To consider a report of the Executive Member for Investment, Regeneration and Strategic Planning.

The Leader of the Council introduced a report of the Executive Member for Investment, Regeneration and Strategic Planning, setting out an analysis of the potential impact of “Brexit” on a range of key economic measures, and how this impact might be expected to vary under different possible scenarios. The report set out a range of measures which were available to the Council to attempt to mitigate the envisaged impacts. An opportunity was provided for Members to raise questions on the report’s content; these centred on the deployment of Government funding allocated to support preparations. It was noted that the senior officer group referred to in the report would make recommendations on this to the Corporate Leadership Team, which would also be regularly monitoring the developing situation.

            RESOLVED –

(1)       That the content of the report be noted.

(2)       That the measures identified to address the challenge of Brexit be noted.

(3)       That the role be noted of the Corporate Director for Place as the Senior Responsible Officer for monitoring the impact of Brexit in Trafford.