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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Cabinet/Committee Room, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk L39 2DF

Contact: Susan Griffiths 

Items
No. Item

38.

APOLOGIES

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

39.

MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE

To be apprised of any changes to the membership of the Committee in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4.

Minutes:

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 2, Members noted the termination of membership of the Committee of Councillors I Ashcroft, D Westley and D Whittington and the appointment of Councillors J Whitter, T Blane and M Blake for this meeting only, thereby giving effect to the wishes of the Political Groups.

 

40.

URGENT BUSINESS, IF ANY, INTRODUCED BY THE CHAIRMAN

Note:  No other business is permitted unless, by reason of special circumstances, which shall be specified at the meeting, the Chairman is of the opinion that the item(s) should be considered as a matter of urgency.

 

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business.

41.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST pdf icon PDF 299 KB

If a member requires advice on Declarations of Interest, he/she is advised to contact the Borough Solicitor in advance of the meeting.  (For the assistance of members a checklist for use in considering their position on any particular item is included at the end of this agenda sheet.)

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

42.

DECLARATIONS OF PARTY WHIP

In accordance with Overview and Scrutiny Committee Procedure Rule 16, Members must declare the existence of any Party Whip, and the nature of it, when considering any matter in the following categories:

 

-       The review of any decision of the Cabinet or

-       The performance of any Member of the Cabinet

 

N.B. The Secretary of State believes whipping is incompatible with Overview and Scrutiny.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of a Party Whip.

43.

PUBLIC SPEAKING pdf icon PDF 176 KB

Residents of West Lancashire on giving notice, may address the meeting to make representations on any item on the agenda except where the public and press are to be excluded during consideration of the item.  The deadline for submissions is 10.00am on Friday 25 January 2019.  A copy of the public speaking protocol and form to be completed is attached.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

There were no items under this heading.

44.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 307 KB

To receive as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on

Minutes:

RESOLVED:            That the minutes of the last meeting of the Committee held on 22 November 2018 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

45.

CALL IN ITEMS

There were no items under this Heading.

Minutes:

There were no items under this Heading.

46.

RELEVANT MEETINGS OF CABINET - Tuesday, 15 January 2019 pdf icon PDF 326 KB

To scrutinise the minutes of Cabinet held on Tuesday, 15 January 2019.

 

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the minutes of the meeting of Cabinet held on 15 January 2019.

 

 

RESOLVED:            That the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 15 January 2019 be noted.

47.

Draft Revenue Budget 2019 - 2020 pdf icon PDF 160 KB

To consider report of the Borough Treasurer.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of the Borough Treasurer contained on pages 807 to 814 of the Book of Reports that summarised the current General Revenue Budget position.

 

During the ensuing discussion a member raised a question in regard to the 75% business rate retention pilot.

 

RESOLVED:            That the budget position be noted.

 

 

48.

Draft Medium Term Capital Programme pdf icon PDF 353 KB

To consider the report of the Borough Treasurer

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of the Borough Treasurer contained on pages 815 to 824 of the Book of Reports which set out details on the General Revenue Account medium term capital programme position for the next 3 years.

 

A Member raised a question in relation to the additional receipts generated from land sales.

 

RESOLVED:            That the report be noted.

49.

Housing Account - Revenue and Capital Programme pdf icon PDF 457 KB

To consider the joint report of the Director of Housing and Inclusion and the Borough Treasurer.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the joint report of the Director of Housing and Inclusion and the Borough Treasurer contained on pages 825 to 840 of the Book of Reports which provided a summary of the Housing Account’s financial position.

 

 

RESOLVED:            That the report be noted.

50.

EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

It is recommended that members of the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 3 (Financial/Business Affairs) of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act and as, in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption under Schedule 12A outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:             That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 (financial/business) of Part 1 of Scheduled 12A to the Act and as, in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption under Schedule 12A outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information

 

51.

Forming a Development Company

To consider the joint report of the Director of Housing and Inclusion and the Borough Treasurer.

 

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the joint report of the Director of Housing and Inclusion and the Borough Treasurer contained on pages 841 to 920 of the Book of Reports which provided an update on progress.

 

In referring to the proposed Board membership/governance arrangements, a Member requested that the Council explore how other similar arms-length organisations operate.

 

 

RESOLVED:            That the report be noted and that consideration be given to the Board Membership/Scrutiny arrangements of other arms-length organisations operating in a similar manner.