Agenda and minutes

              The Board considered:

(1)       whether Members of the press and public should be excluded from the meeting of the Board during consideration of the following item of business in accordance with Sub-Section 4 of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 because it was likely that, in view of the nature of the business to be considered, exempt information would be disclosed, being information defined in Section 100 (1) and paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972; and

(2)       whether the disclosure of information was in the public interest, whether any relevant exemptions were applicable and whether, when applying the public interest test and exemptions, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed that in disclosing the information.

            RESOLVED: That as, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, members of the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business in accordance with Sub-Section 4 of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 because it is likely that, in view of the nature of the business, exempt information will be disclosed, being information defined in Section 100 (1) and paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

            The Board received a report from the Strategic Director, Environment and Economy, concerning the future viability of Runcorn Markets.

During the debate, Members raised points which it was agreed would be drawn to the attention of the Executive Board.  Having considered the report the Board unanimously voted to support the recommendations.

The Chairman wished to thank Councillor Kevin Wainwright and the Working Party members for their input over the past year.

RESOLVED:  That the Policy and Performance Board recommends that:-

1)     The Executive Board considers the closure of Runcorn Market;

2)     The Executive Board considers the implications of any future proposals on tenants as detailed in 3.13 of the report; and

3)     The Executive Board considers the future use of the building as detailed in 3.12 of the report.