voluntary ex ante transparency) notice is a document that informs market competitors of the value, recipient and reasoning behind a closed contract. This must be published at least 10 days before a contract is concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As was announced last year, the Council does have an agreement in principle with AMG. However, the deal is not yet final and is subject to several conditions \u2013 including a further cabinet report and analysis of the recent budget consultation survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The controversial move to lease the building comes as the Council are being asked to fill a \u00a323.5m budget gap for financial year 23\/24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to a larger-than-expected settlement from the Welsh Government, this shortfall is some \u00a330m smaller than was anticipated. However, some cuts to services and sales of assets still appear to be unavoidable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Council is arguing that, in their current situation, they do not have the money to invest in a venue that already requires an annual subsidy of around \u00a3700,000. By leasing the building to AMG, they simultaneously save money on the subsidy and secure investment for the future of the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2022\/12\/06\/protest-against-plans-to-lease-st-david-hall-to-private-company-behind-o2-arenas\/\">significant concerns<\/a> about the impact that the handover could have on the identity of the building. Where its current subsidised status allows St David\u2019s Hall to host a variety of unique, Welsh talent, a for-profit arena may sacrifice this in pursuit of revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposal \u2013 along with changes to the <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/01\/20\/plan-to-reduce-museum-of-cardiff-to-pop-up-site-incredibly-ill-considered-expert-warns\/\">Museum of Cardiff<\/a>, library opening times and the price of school meals \u2013 is due to be debated at Cardiff Council\u2019s budget meeting on March 9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Council says that finalising the deal without taking a recommendation to Cabinet &#8220;would be unlawful\u201d CARDIFF Council has stated that the deal for St David&#8217;s Hall to be leased by a private company has not been completed. 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