Decision details

The committee considered the work programme for the 2024/25 municipal year, and an update on actions and assurances.

Sarah Robinson, the new Head of Asset Management, delivered a presentation on the Asset Management Service. It was explained that the purpose of the presentation was to introduce Sarah to the committee and outline the role and current priorities of the service, along with the Property Strategy in advance of a more detailed report being presented to the committee at its meeting scheduled on 12 February 2025 as set out in the work programme.  The report for the meeting in February 2025 would cover what data the county council collects and how it was used, information on occupancy, use and disposal, the strategic property process and decision making, as well as a progress update on the Property Strategy development. A copy of the presentation is set out in the minutes.

Comments and queries raised from the committee were as follows:

·  An officer Task and Finish Group had been established to deliver the aim of the property strategy and would report back to the Cabinet Member for Resources, HR and Property (Deputy Leader) on a regularly basis.

·  Members requested that the report to be presented at the committee meeting on 12 February 2025 should include information on the commercialisation of the council assets, the county council’s partnership arrangements with district councils and voluntary organisations.

Resolved: That

i.  The work programme for 2024/25 at Appendix 'A' of the report be noted.

ii.  The written response from County Councillor Peter Buckley, Cabinet Member for Community and Cultural Services to the Committee's recommendations on Creative Lancashire and Arts and the Creative Step Programme detailed in Appendix 'B' of the report be noted.

iii.  The information included in the reports for the 9 December 2024 meeting of the Committee be confirmed.

iv.  The information provided as part of the actions and assurances to the Committee with regard to future work programme items at Appendix 'C' of the report be noted.