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Appendix 10 (a)
Retail Economy Action Plan
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Last Updated 10 May 2010
Recommendation Cabinet Member Accept Target Lead Officer OSC Notes
comments (Y/N) Date Update
Town Centre Maintenance
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R1 That the Council examines ways Work to improve this is Yes Paul Taylor 20 May Street cleansing service has
of changing working practices to currently being (Commercial 2010 transferred to Shirley Young
obtain optimum levels of Town undertaken. Services) (AD, Neighbourhood
Centre cleansing. Services). Prior to this,
This falls within the remit changes were made to the
of the Cabinet Member management structure and
for Business Services. cleansing regime in order to
fulfil this recommendation.
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Section 215 Notices
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R2 That the Council consider and Effective use of 215s Yes Tim Coglan 20 May Authorisation to issue Section
examine any additional ways of now been undertaken by (Quality 2010 215 Notices has been
making use of Section 215 the Quality Standards Standards & extended to include all officers
notices. and MIPS teams. The Enforcement) within the Enforcement and
threat of issuing 215s is Quality Standards department
often just as effective, so and not just Planning
there may not Enforcement. A training
necessarily need to be package has been developed
an increase in the to ensure that all officers are
numbers issued to properly trained and equipped
demonstrate an increase to efficiently discharge these
in proactive activity. duties.
A common Enforcement
Policy for all teams in the
department has been
developed to ensure that all
teams enforce in the same
robust, firm but fair, manner.
Target properties are now
being identified to ensure that
the team moves from reactive
to proactive enforcement.
Recommendation complete?
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R3 That the Council explores Publicity should focus on Yes Tim Coglan 20 May Tim Coglan has met with
opportunities to achieve positive the proactive and (Quality 2010 Suzanne Halliwell (Head of
publicity from the use of section positive work that has Standards & PR) to devise a methodology
215 notices. been done relating to Enforcement) to ensure that this is delivered.
215s. Should be Proactive media articles to be
published in Blackpool produced to highlight the start
Gazette and Your of the campaign and to tie it
Blackpool on a quarterly into the Council’s Clean Up
basis. Campaign and explain the
rationale behind it.
Non-compliance with Notices
will lead to prosecution and as
per the prosecutions already
undertaken in the rest of the
Department, each will be
publicised.
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Empty Retail Properties
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R4 That the Business Improvement This is already being Yes Paul Taylor 20 May The BID has been cleaning
District procures a window undertaken – agree that (Commercial 2010 the windows of all the empty
cleaning service for empty retail the window cleaning Services) / premises in the Town Centre
units within the Town Centre service should continue. Eileen for the past 3 years. Due to
area. Ormond staffing issues we decided to
(Town Centre outsource this project;
and BID however, we have since
Manager) received funding in the form of
Future Jobs staff, some of
whom make up our cleaning
team that is presently cleaning
the town centre and painting
the street furniture.
Therefore, the BID will
continue to clean the windows
in-house for the moment. The
BID team also clean doorways
and carry out minor repairs
which window cleaners do not
cover, so in-house is the best
solution. Our cleaning team
now has access four days a
week to a van which allows us
more freedom in clearing fly
tipping, washing windows etc.
Recommendation complete?
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R5 That the Council explores This is already being Yes Philip Welsh 20 May We are continuing to identify
additional opportunities for undertaken – agree that (Visitor and 2010 potential opportunities for
window dressing and alternative window dressing should Economy further Town Centre window
high impact / low cost temporary continue. Strategy) dressing as units become
use. vacant, although getting
agreement from owners or
agents is a time consuming
process.
It is encouraging to report that
we have been successful in
securing Arts Council funding
to supplement the money
received from the DCLG to
tackle empty shops. The
additional funding will enable
us to take forward an exciting
new initiative that will see
vacant shop window spaces
used for temporary creative
activities/displays.
Expressions of interest are
being invited from local artists
with a view to starting the
programme from June
onwards. This is a joint
initiative between the
Council’s Economic
Development and the Culture
teams.
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Town Centre Policing
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R6 That the findings of this scrutiny The Council has a very Yes Paolo Pertica 20 May The recommendation will be
are passed on to the Crime and positive working (Head of 2010 discussed at the BSafe
Disorder Reduction Partnership relationship with BSafe Blackpool Strategic
(BSafe Blackpool) with a view to Lancashire Constabulary Blackpool) Partnership Group meeting,
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the issue being debated to and is committed to which is scheduled for 8 July
determine whether an increased continuing this. 2010, and will be led by the
level of police patrols could be Divisional Commander, Chief
provided in the Town Centre Superintendent Richard
during busy weekends. Debicki.
Comments from T&R OSC: That
that any consideration of
increased policing numbers within
the Town Centre be done so with
due regard to current policing
numbers in the suburban areas.
This is in response to concerns
with the potential impact that
increased patrols within the Town
Centre may have on other areas
in Blackpool.
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R7 That the Crime and Disorder As above. Yes Paolo Pertica 20 May The recommendation will be
Reduction Partnership (BSafe (Head of 2010 discussed at the BSafe
Blackpool) consider the findings BSafe Blackpool Strategic
of this scrutiny in connection with Blackpool) Partnership Group meeting,
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Sections 30 and 32 of the Anti- which is scheduled for 8 July
Social Behaviour Act 2003 with a 2010.
view to debating if its powers are
being utilised at the optimum
level.
Fixed Penalty Notices
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R8 That opportunities be explored to The Council has a duty Yes Paul Taylor 20 May Civil Enforcement Officers
extend the powers of fixed to ensure the safety of (Commercial 2010 have received training and are
penalty notice accreditation to officers accredited to Services) now enable to issue Fixed
additional Council officers and undertake this role. Penalty Notices for littering
Town Centre Wardens. and dog fouling offences, in
This falls within the remit addition to their parking
Comments from T&R OSC: there of the Cabinet Member responsibilities.
is a concern appertaining to the for Business Services.
potential difficulties associated Recommendation completed?
with issuing Fixed Penalty
Notices, particularly to individuals
that could be potentially abusive
and aggressive. The Committee
felt that Council officers and Town
Centre Wardens may not be
professionally equipped to
respond to and tackle such
incidents.
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R9 That the Council considers how The publication of Yes Tim Coglan 20 May As per R3 above, a
positive publicity could be numbers may be (Quality 2010 methodology has been agreed
generated from increased misleading – need to Standards & to ensure that this is delivered.
enforcement activity. ensure that publicity Enforcement) Emphasis will be made on
focuses on the educational work and
awareness and assistance to businesses.
educational work that is This will be combined with
undertaken by the examples of improvements
Council and what the made as a result of
impact of that has been enforcement, e.g. HMO’s
on the number of FPNs tackled, properties improved
issued. etc.
Reassurance Plus
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Need to be mindful that Yes TBC Shirley 20 May The Town Centre
R10 That the Reassurance Plus
the Reassurance Plus Young 2010 Reassurance Plus initiative is
scheme be implemented in the
framework may not be (N’bourhood currently being progressed. As
Town Centre as soon as is
the same (as in the Services) proposals are developed they
possible.
current R+ areas) when will be reported to the
applied to the Town Committee.
Centre. The scheme
needs to focus on an
effective model of Town
Centre management.
This falls within the remit
of the Cabinet Member
for Culture and
Communities.
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Relationship with Private Sector
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R11 That following the Business As this recommendation Yes Alan Cavill 20 May As this is dependent on the
Improvement District election in is dependant on the re- (Asset 2010 outcome of the BID vote, there
2010, the Council examines ways election of the BID, the Management will be no update until after
of how it can pro-actively assist in recommendation should Capital September 2010.
its future development and read: Projects and
delivery programme. Illuminations)
That following the
Business Improvement
District election in 2010,
the Council examines
ways of how it can pro-
actively assist in the
Town Centre’s future
development and
delivery programme.
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R12 That the Blackpool Business It is considered unwise to Yes – Philip Welsh 20 May The Blackpool Business
Leadership Group considers push for this when BBLG subject (Visitor and 2010 Leadership Group is
consenting to an Elected has clearly stipulated that to Economy agreeable to attending the
Member, on occasion, to it does not want Elected BBLG Strategy) Committee on a maximum two
attending a meeting to undertake Member attendance at its being occasions per Municipal Year.
the role as indicated in the report. meetings. Would be asked There may be some merit in
better to have to the notes of the BBLG (the
Amendment to information from BBLG report group meets six times a year)
recommendation approved by presented to T&R OSC no more being circulated to the OSC so
Committee, as follows: on a regular basis, than that due consideration can be
together with possible twice given to specific topics that
That the Blackpool Business representative per Members want a BBLG
Leadership Group is invited to attendance to T&R OSC. year. representative to present.
attend and report to a meeting Whilst the BBLG does
of the Tourism and address issues within the
Regeneration OSC, no more retail economy, its remit and
that twice per municipal year. representation is far wider
than that sector and includes
business leaders from the
visitor economy, banking,
manufacturing and commerce.
Recommendation completed?
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R13 That the Council’s Enterprise and This is currently being No – on Tim Coglan REJECTED
Development Division compile a compiled by the Quality the
full list of ownership of Town Standards division and grounds
Centre commercial properties and should be amended to: that it is
maintain the list on a regular not
basis to ensure that it is accurate That the Council’s Places practica
and up-to-date. Directorate compile a full l at
list of ownership of Town present.
Centre commercial
properties and maintain
the list on a regular basis
to ensure that it is
accurate and up-to-date.
