Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were presented on behalf of CC Munsif Dad.

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.

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Resolved:   That the Minutes of the meeting held on 9 February 2015 be confirmed and signed by the Chairman.

Resolved:  That the procedure for the conduct of the hearing be noted.

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.

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The next meeting of the Committee will be held on Monday 13^th April, 2015, at 10:00am at County Hall, Preston.

Resolved: It was noted that the next meeting would be held on Monday 13 April 2015 at 10.00 am at County Hall, Preston.

The Committee 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 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972, as indicated against the heading to the item.

Resolved:  That the press and members of 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 1 of schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972, indicated against the heading to the item.  It was considered that in all the circumstances the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

(Not for Publication – Exempt information as defined in Paragraph (1) of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972.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 interests in disclosing the information).

(Exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.  It was considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information).

The meeting had been convened to consider a complaint about a matter relating to the introduction of a disabled parking bay.

The complainant was unable to attend the meeting but said that it could go ahead in his absence.  The Committee considered very carefully the points raised by the complainant in the correspondence submitted by him together with other documentation provided to it, which had also been copied to the complainant.  The Committee also considered responses from a Principal Officer, Lancashire Highways Services, who attended the meeting.

Resolved: 

(i)  That the complaint be not upheld.

(ii)  That the reasons for this decision, as discussed and agreed at the meeting, be conveyed to the complainant in writing.

(iii)  That, in light of the sad death of the original applicant for the disabled parking bay in question, highways officers be asked to undertake a review to establish whether there is a continued need for the disabled parking bay, and if so, whether its current location is appropriate. Officers to be asked to inform the complainant of the outcome of that review within two months.