AGENDA
Economic and Commercial Development Overview & Scrutiny Committee Meeting
Date: Tuesday 25 November 2014 Time: 6.30 pm Venue: Town Hall, High Street, Maidstone
Membership:
Councillors: Butler (Vice-Chairman), Cuming, Fissenden, Harper, Mrs Hinder, Hogg, Paterson (Chairman), Powell and Vizzard
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Overview and Scrutiny
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1. The Committee to consider whether all items on the agenda should be webcast |
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2. Apologies |
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3. Notification of Substitute Members |
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4. Notification of Visiting Members |
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5. Disclosures by Members and Officers |
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6. To consider whether any items should be taken in private because of the possible disclosure of exempt information |
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7. Minutes of the Meeting held on 21 October 2014 |
1 - 7 |
8. Minutes of the Meeting held on 28 October 2014 |
8 - 13 |
9. Twilight Economy Review |
14 - 20 |
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Interviews with: · Bill Moss, Town Centre Manager; · Natalie Price, General Manager of the Hazlitt Arts Centre; and · Georgie Grassom, Marketing Manager of the Hazlitt Arts Centre.
Discussion of Twilight Economy visit in Maidstone, due to take place before the committee meeting.
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10. Skills and Employability Update |
21 - 34 |
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Interview with Abi Lewis, Economic Development Officer.
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11. Enterprise Hub |
35 - 36 |
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Interview with Karen Franek, Principal Economic Development Officer.
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12. Review of Business Cases |
37 - 41 |
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Interview with Marcus Lawler, Commercial Projects Manager.
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13. Future Work Programme |
42 - 54 |
PART II |
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To move that the public be excluded for the items set out in Part II of the Agenda because of the likely disclosure of exempt information for the reasons specified having applied the Public Interest Test.
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Head of Schedule 12A and Brief Decription
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Exempt Appendix: Enterprise Hub |
3 – Financial/Business Affairs |
55 - 113 |
15. |
Exempt Appendix: Review of Business Cases (Animal Cremation) |
3 – Financial/Business Affairs |
114 - 137 |
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Exempt Appendix: Review of Business Cases (A Sustainable Future for Mote Park) |
3 – Financial/Business Affairs |
138 - 159 |
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Exempt Appendix: Review of Business Cases (Investment in Local Business) |
3 – Financial/Business Affairs |
160 - 169 |
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Exempt Appendix: Review of Business Cases (Brunswick Street Regeneration) |
3 – Financial/Business Affairs |
170 - 207 |
The reports included in Part I of this agenda can be made available in alternative formats. For further information about this service, or to arrange for special facilities to be provided at the meeting, please contact Sam Bailey on 01622 602263. To find out more about the work of the Overview and Scrutiny Committees, please visit www.maidstone.gov.uk/osc |