Agenda item

To agree the public minutes of the meeting held on 28^th January 2015.

The public minutes of the meeting held on 28 January 2015 were approved as a correct record.

Matters arising:

·         The Director of Markets and Consumer Protection updated the committee on sickness absence trends within the Markets department. In a response to a query as to why August and October seemed to have more sickness absence than other months, Members were informed that the HR business partner could not find any underlying trends.

·         The Deputy Superintendent at Smithfield Market provided members with an update on occupancy levels. The Committee was informed that 59% of the Poultry Market was currently occupied, whilst a further 12% of available space was the subject of ongoing negotiations. The Superintendent stated that, should all these applications proceed successfully, the total occupancy in the Poultry Market would be 86%.

·         The Director of Markets and Consumer Protection updated the Committee on the fruit and vegetable self-surrender process in operation at Spitalfields Market. Members were informed that the City had identified a number of charities and would encourage the tenants association to deal with them directly.

·         The Superintendent at Billingsgate Market updated Members on how the fee charges were negotiated for filming/photography at the market, confirming that the use by Harrods had been negotiated as non-commercial following discussion with tenants as it was for use in in-house training videos for staff, rather than for commercial or promotional purposes.

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