Agenda and minutes

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Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interests and/or other interests, not already on their register of interests, in any item on the agenda and withdraw from the meeting at the appropriate time.

None Received

To approve as a correct record and the Chair to sign the Minutes of the Clay Cross Town Board held on 5 August 2022.

The minutes of the meeting held on 5 August 2022 were approved as a true record, subject to the following clarifications. That the Town Deal Programme Manager, Richard O’Donoghue, had been present at the meeting. That on Minute CXTB/17/22-23, the Gym and Swimming Pool would remain open during the re-development of the site.

Verbal Update – Matt Broughton, Director of Growth and Assets.

Town Deal Board received an update from the Assistant Director for Economic Development, Karl Apps, on recent work and achievements. These included progress on the Low-Carbon Challenge Fund and the Railway Station Feasibility Study. They also heard about and the remaining work to be undertaken to progress the Sharley Park redevelopment. Board welcomed what had been achieved across all of the Programme Areas and discussed briefly possible initiatives to communicate this success.

AGREED

That the Update be noted.

Members were informed that the content of the ‘Clay Cross Matters to Business’ survey had now been agreed. When completed, the results from the survey would be analysed and reported to the Board at a future meeting.

Members also discussed the process for appointing the new Chair of the Board. They discussed the composition of the Panel to undertake the appointment and the likely timetable for this.

AGREED

(1)  That progress on the ‘Clay Cross Matter to Business’ survey be noted.

(2)  That District Councillor Charlotte Cupit, District Councillor Jeremy Kenyon and Andrew King, Treasurer of the Clay Cross Town Group form the Appointment Panel for the Chair of the Clay of the Town Deal Board.

(3)  That the arrangements for convening the Appointments Panel be now put in place.

The Chair to move:-

That the public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of the following items of business to avoid the disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3, Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, (as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006). 

AGREED

That the public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of the following items of business to avoid the disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3, Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, (as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006). 

Matt Broughton, Director of Growth and Assets, and Karl Apps, Assistant Director of Economic Development, Regeneration and Housing Delivery.

The Board received a presentation on the Draft Clay Cross Town Deal Strategic Regeneration Framework (SRF). This explained the actions to date and what further work would now need to take place. As part of this, Members were reminded about the constraints of the proposed site and what implications this would have for the Regeneration Framework and subsequent development initiatives.

The Presentation set out possible development options, including the traffic management and public realm implications of them. It also highlighted the package of options that could be delivered best within the expected resources envelope. As part of the presentation, board heard about the suggested uses for specific buildings. Members heard that these were only intended to be indicative at this stage. The Board reflected on the contribution which the appropriate use of specific buildings could make towards the regeneration of the area and in helping to make Clay Cross Town Centre more attractive to local people and visitors to the town.

Members discussed the Draft Framework. They discussed the potential financial implications and the balance between Capital and on-going Revenue costs, which would need to be clarified.  They heard about the governance requirements of the District and County Councils, and what actions would be required for them to move forward towards the next stages of developing the Framework; and in particular to enable the Business Case to be agreed and submitted to Government by its mid-December 2022 deadline.  

At the conclusion of the discussion the Board agreed several actions.

AGREED

(1)  That the projects identified as part of Options 1C and 2C in the  presentation be considered further by the Board at its October meeting.

(2)  That following these further discussions the draft Business Case be developed and finalised;

(3)  That the District Council Cabinet be asked to consider and endorse the proposed Business Case

(4)  That the Board be asked to consider and agree the final Business Case at its meeting on Friday 25 November 2022.

The next meeting of the Clay Cross Town Deal Board will be held on 14 October 2022 at 10.00 am, in person at (venue to be confirmed).

Friday 14 October 2022, in the District Council’s Chamber, Mill Lane, Wingerworth.