Agenda and minutes

Town Centre - M60 Gateway Task Force - Tuesday, 11th January, 2022 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 8 November 2021.

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Minutes:

The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 8 November 2021 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

 

 

Anna Charles-Jones

 

 

 

Officers

 

Paul Richards

 

Agenda item 6 ‘Town Centre Programme Update’ as his partner works for the Stockport Libraries’ service.

 

Agenda items 4 ‘ Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) Prospectus and 6 ‘Town Centre Programme Update’ as an observer of the Board of the Stockport Town Centre West Mayoral Development Corporation.

 

 

 

Agenda items 4 ‘Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) Prospectus’ and 6 ‘Town Centre Programme Update’ as the Chief Executive of the Stockport Town Centre West Mayoral Development Corporation.

 

 

Paul Richards and Caroline Simpson

Agenda item 6 ‘‘Town Centre Programme Update’ as Directors of Stockport Exchange Phases 2 and 3 Limited and the Stockport Hotel Management Company Limited Board.

 

Personal and Prejudicial Interests

 

Councillor

Interest

 

 

Mark Hunter, Mike Hurleston and Elise Wilson

Agenda items 4 ‘Mayoral Development Corporation  (MDC) Prospectus’ and 6 ‘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.

 

 

3.

Exclusion of the Public and the Public Interest Test

To consider whether it is in the public interest to exclude the public during consideration of agenda items 4, 5 and 6 which contain 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).

 

 

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RESOLVED – That it is in the public interest to exclude the public during the consideration of the following agenda items which contain 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 – Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) Prospectus

Item 5 – Debenhams

Item 6 – Town Centre Programme Update

Items 'Not for Publication'

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4.

Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) Prospectus

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 prospectus for a site acquired by the Mayoral Development Corporation team.

 

RESOLVED – That the presentation be noted.

5.

Debenhams

To consider a presentation by the Director of Development and Presentation

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The Head of Development and Regeneration made a presentation updating the Task Force on the options for the former Debenhams building.

 

RESOLVED – That the presentation be noted.

 

6.

Town Centre Programme Update

To consider a report of the Director of Development and Regeneration

 

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

 

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

 

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The Director of Development and Regeneration 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.