Agenda and minutes

Council - Thursday, 18th July 2013 7.00 pm

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

Contact: Penny Williams Democratic & Electoral Services Manager (Interim)

Items
No.	Item
15.	Minutes PDF 86 KB View the background to item 15. To approve as correct records the minutes of the following Council Meetings: (a) Special Council Meeting - 20^th May 2013 (b) Annual Council Meeting - 20^th May 2013 Additional documents: Final minutes , item 15. PDF 147 KB Schedule of Appts 2013 FINAL , item 15. PDF 183 KB Appointments to Outside Bodies for 2013-14 FINAL , item 15. PDF 106 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 15.
16.	Declarations of Interest View the background to item 16. 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 16.
17.	Public Question Time View the background to item 17. 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 17.
18.	Petitions and Deputations View the background to item 18. 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 18.
19.	Announcements View the background to item 19. 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 19.
20.	Suspension of Council Procedure Rules View the background to item 20. To waive Council Procedure Rules to allow the relevant officersto address the Council in respect of Items 10 and 12 on the agenda. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 20.
21.	Changes to Gloucestershire Homeseeker (Choice Based Lettings Scheme) Policy - following consultation PDF 159 KB View the background to item 21. Report by the Cabinet Member for Housing, Health and Leisure Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 21. PDF 471 KB Appendix 2 , item 21. PDF 174 KB EIA GH policy 2013 Final , item 21. PDF 333 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 21.
22.	The Future of Marketing Gloucester PDF 127 KB View the background to item 22. Report of the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Culture Minutes: View the minutes text for item 22.
23.	Rugby World Cup 2015 PDF 126 KB View the background to item 23. Joint report of the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive Minutes: View the minutes text for item 23.
24.	Community Right to Bid (Assets of Community Value) - proposed procedure PDF 219 KB View the background to item 24. Joint Report by Cabinet Member of Regeneration and Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods Additional documents: appendix , item 24. PDF 4 MB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 24.
25.	Review of Members' ICT PDF 221 KB View the background to item 25. Report of the Corporate Director of Resources Minutes: View the minutes text for item 25.
26.	Overview and Scrutiny Committee Annual Report 2012/13 PDF 675 KB View the background to item 26. Report of the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee Council is asked to RESOLVE that the Overview & Scrutiny Committee Annual Report 2012/13 be noted. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 26.
27.	Questions by Members (Council Procedure Rule 12) PDF 100 KB View the background to item 27. a) Written questions to Cabinet Members Written questions and answers. Only one supplementary question is allowed per question. 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) Additional documents: 130718 Written Questions to Cabinet Members , item 27. PDF 133 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 27.
28.	Notices of Motion View the background to item 28. (1) MOVED BY COUNCILLOR HAIGH This Council notes · That by the end of this Parliament, Local Government will have been cut by 33%. In comparison, Whitehall departments will have faced reductions of 12%. · That the Government Spending review will mean further cuts of 10% to Local Government · That the Council Tax freeze, due to be lifted next April, is now to be extended over the next two years. · That the Local Government Association Chair, Sir Merrick Cockell, and over 150 Council Leaders have written to George Osborne to make the case that Local Government can no longer bear the brunt of these cuts. · That devolving money from Whitehall to local areas to increase co-operation between public agencies, saves money and improves services This Council supports the Local Government’s case made in Rewiring Public Services for Local Government finance to be put on a sustainable and independent footing in the future and will work with the Local Government Association to achieve that. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 28.