The Cabinet considered an update on the continuing work around revitalising the Market Place and Underbanks area and agreed that:-
· the progress made with procuring a new management operation for Market operation be noted;
· the setting aside of the capital from one-off resources to finance the likely capital spend set out in Appendix Two and the allocation and agreement of use of that resource be delegated to the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration and the Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Economy & Regeneration
· the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration and the Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Economy & Regeneration be authorised to agree the terms of a lease with the preferred tenant(s) for the Produce Hall and Blackshaw’s as set out in the exempt Appendix Two.
· the progress with the development of a markets and animation strategy that will contribute to the regeneration of the wider Town Centre be noted; and
· the Head of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to do all things necessary or incidental to the implementation of the above resolutions.
(Note: this report contained exempt information that was circulated to cabinet members only and the public were excluded from the meeting during consideration of the item).