Decisions
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28/03/2024 - PROPOSAL TO AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EASTERN GATEWAY HIGHWAY ref: 2709 Recommendations Approved
To seek instruction to authorise the award of the contract for the construction of the ‘Eastern Gateway’ highway, which is a key part of the Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone Towns Fund project.
Decision Maker: Chief Executive
Decision published: 03/04/2024
Effective from: 28/03/2024
Decision:
To confirm agreement to approve a direct award to George Cox and Sons Limited from the STAR framework.
To authorise the Head of Legal Services to complete the required contract documentation.
28/03/2024 - COSTS IN RELATION TO CAA LICENSE TRANSITION AT BLACKPOOL AIRPORT AND ENTERPRISE ZONE (EZ) ref: 2710 Recommendations Approved
To seek agreement and instruction to authorise payment to Blackpool Airport Operations Ltd (BAOL) in respect of costs incurred in relation to the transfer of the CAA operational and Air Navigation service provider licenses to BAOL
Decision Maker: Director of Communications and Regeneration
Decision published: 03/04/2024
Effective from: 28/03/2024
Decision:
To approve a payment of £ 201,087 for reimbursement of historic cost incurred by BAOL in respect of the Transfer of CAA licenses for Blackpool Airport.
25/03/2024 - LICENSING DECISIONS FOR THE WEEK ENDING 24 MARCH 2024 ref: 2707 Recommendations Approved
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.
Decision Maker: Head of Licensing Service
Decision published: 25/03/2024
Effective from: 25/03/2024
Decision:
The Head of Licensing Service agreed to grant the licences as set out in the attached Appendices.
20/03/2024 - Libraries Self Service Equipment and Associated Software Replacement ref: 2706 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Director of Communications and Regeneration
Decision published: 20/03/2024
Effective from: 20/03/2024
Decision:
To approve the appointment of Bibliotheca Ltd (Cheshire) for the provision of these goods and services.
Lead officer: Peter Legg
20/03/2024 - Procurement of small cells for the 5G/6G Reach Project ref: 2705 Recommendations Approved
To seek approval to enter into contract with VM02 for the provision of up to 40 small cells.
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 20/03/2024
Effective from: 20/03/2024
Decision:
To approve the appointment of VM02 to provision up to 40 small cells
20/03/2024 - Land Transfer of Stanley Primary School to Synergy Education Trust by way of 125 Year Lease ref: 2704 Recommendations Approved
To seek authority to transfer the Council owned land and buildings to the newly formed Synergy Education Trust under a 125 Year Lease in line with their forthcoming Acadamisation from 1st April 2024.
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 20/03/2024
Effective from: 20/03/2024
Decision:
To enter into a 125 year DoE Academy Land Transfer Lease along with Commercial Transfer Agreement (CTA).
20/03/2024 - Land Transfer of Holy Family School Playing Fields to Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust by way of 125 Year Lease ref: 2703 Recommendations Approved
To seek authority to transfer the Council owned school playing fields at Holy Family Catholic Primary School to the Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust (BEBCMAT), under a 125 Year Lease in line with their forthcoming Acadamisation from 1st April 2024.
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 20/03/2024
Effective from: 20/03/2024
Decision:
To enter into a 125 year DoE Academy Land Transfer Lease along with Commercial Transfer Agreement (CTA).
To complete and execute the Land Transfer Agreements.
To enter into the Call Option Agreement (see section 6).
To agree to pay the other party’s reasonable costs.
20/03/2024 - Land Transfer of Highfurlong School to Synergy Education Trust by way of 125 Year Lease ref: 2702 Recommendations Approved
To seek authority to transfer the Council owned land and buildings to the newly formed Synergy Education Trust under a 125 Year Lease in line with their forthcoming Acadamisation from 1st April 2024.
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 20/03/2024
Effective from: 20/03/2024
Decision:
To enter into a 125 year DoE Academy Land Transfer Lease along with Commercial Transfer Agreement (CTA).
20/03/2024 - Land Transfer of Boundary Primary School to Synergy Education Trust by way of 125 Year Lease ref: 2701 Recommendations Approved
To seek authority to transfer the Council owned land and buildings to the newly formed Synergy Education Trust under a 125 Year Lease in line with their forthcoming Acadamisation from 1st April 2024.
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 20/03/2024
Effective from: 20/03/2024
Decision:
To enter into a 125 year DoE Academy Land Transfer Lease along with Commercial Transfer Agreement (CTA).
18/03/2024 - BLACKPOOL COUNCIL ADULTS CARERS STRATEGY ref: 2700 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Executive
Made at meeting: 18/03/2024 - Executive
Decision published: 19/03/2024
Effective from: 23/03/2024
Decision:
The Executive agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:
To approve the Adult Carers Strategy and associated Action Plan for the period until 31 December 2028.
18/03/2024 - FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MONITORING AS AT MONTH 10 2023/24 AND MEDIUM TERM FINANCIAL PLAN 2024/25 - 2026/27 ref: 2699 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Executive
Made at meeting: 18/03/2024 - Executive
Decision published: 19/03/2024
Effective from: 23/03/2024
Decision:
The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:
1. To note the report.
2. To require the respective directors, Chief Executive and Director of Resources to continue to closely monitor and manage service financial and operational performances, specifically the social care services, Community and Environmental Services and Parking Services.
3. To prompt the Scrutiny Leadership Board to continue to independently review the financial and operational performances of Council services.
4. To continue to lobby central government (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Department for Health and Social Care and Department for Education in particular) along with local authority peers and networks and the Local Government Association for the funding necessary to cope with the burdens and demands presenting as a result of exceptional inflationary pressures and demographic demands upon statutory services.
5. To continue to work towards target working balances of £6m by 31 March 2024 rising to £8m by 31 March 2025.
19/03/2024 - WARD COUNCILLOR FUNDING ref: 2697 Recommendations Approved
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The Council's delegated budgets scheme allocates budgets of £7,000 to each Ward Councillor covered for the financial year 2023/2024. The funding for this scheme can be spent on supplementing funding public services, for the benefit of the local community.
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Councillor Jim Hobson of Bloomfield ward has requested: (i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland.
Councillor Matthew Thomas of Brunswick ward has requested: (i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland.
Councillor Alistair Humphreys of Clifton ward has requested: (i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland.
Councillor Paula Burdess of Clifton ward has requested: (i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland.
Councillor Julie Jones of Greenlands ward has requested: (i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland.
Councillor Kim Critchley of Hawes Side ward has requested: (i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland. (ii) £177.52 as a ward councillor donation to Cultural Services, towards the cost of tables for Palatine Library reading area.
Councillor Neal Brookes of Hawes Side ward has requested: (i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland. (ii) £177.52 as a ward councillor donation to Cultural Services, towards the cost of tables for Palatine Library reading area.
Councillor Peter Hunter of Highfield ward has requested: (i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland.
Councillor Jo Farrell of Ingthorpe ward has requested: (i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland.
Councillor Jon Bamborough of Ingthorpe ward has requested: (i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland.
Councillor John Boughton of Layton ward has requested: (i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland.
Councillor Kathryn Benson of Layton ward has requested: (i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland.
Councillor Sarah Smith of Marton ward has requested: (i) £130as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland.
Councillor Shaun Brookes of Marton ward has requested: (i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland.
Councillor Julie Sloman of Norbreck ward has requested: (i) £400 as a ward councillor funding donation to Counselling in the Community, towards the cost of a campaign of awareness of the services available to Blackpool families and children.
Councillor Adrian Hoyle of Park ward has requested: (i) £150 as a ward councillor donation to Enveco, towards the cost of 15 Good Grief plaques for benches in Park ward, as part of the Good Grief Trust 'Sit with Hope' initiative for grieving people. (ii) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland. (iii) £1,201.32 as a ward councillor donation to Enveco, towards the cost of a Park Ward Waste Amnesty taking place in April 2024.
Councillor Gillian Campbell of Park ward has requested: (i) £150 as a ward councillor donation to Enveco, towards the cost of 15 Good Grief plaques for benches in Park ward, as part of the Good Grief Trust 'Sit with Hope' initiative for grieving people. (ii) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland.
Councillor Mark Smith of Talbot ward has requested: (i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland.
Councillor Jane Hugo of Talbot ward has requested: (i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland.
Councillor Portia Webb of Tyldesley ward has requested: (i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland.
Councillor Lisettte Roe of Tyldesley ward has requested: (i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland.
Councillor Pam Brookes of Victoria ward has requested: (i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland. (ii) £458.88 as a ward councillor donation to Palatine Library, towards the cost of a Palatine library furniture refresh in the Adult area.
Councillor Fred Jackson of Victoria ward has requested: (i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland. (ii) £458.88 as a ward councillor donation to Palatine Library, towards the cost of a Palatine library furniture refresh in the Adult area.
Councillor Simon Cartmell of Waterloo ward has requested: (i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland.
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Decision Maker: Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Tourism, Arts and Culture
Decision published: 19/03/2024
Effective from: 23/03/2024
Decision:
The Leader of the Council agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:
To authorise the requests, as submitted.
Lead officer: Lorraine Hurst
19/03/2024 - WARD FUNDING ref: 2696 Recommendations Approved
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The Council's delegated budgets scheme allocates budgets of £7,000 to each Ward Councillor covered for the financial year 2023/2024. The funding for this scheme can be spent on supplementing funding public services, for the benefit of the local community.
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Councillor Ivan Taylor of Claremont Ward has requested: (i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland.
Councillor Lynn Williams of Claremont Ward has requested: (i) £250 as a ward councillor donation to Visit Blackpool, towards the cost of Fylde Ex Services Liaison Committee (FESLC) D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations on the Tower Headland.
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Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care
Decision published: 19/03/2024
Effective from: 23/03/2024
Decision:
The Cabinet Member agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:
To authorise the requests, as submitted.
Lead officer: Lorraine Hurst
19/03/2024 - BLACKPOOL PARKS CELEBRATION TREE SCHEME ref: 2695 Recommendations Approved
To seek approval to replace the memorial bench service with a Celebration Tree service, provided by Trees for Streets on behalf of Blackpool Council.
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Climate Change
Decision published: 19/03/2024
Effective from: 23/03/2024
Decision:
1. To approve the transition from memorial benches to Celebration Trees in parks as a way of local residents remembering their loved ones.
2. To approve the charge of £400 for Celebration Trees with effect until 31 March 2025.
12/03/2024 - Surrender of existing leases in relation to Blackpool Courts ref: 2694 Recommendations Approved
To agree to the surrender of existing lease agreements in relation to facilities currently occupied by HM Courts and Tribunal Service at Chapel Street, Blackpool (Blackpool Magistrates and County Courts (Civic Centre)).
Decision Maker: Chief Executive
Decision published: 19/03/2024
Effective from: 12/03/2024
Decision:
To agree to accept the surrender of the existing lease agreements held by HM Courts and Tribunal Service.
To agree to all other necessary legal arrangements, which allow for the legal surrender of facilities to the Council, subsequently permitting the demolition of the facilities to take place.
18/03/2024 - LICENSING DECISIONS FOR THE WEEK ENDING 17 MARCH 2024 ref: 2692 Recommendations Approved
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.
Decision Maker: Head of Licensing Service
Decision published: 18/03/2024
Effective from: 18/03/2024
Decision:
The Head of Licensing Service agreed to grant the licences as set out in the attached Appendices.
