Agenda and minutes

Extraordinary Meeting (Virtual), Cabinet - Tuesday, 13th October, 2020 7.00 pm

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Contact: Jacky Denning 

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Items
No. Item

26.

Apologies

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

27.

Special Urgency (Rule 16 Access to information procedure rules)/Urgent Business

If, by virtue of the date by which a decision must be taken, it has not been possible to follow Rule 15 (i.e. a matter which is likely to be the subject of a key decision has not been included on the Forward Plan) then the decision may still be taken if:

 

a)    The Chief Operating Officer, on behalf of the Leader, obtains the agreement of the Chairman of the Executive Overview and Scrutiny Committee that the making of the decision cannot be reasonably deferred,

b)    The Chief Operating Officer, on behalf of the Leader, makes available on the Council’s website and at the offices of the Council, a notice setting out the reasons that the decision is urgent and cannot reasonably be deferred.

Minutes:

There were no items of special urgency.

28.

DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS

Minutes:

Councillor David Evans declared a non-pecuniary interest in agenda item 7(a) Leisure Contract Options as a Consequence of Covid19 as he is a user of the facilities and holds a membership.

29.

PUBLIC SPEAKING pdf icon PDF 243 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 Friday 9 October 2020.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

There were no items under this heading.

30.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 293 KB

To receive as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting of Cabinet held on Tuesday 8 September 2020.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:   That the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 8 September 2020 were received as a correct record and signed by the Leader.

31.

MATTERS REQUIRING DECISIONS

Minutes:

Consideration was given to report relating to the following matters requiring decisions and contained on pages 417 to 452 of the Book of Reports.

32.

Planning for the future White Paper and Consultation on changes to the Planning system pdf icon PDF 240 KB

(Relevant Portfolio Holder: Councillor D Evans)

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of the Corporate Director of Place and Community the purpose of which was to consider the proposed Council response to Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG)'s consultation on both the Planning for the Future white paper and the technical changes to the planning system.

 

In reaching the decision below, Cabinet considered the details as set out in the report before it and the reasons contained therein.

 

RESOLVED:   A.           That the agreed comments of Executive Overview & Scrutiny Committee provided at Appendix C be noted.

 

                          B.           That the proposed Council response to the Planning for the Future white paper at Appendix A be agreed, subject to the consideration of the agreed comments of Planning Committee on 15th October.

 

                          C.          That authority to agree and submit the Council's response to the Planning for the Future white paper be delegated to the Corporate Director of Place and Community, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Planning, following consideration of the agreed comments of Planning Committee on 15th October

33.

EXCLUSION OF 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 paragraph 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.

 

(Note: No representations have been received about why the meeting should be open to the public during consideration of the following items of business).

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED:     That under Section 100A(4) 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 they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 (financial/business affairs) of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of that 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.

 

(Note: No representations had been received in relation to the following item being considered in private)

 

34.

MATTERS REQUIRING DECISIONS

Minutes:

Consideration was given to report relating to the following matters requiring decisions and contained on pages 453 - 466 of the Book of Reports.

 

35.

LEISURE CONTRACT OPTIONS AS A CONSEQUENCE OF COVID19

(Relevant Portfolio Holder: Councillor Yvonne Gagen)

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of Corporate Director of Place & Community, which provided an update on the current Leisure Contract with West Lancashire Community Leisure Trust (WLCLT) and Serco and sought approval of the recommendations detailed in sections 2.0 and 3.0 of the report.

 

In reaching the decision below, Cabinet considered the details as set out in the report before it and the reasons contained therein.

 

RESOLVED:     A.      That subject to the approval of Council of the financial and resource implications as set out at paragraph 10 of this report, the Corporate Director of Place and Community, in conjunction with the Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Human Resources, be authorised to implement the recommendation set out at paragraph 7.6. (Option A).

 

B.      That the Corporate Director of Place and Community, in conjunction with the Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Human Resources, be given delegated authority to alter as necessary the opening hours and activity programme for the Leisure facilities using the principles set out at paragraph 6.17 of the report.