Minutes of a meeting of the Commercial Subcommittee

Held in the Council Chamber, Floor 2A, Civic House, 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson

On Tuesday 10 May 2016, commencing at 12.41pm

 

Present:              Mr J Murray (Chairperson), Her Worship the Mayor R Reese, and Councillor G Noonan

In Attendance:   Councillors I Barker, P Matheson, B McGurk, Chief Executive (C Hadley), Group Manager Infrastructure (A Louverdis), Group Manager Corporate Services (N Harrison), and Administration Adviser (E-J Ruthven)

Apologies:           Mr J Peters and Councillor L Acland

 

 

1.       Apologies

Resolved COM/2016/011

THAT apologies be received and accepted from Mr John Peters and Councillor Luke Acland.

Noonan/Her Worship the Mayor                                                  Carried

 

2.       Confirmation of Order of Business

There was no change to the order of business.

3.       Interests

There were no updates to the Interests Register, and no interests with items on the agenda were declared.

4.       Public Forum 

There was no public forum.

5.       Confirmation of Minutes

5.1      31 March 2016

Document number M1803, agenda pages 5 - 8 refer.

Resolved COM/2016/012

THAT the minutes of the meeting of the Commercial Subcommittee, held on 31 March 2016, be confirmed as a true and correct record.

Noonan/Murray                                                                          Carried

   

6.       Chairperson's Report      

          There was no Chairperson’s Report.  

 

7.       Exclusion of the Public

Resolved COM/2016/013

THAT the public be excluded from the following parts of the proceedings of this meeting.

The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution are as follows:

 

Item

General subject of each matter to be considered

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interests protected (where applicable)

1

Commercial Subcommittee Meeting - Public Excluded Minutes -  31 March 2016

Section 48(1)(a)

The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7.

The withholding of the information is necessary:

·    Section 7(2)(h)

     To enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.

2

Detailed property assessment: Industrial land in Stoke

 

Section 48(1)(a)

The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7

The withholding of the information is necessary:

·   Section 7(2)(h)

     To enable the local authority to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities

3

Ridgeways Joint Venture Sections

 

Section 48(1)(a)

The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7

The withholding of the information is necessary:

·   Section 7(2)(i)

     To enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations)

Her Worship the Mayor/Murray                                                 Carried

The meeting went into public excluded session at 12.44pm and resumed in public session at 1.42pm, during which time the meeting adjourned for lunch from 12.44pm to 1.18pm.

8.       Re-admittance of the Public

Resolved COM/2016/014

THAT the public be re-admitted to the meeting.

Noonan/Murray                                                                          Carried

 

 

There being no further business the meeting ended at 1.42pm.

 

Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings:

 

 

 

                                                       Chairperson                                     Date