Apologies were received from Cllr Gurdip Bungar, Cllr Sarah Gow, Cllr Samir Jassal, and Cllr Gurbax Singh; Cllr Nirmal Khabra, Cllr John Caller, Cllr Frank Wardle and Cllr Brian Francis attended as their respective substitutes.

The minutes of the meeting held on 1 March 2022 were signed by the Chair.

Cllr Lenny Rolles and Cllr Tony Rice declared an other interest in Item 5 – Corporate Performance Update: Quarter Four 2021-22 in that they were appointed Directors of Rosherville Limited and Cllr Lenny Rolles was also Chair of the Board.</AI3>

The Assistant Director (Corporate Services) presented Members of the Commercial Services Committee with an update against the Performance Management Framework, as introduced within the council’s Corporate Plan, for Quarter Four 2021-22 (January to March 2022).

The Assistant Director (Corporate Services) highlighted the following:

• PI 45 Total rental income from property investments and PI 46 Average yield generated by property investment activity – the Finance Team are still working on the outturn for both these indicators so the result cannot be shared at this time.
• PI 47 - Total amount secured through contractual social value – there were no social value contributions previously reported for Quarter One, however due to a year end reconciliation process it has been confirmed that £12,714 had been received. There were no social value contributions secured during Quarter Four.

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The Committee noted the Corporate Performance Report: Quarter Four 2021-22

To move, if required, that pursuant to Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 that the public be excluded from any items included in Part B of the agenda because it is likely in view of the nature of the business to be transacted that if members of the public are present during those items, there would be disclosure to them.

Part B

Items likely to be considered in Private

Resolved pursuant to Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 that the public be excluded during the following items of business because it was likely in view of the nature of the business to be transacted that, if member of the public were present during this item, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information.

The Service Manager (Property & Regulatory Services) provided the Committee with the Property Information Dashboard and highlighted the changes since the previous Committee meeting.

Following a question from a Member of the Committee; the Service Manager (Property & Regulatory Services) agreed to provide the Committee with further information of the impact of the St George’s Art Centre on footfall in the Town Centre.

The Committee noted the Property Information Dashboard.