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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COUNCIL TAX REDUCTION SCHEME 2020/21 PDF 263 KB
To consider and approve for the
proposals for the Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2020/21 for
recommendation to the Council meeting on 12 February
2020.
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Executive resolved as
follows:
- To
note the impact of the Scheme to date as set out in paragraphs 5.7
and 5.8 of the Executive report.
- To
recommend Council to agree the Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2020/21
as set out in Appendix 2c, to the Executive report.
- To
recommend to Council that the reduction applied to working age
claimants remains the same as the 2019/20 Scheme agreed by Council
on 30 January 2019 and that the main elements and method of
calculating awards will be the same.
- 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 be
incorporated into the final Scheme presented for adoption at
Council on 12 February 2020.
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PROPOSED RENT REVIEW 2020/2021 PDF 293 KB
To consider and approve the
level of rents and service charges to be charged in connection with
Housing Revenue Account dwellings during 2020/21 for recommendation
to the Council meeting on 12 February 2020 as part of the
Council’s budget setting process.
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Executive resolved as
follows:
To recommend to the
Council:
- That rents for all Housing Revenue account properties are
increased by 2.7% in 2020/21, following rent reductions over the
last four years.
- The minimum level of Housing Revenue Account balances remain
protected at £1 million, as previously agreed.
- That Housing Revenue Account service charges (as detailed in
Appendix B) and that other General Fund service charges (as
detailed in Appendix C) are charged as outlined.
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COUNCIL HOMES INVESTMENT PLAN 2020-2025 PDF 244 KB
To consider the
proposed new Council Homes Investment Plan 2020-2025 that sets out
how the Council will invest in its existing homes and in building
and acquiring new Council homes to help meet local housing
needs.
Additional documents:
Decision:
The
Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above
namely:
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That the Council Homes Investment Plan 2020-2025 is
adopted and implemented by the Council for the period up to the 31
March 2025, working with Blackpool Coastal Housing.
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That the Director of Resources be delegated
authority to purchase up to 50 homes at market value that best meet
the greatest local needs outlined in the Investment Plan, after
consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member and Blackpool Coastal
Housing. The decision to authorise the purchases is to be in the
form of a published Officer decision with a report detailing the
rationale behind the purchases and financial viability.
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MADAME TUSSAUDS ATTRACTION BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PDF 299 KB
To consider a proposal for a complimentary
development within the Madame Tussauds
attraction.
The report is public. However Appendix 5a
includes information that would however undermine
the Council’s position in continuing negotiations so at the
time of publication this document is not for publication by
virtue of Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of
the Local Government Act 1972.
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Executive resolved as
follows:
- To
agree that Appendix 5a, to the Executive
report, Financial estimates
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 further development of the Madame Tussauds by the
creation of a Television Themed attraction in the identified
underutilised space.
- To
complete the delivery of the scheme as set out in this report, to
include the completion of all due diligence associated with the
project.
- To
complete the project funding package through debt finance in the
form of Prudential Borrowing, as detailed in Appendix 5a to this
report.
- To
agree in principle to the creation of an addendum to the existing
Madame Tussauds operating agreement and that the Head of Legal be
granted delegated authority to authorise the addendum and any other
legal agreements on behalf of the Council.
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BEACH PATROL VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PDF 294 KB
To consider thereplacementpurchaseof a vehicle for the Beach
Patrol.
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Executive agreed the
recommendation as outlined above namely:
To approve the replacement
purchase of a Land Rover 110 Defender
for Tourism and Communications funded through
Prudential Borrowing over a three year cycle
on the costings outlined in paragraphs 9.1 to
9.4.
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FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MONITORING AS AT MONTH 7 2019/20 PDF 222 KB
To receive the financial performance
monitoring for the period ending 31 October 2019.
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
significantly more funding to cope with the soaring demand and new
burdens presenting in Children’s Services.
- 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 and the release of
£1m of Earmarked Revenue Reserves to compensate for the
deficit on Working Balances as at month 4.
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TREASURY MANAGEMENT HALF-YEARLY PROGRESS REPORT TO THE 30 SEPTEMBER 2019 PDF 291 KB
The Treasury Management
Half-Yearly Progress Report for the six months ended 30 September
2019.
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Executive agreed the
recommendation as outlined above namely:
To note the report concerning
Treasury Management activities for the six months to 30 September
2019.
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