Agenda and minutes

The Minutes of the meeting held on 16^th July 2007, having been printed and circulated, were taken as read and signed as a correct record.

The Sub-Board considered:

(1)            whether Members of the press and public should be excluded from the meeting of the Board during consideration of the following items 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 Part I 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 items 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 Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

The Sub-Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, Corporate and Policy which sought approval to acquire Cheshire County’s freehold interest subject to an existing agricultural tenancy in Newstead Farm, Lower Road, Knowsley.

RESOLVED That:

(1)                    delegated authority be granted to the Strategic Director, Corporate & Policy and the Strategic Director, Environment, in consultation with the Executive Member for Corporate & Policy and the Executive Member for Planning Transportation and Renewal, to take such action as necessary to acquire the land from Cheshire County Council;

(2)                    subject to the Council agreeing the terms and completing the legal formalities with Cheshire County Council, authority be granted to the Operational Director of Property Services to open up negotiations with the tenant of Newstead Farm with a view to securing vacant possession of the land required to deliver the 3MG proposals; and

(3)                    delegated authority be granted to the Strategic Director, Corporate & Policy and the Strategic Director, Environment, in consultation with the Executive Member for Planning, Transportation Regeneration and Renewal, to take such action as necessary to secure vacant possession of the land required from the tenant at Newstead Farm to deliver the 3MG proposals.

MINUTES ISSUED: 14^th November 2007

CALL IN: 20^th November 2007

Any matter decided by the Executive Board may be called in no later than 20^th November 2007