Decisions

To enable the completion of the S104 and S115 Agreements with United Utilities Water Limited (United Utilities) in respect of their formal adoption of the surface water drainage system assets on the West site at Foxhall Village.

To approve the completion of the S104 and S115 Agreements with United Utilities in respect of their formal adoption of the surface water drainage system assets on the West site at Foxhall Village.

To consider the freehold acquisition of 27 Charles Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 3HD, as registered under HM Land Registry Title Number: LAN183555 (the “Property”).

To proceed with the acquisition of the Property.  The acquisition will be under section 227 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 ("the 1990 Act") for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out of development, redevelopment or improvement on or in relation to that Property. The Council’s intention in acquiring the Property under section 227 of the 1990 Act is to enable the operation of powers under section 203 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 ("the 2016 Act") for planning purposes to facilitate the carrying out of redevelopment.

To seek approval to a proposed Agreement for Lease and Lease for Abingdon Street Market on the terms set out.

1. To progress the grant of an Agreement for Lease and Lease, on terms outlined in this report subject to the continued due diligence exercise and the financials being satisfactory.

2. To proceed on the basis of the Rental Offer outlined as Option 1 (within Appendix C), subject to any appropriate amendments.

3.     The Head of Legal Services to prepare and complete the necessary legal documentation.

To confirm the outcome of the recent framework call off exercise undertaken for the appointment of a Contractor to provide highways and public realm design support in Blackpool.

To approve the appointment of Pell Frischmann Consultants Limited (London, UK)

The Committee considered excluding the public and press during consideration of the restricted minutes of the meeting held on 15 July 2022 included in the agenda as part of Item 2 and Appendices 3a and 3b of Item 3- Details of Loan Request and Blackpool Entertainment Company Limited Food and Beverage Strategy presentation as these documents contained commercially sensitive information.

The Committee considered that on balance the public interest would not be served by making the information public as it could undermine the Council and its wholly owned companies’ financial position.

Resolved: That under Section 100 (A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the restricted minutes of the meeting held on 15 July 2022 included in the agenda as part of Item 2 and Appendices 3a and 3b of Item 3- Details of Loan Request and Blackpool Entertainment Company Limited Food and Beverage Strategy presentationon the grounds that it would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 approving a lease at a peppercorn rent for no. 28 Topping Street to facilitate the formation of a community led Creative Hub.

The Leader of the Council agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:

To approve in light of the information contained within this report the granting of a ten-year lease at a peppercorn rent with a break option at the fifth year to mutual benefit.

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 confirm the outcome of the recent procurement exercise undertaken for the appointment of a Contractor to provide road surface marking services in Blackpool.

To approve the appointment of L&R Roadlines Limited (Cheshire, UK)

To confirm the outcome of the recent tender exercise undertaken for the Construction of a Natural Grass Rugby Pitch and an Artificial 3G Sports Pitch.

To approve the appointment of Carrick Sports Construction Ltd.

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.