Leader's Announcements
To receive such announcements as may be made by the Leader.
Minutes:
The Leader of the Council announced :-
1. That, in the last two months, he had attended various important and high level meetings in London.
2. That he had recently attended an Astra Zeneca Task Force meeting; the taskforce having been set up to assure the future of the Alderley Park site. There were over 3,000 people in the Borough who worked for Astra Zeneca and he thanked the Chairman of the Task Force group for inviting him to attend the meeting.
3. That he had attended a number of meetings with Government, with the aim of acquiring additional funding for Cheshire East.
4. That, with regard to value for money, he considered that Cheshire East was financially strong, but there were challenges ahead for the Council. The formation of a new ASDV for planning services was due to be considered by Cabinet and he would also be confirming ASDVs for transport and energy.
5. That David Higgins, the Chairman of HS2, would be making his recommendations in respect of the route of HS2 on 27 October. This would be an important piece of work for the Council, whatever the outcome.
6. That he had attended a meeting of Middlewich Town Council in the previous week.
7. That, with regard to jobs and housing, the five year housing supply was the highest figure that the Council had ever put forward.
8. That the Council was in a strong position to bring many things forward and he outlined a number of proposed changes to the senior management structure.