(Members Code of Conduct - Part 4A of the Constitution)

To receive disclosures of interests from members and co-opted members on matters to be considered at the meeting. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

Notes:

(1)       Members may remain in the meeting and take part fully in discussion and voting unless the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest or an interest which the Member feels would call into question their compliance with the wider principles set out in the Code of Conduct.  Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner.

(2)       Members in arrears of Council Tax by more than two months must not vote in decisions on, or which might affect, budget calculations, and must disclose at the meeting that this restriction applies to them.  A failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence under section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. 

(3)       Members are also welcome to disclose interests which are not disclosable pecuniary interests but which they consider should be made in the interest of clarity.

(4)       Officers must disclose interests in accordance with Council Standing Order 44.

During the meeting and in the interests of transparency, Councillor Pullen disclosed, in respect of the item relating to Regeneration of Keighley (Minute 32) that he had previously had business dealings with a company mentioned in relation to the Chesham Street site (Appendix A).

During the meeting and in the interests of transparency, Councillor Green pointed out that he was mentioned by name in Appendix C of the report in respect of the Regeneration of Keighley, having had previous involvement in the matter.

Recommended –

That the minutes of the meeting held on 22 September 2016 be signed as a correct record (previously circulated).

(Sheila Farnhill – 01274 432268)

Resolved –

That the minutes of the meeting held on 22 September 2016 be signed as a correct record.

(Access to Information Procedure Rules – Part 3B of the Constitution)

Reports and background papers for agenda items may be inspected by contacting the person shown after each agenda item.  Certain reports and background papers may be restricted. 

Any request to remove the restriction on a report or background paper should be made to the relevant Strategic Director or Assistant Director whose name is shown on the front page of the report. 

If that request is refused, there is a right of appeal to this meeting. 

Please contact the officer shown below in advance of the meeting if you wish to appeal. 

(Sheila Farnhill - 01274 432268)

There were no appeals submitted by the public to review decisions to restrict documents.

Any referrals that have been made to this Committee up to and including the date of publication of this agenda will be reported at the meeting.

No referrals to the Committee had been received.

The report of the Strategic Director, Regeneration (Document “N”) gives an update on regeneration activity in Keighley and the progress made since the report presented to the Committee in December 2015.

Recommended –

That Document “N” be noted.

(Paul North – 01535 618095)

The report of the Strategic Director, Regeneration (Document “N”) gave an update on regeneration activity in Keighley and the progress made since the report presented to the Committee in December 2015.

The Strategic Director explained that the report covered a mixture of projects that Members had expressed an interest in previously. The Airedale Partnership provided an overview and guided the direction of the regeneration works. The membership of this body included the Council, the NHS, Shipley College and a number of local business people.

A Member of the Committee said that he had been given to understand, some time ago, that an economic plan for Keighley would be produced having a holistic approach and including consideration of the broader issues such as transport links to motorways and the area outside the town centre. He suggested that such that a report should be submitted to this Committee.

In response to a question the Strategic Director said that the Airedale Partnership met roughly every six weeks, although the last meeting had been on 5 September 2016.

He presented an update on each project as follows:

Appendix A – Chesham Street

·         Agreement had been reached with a local developer to facilitate best use of this site and a planning application was anticipated.

·         It was noted that this site was outside the Conservation Area.

·         It was estimated that 260 jobs could be created through the development of the site.

Appendix B – North Street and Cavendish Street

·         Planning permission had now been given for the existing buildings on North Street to be demolished and an outline permission granted for the development of a Public Sector Hub on the site along with a ‘meanwhile use’ should this be necessary in the interim period. 

·         Demolition was due to commence the week of 12 December and would take approximately 30 weeks.  There would be some associated road closures, mainly on Sundays.

·         The stained glass window would be removed and stored for re-use in the future.

He responded to Members questions as follows:

·         The Manager of the Keighley Business Improvement District (BID) had been consulted in relation to the scheduling of proposed road closures and he would be cognisant of the need to avoid any special or sporting events.

·         The preferred organisation that had previously intended to purchase the Cavendish Street building had now withdrawn. It was now likely that this site would be dealt with alongside the North Street site although there were a number of issues to be resolved.

·         Negotiations were on-going in respect of the proposed Public Sector Hub on the North Street site; this was a complex process as it involved different agencies with different needs but it was anticipated that the Council would be in a position to enter into the relevant contract(s) in the first quarter of 2017.  Once these were signed the project would move towards construction.

·         He was confident that the project would be moving forward by Summer 2017 even if all the current potential end users did  ...  view the full minutes text for item 32.

The Chair of the Committee will submit the Committee’s Work Programme 2016-17 (Document “O”).

Recommended –

That the Work Programme continue to be regularly reviewed.

(Licia Woodhead – 01274 432119)

Members considered the Committee’s Work Programme for 2016-17 (Document “O”).

Resolved –

That a report in respect of problem commercial and residential properties and land across the district be added to the agenda for the meeting to be held on 28 February 2017.

ACTION:       Overview & Scrutiny Lead