Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 28 November 2017.

The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 28 November 2017 were approved as a correct record.

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

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

The following interest was declared:-

Personal Interest

To consider whether it is in the public interest to exclude the public during consideration of agenda items 4 and 5 as they contains information ‘not for publication’ by virtue of paragraph 3 ‘Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority)’ as set out in the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

RESOLVED – That it is in the public interest to exclude the public during part of the consideration of the following agenda items which contains information ‘not for publication’ by virtue of Category 3 ‘Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority)’ as set out in the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended):-

Item 4 – Town Centre Projects Update

Item 5 – Stockport Interchange Update

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration

The report provides a summary position statement for the key town centre projects and supporting activity

The Task Force is invited to comment on the report.

Officer Contact: George Perrin on 0161 474 4510 or email: george.perrin@stockport.gov.uk

The Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out a summary position statement for the key town centre projects and supporting activity. With regard to the Merseyway Shopping Centre, she updated the Task Force at the meeting on the current situation with regard to the proposed closure of the Marks & Spencer store and the options the Council would be discussing with their representatives at a meeting to be held on 16 February 2018.

RESOLVED – (1) That the report be noted.

(2) That a confidential update be provided to Members of the Task Force after the meeting with representatives from Marks & Spencer to be held on 16 February 2018.

(3) That a report on the MIPIM property event be submitted to a future meeting of the Task Force.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration

The report sets out an update for the Task Force on the progress to date to deliver a new transport interchange on the site of the existing bus station, combining a new green park, and high quality residential development with at-grade access from Wellington Road South.

The Task Force is invited to comment on the report.

Officer Contact: Paul Richards on 0161 474 2940 or email: paul.richards@stockport.gov.uk

The Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out an update on the progress to date to deliver a new transport interchange on the site of the existing bus station, combining a new green park and high quality residential development with at-grade access from Wellington Road South.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.