Agenda and minutes

Town Centre - M60 Gateway Task Force - Monday, 15th February, 2021 6.00 pm

Venue: Remote Meeting

Contact: David Clee  0161 474 3137

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Items
No. Item

1.

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To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 14 December 2020.

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The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 14 December 2020 were approved as a correct record.

2.

Declarations of Interest

Councillors and Officers to declare any interests which they have in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting.

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Councillors and Officers were invited to declare any interests which they had in any of the agenda items for the meeting.

 

The following interests were declared:-

 

Personal Interests

 

Councillor

 

 

Andy Sorton

 

 

Officers

 

Paul Richards and Pam Smith

 

Agenda item 7 – ‘Town Centre Programme Update’ as his partner works at Edgeley Library and is currently at Central Library, Stockport on a temporary basis.

 

 

Agenda items 6 ‘MDC Investment Strategy’ and 7 - ‘Town Centre Programme Update’ as members of the Board of the Stockport Town Centre West Mayoral Development Corporation.

 

 

Paul Richards and Caroline Simpson

Agenda item 7 - ‘Town Centre Programme Update’ as Directors of Stockport Exchange Phase 2 Limited and the Stockport Hotel Management Company Limited Board.

 

Personal and Prejudicial Interests

 

Councillor

Interest

 

 

Mark Hunter and Mike Hurleston.

Agenda items 6 ‘MDC Investment Strategy’ and 7 ‘Town Centre Programme Update’ as members of the Board of the Stockport Town Centre West Mayoral Development Corporation.

 

It was noted that the Standards Committee had approved a dispensation to enable those councillors who were members of the Board of the Stockport Town Centre West Mayoral Development Corporation and who would otherwise have a personal and prejudicial interest in the matter being discussed to take part in the debate and vote at the meeting.

 

3.

Interchange Park

To consider a presentation by the Corporate Director (Place) and Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Development and Regeneration

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The Task Force received a presentation from representatives from Open Optimised Environments and Forever Consulting on the Community Engagement Plan for Interchange Park.

 

RESOLVED – That the presentation be noted.

 

4.

Debenhams

To consider a presentation by the Corporate Director (Place) and Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Development and Regeneration

 

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The Corporate Director (Place) and Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Development and Regeneration made a presentation on future options for the site of the Debenhams store in Stockport after its closure.

 

RESOLVED – That the presentation be noted.

5.

Mayoral Development Corporation Investment Strategy

To consider a presentation by the Director of Development and Regeneration

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The Director of Development and Regeneration made a presentation on the investment framework for the Mayoral Development Corporation.

 

RESOLVED – That the presentation be noted.

6.

Town Centre Programme Update

To consider a report of the Corporate Director (Place) and Deputy Chief Executive

 

The report sets out an update on the Town Centre projects since the last meeting of the Task Force.

 

Officer Contacts: Caroline Simpson/Paul Richards on 0161 218 1940/0161 474 2940 or email: caroline.simpson@stockport.gov.uk/paul.richards@stockport.gov.uk

 

 

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The Corporate Director (Place) and Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing an update on the Town Centre programme since the last meeting of the Task Force.

 

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.