Agenda and minutes

Extraordinary Meeting, Cabinet - Tuesday, 13th April, 2021 7.00 pm

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Contact: Jacky Denning 

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Items
No. Item

96.

Apologies

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

97.

DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS pdf icon PDF 299 KB

If a member requires advice on Declarations of Interest, he/she is advised to contact the Legal & Democratic Services Manager 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.

98.

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 April 2021.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

There were no items under this heading.

99.

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.

100.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 304 KB

To receive as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting of Cabinet held on Tuesday 9 March 2021.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:   That the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 9 March 2021 were received as a correct record and signed by the Leader.

101.

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)

 

102.

MATTERS REQUIRING DECISIONS

Minutes:

Consideration was given to reports relating to the following matters requiring decisions and contained on pages 1245 – 1258 of the Book of Reports.

 

103.

SALE OF LAND AT SPENCERS MEWS, SKELMERSDALE

(Relevant Portfolio Holder: Councillor I Moran)

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of the Corporate Director of Transformation and Resources, seeking approval for the sale of land at Spencers Mews, Skelmersdale.

 

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

 

Cabinet conveyed thanks to all officers involved, for their diligence in relation to seeking resolve to this matter.

 

RESOLVED:             That approval be granted to the Corporate Director of Transformation and Resources to take all necessary steps to dispose of two strips of land hatched green and bounded red on the plan attached at Appendix A to the report..

104.

SALE OF LAND AT WHALLEYS 2, SKELMERSDALE

(Relevant Portfolio Holder: Councillor I Moran)

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of the Corporate Director of Transformation and Resources, which sought approval for the sale of land at Whalleys 2, Skelmersdale.   

 

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

 

Cabinet expressed thanks for the work of officers involved.

 

RESOLVED:      A.    That authority be granted to the Corporate Director of Transformation and Resources to take all necessary steps to dispose of land shown hatched on the attached plan at Appendix A to the report. 

 

B.    That call in is not appropriate for this item as this matter is one where urgent action is required because of the times scales requested by the developer.