Decision details

Authorisation is sought for the County Council to enter into a Grant Funding and Management Agreement with Rossendale Borough Council to enable the Borough Council to construct, operate and maintain a bus station in Rawtenstall. The Borough Council will agree to gain the approval of the County Council for the design and operation of the facility and will agree to maintain it for a period of not less than 25 years.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No. 25 have been complied with.

As mentioned above, the Committee was informed that the Chair had agreed to a report in respect of Rawtenstall bus station being considered at the meeting as an item of Urgent Business.  This was to avoid any delay in the implementation of the scheme.

The Committee considered a report in relation to the County Council entering into a Grant Funding and Management Agreement with Rossendale Borough Council to enable the Borough Council to construct, operate and maintain a bus station in Rawtenstall. 

A concern was expressed that the County Council was not a member of the Rossendale Together Barnfield Partnership despite the Council providing a significant contribution towards the construction and maintenance of Rossendale bus station.  That meant that the County Council would not receive a return on its investment from the development.

It was MOVED and SECONDED "That the Executive Scrutiny Committee does not support the recommendation to the Cabinet Members, and that the Deputy Leader be asked to give serious consideration to handing over such sums of money to Rossendale BC, but if he agrees to do that he be requested to look at the possibility of making sure that the County Council's contribution leads to a sufficient return from the RTB Partnership which is going to develop the centre of Rawtenstall."  Upon being put to the vote the motion was LOST and it was:

Resolved:  That the recommendations set out in the report to the Deputy Leader of the County Council and the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport be noted, and that no additional comments or suggested alternative recommendations be made.