Decisions made

Recommendations approved.

Reasons for recommendation(s):

Approval of the recommendations will enable the Customer Services and Revenues & Benefits service to develop into a shared service with a single operating model, as previously agreed by both councils.

Alternative options considered and rejected:

Recommendations approved.

Reasons for recommendation(s):

Alternative options considered and rejected:

That the implementation of Shared Service Terms and Conditions of employment for the Finance Team is progressed.

That the Executive Member (Resources) approve the award of Enghouse as part of the contract centre refresh as authorised at Executive Cabinet on 21 January 2021 via the Health Trust Europe.

Approved.

That the Leader of the Council is appointed to Chorley and South Ribble Partnership Executive.

That the Corporate Strategy 2021/22 – 2023/24 be approved.

1.         That the contents of the report be noted and the revised performance indicators be approved.   

2.         That the Council’s current position regarding its portfolio of investment assets be noted.

1.         To approve the allocation of an additional budget of £300,000 to the Local Plan Programme to be used for the purchase of essential plan-making resources. To note that the Council’s share of this is £100k.

2.         That Chorley Council develop an agreement for Professional Services to be delivered by Perfect Circle, agreeing a schedule of tasks, programme, and associated costs, and agreeing any suppliers to be subcontracted to deliver some of the work.

3.         The agreement is delivered under the existing NEC (Professional Services Contract) Option G. contract which is already in place between the Council and Perfect Circle to a maximum initial value of £200,000 with defined outputs, timescale, and contractual performance measures.

4.         Any further requirement for budget above £200,000 is subject to approval by the Executive Member with full details of breakdown of spend.

5.         The final contract award including value, task schedules and programme is delegated to approval by Executive Member Decision

6.         That equal contributions (i.e. one third) of the total costs of the framework contract value are collected from Preston and South Ribble Councils.

1.         To transfer the polling station register for AA07 (Anglezarke) from St Barnabas Church Hall to Rivington Parish Church Hall, Horrobin Lane, Rivington.

2.         To permit voters at the three properties at the end of Lodge Bank to use Brinscall Hillside Methodist Church Hall as their polling station for future elections.

3.         To continue using St Laurence’s CE Primary School as a polling station and increase the amount of signage displayed on polling day.

4.         To relocate the existing polling station at St Chad’s Primary School to St Chad’s Parish Hall, Town Lane (Chorley North East ward)

5.         To transfer voters from St Mary’s Parish Centre to Chorley Trinity Methodist Church (Chorley North West ward).

1.         The recommendation of the Licensing and Public Safety Committee on 3 November 2021 to approve the draft Policy be noted.

2.         That the draft Statement of Licensing Policy (as appended at Appendix 1) be approved and come into effect from 17 November 2021.

Recommendations approved.

Reasons for recommendation(s):

As outlined in the report.

Alternative options considered and rejected:

None.

Recommendations approved.

Reasons for recommendation(s):

Alternative options considered and rejected:

None.

Recommendations approved.

Reasons for recommendation(s):

Alternative options considered and rejected:

Not to amend the contract. This is not considered appropriate as it is at odds with the Council’s pay policy and corporate priorities.

Recommendations approved.

Reasons for recommendation(s):

To secure a letting of the Office and generate revenue for the Council.

Alternative options considered and rejected:

None.

To exclude the public and press.

1.    To agree that the neighbourhood priorities proposed within each neighbourhood management meeting are agreed. (paragraph 19)

2.    When scoping out the detail and financial resources required for each priority, financial or in-kind contributions are sought from partners within the neighbourhood including parish councils, County Council, voluntary sector, and other stakeholders.

3.    Where a priority is subsequently scoped out as requiring increased financial resources, consideration will be made in consultation with the Executive Member (Early Intervention) for this neighbourhood priority to be carried out at additional cost, phased, or developed further as an individual corporate project.

To approve the purchase of land off Burgh Lane to encompass it into Yarrow Valley Country Park for the purpose of tree planting and habitat protection at a cost of £288,500 funded through borrowing.

That the report be noted.

1.    Approval to enter a further competition exercise using Crown Commercial Services (CCS) or equivalent framework provider to lease seven electric vehicles.

2.    That the award of the contract be delegated to the Executive Member for Resources for approval based on the evaluation criteria.

Revenue Budget Monitoring Report

1.    To note the forecast outturn for revenue and the level of reserves based on the position as at 30th September 202.

2.    To note the virements to the revenue budget made during the period, as detailed in Appendix 2of the report.

3.    To support our businesses and to give a boost to the Town Centre following a difficult year, it is recommended to introduce free parking in the Town Centre from 1st December to 24^th December at a cost of approximately £25k.

Capital Budget Monitoring Report

1.    To approve the revised capital programme as attached at Appendix A, which includes approved amendments to the programme, detailed at point 12 of this report, since the last Capital Monitoring report was approved by Cabinet in September;

2.    To note the variations to the programme (which are detailed by scheme at Appendix B and referenced within the body of the report);

3.    To note the position in the Balance Sheet monitoring section of the report, in respect of cash, investment and loan balances and debtors, as at 30th September 2021.

1.    To agree the appointment of the insurance companies identified for the respective classes of insurance from the 01 January 2022.

2.    To approve the further expenditure to obtain the Terrorism policy, this will be in the region of £10k.