Agenda, decisions and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor D Stockton.

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests in any item on the agenda.

Thee were no declarations of interest.

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35 a period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the meeting on any matter relating to the work of the body in question.  Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman or person presiding will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers. Members of the public are not required to give notice to use this facility. However, as a matter of courtesy, a period of 24 hours’ notice is encouraged.

Members of the public wishing to ask a question at the meeting should provide at least three clear working days’ notice in writing and should include the question with that notice. This will enable an informed answer to be given.

There were no members of the public present.

To consider a request for permission under the Congleton Market Charter to hold a market in Biddulph.

That permission be given under the Council’s Congleton Market Charter for Staffordshire Moorlands District Council to hold a market in the town of Biddulph on the first Friday of each month for a period of five years, from 1 August 2013 and that this permission be reviewed at the end of that period.

Consideration was given to a request from Staffordshire Moorlands District Council to hold an artisan market in Biddulph on the first Friday of each month.  The permission requested needed to be considered under the Congleton Market Charter.

Citi Markets which operates a market in Congleton in premises owned by the Council did not object to the application but asked that it be reviewed after one or two years.

In considering the application, and the period after which it should be reviewed, the Portfolio Holder considered that a period of five years would be an adequate period of time; the decision to be made was therefore amended accordingly.

RESOLVED

That permission be given under the Council’s Congleton Market Charter for Staffordshire Moorlands District Council to hold a market in the town of Biddulph on the first Friday of each month for a period of five years from 1 August 2013, and that this permission be reviewed at the end of that period.

To consider a report seeking authority to establish a Partnership Agreement with the South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry to support the delivery of the business travel planning element of the Local Sustainable Transport Fund programme.

1.    To agree the establishment of a partnership arrangement with the South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI).

2.    To authorise the Borough Solicitor or an authorised signatory within Legal Services to sign the Partnership Agreement and to implement and monitor the Agreement until 31 March 2015.

Consideration was given to the establishment of a partnership agreement with the South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) to support the delivery of the business travel planning element of the Local Sustainable Transport Fund programme.

The SCCCI was uniquely placed to facilitate business engagement, joint working and collaboration on travel planning activities in Crewe, with existing networks and partnerships already in place; it would work with the Council’s Project Officer on travel planning activities.

The Portfolio Holder indicated that communication was very important in respect of this matter and was advised that the local ward members for Crewe, and Crewe Town Council, would be updated on the position.

RESOLVED

That approval be given to the establishment of a partnership arrangement with the South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI).

That the Borough Solicitor, or an authorised signatory within Legal Services, be authorised to sign the Partnership Agreement and to implement and monitor the Agreement until 31 March 2015.