Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Borough Solicitor.

The Committee considered a report of the Borough Solicitor setting out the 2010/2011 work programme.

At the midpoint meeting on 2 November, Members had informally agreed to set up a Task and Finish Group to review the 4 Business Generation Centres owned by Cheshire East. Subsequent to that meeting, volunteers were sought from this Committee. Three Members volunteered and met on 9 December to scope the review. During the scoping exercise, Members had acknowledged that there were close links between the management of the Business Generation Centres as Council assests and their role in Economic Development and the Task and Finish Group had therefore suggested that an additional place should be created and offered to the Environment and Prosperity Scrutiny Committee.

Members had also requested additional information on the depot rationalisation proposals that were currently being progressed through an officer project group. A report on this matter appeared later on the agenda for this meeting.

Councillor J Narraway referred to the item in the work programme relating to the ICT Harmonisation Monitoring Group and suggested that the terms of reference of this group were too wide and suggested that the focus of the group should be restricted to the Macclesfield Data Centre.

RESOLVED –

1.      That the following Members be appointed to the Business Generation CentreTask and Finish Group:

Councillors     J Narraway

                                    P Findlow

                                    A R Thwaite  

2.      That a place be offered to Environment and Prosperity Scrutiny Committee on the Business generation Task and Finish Group;

3.      That the item relating to ICT Harmonisation be amended to read ‘Macclesfield Data Centre’;