Agenda and decisions

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To seek approval of the draft SEND Written Statement of Action prior to its submission to Ofsted

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

1. To approve, in principle, the updated SEND Partnership Written Statement of Action attached at Appendix 2b to the agenda supplement.

2. To delegate to the Director of Children’s Services authority to make any minor amendments to the document to address any of the remaining outstanding issues identified in paragraph 6.7 prior to its formal submission.

To consider the Channel Shift Scrutiny Review Panel’s final report.

The Executive resolved as follows:

To note the Scrutiny report on Channel Shift and endorse the ten recommendations noting that these recommendations have been accepted by the Cabinet Member, and endorse the Cabinet Member’s comments on each recommendation.

To inform members of recent changes in the footprint of the Health and Social Care Place Based Partnership (PBP) and to seek their endorsement and commitment to the Council’s active participation in relevant groups.

The Executive resolved as follows:

1. To support the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board’s (ICB) decision to change the Place Based Partnership footprint from Fylde Coast (Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre) to Blackpool, in line with the Upper Tier Local Authority footprint and as one of four Place Based Partnerships in Lancashire and South Cumbria (formerly five), each co-terminus with their respective Upper Tier Local Authorities.

2. To note the decision of the Chief Officers Employment Committee to approve the appointment of Karen Smith, Blackpool Council Director of Adult Social Services (DASS) to the joint Local Authority and Integrated Care Board appointment of Director of Health and Care Integration for Blackpool, (encompassing the statutory Director of Adult Social Services role).

3. To endorse the active participation of relevant Council Officers and Members in key groups relating to the Place Based Partnership for Blackpool and to note that the Leader of the Council will appoint elected member representatives under the appointments to outside body executive delegation.

To provide the background information to enable the Executive to approve the recommendation to use the Environment Agency’s Collaborative Delivery Framework for the selection of the Designers and Contractors to deliver the Blackpool Coast Protection Schemes.

The Executive agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:

To approve the use of the Environment Agency’s Collaborative Delivery Framework to select the Designers and Contractors for the Blackpool Coast Protection Schemes between 2022 and 2027 and deliver the Coast Protection schemes.

To provide an update on the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) Round 2 bid submissions subsequent to the 25 April 2022 Executive decision (EX19/2022) which agreed to “delegate to the Chief Executive, after consultation with the Leader of the Council, the submission of the final bids by the deadline of 6th July 2022 and for the Executive to receive a report on the final submissions”

The Executive agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:

1. To note the report.

2. To authorise the Head of Legal Services to enter into any contracts necessitated by successful approvals to deliver the schemes.

3.     To note that the Executive will receive further reports in respect of prospective business loans for the Multiversity and Hotel Indigo Former Post Office Hotel in the event of successful Levelling Up Fund bids.

To provide an update on the Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) Investment Plan which was required for submission by the 1 August 2022 under the terms of delegation agreed by the Executive at its meeting on 16 May 2022 (EX20/2022).

The Executive agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:

1. To note the report.

2. To authorise the Head of Legal Services to enter into any contracts necessitated by a successful approval.

To consider the approach to assembling a site for the development of the Multiversity on land adjacent to the Talbot Gateway Central Business District.

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

1. 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 Appendix 8a, to the Executive report.

2. To authorise the Director of Communications and Regeneration to pursue detailed negotiations with interested parties as necessary.

3. To delegate authority to the Director of Communications and Regeneration to authorise expenditure and contracts pursuant to resolution 2.

4. 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 required for the third phase of the regeneration and any associated road improvements and road closures

5. That Officers be required to bring a further report to the Executive to authorise the making of a Compulsory Purchase Order should such powers be required.

This report and appendices 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 information at this stage as this information would undermine the Council’s position in future negotiations and could risk the scheme not being able to proceed.

This report and appendix is 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 information at this stage as this information would undermine the Council’s position in future negotiations and could risk the scheme not being able to proceed.