Items
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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. |
COUNCIL TAX REDUCTION SCHEME 2019/2020 PDF 99 KB
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Executive resolved as
follows:
- To
note the impact of the Scheme to date as set out in paragraphs 5.6
and 5.7.
- To
recommend Council to agree the Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2019/20
as set out in Appendix 2d, to the Executive report.
- To
recommend to Council that the reduction applied to working age
claimants remains the same as the 2018/19 Scheme agreed by Council
on 24 January 2018 and that the main elements and method of
calculating awards will be the same with the exception
of:
•
Ensuring that applicants who are protected under the current scheme
continue to be protected to the same level of support when they
move to Universal Credit
•
Extension of the group of customers who pay 13.56% to claimants or
partners who are:
•
in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance Contribution
Based.
•
in receipt of Main Phase Employment and
Support Allowance and are in the Work Related Activity
Group.
•
in receipt of Maximum Universal Credit
and neither employed, self-employed or in receipt of any other
income which is taken into account when calculating their Universal
Credit award (such as an Occupational Pension or other unearned
income).
•
in receipt of Universal Credit which
includes either the limited capability for work and/ or work
related activity.
- 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 2a, to the Executive
report.
- To
note at this point in time the Ministry of Housing, Communities and
Local Government may still issue changes to the known position for
the National Pensioner Scheme. Required changes would then be
incorporated into the final Scheme presented for adoption at
Council on 30 January 2019.
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3. |
STATEMENT OF GAMBLING POLICY 2019 TO 2022 PDF 80 KB
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Executive resolved as
follows:
- To
agree that following consideration of the representation submitted
and the recommendation of the Licensing Committee on the 4 December
2018 that no amendments need to be made to the draft Statement of
Licensing Policy.
- To
recommend to Council approval of the Statement of Gambling Policy
(Appendix 3a, to the Executive report).
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4. |
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MONITORING AS AT MONTH 6 2018/19 PDF 52 KB
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Executive agreed the
recommendations as outlined above namely:
- To
note the report.
- To continue to
lobby Government (HM Treasury, Ministry of Housing, Communities and
Local Government and the Department for Education in particular)
along with local authority peers, the Local Government Association
and the Association of Directors of Children’s Services for
more funding to cope with the mounting demand and new burdens
presenting in Children’s Services.
3.
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, Strategic Leisure Assets and Parking
Services.
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FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MONITORING AS AT MONTH 7 2018/19 PDF 52 KB
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Executive agreed the
recommendations as outlined above namely:
- To
note the report.
- To continue to
lobby Government (HM Treasury, Ministry of Housing, Communities and
Local Government and the Department for Education in particular)
along with local authority peers, the Local Government Association
and the Association of Directors of Children’s Services for
more funding to cope with the mounting demand and new burdens
presenting in Children’s Services.
3.
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, Strategic Leisure Assets and Parking
Services.
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6. |
COUNCIL BUDGET 2019/2020 CONSULTATION PROCESS PDF 97 KB
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Executive agreed the
recommendations as outlined above namely:
- To
approve the outline service changes detailed at Appendix6a as the
basis on which the consultation and equality analyses will be
undertaken with affected parties.
- 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 to be determined by the Chief
Executive.
- 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, linking in with the CVFS
leadership group, as appropriate as referred to in section 12 of
the report.
- To
refer this report to the Budget Scrutiny Panel scheduled to meet on
Tuesday 18 December 2018.
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7. |
'BLACKPOOL CENTRAL' DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS PDF 110 KB
The report for this item is
public. However Appendix 7c contains information regarding the
negotiations and the proposed or potential courses of action and
are currently exempt from publication by
virtue of Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local
Government Act 1972. It is considered on
balance that the public interest would not be served by publishing
the information as it could prejudice the proposed
development.
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Executive agreed the
recommendations as outlined above namely:
- To
agree that Appendix 7c, Heads of Terms, is not for publication by
virtue of Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government
Act 1972.
- To
agree to the adoption of the proposed Masterplan for
‘Blackpool Central’, as presented by the proposed
Developer and included within Appendix 7b, to the Executive report.
The Masterplan forms the basis for progressing a major leisure
development on the site in line with the adopted planning framework
in the Blackpool Local Plan Core Strategy and Leisure Quarter
Supplementary Planning Document.
- To
agree to the Heads of Terms as presented in Appendix 7c, to the
Executive report, which provide the principles of the agreement
with the proposed developer.
- To
agree to the establishment of a ‘Blackpool Central’
Project Board to include the Leader of the Council, the Chief
Executive, Senior Council Officers and the Developer to monitor,
track progress and provide appropriate professional support and
advice to both the Leader of the Council and Chief Executive in
matters and decisions relating to the land sale.
- To
delegate authority to the Chief Executive after consultation with
the Leader of the Council to enter into the detailed commercial and
legal arrangements to deliver the proposals, based upon the
principles set out in the Heads of Terms. This includes agreeing
any changes to the Heads of Terms where it is appropriate for the
successful delivery of the scheme and the protection of the
Council’s interests.
- To
delegate authority to the Head of Legal to enter into any proposed
legal agreements relating to the scheme.
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