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 meeting of the Cabinet held on 23 March 2016.

The minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 23 March 2016 were confirmed as a correct record.

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 9 June 2016. 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 Planning and Economic Development Portfolio Holder and the Service Director Performance and Innovation.

The Planning and Economic Development Portfolio Holder and the Service Director Performance and Innovation submitted a report on a proposed Memorandum of Understanding between the Council and the Department for Communities and Local Government on arrangements for the operation of the Hillhouse Enterprise Zone.

Cabinet approved the proposed Memorandum of Understanding between Wyre Council and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for the Hillhouse International Business Park Enterprise Zone, attached as Appendix 1 to the report.

Report of the Leisure and Culture Portfolio Holder and the Service Director Health and Wellbeing.

The Leisure and Culture Portfolio Holder and the Service Director Health and Wellbeing submitted a report asking the Cabinet to approve capital investment for Garstang Leisure Centre and Garstang Swimming Pool and to agree the purchase of health and fitness equipment for Garstang Leisure Centre.

Decisions taken

Cabinet approved:-

1.         the proposed capital investment works for Garstang Leisure Centre and Garstang Swimming Pool as detailed in the report, which had been drawn up following a competitive tendering process

2.         the purchase of health and fitness equipment for Garstang Leisure Centre to a maximum value of £52,000 excluding VAT and the incorporation of the scheme in the Council’s 2016/17 Capital Budget, with the investment to be recovered over a 5-year period via contributions from the YMCA’s operational budget at no additional cost to the council.

Report of the Health and Community Engagement Portfolio Holder and the Corporate Director of Resources.

The Health and Community Engagement Portfolio Holder and the Corporate Director of Resources submitted a report on the findings of a review of the Council’s complaints procedure

Decisions taken

Cabinet noted the results of the review and agreed that the proposed amendments set out in the report be implemented with effect from 1 July 2016, including the recommendation in paragraph 5.4 of the report that the current two stage procedure be continued, but that the second stage reviewers are asked to identify learning points for sharing with managers, with a view to reducing the number of complaints/referrals to the Local Government Ombudsman and, thereby, also meeting the criteria in the Ombudsman’s guidance that the complaints process should include a “robust review by someone who has the independence and authority to ask questions, get at the facts and recommend changes in response to complaints”.