Agenda and minutes

Council - Thursday, 21st March 2013 7.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, North Warehouse, The Docks, Gloucester

Contact: Tanya Davies Democratic & Electoral Services Manager

Items
No.	Item
81.	Minutes PDF 141 KB View the background to item 81. To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Council Meeting held on 21 February 2013. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 81.
82.	Declarations of Interest View the background to item 82. To receive from Members, declarations of the existence of any disclosable pecuniary, or non-pecuniary, interests and the nature of those interests in relation to any agenda item. Please see Agenda Notes. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 82.
83.	Public Question Time (15 Minutes) View the background to item 83. The opportunity is given to members of the public to put questions to Cabinet Members or Committee Chairs provided that a question does not relate to: · Matters which are the subject of current or pending legal proceedings or · Matters relating to employees or former employees of the Council or comments in respect of individual Council Officers. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 83.
84.	Petitions and Deputations (15 Minutes) View the background to item 84. A period not exceeding three minutes is allowed for the presentation of a petition or deputation provided that no such petition is in relation to: · Matters relating to individual Council Officers, or · Matters relating to current or pending legal proceedings Minutes: View the minutes text for item 84.
85.	Announcements (Council Procedure Rule 2(vii)) View the background to item 85. To receive announcements from: a) The Mayor b) Leader of the Council c) Members of the Cabinet d) Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee e) Chief Executive Minutes: View the minutes text for item 85.
86.	Suspension of Council Procedure Rules View the background to item 86. To waive Council Procedure Rules to allow the relevant officersto address the Council in respect of Items 11 and 12 on the agenda. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 86.
87.	Capital Programme 2012/13 to 2015/16 PDF 125 KB View the background to item 87. Report of the Leader of the Council and the Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources Additional documents: appendix 1 , item 87. PDF 15 KB Appendix 2 , item 87. PDF 66 KB Appendix 3 , item 87. PDF 78 KB Capital Programme Additional Appendix , item 87. PDF 41 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 87.
88.	Regeneration Advisory Board PDF 92 KB View the background to item 88. Report of the Chief Executive. Additional documents: APPENDIX A - RAB REPORT MAR13 , item 88. PDF 68 KB Regeneration Advisory Board Revised Appendix A , item 88. PDF 69 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 88.
89.	Review of Street Trading Policy PDF 209 KB View the background to item 89. Report of the Chair of the Licensing and Enforcement Committee. Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 89. PDF 63 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 89.
90.	Annual Review of the Constitution PDF 95 KB View the background to item 90. Report of the Monitoring Officer Additional documents: Amendments to Constitution 2013-2014 , item 90. PDF 1 MB Annual Review of the Constitution Additional Amendment , item 90. PDF 472 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 90.
91.	Review of Members' Allowances 2013 PDF 169 KB View the background to item 91. Report of the Chair of the Members’ Allowances Panel. Additional documents: Members Allowances Scheme 2013-14 Appendix 1 , item 91. PDF 130 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 91.
92.	Questions by Members (Council Procedure Rule 12) PDF 9 KB View the background to item 92. a) Written questions to Cabinet Members No written questions have been received. b) Leader and Cabinet Members’ Question Time (45 minutes) Any member of the Council may ask the Leader of the Council or any Cabinet Member any question without prior notice, upon: · Any matter relating to the Council’s administration · Any matter relating to any report of the Cabinet appearing on the Council’s summons · A matter coming within their portfolio of responsibilities Only one supplementary question is allowed per question. c) Questions to Chairs of Meetings (15 Minutes) Minutes: View the minutes text for item 92.
93.	Notices of Motion View the background to item 93. (1) Moved by Councillor Haigh: “This Council notes that new mum's in the City are facing a 'mummy tax' of £180 due to cuts in real terms to maternity pay. This is in addition to the scrapping of the Health in Pregnancy grant and the Child Trust fund and the freezing of Child Benefit. At the same time millionaires are being given a tax cut worth, on average, £100,000 pounds. This Council notes that families in this City are already struggling to cope with the impact of the Coalition Government's failed economic policies. Increasing amounts of homelessness, debt and demand on the food bank are evidence of this. Council therefore calls upon the Leader to write to David Cameron and ask him to help mums not millionaires.” (2) Moved by Councillor Hilton: "This council notes with disappointment the failure of the Conservative administration to manage the finances of the council accurately. That council notes that the Housing Revenue Account has been adjusted downwards from £3.6m (31st March 2012) to £1.3m as part of the council’s recent audit, leaving Gloucester City Homes Ltd with £2.3m less than was previously thought.” Minutes: View the minutes text for item 93.