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Agenda and decisions

Executive
Monday, 14th October, 2019 6.00 pm

Venue: Committee Room A, Town Hall, Blackpool

Contact: Lennox Beattie  Executive and Regulatory Manager

Items
No. Item

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.

2.

SCHOOL ORGANISATION PUPIL PLACE PLAN 2020-2028 pdf icon PDF 322 KB

To consider the School Organisation Pupil Place Plan for 2020 to 2028 and its  recommendations for action. Once approved the strategy will form part of the Executive Policy Framework.

Additional documents:

Decision:

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

 

  1. To approve the School Organisation Plan 2020-2028 for the period up to 31 August 2028 and endorse the conclusions summarised at paragraphs 5.7.

 

  1. To agree that officers seek to work with primary schools and academy trusts to reduce the number of primary school places in Blackpool to achieve an optimal level of surplus capacity during the lifetime of this School Organisation Plan.

 

  1. To agree that officers seek to work with multi?academy trusts to identify opportunities to temporarily increase the number of secondary school places in Blackpool, should this be required, in order to ensure sufficient capacity for Blackpool pupils.

 

3.

DEVELOPMENT OF A SOFT PLAY CENTRE AND CAFÉ FACILITY AT BLACKPOOL SPORTS CENTRE pdf icon PDF 272 KB

To consider a proposal to use Prudential Borrowing to develop a soft play centre and café facility within Blackpool Sports Centre, to complement the existing parks and leisure facilities.

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Decision:

The Executive resolved as follows:

 

To defer the report to allow the opportunity to revisit the business case in light of the recent increase in the lending rate from the Public Works Loans Board.

 

4.

CONFIRMATION OF ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION FOR RAIKES HALL CONSERVATION AREA pdf icon PDF 231 KB

To consider for approval the confirmation of a non-immediate Article 4 Direction Order for Raikes Hall Conservation Area.

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

The Executive agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:

 

  1. To note the consultation responses attached at Appendix 4b, to the Executive report.

 

  1. To approve the confirmation of a non-immediate Article 4 Direction Order for Raikes Hall Conservation Area with effect from 1 June 2020.

 

 

5.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MONITORING AS AT MONTH 4 2019/20 pdf icon PDF 222 KB

To receive the financial performance monitoring for the period ending 31 July 2019.

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

 

  1. To note the report.  

 

  1. 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 significantly more funding to cope with the soaring demand and new burdens presenting in Children’s Services.

 

  1. 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 but also Strategic Leisure Assets, Parking Services and Concessionary Fares, and to ensure the release of at least £1m of budgets across all directorates as a consequence of a 1-year freeze on non-essential spend.

 

  1. To release £1m of Earmarked Revenue Reserves to compensate for the deficit on Working Balances of £971,000.