Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 11 January 2022.

The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 11 January 2020 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 interests were declared:-

Personal Interests

Personal and Prejudicial Interests

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.

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in the public interest to exclude the public during consideration of agenda items 4, 5 and 6 which contain information ‘not for publication’ by virtue of Category 3 ‘Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority)’ as set out in the Local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).

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public interest to exclude the public during the consideration of the following agenda items which contain information ‘not for publication’ by virtue of Category 3 ‘Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority)’ as set out in the Local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 – Merseyway Structures Repairs and Public Realm Improvements

Item 5 – MDC Strategic Business Plan

Item 6 – Town Centre Programme Update

To receive a presentation from the Head of Capital Programme, Jamie Carruthers, on Merseyway structures repairs and public realm improvements.

The Task Force received a presentation from the Head of Capital Programme, Jamie Carruthers, on Merseyway structures repairs and public realm improvements.

RESOLVED – That the presentation be noted.

To receive a presentation from the Director of Development and Regeneration, Paul Richards, on the Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) Strategic Business Plan.

The Director of Development and Regeneration, Paul Richards, made a presentation on the Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) Strategic Business Plan.

RESOLVED – That the presentation be noted.

To receive an update from the Director of Development and Regeneration, Paul Richards, on the Town Centre Programme.

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.

The Task Force is recommended to authorise the representative of the Strategic Head of Service (Legal & Democratic Governance and Monitoring Officer) to determine dates for future meetings in consultation with the Chair of the Task Force.

That a representative from Democratic Services identify suitable future dates for meetings of the Task Force.