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Agenda and decisions

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; 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.

ADDITIONAL LICENSING FOR THE CENTRAL AREA pdf icon PDF 346 KB

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Decision:

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

 

  1. To confirm the Council’s continuing approval for the principles underpinning the development of proposals for Selective and Additional Licensing in the Central area, the consultation that took place from 17th July to 25th September 2015, and the Council’s response attached at Appendix 2b, to the Executive report.

 

  1. To designate the Central area for an Additional Licensing scheme as set out in the report including the amendments proposed to the scheme as a result of the public consultation, with effect from three months after the published decision date in accordance with the regulations.

 

  1. To request the Director of Place to advertise the scheme in accordance with the regulations.

 

  1. To request officers to further develop Selective Licensing proposals for the Central area.

 

3.

ROAD ASSET MANAGEMENT STRATEGY pdf icon PDF 308 KB

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Decision:

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

 

  1. To agree the priorities for the Road Asset Management Strategy as outlined at paragraph 5.14 of this report.

 

  1. To approve the proposed Road Asset Management Strategy as detailed in Appendix 3a, to the Executive report.

 

4.

ACQUISITION OF WILKINSON'S BUILDING, TALBOT ROAD pdf icon PDF 321 KB

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Decision:

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

 

  1. To confirm agreement to the acquisition of the Wilkinson’s building taking the premises subject to the existing occupations. To confirm the funding of the acquisition via Prudential Borrowing, repaid initially by the income from the current occupiers as outlined in paragraphs 9.4 and 9.6.

 

  1. To Prudentially Borrow a total of £7.8m over a term of up to fifty years to fund the purchase of the building and the subsequent demolition and site preparation ready for future development. 

 

  1. To authorise officers to explore the possibility of selling part of the site to the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).

 

  1. To reserve part of the site for the future use as a tramway terminus.