Venue: Committee Room A, Town Hall, Blackpool
Contact: Lennox Beattie
Executive and Regulatory Manager
Items
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1. |
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Members are asked to declare any
interests in the items under consideration and in doing so
state:
(1) the type of interest concerned
either a
(a)
personal interest
(b)
prejudicial interest
(c)
disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI)
and
(2) the nature of the interest
concerned
If any member requires advice on
declarations of interests, they are advised to contact the Head of
Democratic Governance in advance of the meeting.
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2. |
FINANCIAL INCLUSION STRATEGY PDF 503 KB
To consider the
Financial Inclusion Strategy for 2022-2027.
Once approved this document will form part of
the Executive policy framework.
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Executive agreed the
recommendation as outlined above namely:
To approve the
Financial Inclusion Strategy for 2022-2027 with effect until 31
December 2027.
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3. |
ENHANCED BUS PARTNERSHIP AND REVISED BUS SERVICE IMPROVEMENT PLAN PDF 499 KB
To establish the Enhanced Bus
Partnership and approve the revised Bus Service Improvement Plan,
as required under the Government’s National Bus Strategy
(2021).
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Executive agreed the
recommendations as outlined above namely:
- To
establish the Enhanced Partnership (EP) in accordance with
Government guidance and the Bus Services Act 2017 as set out in the
Enhanced Partnership Plan at Appendix 3a, to the Executive report,
together with the Enhanced Partnership Scheme at Appendix 3b, to
the Executive report.
- To
approve the revised Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP). (Appendix
3c to the Executive report).
- To
grant authority to the Director of Communications and Regeneration
to consider any representations made during the statutory
consultation period after the service of notice pursuant to section
138 F(1)(d) and to consider whether any modifications to the draft
Enhanced Partnership Plan or draft Enhanced Partnership Scheme are
required as a result of the representations, and to make any
necessary minor amendments to the Bus Service Improvement Plan
before notifying the Department for Transport the Bus Service
Improvement Plan is final by the end of November 2022.
- To
grant authority to the Director of Communications and Regeneration
to serve notice of making the Enhanced Partnership Scheme pursuant
to section 138 G (5) and publish on the Council’s website as
required.
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4. |
INVESTMENT ZONES - EXPRESSION OF INTEREST PDF 655 KB
To update the Executive regarding the details
of the Government’s new Investment Zone initiative (launched
2 October 2022), and to outline the Expression of Interest (EOI)
response to Government.
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Executive agreed
the recommendations as outlined namely:
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To note the details of Government’s Investment
Zone initiative.
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To endorse the Council’s Expression of
Interest agreed by the Chief Executive after consultation with the
Leader of the Council, noting that this submission was ahead of a
potential more detailed application process.
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To note that the Executive will receive a further
report in respect of the Government response to the Expression of
Interest and when greater clarity is received on next
steps.
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To authorise the Head of Legal Services to enter
into any contracts as are necessitated by a successful Expression
of Interest approval and required before the approval of the report
outlined at resolution 3.
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5. |
TREASURY MANAGEMENT HALF-YEARLY PROGRESS REPORT TO THE 30 SEPTEMBER 2022 PDF 470 KB
To consider the Treasury
Management Half-Yearly Progress Report for the year ended 30
September 2022
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Executive agreed the
recommendation as outlined above namely:
To note the report concerning
the Treasury Management activities for the six months to 30
September 2022.
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6. |
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MONITORING AS AT MONTH 5 2022/23 AND MEDIUM TERM FINANCIAL PLAN 2023/24 - 2026/27 PDF 471 KB
To report the level of spending
and exposure against the Council’s Revenue budgets and
reserves and balances for the first 5 months to 31 August
2022. The report also includes an
update on the Medium Term Financial Plan 2023/24 –
2026/27
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Executive agreed the
recommendation as outlined above namely:
- To
note the report.
- To
require the respective directors and Director of Resources to
continue to closely monitor and manage service financial and
operational performances, specifically Children’s Services,
Treasury Management and Growth and Prosperity.
- To
prompt the Scrutiny Leadership Board to continue to independently
review the financial and operational performances of the services
listed in resolution 2.
- 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.
- To
continue to work towards increased target working balances of
£8m from £6m with formal effect from the start of
financial year 2023/24.
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