Notices of Motion
1. PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR PULLEN
“This council believes in equality of access in providing facilities and services to all residents in Gloucester. The council currently operates the Community Toilet Scheme whereby some businesses offer toilets in their premises for use by the public when visiting the city centre.
However, there are some people with complex needs and disabilities and some elderly people, who's needs cannot be met either by the Community Toilet Scheme or by existing toilets for disabled people.
In order to address this issue, this council is asked to incorporate a Changing Places Toilet into the plans for the Kings Quarter development. This facility will provide people with complex disabilities with appropriate specialised equipment to meet their sanitary needs.
This council is also requested to influence private sector developers to provide such facilities when considering future developments.”
2. PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR HILTON
“This Council notes that after questions from the Liberal Democrats the Cabinet has included in its forward plan a proposal to adopt a public art strategy for Gloucester.
This Council welcomes this decision and notes that the planned date for the public arts strategy to be approved by Cabinet, is the 9th of May 2018.
This Council requests that the Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure holds an evening seminar, inviting all councillors, to discuss the development of the public arts strategy for Gloucester.
This council also notes that the Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company published a public arts strategy for Gloucester in 2006 called ‘A Place for Art – A Public Art Strategy for Central Gloucester’ (by Ginkgo Projects Ltd) and that this should be used as the basis on which to develop a public art strategy for Gloucester City Council.”
3. PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR RYALL
“This Council notes that the government is consulting over the Great Western Rail Franchise and that the consultation ends on the 21st of February.
This Council agrees that it is important for the people of Gloucester to have excellent rail services to and from Gloucester Railway Station.
This Council notes that the government has listed eighteen questions in their consultation document that was published in November 2017.
This Council agrees to respond to the consultation and asks the Leader of the Council, in consultation with Group Leaders, to prepare a response from this Council to meet the 21st of February 2018 deadline.”
4. PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR HAIGH
“This Council notes that 2018 is the 100th anniversary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act which gave women aged over 30 the right to vote. Since then women have made significant contributions to the political life of the City and the Country but are still under represented nationally and locally. The “Does Local Government Work for Women” report by the Fawcett Society last year highlighted that only 33% of Councillors are women, less than 1 in 5 Council Leaders are women and 6 out of every 7 Cabinet members are men. Gloucester City Council currently has ... view the full agenda text for item 58
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