Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies were received from County Councillor Albert Atkinson and County Councillor Azhar Ali.

2.

Disclosure of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests

Members are asked to consider any Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests they may have to disclose to the meeting in relation to matters under consideration on the Agenda.

Minutes:

There were no interests declared.

3.

Minutes of the Meeting held on 7 November 2019 pdf icon PDF 207 KB

Minutes:

Resolved: That the minutes of the meeting held on 7 November 2019 be agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

4.

Lancashire County Council (Various Roads, Rawtenstall Bus Station Area, Rossendale Borough) (Revocation and Various Parking Restrictions) Order 201* Plus Lancashire County Council (Various Roads, Rawtenstall Bus Station Area, Rossendale Borough) (Revocation and one way working) Order 201* pdf icon PDF 32 KB

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Minutes:

Cabinet received a report proposing two Traffic Regulation Orders, in the light of the alterations to the road layout following the construction of the new bus station in Rawtenstall.

 

Resolved: That the making of the two Traffic Regulation Orders around the Rawtenstall Bus Station area as detailed in the report be approved.

5.

Lancashire County Council (Market Street, Park Road, Chorley, Chorley Borough) (Suspension, Prohibition of Waiting and Limited Waiting) Experimental Order 2019 pdf icon PDF 134 KB

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Minutes:

Cabinet received a report setting out proposals to make permanent the experimental traffic regulation order which created 3 hour Limited Waiting bays on Park Road, Chorley.

 

Resolved: That the experimental traffic regulation order on is made permanent without amendment as detailed within this report.

6.

West Lancashire Partnership - Approval of Memorandum of Understanding pdf icon PDF 273 KB

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Minutes:

Cabinet considered a report on the council's continued involvement in the West Lancashire Partnership, including a proposed Memorandum of Understanding.

 

Resolved: That

  i.  the progress to date and the future direction of travel for the West Lancashire Partnership be endorsed.

  ii.  the Memorandum of Understanding as set out in the report be approved.

  iii.  the West Lancashire Partnership be added to the county council's list of outside bodies.

  iv.  the appointment of County Councillor Eddie Pope as the county council's representative on the Executive Group of the West Lancashire Partnership for 2019/20 and until the next Lancashire County Council elections in May 2021, with subsequent appointments being determined every four years following a County Council election, be approved..

7.

Adult Social Care - Winter Plan 2019/20 pdf icon PDF 35 KB

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Minutes:

Cabinet received a report presenting the proposed 2019/20 Adult Social Care winter plan, setting out the various actions and services in place to support the residents of Lancashire who may need adult social care services across the winter months.

 

Resolved: That

  i.  the county council's Adult Social Care Winter Plan for 2019/20, as set out in the report, be approved.

  ii.  the financial risks beyond the current financial year 2019/20 to some of the schemes detailed in the plan, which were currently funded from the  Improved Better Care Fund, be noted..

8.

Urgent Decisions taken by the Leader of the County Council and the relevant Cabinet Member(s)

No urgent decisions have been taken since the last meeting of Cabinet.

 

Minutes:

There were no urgent decisions to report.

9.

Urgent Business

An item of urgent business may only be considered under this heading where, by reason of special circumstances to be recorded in the Minutes, the Chair of the meeting is of the opinion that the item should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.  Wherever possible, the Chief Executive should be given advance warning of any Member’s intention to raise a matter under this heading.

Minutes:

There was no urgent business.

10.

Date of Next Meeting

The next meeting of Cabinet will be held on Thursday 16 January 2020 at 2.00 pm at County Hall, Preston.

Minutes:

It was noted that the next meeting of Cabinet would be held at 2pm on Thursday 16 January at 2pm at County Hall, Preston

11.

Notice of Intention to Conduct Business in Private

No representations have been received.

 

Click here to see the published Notice of Intention to Conduct Business in Private.

Minutes:

Cabinet noted the Notice of Intention to Conduct Business in Private and that no representations had been received.

12.

Exclusion of Press and Public

The Cabinet is asked to consider whether, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, it considers that the public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that there would be a likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the appropriate paragraph of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 as indicated against the heading to the item.

 

Minutes:

Resolved: That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the grounds that there would be a likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the appropriate paragraph of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 as indicated against the heading to the item

13.

Upgrade/Replacement of the Electronic and Document Records Management Systems

Exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. The report contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information). It is considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

Minutes:

(Not for Publication - Exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. It is considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.)

 

Cabinet received a report on the upgrade and replacement of the Electronic and Document Records Management Systems.

 

Resolved: That the recommendation set out in the report be approved.