Issue - meetings

The meeting referred to the agenda report.

The Leader proposed an amendment to the recommendations set out at in the report at agenda page 43 to delete recommendation (2), and to replace the Executive Member for estates, assets, and parking with the Leader at recommendation (3).

The Executive Member for Planning seconded the proposal.

An amendment was proposed by Cllr Bullivant and seconded by Cllr Peart that the requirements of the proposal are delivered in accordance with the plans, delegation is authorised to officers to deliver the requirements and the Council is kept informed on progress.

It was proposed and seconded that the meeting moves into private session to enable the Monitoring Officer to give advice.

RESOLVED that, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting on the grounds of the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

The meeting returned to public session.

A vote was taken on the amendment and was lost.

A vote was taken on the proposal and was carried.

RESOLVED to

(1)   Approve the submission of a Project Adjustment Request to Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities (DLUHC) removing the cinema project, amending the Market Hall project and increasing the contingency for the Queen Street project.

(2)   Delegate authority to the Head of Place and Commercial Services (in consultation with the Leader and Chief Finance Officer regarding finalising the development details and prepare planning applications in line with the budget set out in Appendix 2 and timescales set out in Appendix 3 to this report) to take such other action as is necessary to implement the approved redevelopment of the Market Hall to which the approved funding scheme relates.