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Agenda and decisions

Venue: Committee Room A, Town Hall, Blackpool

Contact: Lennox Beattie  Executive and Regulatory Manager

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2.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MONITORING AS AT MONTH 6 2016/2017 pdf icon PDF 219 KB

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Decision:

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

 

  1. To note the report.  

 

  1. To require the respective Directors and Director of Resources to continue to closely monitor and manage financial and operational performances, specifically Children’s Services, Strategic Leisure Assets, Concessionary Fares and Property Rationalisation.

 

3.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MONITORING AS AT MONTH 7 2016/2017 pdf icon PDF 219 KB

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Decision:

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

 

  1. To note the report.  

 

  1. To require the respective Directors and Director of Resources to continue to closely monitor and manage financial and operational performances, specifically Children’s Services, Strategic Leisure Assets and Concessionary Fares.

 

4.

COUNCIL BUDGET 2017/2018 CONSULTATION PROCESS pdf icon PDF 342 KB

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Decision:

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

 

  1. To approve the outline service changes detailed as the basis on which the consultation and equality analyses will be undertaken with affected parties.

 

  1. To approve the use of an Enhanced Voluntary Redundancy payment (EVR) incentive at a level of £3,000 (pro-rata for part time employees) for a set period of time determined by the Chief Executive.

 

  1. To continue to engage through formal consultation mechanisms where budget proposals require appropriate feedback and to ensure that the Council is engaged with all partners as detailed at Appendix 4b.  This would include developing a more permanent cycle of strategic engagement with the third sector, through piloting a thematic approach.

 

 

 

 

5.

COUNCIL TAX REDUCTION SCHEME 2017/2018 pdf icon PDF 333 KB

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Decision:

The Executive resolved as follows:

 

  1. To recommend Council to agree the Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2017/18 as set out in Appendix 5d, to the Executive report.

 

  1. That the Executive recommends to Council that the reduction applied to Working Age claimants remains at 27.11% for the 2017/18 scheme and that the main elements and method of calculating awards previously agreed by Council on 20th January 2016 will be the same with the exception of:

 

  • Minor amendments to continue to align the scheme to Housing Benefit.
  • The provision of additional support for vulnerable groups of claimants by amending the percentage applied to their award from 27.11% to 13.56%. 

 

  1. To recommend that the Council agrees to continue to operate a Discretionary Discount Policy to be awarded in cases of exceptional hardship as set out at Appendix 5a, to the Executive report. 

 

  1. To note at this point in time the Department for Communities and Local Government may still issue changes to the known position for the Pensioner National Scheme. Required changes would be incorporated into the final scheme presented for adoption at Council on 25 January 2017.

 

6.

PAN-LANCASHIRE HEALTH AND WELLBEING GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS pdf icon PDF 342 KB

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Decision:

The Executive resolved as follows:

 

  1. To support the proposals for a new pan-Lancashire model for Health and Wellbeing Board governance set out in this report

 

  1. To agree the draft terms of reference for the proposed Pan Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board and Local Health and Wellbeing Partnerships, (Appendices 6a and 6b), which will be finalised during the shadow operation period and presented to the annual meeting of the Council  for formal adoption   

 

  1. To note that the new pan-Lancashire model will operate in shadow form between January and March 2017 in accordance with the draft terms of reference

 

  1. To support the principles for the new pan-Lancashire model for Health and Wellbeing Board governance arrangements for adoption and  implementation from May 2017.

 

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ADULT SOCIAL CARE CHARGING pdf icon PDF 309 KB

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Decision:

The Executive agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:

 

To approve the Adult Social Care Charging Policy, set out at Appendix 7a to the Executive report, and agree that it will be effective from 1 January 2017.

 

8.

DOMESTIC ABUSE AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY 2016/2020 pdf icon PDF 455 KB

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Decision:

The Executive agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:

 

To approve the Blackpool Domestic Abuse and Interpersonal Violence Partnership Strategy as attached at Appendix 8a, to the Executive report

9.

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT - DEVELOPMENT OF A FOUR STAR HOTEL AND INTERCONNECTION OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE pdf icon PDF 263 KB

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Decision:

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

 

1.      To approve the terms of the Supplemental Deed Agreement with Muse for delivery of the hotel development as part of the Talbot Gateway Project (Central Business District).  

 

2.      To agree the Forward Funding for the development of the hotel and infrastructure, on the basis of the Hotel earnings covering the Prudential borrowing costs including the acquisition and demolition cost detailed in EX24/2016.

 

3.      To agree to the principle of nominating a Brand to promote a four star hotel with third Party managing the same on behalf of the Council. 

 

4.      To delegate authority to the Chief Executive to agree the terms of the supplemental deed.  

 

5.      To delegate authority to the Chief Executive to negotiate the terms of the management agreement with a third party operator and to take any further action as he considers necessary to give effect to the above recommendations.

 

6.      To agree that this decision supersedes EX50/2014 and that decision will no longer be implemented.    

 

10.

HORSE DRAWN HACKNEY CARRIAGE LICENSING POLICY pdf icon PDF 224 KB

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Decision:

The Executive agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:

 

To agree the proposed Horse Drawn Hackney Carriage Licensing Policy as attached at Appendix 10a, to the Executive report.

 

11.

REVIEW OF SEX ESTABLISHMENT POLICY pdf icon PDF 220 KB

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Decision:

The Executive agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:

 

To approve the revised Sex Establishment Policy as attached at Appendix 11a, to the Executive report.

 

12.

BUILT HERITAGE STRATEGY 2016-2020 pdf icon PDF 294 KB

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Decision:

The Executive agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:

 

To approve the Built Heritage Strategy 2016 – 2020 as attached at Appendix 12a, to the Executive report.

 

13.

ARTICLE FOUR DIRECTION- RAIKES HALL CONSERVATION AREA pdf icon PDF 233 KB

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Decision:

The Executive agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:

 

To approve the introduction of a non-immediate article 4 direction order for Raikes Hall Conservation Area to take effect 12 months from the date given in the public notification.