Decisions

To confirm the outcome of the recent market tender exercise undertaken for Cleaning Services for 3 x Pupil Referral Units in Blackpool. 

Blackpool Council wishes to appoint a single Contractor who can clearly demonstrate the ability to meet the service’s requirements and who offers the most economically advantageous tender.

To approve the appointment of MINT Commercial & Healthcare Limited to provide cleaning services to the Athena, Pegasus and Willows Pupil Referral Units. 

The Head of Licensing Service deals with a number of requests for licences under the Licensing Act, the Gambling Act and other pieces of legislations. Details of the licences, applied for and granted are outlined in the report.

The Head of Licensing Service agreed to grant the licences as set out in the attached Appendices.

To consider the appointment of officers to enforce the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Business Closure)(England) Regulations 2020.

That the officers listed at below be appointed to enforce the Business Closure Regulations and to take such action as is necessary to enforce a closure or restriction imposed by those regulations.

Tim Coglan

Lee Petrak

Dave Verity

Oliver Watts

Karl Bischoff

Jennifer Clayton

Nicola Helm

Carolyn Bland

Lindsay Milner

Sarah Longden

James Blackburn

Douglas Peterson

Jon Yates

The Council's delegated budgets scheme allocates budgets of £15,000 to each Ward covered for the financial year 2019/2020. The funding for this scheme can be spent on supplementing funding public services, for the benefit of the local community.

Councillors Blackburn and G Coleman of Brunswick Ward have requested £500 as urgent funding to the Blackpool Food Partnership for the purchase of provisions which are needed for the whole community at this present time. 

The Deputy Leader agreed as an urgent decision, exempt from call in, to agree the recommendation listed above namely:

To authorise the request, as submitted.

The Council's delegated budgets scheme allocates budgets of £15,000 to each Ward covered for the financial year 2019/2020. The funding for this scheme can be spent on supplementing funding public services, for the benefit of the local community.

Councillors Galley and T Williams of Anchorsholme Ward have requested £500 as urgent funding to the Blackpool Food Partnership for the purchase of provisions which are needed for the whole community at this present time. 

Councillors Cain and Hobson of Bloomfield Ward have requested £500 as urgent funding to the Blackpool Food Partnership for the purchase of provisions which are needed for the whole community at this present time. 

Councillors Burdess and Hutton of Clifton Ward have requested £500 as urgent funding to the Blackpool Food Partnership for the purchase of provisions which are needed for the whole community at this present time.

Councillors R Scott and Wing of Greenlands Ward have requested £500 as urgent funding to the Blackpool Food Partnership for the purchase of provisions which are needed for the whole community at this present time. 

Councillors Brookes and Critchley of Hawes Side Ward have requested £500 as urgent funding to the Blackpool Food Partnership for the purchase of provisions which are needed for the whole community at this present time.

Councillor Hunter of Highfield Ward has requested £500 as urgent funding to the Blackpool Food Partnership for the purchase of provisions which are needed for the whole community at this present time. This application has been submitted as a solo application due to Councillor Mrs Henderson MBE’s present health situation.

Councillors Cross and Farrell of Ingthorpe Ward have requested £500 as urgent funding to the Blackpool Food Partnership for the purchase of provisions which are needed for the whole community at this present time. 

Councillors D Coleman and Stansfield of Marton Ward have requested £500 as urgent funding to the Blackpool Food Partnership for the purchase of provisions which are needed for the whole community at this present time.

Councillors Callow and Mrs Callow of Norbreck Wad have requested £500 as urgent funding to the Blackpool Food Partnership for the purchase of provisions which are needed for the whole community at this present time.

Councillors Campbell and Kirkland of Park Ward have requested £500 as urgent funding to the Blackpool Food Partnership for the purchase of provisions which are needed for the whole community at this present time. 

Councillors Baker and Roberts of Stanley Ward have requested £500 as urgent funding to the Blackpool Food Partnership for the purchase of provisions which are needed for the whole community at this present time.

Councillors Cox and Walsh of Squires Gate Ward have requested £500 as urgent funding to the Blackpool Food Partnership for the purchase of provisions which are needed for the whole community at this present time.

Councillors Hugo and Smith of Talbot Ward have requested £500 as urgent funding to the Blackpool Food Partnership for the purchase of provisions which are needed for the whole community at this present time.

Councillors Jackson and Owen of Victoria Ward have requested £500 as urgent funding to the Blackpool Food Partnership for the purchase of provisions which are needed for the whole community at this present time.

Councillors D Scott and Mrs Scott of Warbreck Ward have requested £2,658 as urgent funding for the set-up of “Shop 4 All in Need” a project organised by the Fylde Coast Hindu Society to provide voluntary support for vulnerable residents self-isolating. The funding would cover administrative costs for the coordination of volunteers.

Councillor O’Hara and Robertson BEM of Waterloo Ward have requested £500 as urgent funding to the Blackpool Food Partnership for the purchase of provisions which are needed for the whole community at this present time. 

The Leader of the Council agreed as an urgent decision, exempt from call in, to agree the recommendation listed above namely:

To authorise the requests, as submitted.

The Head of Licensing Service deals with a number of requests for licences under the Licensing Act, the Gambling Act and other pieces of legislations. Details of the licences, applied for and granted are outlined in the report.

The Head of Licensing Service agreed to grant the licences as set out in the attached Appendices.

The Executive agreed as an urgent decision, exempt from call in, the recommendations as outlined above namely:

1. To note, and support on behalf of the Council, that the Chief Executive has agreed that a major incident should be declared for Blackpool Council on the grounds that the definition of a major incident as laid out in the ‘Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles’ (JESIP) has been met along with the definition of an ‘Emergency’ as laid out under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. 

2. Further to decision 1 to agree, as an emergency measure, to delegate all urgent Executive decision making to the Chief Executive or, in his absence or unavailability, the Director of Resources or in his absence or unavailability, any of the Council’s Directors, in relation to their areas of responsibility. This decision making to be in response to issues caused directly or indirectly from the Coronavirus pandemic and would protect citizens in regard to public safety. This delegation to be reviewed at the next formal Executive meeting, or if necessary by the Leader of the Council prior to the next Executive meeting (e.g. if a number of Chief Officers are indisposed).

3. In relation to decision 2 above that (should the need arise) exemptions apply to contract procedure rules, access to information procedure rules, exemption from the forward plan and call in. Such exemptions to be recorded in a suitable and proportionate manner.

4. To note that the Chief Executive and Leader of the Council (or if they are indisposed their senior representatives) will hold a weekly conference call with the three Opposition Group Leaders (Cllr Mrs Callow will have a dual role in this as Lead Scrutiny Member), to brief them on the current situation affecting the Council and any decisions taken or likely to be taken, seeking their views as appropriate.

5. To agree that delegated authority is given to the Director of Governance and Partnerships and Head of Democratic Governance to authorise applications for ward funding.

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

1.         To note the report.  

2.         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.

3.         To agree that the Growth and Prosperity overspend is to be funded from Earmarked Reserves in 2019/20 and recovered in 2020/21 under the ‘Cash Limited Budgeting’ regime.

4.         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 Growth and Prosperity, Strategic Leisure Assets, Concessionary Fares and Parking Services.

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

1. To authorise the provision of a £1m business loan to Blackpool Airport Operations Limited (BAOL) over a 25 year repayment term towards essential capital investment at Blackpool airport.  

2. To provide authority for the Head of Legal Services to prepare legal documentation for the loan facility.

3. To delegate authority to the Chief Executive and the Business Loans Panel to finalise any legal conditions.

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

1.      To agree the additional forward funding required for the development of the hotel and infrastructure, on the basis of the Hotel earnings covering the Prudential Borrowing costs, including the acquisition and demolition cost detailed in EX24/2016 and EX59/2016.

2.      To delegate authority to the Chief Executive to vary the forward funding agreements with Muse for the construction of the Holiday Inn Hotel and underpass to reflect the additional cost and scope of the work.  

3.      To agree that the two decisions above update EX59/2016.  

The Executive resolved as follows:

1. To agree that Appendix 5a, to the Executive report, summary of offers received for Ryscar Way is not for publication by virtue of Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

2. To approve the disposal to Bidder A for land at Ryscar Way Blackpool and delegate contractual matters to the Director of Communication and Regeneration, subject to the completion of an appraisal as to the feasibility of the development of the land for social housing by one of the Council’s wholly owned companies.

3. To delegate authority for the use of land at Bispham Road Blackpool to the Director of Communications and Regeneration, after consultation with the Cabinet Member for Business Enterprise and Job Creation and the Cabinet Member for Housing and Welfare reform and subject to the completion of an appraisal as to the feasibility of development of the land for social housing by one of the Council’s wholly owned companies.

4. To delegate authority for the disposal of land at Blackpool Road, Poulton le Fylde to the Director of Communications and Regeneration, after consultation with the Cabinet Member for Business Enterprise and Job Creation.

5. To delegate to the Director of Communications and Regeneration to make any payments as necessary to the developers or for infrastructure works from the ring fenced grant funding received from the One Public Estate programme for the use on these three sites only.

6. To authorise the Head of Legal Services to prepare legal documentation and enter into appropriate documents as necessary to complete any transactions.

To endorse the revised Executive/Scrutiny Protocol attached at Appendix 2a, to the Executive report, and recommend to Council that the protocol be approved as part of the Constitution.