To consider a report of the Executive Member for Investment.

1. That support be given to the proposals to consult on the development of a new University in Trafford.

2. That authority be delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Executive Member for Investment, the Director of Legal and Democratic Services and Chief Finance Officer, to agree terms for a joint venture with Bruntwood for the redevelopment and management of the Kellogg’s site.

3. That authority be delegated to the Director of Legal and Democratic Services in consultation with the Chief Executive, the Executive Member for Investment and the Chief Finance Officer, to agree terms for leases of the Kellogg’s building to UA92 and Microsoft.

 4. That approval in principle be given to the relocation of Stretford Leisure Centre to a new facility on the Kellogg’s site, subject to consultation through the refreshed Stretford Masterplan and to finalisation and approval of a business plan.

[NOTE: In relation to all of the substantive, linked items on the agenda, the Executive received a supplementary presentation setting out details of the UA92 proposal, its linkages to the refreshed Stretford Masterplan and the potential consequent use of compulsory purchase powers to support the delivery of the proposals.]

The Executive Member for Investment submitted a report which set out proposals for the establishment of a new university in Trafford (“UA92”), delivered through a partnership between the Council and a number of partners, and intended not only to provide an innovative alternative to the traditional university degree course, but also to act as a catalyst for the regeneration of Stretford and Old Trafford. The report provided an overview of the UA92 proposal and the development of a new campus on the site of the current Kellogg’s Headquarters on Talbot Road, which was to be delivered by the Council in partnership with Bruntwood. The campus would also include a new leisure centre, replacing the existing facility on Chester Road. It was noted that the report was to be read alongside the other reports on the agenda relating to the proposed Stretford CPO and the refreshed Stretford Masterplan. An opportunity was provided for Members to raise questions about the report’s content; and it was noted that further detail would emerge during the proposed consultation on the refreshed Stretford Masterplan, including a further opportunity for discussion at Council on 11^th October.

            RESOLVED -

(1)        That support be given to the proposals to consult on the development of a new University in Trafford.

(2)        That authority be delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Executive Member for Investment, the Director of Legal and Democratic Services and Chief Finance Officer, to agree terms for a joint venture with Bruntwood for the redevelopment and management of the Kellogg’s site.

(3)        That authority be delegated to the Director of Legal and Democratic Services in consultation with the Chief Executive, the Executive Member for Investment and the Chief Finance Officer, to agree terms for leases of the Kellogg’s building to UA92 and Microsoft.

(4)       That approval in principle be given to the relocation of Stretford Leisure Centre to a new facility on the Kellogg’s site, subject to consultation through the refreshed Stretford Masterplan and to finalisation and approval of a business plan.