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To consider the report of the Chief Operating Officer.

Consideration was given to the report of the Chief Operating Officer, which detailed the results of an independent review into the Council's wholly owned company, Tawd Valley Developments Limited (TVDL).

A Motion to approve the recommendations at 2.1 and 2.2, was moved and seconded.

An Amendment and revised Appendix 2, circulated prior to the meeting, was moved and seconded.

A vote was taken on the Amendment, which at the request of a Member, was recorded as follows:

FOR:                 Councillors: Mrs Baybutt, Mrs Blake, Blundell, Clandon, Daniels, Davis, Eccles, Gordon, Hirrell, Howard, Johnson, Juckes, Mrs Marshall, Mee, Mitchell, O'Toole, Owens, Pope, Rigby, Mrs Stephenson, Thompson, Turpin, D Westley, Mrs Westley, Whittington and Witter (TWENTY SIX)

AGAINST:        Councillors: Aldridge, Cooper, Coughlan, Cummins, Delaney, Dereli, Devine, Dowling, Evans, Fennell, Finch, Furey, Gagen, Gregson, Lockie, Monaghan, Moran, Nixon, O'Neill, Owen, Upjohn, West, J Wilkie, K Wilkie and Yates (TWENTY FIVE)

ABSTENTIONS: (NONE)

A Vote was taken on the Substantive Motion, which at the request of a member was recorded as follows:

FOR:                 Councillors: Mrs Baybutt, Mrs Blake, Blundell, Clandon, Daniels, Davis, Eccles, Gordon, Hirrell, Howard, Johnson, Juckes, Mrs Marshall, Mee, Mitchell, O'Toole, Owens, Pope, Rigby, Mrs Stephenson, Thompson, Turpin, D Westley, Mrs Westley, Whittington and Witter (TWENTY SIX)

AGAINST:        Councillors: Aldridge, Cooper, Coughlan, Cummins, Delaney, Dereli, Devine, Dowling, Evans, Fennell, Finch, Furey, Gagen, Gregson, Lockie, Monaghan, Moran, Nixon, O'Neill, Owen, Upjohn, West, J Wilkie, K Wilkie and Yates (TWENTY FIVE)

ABSTENTIONS: (NONE)

Nominations to appoint Councillor David Westley as Chairman of the TVD Shareholders Committee and Councillor Ian Davis as Vice-Chairman, were moved and seconded.

A vote was taken, the appointments were AGREED.

RESOLVED:   A.      That the independent review on TVDL set out in Appendix 1 be noted.

B.      That with immediate effect TVDL to stop all developments outside of the borough.

C.      That with immediate effect TVDL to stop all developments within the borough, other than those sites already in progress.

D.        That a Member Shareholder Committee be established to make any recommendations to Council, to implement a phased and controlled wind down of TVDL, comprising of 2 Labour Members, 2 Conservative Members and 1 Our West Lancashire Member for delegated decision making and scrutiny of TVDL, as follows:

Tawd Valley Developments Shareholder Committee

Membership 

(5 Members: 2 LAB   2 CON   1 OWL)

(Chairman) Councillor David Westley

(Vice-Chairman) Councillor Ian Davis

   Functions     

(i)    To approve any necessary changes to the Business Plan, if required

(ii)    To monitor and make any necessary decisions (other than to cease development/progression) in respect of the sites in progress.

(iii)   To communicate the shareholders’ views to TVDL

(iv)   To evaluate the effectiveness of the TVDL board and the delivery of performance against strategic objectives and the business plan

(v)    To assess any risks to the council offered by TVDL activities

(vi)   To consider and make any recommendations to Council to implement a phased and controlled wind down of TVDL

            Delegations

            This Committee shall exercise the full powers, duties and functions  ...  view the full minutes text for item 119