Agenda and minutes

No apologies for absence were received.

Members and Officers are requested to give notice of any personal or prejudicial interest and the nature of that interest, relating to any item on the agenda in accordance with the relevant Code of Conduct.

No declarations of interest were received.

RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 4 August be confirmed as a correct record.

Report of the Neighbourhoods and Investment Programmes Director

The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Neighbourhoods and Investment Programmes Director that sought approval of the Neighbourhoods and Investment Programmes Departmental Service Plan 2010-2011.

RESOLVED:

That the Neighbourhoods and Investment Programmes Departmental Service Plan for 2010-11 be approved.

Joint Report of the Planning and Economic Development Director and the Neighbourhoods and Investment Programmes Director

The Cabinet Member considered the joint report of the Planning and Economic Development Director and Neighbourhoods and Investment Programmes Director that provided an update on the comments received during consultation on the draft Informed Assessment of the Economic Viability of Affordable Housing; and sought approval for the final Informed Assessment of the Economic Viability of Affordable Housing as part of the evidence base for the Local Development Framework, which took into account consultation comments.

This was a key decision and was currently included on the Council’s Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

RESOLVED: That

(1)      the comments received during the consultation process into the draft  study  and the responses to the comments be noted; and

(2)      the Cabinet be recommended to approve the Final Informed Assessment of the Economic Viability of Affordable Housing to inform the emerging Core Strategy for Sefton.

Report of the Leisure and Tourism Director

Further to Minute No.28 of the meeting of Cabinet Member Leisure and Tourism held on 11 August 2010, the Cabinet Member considered the report of the Leisure and Tourism Director on the findings of a recently published report by Sheffield Hallam University on the seaside tourism industry in England and Wales.  The University's report set out data on levels of employment, economic output and trends for seaside towns and provided a ranking that sought to create greater understanding of the importance and relevance of tourism within seaside towns.

RESOLVED:  

That the Sheffield Hallam University Report on Tourism be noted.