Agenda and minutes

Venue: Burnley Town Hall

Contact: Eric Dickinson  Democracy Officer

Items
No. Item

49.

Minutes of Last Meeting pdf icon PDF 113 KB

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 14th November 2017

Minutes:

To approve the Minutes of the last meeting held on the 14th November 2017.

50.

Making it In Burnley - The Aspiration Strategy pdf icon PDF 130 KB

To seek approval of the Making it in Burnley Aspiration strategy

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Purpose

 

To seek Executive approval of the Making it in Burnley Aspiration strategy.

 

Reason for Decision

The Council has a long standing commitment to help raise aspiration and attainment. The strategy summarises the reasons for this, sets out the Council's current actions, and also puts forward a number of proposals for future investment in the period up to 2020

Decision

(1)That the Making it in Burnley Aspiration strategy be approved;

 

(2)That it be recommended to Full Council to use up to £20,000 from reserves to help fund the growth of the Children’s University Burnley Campus;and

 

(3)That it be recommended to Full Council that the Council’s draft revenue budget for 2018/19 includes an increase to meet an anticipated shortfall in external funding for the Children’s Partnership Co-ordinator post.

 

51.

Exclusion of the Public

To determine during which items, if any, the public are to be excluded from the meeting and to consider the exclusion of the public from the meeting before discussion takes place on the following items of business on the grounds that in view of the nature of the business to be transacted if the public were present there would be a disclosure to them of exempt information within the meaning of Part VA of the Local Government Act 1972.

 

Minutes:

Purpose

 

 

 

Reason

            To consider when it may be relevant to exclude the public from the

            meeting, and clarify the order of the agenda

 

 

            Minute Number 52 contains exempt information

relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person

(including the authority holding that information).

 

 

Decision

That the public be excluded from the meeting before discussion takes place on the item relating to Minute 52 since in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, if the public were present there would be a disclosure to them of exempt information

 

52.

Council Lease of Lockyer Avenue Playing Fields

To approve the Council taking a lease of Lockyer Playing Fields from Lancashire County Council and the granting of an under-lease to local junior football club/s for the provision of community sports pitches

Minutes:

Purpose

 

To approve the Council taking a lease of Lockyer Playing Fields from Lancashire County Council and the granting of an under-lease to local junior football club/s for the provision of community sports pitches.

 

Reason for Decision

To secure additional land for recreation purposes and the provision of sports pitches for use by the community.

 

 

 

Decision

That taking of the lease and subsequent underletting for community use on be approved on the outline terms set out in the report, and the Chief Operating Officer be authorised to complete the legal formalities.