Agenda and minutes

          The minutes of the meeting of Council held on 9 December 2015, having been circulated, were taken as read and signed as a correct record.

          The Mayor made the following announcements:-

·       Tickets were available for the themed Easter Bingo fundraising event for the Mayor’s Charities on Friday 11 March 2016; and

·       Reminded Members about the Civic Ball on Friday 12 February 2016.

          The Leader advised that he had circulated his Portfolio briefing.

          The Council considered the minutes of the Executive Board meetings on 10 December 2015 and 14 January 2016.

          RESOLVED: That the minutes be received.

          The Council considered the minutes of the Health and Wellbeing Board meeting on 13 January 2016.

          RESOLVED: That the minutes be received.

          It was noted that no questions had been submitted under Standing Order No. 8.

(N.B. Councillor Jones declared a Discolsable Other Interest in the following item of business, as he was a Governor at Fairfield Primary School)

          Executive Board had considered the report of the Strategic Director, People and Economy, on the Capital Programme 2017/17.

          RESOLVED: That the Capital Programme for 2016/17 be approved.

          Executive Board had considered the report of the Strategic Director, People and Economy, on the Markets Capital Programme.

RESOLVED: That £1.43m be included in the Capital Programme for 2016/17, in respect of the Markets.

          The Council considered the reports of the following Boards in the period since the meeting of Council on 9 December 2015:-

·       Children, Young People and Families;

·       Employment, Learning and Skills and Community;

·       Health;

·       Safer;

·       Environment and Urban Renewal; and

·       Corporate.

          The Council considered the reports of the following Committees in the period since the meeting of Council on 9 December 2015:-

·       Development Control; and

·       Regulatory.

          Executive Board had considered the report of the Strategic Director, People and Economy, on the Runcorn and Runcorn Town Centre Regeneration.

          RESOLVED: That the amendment to the Capital Programme to provide an additional £2.3m to gap fund the development at the former Crosville site, Runcorn, subject to planning permission and lease with pub operator, be approved.

        In this case Council has a discretion to exclude the press and public and, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, it is RECOMMENDED that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, having been satisfied that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

Please note that if this resolution is passed, members of the press and public will be asked to leave the room prior to the consideration of the following business.

Council considered:

1)       whether Members of the press and public should be excluded from the meeting of Council 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 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, exempt information would be disclosed, being information defined in Section 100 (1) and paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

Executive Board had considered the report of the Strategic Director, People and Economy, on the Runcorn and Runcorn Town Centre Regeneration.

          RESOLVED: That the appendices be noted.