Decisions

To authorise the sale of the Council’s interest in this residential building plot, formerly 120 Ansdell Road, Blackpool, which is currently vacant and unused, by auction or by Private Treaty.  Disposal to be covenanted to allow for residential use only.

To seek formal approval for the disposal of the Freehold interest in the land formerly known as 120 Ansdell Road, Blackpool, FY1 6PZ registered at the Land Registry under title number LA447424.

To seek formal approval to advertise/serve a Public Open Space Notice, if deemed necessary,  relating to the disposal of this site and subject to no objections being received which cannot be quashed that authorisation be given to proceed with the disposal of the land.   

To authorise the Head of Legal Services to negotiate, draft and enter into all necessary legal agreements, deeds and supplemental documents in accordance with sections 2.1 and 2.2 above.  

The Council's delegated budgets scheme allocates budgets of £15,000 to each Ward covered for the financial year 2020/2021. The funding for this scheme can be spent on supplementing funding public services, for the benefit of the local community.

Councillors Burdess and Hutton of Clifton Ward have requested £1,000 as funding to The Mereside Boys and Girls Club towards support boxes for 150 young people in Clifton Ward during the COVID-19 restrictions.

Councillors R Scott and Wing of Greenlands Ward have requested £1,780 as funding to the Alley Gates Team for the purchase and installation on an alley gate at Quebec Avenue.

Councillors Brookes and Critchley of Hawes Side Ward have requested £100 as funding to the Street Cleansing Department for one day’s work by the Community Payback Team to clear an area to the rear of Marsden Road of rubbish.

Councillor Hunter of Highfield Ward has requested:

(i)£100 as funding to the Street Cleansing Department for one days’ work by the Community Payback Team to clear the alleyway between Kingsmede and Edgeway Road.

(ii)£50 as funding to the Street Cleansing Department for half a days’ work by the Community Payback Team to clear the alleyway between Keasden Avenue and Lennox Gate.

These applications are submitted as solo applications due to Councillor Mrs Henderson MBE being unable to provide a signature due to her current illness.

To authorise the requests, as submitted.

To confirm the outcome of the recent tender exercise undertaken for the Supply and Delivery of Fresh Meat.

To approve the appointment of Trevors Warehouses Limited for the provision of these goods and services.

The Head of Licensing Service deals with a number of requests for licences under the Licensing Act, the Gambling Act and other pieces of legislations. Details of the licences, applied for and granted are outlined in the report.

The Head of Licensing Service agreed to grant the licences as set out in the attached Appendices.

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

1. To rescind the delegation to the Chief Executive agreed under decision EX22/2020 and amended under EX23/ 2020, as in line with these previous approvals, the delegation is no longer required to respond to the situation. Normal Executive decision making would now be utilised, in line with the Executive decision making criteria updated on 24 February 2017 and the Constitution.

2. To help manage future major incidents, the Constitution be amended to allow the Chief Executive (or in his absence a nominated deputy) to be given delegated authority to exercise any urgent Executive decision where, in the opinion of the Chief Executive (or in his absence the nominated deputy), by reason of limitation of time or urgency, a decision is required on any matter relating to a major incident. Any decisions taken in this manner shall be reported to the next meeting of the Executive or Council for information.

3. That the delegated authority at decision 2 be activated only after consultation with the Leader of the Council and the other Group Leaders and the Chair of the Scrutiny Leadership Board and the delegated authority be temporary, proportionate to the threat, only to be used when strictly necessary and be in place for as long as required to respond to the situation.

4. That for each Executive decision taken under this delegated power, the relevant Cabinet Member be consulted, where possible.

5. That during the exercise of this delegation then periodic briefings be held with the Group Leaders and local Members of Parliament.

6. To note that a similar recommendation will be made to the next Council meeting, in relation to Council functions and responsibilities.

7. To request that the Monitoring Officer updates the Constitution accordingly.

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

1. To note the report.  

2.      To require the respective Directors and Director of Resources to continue to closely monitor and manage the financial and operational performances across all services, but in particular Children’s Services, Strategic Leisure Assets, Communications and Regeneration, and Car Parking Services.

3. To continue to lobby all relevant central government departments for additional funding to offset the shortfall resulting from the consequences of Covid-19.

The Executive resolved as follows:

1.         To agree that Appendices 7a and 7c to the Executive report are not public for publication by virtue of Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. 

2.         To approve the proposed development and subsequent grant of a lease in accordance with the Heads of Terms.

3.         To agree to the conditions set out in the Heads of Terms. These have been agreed between the parties and are contained within Appendix 7a to the Executive report (Confidential).

4.         To agree that the Council enter into a building contract for the construction of the proposed development, with agreement for the Council to negotiate construction costs up to the agreed budget costs, outlined in Appendix 7c to the Executive report (Financial Information).

5.         To agree that the Council enter into a building contract for the construction of the proposed development, with agreement for the Council to negotiate construction costs up to the agreed budget costs, outlined in Appendix 7c to the Executive report (Financial Information).

6.         In addition to the above, agreement to delegate authority to the Head of Legal to enter into any proposed legal agreements relating to the scheme.

The Executive resolved as follows:

1.   To agree that Appendix 6b to the Executive report is not public for publication by virtue of Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. 

2.   To agree, in principle, that if other options are exhausted then the Council would consider the use of Compulsory Purchase Order powers to assemble the site outlined in Appendices 6a and 6b to the Executive report.

3.   To authorise the Chief Executive to pursue detailed negotiations with the developer and other interested parties as necessary.

4.   To delegate authority to the Chief Executive to authorise expenditure and contracts pursuant to decisions 2 and 3.

5.   To instruct relevant officers to commence all necessary preparatory works for the making of a Compulsory Purchase Order, to support the site assembly of the land outlined in Appendices 6a and 6b, to the Executive report, which is required for the development and associated road improvements and road closures.

6.    That officers be requested to bring a further report to the Executive to seek authority prior to the making of a Compulsory Purchase Order.

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

1.      To approve the updated Children’s Services Medium Term Financial Strategy as attached at Appendix 4a to the Executive report, and the revised modelling attached at Appendix 4b to the Executive report.

2.      To approve the funding of a £1.2m per year for two years for a specific project to step-down from residential care via a therapeutic children’s home into specialist foster placements.

3.      To approve the funding of £460,000 including investment of £300,000 necessary to transform the Council’s fostering service as set out in Appendix 4c to the Executive report.

4.      To approve the changes in payments to foster carers at a cost of £1.1m as set in Appendix 4c to the Executive report.

The Executive resolved as follows:

1. To note the objections received in respect of the intention to dispose of the open space land at Stanley Park Golf Course, Blackpool, coloured red on the plan attached at Appendix 2a, to the Executive report, (‘Site A’) but having considered the objections along with the information contained in this report agree that no changes to the proposal should be made.

2. To authorise the disposal of Site A by way of leasehold disposal arrangements for the initial operation of the whole of Site A as golf course facility followed by the operation of a golf course facility on that part of Site A which is shown coloured green on the plan attached at Appendix 2a, to the Executive report  (‘Site C’).

3. To delegate authority to the  Director of Communications and Regeneration to undertake the disposal process in respect of Site A, agree the timing of the implementation and all matters related to the disposal, deal with all matters arising from the decision and to complete the disposal process.

4. To note the objections received in respect of the intention to appropriate the open space land at Stanley Park Golf Course, Blackpool, shown coloured blue on the plan attached at Appendix 2a, to the Executive report, (‘Site B’) from open space purposes for planning purposes but having considered the objections along with the information contained in this report agree that no changes to the proposal should be made.

5. To agree in principle that Site B, which is held by the Council for the purpose of open space/recreation is no longer required to be held for those purposes and should be appropriated for planning purposes with a view to its subsequent future development.

6. To authorise the appropriation of Site B from open space/recreation purposes for planning purposes.

7. To delegate authority to the Director of Communications and Regeneration to undertake the appropriation processes in respect of Site B, to agree the timing of the implementation and all matters relating to the appropriation, to deal with all matters arising from the decision and complete the appropriation process

8. To note the objections received in respect of the intention to dispose of the open space land at Stanley Park Golf Course, Blackpool, shown coloured blue on the plan attached at Appendix 2a, to the Executive report, (‘Site B’) but having considered the objections along with the information contained in this report agree that no changes to the proposal should be made.

9. To authorise the disposal of Site B by way of long term leasehold disposals for use for the proposed development of Site B.

10. To delegate authority to the Director of Communications and Regeneration to undertake the disposal process in respect of Site B, agree the timing of the implementation and all matters related to the disposal, deal with all matters arising from the decision and to complete the disposal process.

11. To authorise the Head of Legal Services to enter into such documentation as may be necessary to give effect to the disposal of Site A and the appropriation and disposal of Site B.

The Head of Licensing Service deals with a number of requests for licences under the Licensing Act, the Gambling Act and other pieces of legislations. Details of the licences, applied for and granted are outlined in the report.

The Head of Licensing Service agreed to grant the licences as set out in the attached Appendices.