To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on 7 May 2025.

To receive an update on work done so far and consider approval for the use of allocated capacity funding provided by MHCLG to develop a new Regeneration Plan and Investment Plan for Skegness for submission as per Government guidance. 

·       That the release of all revenue capacity funding provided by Central Government, to support the development of a new ten-year regeneration plan for Skegness be agreed.

·       That the Director of Economic Development, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for the Coastal Economy and the Neighbourhood Board for Skegness be delegated authority to agree and expend all capacity funding provided by the Government.

·       That the Director of Economic Development, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for the Coastal Economy and the Neighbourhood Board for Skegness be delegated to approve and enter all of the necessary contractual arrangements to progress the submission of a ten-year Regeneration Plan and four-year investment plan for Skegness.

·       That the Director of Economic Development, in consultation with the interim Director of Finance and Portfolio Holder for the Coastal Economy be delegated authority to the drawdown of up to £40,000 from the Economic Growth Reserve in order to meet the proposed spend outlined at 3.3.

·       That the Director of Economic Development, in consultation with the interim Director of Finance and Portfolio Holder for the Coastal Economy be delegated authority to draw down additional sums from the balance sheet account up to £210,000 to deliver the Plan.

To consider approval of an update to the ELDC Markets Policy and the introduction of the ELDC Markets Severe Weather Policy.

1. That the draft Market Policy (Appendix 2) and Severe Weather policy (Appendix 3) as provided in this report be approved. 

2. That the Assistant Director, Leisure & Local Services Division in consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holder be delegated to make future minor policy revisions as might be needed to ensure the continued good running of the markets.

Report to follow.

1.     That moving £150,000 from Business Support theme to Tourism and Events theme be approved.

2.     That  £55,000 grant support to Lincolnshire Police to create a multi-agency hub on the foreshore of Mablethorpe be approved and the Director of Economic Development be delegated authority to sign the grant funding agreement.

3.     That the allocation of additional £95,000 to deliver activities previously delivered by the Local Visitor Economic Partnership (LVEP) be approved and the Director of Economic Development in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Market Towns and Rural Economy and the Portfolio Holder for Coastal Economy be delegated authority to secure resources and expertise for the delivery of these activities.

To consider accepting the Examiner’s recommended modifications on the Belchford and Fulletby Neighbourhood Development Plan.

a)    That the Examiner’s recommended modifications in respect of the Belchford and Fulletby Neighbourhood Development Plan, with the exception of the recommendation on Policy BF3 : Protected Local Green Spaces as it relates to the removal of site 1 – land to the rear of the Blue Bell Inn be accepted.

b)    That, in accordance with The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, the Belchford and Fulletby Neighbourhood Development Plan be subject to a further round of public consultation, the responses to which will be reported to a future meeting of this committee for consideration.

To consider the 2024/25 Draft Outturn Finance Update.

1.     That the General Fund draft outturn position for 2024/25 being an underspend of £874k as detailed in Table 1 of Appendix A of the report referred be agreed and it be recommended to Full Council to agree the transfer of the surplus to the Investment Volatility Reserve.

2.     To recommend to Full Council that the reserves transactions and balances as set out in Appendix A - Table 3 of the report referred for 2024/25 be approved.

3.     That the 2024/25 capital outturn position presented in Table 4a be approved.

4.     To recommend to Full Council that the capital phasing from 2024/25 to 2025/26 presented in Table 4c along with the capital additions for 2025/26 be agreed.

To consider the Council’s Quarter 4 2024/25 Performance and Risk report.

That the performance and risk information contained within the report and appendices be noted.

To consider appointment of representatives to the various outside bodies within the remit of the Executive Board, as required by the Council’s Constitution. 

1)              That appointments be made to the Outside Bodies detailed at Appendix A of the report referred for the remainder of the electoral term.

The programmed date for the next Meeting of this Board will be Wednesday 24 September 2025.