Agenda and minutes

At the start of the meeting, the Chair welcomed representatives from New Spitalfields and Billingsgate, as non-voting observers of the Markets Board.  Members were also asked to note that Mr Paul Martinelli  was present by virtue of representing the Chair of the Smithfield Market Traders’ Association  and not as a Common Council Member.  

Apologies were received from Alderman Alison Gowman, Deputy Brian Mooney, Ian Seaton and Henry Jones.  Mr Jones joined the meeting virtually.  

Mr Gregory Lawrence advised that he had been granted a dispensation to speak on all matters concerning the London Central Markets (Smithfield) other than: (i) those in which he has a disclosable pecuniary interest as a shareholder or director of any company which holds a tenancy in the market; and (ii) those which would affect only him personally or his business interests as opposed to the generality of tenants within the market.  NB. This dispensation will be in place until the next Common Council elections in March 2025.

To agree the public minutes and non-public summary of the meeting held on 25^th May 2022.

RESOLVED, that - the public minutes and non-public summary of the meeting held on 25^th May 2022 be approved as a correct record.

Members are asked to note the attached briefing note in respect of Smithfields, New Spitalfields and Billingsgate Markets.

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Joint Report of the Markets Director, the Comptroller and City Solicitor, Major Programmes Director, the Chamberlain, and the City Surveyor.

Report of the Markets Director.

Report of the Chamberlain and General Manager.

Report of the City Surveyor.

MOTION - That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

RESOLVED – That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

To agree the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 25^th May 2022.

The non-public minutes of the meeting held on 25^th May 2022 were approved as a correct record.

There were no questions.

There were two items of urgent business.

To agree the confidential minutes of the meeting held on

The confidential minutes of the meeting held on 25^th May were approved as a correct record.

The City Surveyor to be heard.

There was no further verbal update following the public update at item 10.