Agenda and minutes

Council - Wednesday, 30th April, 2014 5.45 pm

Venue: Council Chamber - 4th Floor - Civic Centre. View directions

Contact: John Wright  01902 555048 or Email: john.wright@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies For Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were submitted by Cllrs Ian Brookfield, Haynes and Wynne

2.

Declaration of Interests

Minutes:

No declarations of interest were made.

3.

Communications

[To receive the Mayor’s announcements]

Minutes:

 

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club

The Mayor congratulated Wolverhampton Wanderers on their promotion to the Championship.

 

Retiring Member of the Council

The Mayor paid tribute to Councillor Neville Patten who would not be standing at the forthcoming election. Councillor Patten had been a member of the Council for 22 years and had represented the Oxley, Park and Bushbury North wards.

 

VE Day Remembrance Service

The Mayor gave details of a service that would be held on 8 May 2014.

 

Fashion Show

The Mayor gave details of a forthcoming fashion show.

4.

Minutes of the Previous meeting (19 March 2014)

[For approval]

Minutes:

Resolved

That the minutes of the meeting held 19 March 20014 be approved as correct record subject to Councillors Payal Bedi, Jasbir Jaspal and Tersaim Singh being added to the list of those present.

5.

Deprived Area Fund Community Enterprise and Corporate Social Responsibility Grant

[To approve the issue of grants to a third party to deliver a Community Enterprise Development Support and Corporate Social Responsibility project]

Minutes:

It was moved by Councillor Bilson, seconded by Councillor Bilson and

 

Resolved

That pursuant to the Financial Procedure Rules, a grant of £70,000 per annum (total value (£140,000) be approved from Deprived Area Fund resources to Access to Business to fund the Community Enterprise Development Support project.

6.

Summary of Executive Business pdf icon PDF 49 KB

[To receive the summary of executive business and for Cabinet Members to answer any questions thereon]

Minutes:

Cllr Bilson responded to questions relating to regeneration, business rates and the reduction in government grant.

 

Resolved

 

That theSummary of Executive Business be noted

7.

Disposal of Land at Wobaston Road pdf icon PDF 110 KB

[To approve additional internal resources for i54 of £1.575 million being the payment to Staffordshire County Council in accordance with a Joint Venture agreement.]

Minutes:

It was moved by Councillor Bilson and seconded by Councillor Johnson and

 

Resolved

That additional internal resources for i54 of £1.575 million, being the payment to Staffordshire County Council in accordance with the Joint Venture agreement, be approved