Agenda and minutes

          The Minutes of the meeting held on 26^th May 2011 were taken as read and signed as a correct record.

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 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 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 Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

          The Sub Committee considered a report which sought approval for the surrender of a lease to Halton Chamber of Commerce. The lease related to Percival Lane Industrial Estate which comprised 17 small industrial units. It was proposed that the surrender of the lease to the Chamber would be in exchange for writing off a debt of £20,343, which represented repayment of ERDF funds.

          In addition, the report also sought approval to place the freehold interest on the open market for sale with a target date for auction in September 2011.

          RESOLVED: That

(1)            the surrender of the lease to the Chamber in exchange for writing off a debt from the Chamber to the Council of £20,343, representing repayment of ERDF funds be approved; and

(2)            the sale of its freehold interest through auction in September 2011 be approved subject to achieving a reserve price.

          The Sub Committee considered a request to grant a two year lease, rent free, to Norton Priory for the occupation of Seymour Court, Runcorn. The lease would allow Norton Priory to submit a Lottery bid for improvements. It was noted that Norton Priory had been located at Seymour Court for the previous six months.

          RESOLVED: That the grant of the lease to Norton Priory at nil rent for 2 years be approved.

MINUTES ISSUED:  17 June 2011

CALL IN:  24 June 2011

Any matter decided by the Executive Board Sub Committee may be called in no later than 24 June 2011