Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillors Verdeille and Grice.

To agree as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 10 March 2011

The minutes of the meeting on 10^th March 2011 were approved as a correct record with the exception that Councillor Jones’ ward is Heatons North and not Reddish North.

No declarations of interest were made.

To consider whether it is in the public interest to exclude the public during the consideration of agenda item 6 (Key Projects Progress Report) as the report contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority) the disclosure of which would not be fair and would there be in breach of Data Protection principles.

RESOLVED – That, in order to prevent the disclosure of information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority) and because it would not be in the public interest to disclose the information as it contains confidential and commercially sensitive information about an organisation, the public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of Agenda Item 6 (see Minute 6below).

Presentation by Project Director, Major Projects

The Service Director for Major Projects submitted a report (copies of which have been circulated) which detailed a two phase plan to remove through traffic on the A6 through the town centre, if funding for such a project was to become available.

RESOLVED- that the report be noted.

Report of Head of Economic Development and Regeneration Programmes

The Project Director, Town Centre (Communities, Regeneration & Environment) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) updating the Task Force on recent progress of key projects within the Town Centre and M60 Gateway area.

RESOLVED - That the report be noted.

No additional business was raised.

·                9 September

·                11 November

The meeting scheduled for 9^th September 2011 has been cancelled.