Agenda and minutes

Members will disclose any pecuniary and any other significant interests they may have in relation to the matters to be considered at this meeting.

None.

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the previous meeting of Cabinet.

The minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 22 March 2017 were confirmed as a correct record.

Report of the Chief Executive, Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer

The Chief Executive, Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer submitted a report to advise Cabinet that a footnote was to be added to the Cabinet minutes of the 7 September 2016, to clarify a statement made at that meeting.

The Chief Executive and Deputy Leader explained that the procedure rules in the Council’s Constitution relating to the accuracy of the minutes applied only to meetings of Full Council and not to meetings of the Executive, on which the Constitution was silent. A full review of the Constitution would be undertaken and brought back to Full Council for ratification.

To receive and respond to any questions from members of the public.

Public questions can be delivered in writing to Democratic Services or sent by email to: publicquestions@wyre.gov.uk. Public questions for this meeting must be received by noon on Thursday 6 July 2017.  Questioners should provide their name and address and indicate to which Cabinet member the question is to be directed.

The total period of time allocated for public questions will not normally exceed 30 minutes.

None

Report of the Neighbourhood Services and Community Safety Portfolio Holder and Service Director People and Places

The Neighbourhood Services and Community Safety Portfolio Holder and Service Director People and Places submitted a report asking Cabinet to approve recommended actions made in the Car Parking Strategy 2014-19 following reviews undertaken considering the impacts of the Booths developments in Garstang and Poulton-le-Fylde.

In respect of recommendation 3.2, Councillors Beavers and M. Anderson queried whether any incentives were to be given to encourage motorhome users to park their vehicles at Fleetwood’s Central Car Park overnight for a fee instead of parking on Fleetwood promenade for free. Members of Cabinet said that the possibility of providing motorhome facilities on the car park such as waste disposal, charging points and fresh water would be considered and that Lancashire County Council would be asked to consider prohibiting overnight parking on the promenade.

Decision taken

Cabinet agreed

• to discontinue Sunday worship permits, as there is no longer a demand.

• that a 12-month Motorhome Parking trial be undertaken at Central Car Park Fleetwood (adjacent to the former kite shop).

• that the Head of Engineering be authorised to carry out statutory consultation and advertise the changes outlined in this report to the Council’s Off street Parking Places and Consolidation Order 2012.

·         That, subject to no objections being received, the Head of Engineering be authorised to make the amendments to the council’s Off street Parking Places and Consolidation Order 2012.

• That any objections received following the statutory advertisement be reported to the Neighbourhood Services and Community Safety Portfolio Holder for consideration.

• That the enforcement and management of the council’s car parks be retained through a single Lancashire contract with the council remaining responsible for managing its own car parks with enforcement being provided through NSL (Option 2). Penalty Charge Notice processing would continue to be provided by Lancashire Parking Services. This is a change to the original Cabinet decision of 24 September 2014 that proposed Lancashire County Council be appointed to deliver and manage the enforcement service for Wyre’s car parks (Option 1).

In accordance with Paragraph 11 of the Access to Information Rules in Part 4 of the

Council’s Constitution, the Chief Executive has determined that the report submitted under item 8 of this agenda is “Not for Publication” because it contains “exempt information”, as defined in Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

If Cabinet agrees that the public and press should be excluded for this item, it will need to pass the following resolution:

“That the public and press be excluded from the meeting whilst agenda item 8 is

considered, on the grounds that their presence would involve the disclosure of exempt

information as defined in category 3 (Information relating to the financial or business affairs

of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)) of Part 1 of

Schedule 12(a) of the Local Government Act, 1972, as amended by the Local Government

(Access to Information) Variation Order 2006 and, that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information”.

In accordance with Paragraph 11 of the Access to Information Rules in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, the Chief Executive had determined that the report submitted under item 8 of the agenda was “Not for Publication” because it contains “exempt information”, as defined in Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

Decision taken

Cabinet agreed that the public and press be excluded from the meeting whilst agenda item 8 was considered, on the grounds “that their presence would involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in category 3 (Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)) of Part 1 of Schedule 12(a) of the Local Government Act, 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Variation Order 2006 and, that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information”

Report of the Resources Portfolio Holder and the Corporate Director Performance and Innovation

The Resources Portfolio Holder and the Corporate Director Performance and Innovation submitted a report to

• declare part of High Street Car Park (‘the Car Park’) surplus in order to facilitate the redevelopment of Garstang Business Centre (‘the Business Centre’),

• agree the terms of disposal of the Business Centre and land required for the redevelopment of the Business Centre and

• agree lease terms in respect of 36 car parking spaces on the Car Park (if required by the Purchaser).

Decision taken

Cabinet agreed that approval be given to enter into:

(a) a conditional contract with Keyworker Homes (Northwest) Limited (‘the Purchaser’) to dispose of the freehold land edged red on the report on the plan contained within the council’s registered title number LAN25886 which includes the Business Centre and associated land needed to build the mixed use redevelopment scheme contained within planning application 16/00550/FULMAJ on the terms outlined in the proposal;

(b) if required by the Purchaser, a lease of up to a maximum of 36 car parking spaces on the Car Park.