A25/001 PRESENT

Councillors Coan, Dalzell, Gray, Hartley, Lowe and McCulloch

A Keppel-Green (Town Clerk)

 

A25/002 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Apologies were received from Cllrs Gardiner and Wood (personal business)

 

A25/003 DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS

No member declared an interest in any item on the agenda.

 

A25/004 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

No members of the public were present.

 

A25/005 COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE

The terms of reference were noted.

 

A25/006 CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

It was RESOLVED to confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 28th April.

 

A25/007 REVIEW OF YEAR-TO-DATE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE

The year to date income and expenditure report was noted.

 

A25/008 COMMITTEE WORKING GROUPS

It was RESOLVED not to appoint an IT working group.

It was RESOLVED to appoint Cllrs Coan, Dalzell and Hartley to the cemetery working group.

It was RESOLVED to appoint Cllrs Banks, Coan, Hartley, Johnson and Lowe to the asset transfer working group.

It was RESOLVED to appoint Cllrs Banks, Dalzell, Forrest and Johnson to the Longridge community building working group.

It was RESOLVED to appoint Cllrs Gardiner, Hartley, Johnson and McCulloch to the Council Offices working group.

 

A25/009 STRATEGIC PLAN

The progress against strategic plan actions was noted.

 

A25/010 OUTSTANDING ACTIONS AND PROJECT UPDATES REPORT

The outstanding actions and project updates report was noted.

 

A25/011 COMMITTEE WORKPLAN

The committee workplan was noted.

 

A25/068 QUESTIONS TO THE TOWN CLERK

The Town Clerk responded to a question regarding the vacant plot on Springfields, advising that Great Places had not indicated how they would utilise the land at present.

 

A25/070 DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING

It was noted that the next scheduled meeting will be held on 22nd September 2025 at 7:30pm.

 

A25/071 60 KING STREET

It was RESOLVED 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.

The Town Clerk provided a verbal update from Bruntwood and undertook to circulate the latest condition survey of the building.

It was RESOLVED to:

  1. Confirm to Bruntwood that the current direction of travel is agreeable
  2. Require a more detailed proposal be submitted by the end of August in time for consideration at the next committee meeting
  3. Obtain a valuation of the building