Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from County Councillor Lorraine Beavers.

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 10 June 2021 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Cabinet considered a report seeking approval to commence the following procurement exercises in accordance with the county council's procurement rules:

1. Essential Household Goods Support Scheme;
2. Recovery Infrastructure Organisation (alcohol, drugs, and complex needs peer support); and
3. Provision of Enforcement Agency Services for the collection of unpaid Penalty Charge Notices.

Resolved: That, the commencement of procurement exercises for the following be approved:

1. Essential Household Goods Support Scheme;
2. Recovery Infrastructure Organisation (alcohol, drugs, and complex needs peer support); and
3. Provision of Enforcement Agency Services for the collection of unpaid Penalty Charge Notices.

Please note that Appendix 'B' to this report is in Part II and appears as Item No. 13 on the Agenda.

Cabinet considered a report on the Levelling Up Fund. The Levelling Up Fund was a £4.8 billion competitive capital fund that was announced by the Government as part of the National Infrastructure Strategy in the 2020 Spending Review.

The report detailed the submission criteria and sought approval to submit an application for Round 2 of the submission process.

Resolved: That;

1. The submission criteria to apply to the Fund be noted;
2. Approval be given for development funding to cover design and business case-making costs in 2021/22;
3. Approval be given to underwrite a capital contribution to be made as local match funding to support a funding bid, estimated at up to £5 million;
4. Subject to approval of (ii) and (iii) above, approval also be given for a funding application to be prepared for submission in Round 2 of the process, that was expected to be announced between November 2021 and March 2022 based on a local match funding contribution estimated at up to £5 million; and
5. Approval be given that the priorities of inward investment, jobs, skills and tackling health inequalities, underpinned by local transport and access interventions, be the focus of the county council's bid to the Fund.

Cabinet considered a report setting out the recommendations of the Edward Stocks Massy Bequest Fund.

Resolved: That;

1. The allocation of funds as recommended by the Joint Advisory Committee at its meeting on 22 June 2021, as set out at Appendix 'A' of the report, be approved;
2. The provisional award of £950 to part fund Holly Grove School for the Roots and Leaves project subject to the Joint Advisory Committee being satisfied with the arrangements for the outstanding project costs, be approved; and
3. In respect of the Higher Education Student Scholarship Awards, the setup of the interview panel of the Joint Advisory Committee be approved and the committee be authorised to award the scholarships at its meeting on 17 December 2021.

Cabinet considered a report seeking approval for a programme of work and investment designed to properly understand and deliver carbon and cash savings across the buildings, assets and activities of the county council and the wider business community.

The investment package, worth £2.7m would include specialist research to identify energy savings options in council owned buildings, such as White Cross and Lancashire Business Parks, and the early implementation of low carbon technologies as exemplars at key development sites including the Lancashire Central and Samlesbury Enterprise Zone. This would include the installation of additional electric vehicle charging points at some of these locations.

Resolved: That;

1. The overall package of £2.7m low carbon investment, that aims to commit the majority of funds within the 2021/22 financial year with a spend profile over up to three financial years be approved; and
2. The Executive Director of Growth, Environment and Transport, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change, be authorised to approve projects which are within the individual project budgets and where prior options appraisal work has taken place to inform delivery.

The following urgent decisions have been taken by the Leader of the County Council and the relevant Cabinet Member in accordance with Standing Order C16(1) since the last meeting of Cabinet, and can be viewed by clicking on the relevant link:

-  Community Renewal Fund - Submission of Application

-  National Bus Strategy – Enhanced Bus Partnership and Bus Service Improvement Plan

Resolved: That the two urgent decisions taken by the Leader of the County Council and the relevant Cabinet Member, since the last meeting of Cabinet, 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.

There were no items of Urgent Business.

The next meeting of Cabinet will be held on Thursday 2 September 2021 at 2.00 pm at County Hall, Preston.

It was noted that the next meeting of Cabinet would be held at 2pm on Thursday 2 September 2021 at County Hall, Preston.

No representations have been received.

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

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

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.

Resolved: That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and 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.

Exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. The appendix  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.

Exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. The appendix 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.

Resolved: That, Appendix 'B' of Item 5 - Levelling Up Fund - Proposed Submission, be noted.

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.

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.

Cabinet considered a report outlining works to be undertaken on the county council's operational premises.

Resolved: That the recommendations as set out in the report, be approved.

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.

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.

Cabinet received a report providing an update on the proposal for a New Sporting Campus in Central Lancashire.

Resolved: That the recommendations as set out in the report, be approved.