Meeting: Assets and Operations Committee
Meeting Date: Monday 28th April 2025  at 7:30 pm
Meeting Venue: Lower Council Chamber of the Town Council Offices

Public seating will be available. The meeting will be broadcast via Zoom to enable remote public viewing and participation and a video stream will also be broadcast to Facebook. To join the meeting via Zoom, visit https://bit.ly/KTC-Meeting or use meeting ID 821 0560 5574 and password KTC-456189.

1 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

To receive apologies for absence.

 

2 DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS

To receive declarations of personal, prejudicial and pecuniary interests from members relevant to items under discussion at the meeting.

 

3 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

A period of up to 5 minutes for members of the public to ask questions or submit comments.

 

4 CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

To receive and confirm the minutes of the committee meeting held on 10th February 2025.

Attachment – Minutes of the meeting held 10th February 2025.

 

5 REVIEW OF YEAR TO DATE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE

To consider the committee income and expenditure to date.

Attachment – Income and Expenditure Committee Report 23/04/2025

 

6 COUNCIL OFFICES DEDICATION OF PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY

To consider whether to dedicate a public right of way from Stanley Road to Toft Road via the rear of the Council Offices

Attachment – Report A-24-16 Council Offices Public Right of Way

 

7 MARKET HALL REFURBISHMENT: NEXT PHASE

To approve the progression of phase two of the Market Hall refurbishment, subject to confirmation of funding from the Shared Prosperity Fund.

Attachment – Report A-24-17 Market Hall Refurbishment Phase Two

 

8 COUNCIL OFFICES IMPROVEMENTS

To consider the development of a Council Offices Improvement Plan.

Attachment – Report A-24-18 Council Offices Improvement Plan

 

9 LONGRIDGE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY BUILDING

To confirm the council’s intention to assume ownership of the community building and consider next steps.

Attachment – Report A-24-19 Longridge Community Building 

 

10 STRATEGIC PLAN

To review progress against current year actions

Attachment – Report A-24-20 Strategic Plan update

 

11 QUESTIONS TO THE TOWN CLERK

An opportunity for members to raise questions relevant to the work of the committee to the Town Clerk

 

12 OUTSTANDING MATTERS LOG

To review the outstanding matters log.

Attachment – Assets and Operations Committee Outstanding Matters Log

 

13 DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING

To note that the next scheduled meeting will be held on 30th June 2025 at 7:30pm.

 

14 60 KING STREET

To resolve to exclude the public and press on the grounds that publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted.

To consider an update from Bruntwood and options for 60 King Street.