Agenda and minutes

Council - Thursday, 25th September 2014 7.00 pm

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Items
No.	Item
38.	Minutes PDF 186 KB View the background to item 38. To approve as a correct record the minutes of the following Council meetings: § Ordinary Meeting held on 17 July 2014 § Special Meeting held on 14 August 2014 Additional documents: Minutes, 14/08/2014 Council , item 38. PDF 178 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 38.
39.	Declarations of Interest View the background to item 39. 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 39.
40.	Public Question Time (15 Minutes) View the background to item 40. 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 40.
41.	Petitions and Deputations (15 Minutes) View the background to item 41. 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 41.
42.	Announcements (Council Procedure Rule 2(vii)) View the background to item 42. 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) Head of Paid Service Minutes: View the minutes text for item 42.
43.	Suspension of Council Procedure Rules View the background to item 43. To waive Council Procedure Rules to allow the relevant officersto address the Council in respect of item 8 (Housing Futures – Outcome of Tenant Ballot on Housing Transfer) on the agenda. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 43.
44.	Housing Futures - Outcome of Tenant Ballot on Housing Transfer PDF 178 KB To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Housing, Health and Leisure concerning the outcome of the tenant ballot on the housing transfer. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 44.
45.	Council Plan Achievements 2011-14 PDF 256 KB To consider the report of the Leader of the Council concerning achievements against the Council Plan 2011-2014. Additional documents: City_0664 Transforming Your City - Achievements PRINT , item 45. PDF 5 MB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 45.
46.	Complaints Policy PDF 92 KB To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods concerning the Corporate Complaints Policy. Additional documents: Complaints Policy (Appendix 1) , item 46. PDF 205 KB Complaints Policy (Appendix 2) , item 46. PDF 339 KB Complaints Policy (Appendix 3) , item 46. PDF 125 KB Complaints Policy (Appendix 4) , item 46. PDF 120 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 46.
47.	Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) Six Monthly Report PDF 130 KB To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources concerning the six monthly report on the use of RIPA powers. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 47.
48.	Boundary Review - Proposed Warding Patterns PDF 155 KB To consider the report of the Head of Legal and Policy Development concerning proposals on warding patterns for submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE). Additional documents: Boundary Review – Proposed Warding Patterns (Appendix 1) , item 48. PDF 2 MB Boundary Review – Proposed Warding Patterns (Appendix 2) , item 48. PDF 3 MB Boundary Review – Proposed Warding Patterns (Appendix 3) , item 48. PDF 290 KB Boundary Review – Proposed Warding Patterns (Appendix 2) revised , item 48. PDF 3 MB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 48.
49.	Questions by Members (Council Procedure Rule 12) PDF 206 KB View the background to item 49. 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) Minutes: View the minutes text for item 49.
50.	Notices of Motion View the background to item 50. (1) MOVED BY COUNCILLOR HOBBS “Next year this City is host for the rugby world cup. We therefore must turn our attention to preparing this City in a number of ways for these events, but more importantly we must ensure this City and its key routes to and from the rugby ground are maintained to a high standard. This Council therefore requests that the Cabinet Member for Street Care: 1) Draw up and implement plans for deep cleaning of all routes to and from the Rugby ground from our transport hubs. 2) Work with partners to ensure facilities, hedges and house frontages are to a high standard during the events.” (2) MOVED BY COUNCILLOR HAIGH “Following the result of the Scottish Independence Referendum there is the question of what this means for England. England is the most centralised Country within the UK and that is not healthy for local economies and prosperity. The Core Cities (eg Manchester and Birmingham) have stated their intent to seek more powers and control of their own resources to build powerful local economies. For Gloucester, we must find ways of working with our neighbours to bring the same benefits of such devolution and cooperation to our own residents whilst at the same time retaining what is distinctive and important to our City. Local Councils are far more trusted than Central Government, we live and work in the places we represent, from the supermarket to the doorstep we meet our constituents every day. This Council asks the Leader to talk to other Districts and the County Council and to establish a cross party and cross authority Leaders summit to discuss what this means for Gloucester and how we can secure the benefits of devolution within England.” (3) MOVED BY COUNCILLOR CHATTERTON “This Council believes that the experimental Shared Space at Kimbrose Triangle has not proved successful and presents a danger to pedestrians and motorists alike, and resolves to make a submission to the current consultation being carried by Gloucestershire County Council urging the reinstatement of a pedestrian crossing.” Minutes: View the minutes text for item 50.
51.	Exclusion of Press and Public To resolve:- “That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the following item of business on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public are present during consideration of this item there will be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended”. Agenda Item No. Description of Exempt Information 16 Paragraph 1: information relating to any individual; Paragraph 3: information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information). Paragraph 5: information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 51.
52.	Exempt Minutes View the reasons why item 52. is restricted To approve as a correct record the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 17 July 2014. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 52.