Agenda and minutes

Council - Thursday, 22nd January 2015 7.00 pm

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Items
No.	Item
67.	Minutes PDF 250 KB View the background to item 67. To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Council Meeting held on 20 November 2014. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 67.
68.	Declarations of Interest View the background to item 68. 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 68.
69.	Public Question Time (15 Minutes) View the background to item 69. 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 69.
70.	Petitions and Deputations (15 Minutes) View the background to item 70. 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 70.
71.	Announcements (Council Procedure Rule 2(vii)) View the background to item 71. To receive announcements from: a) The Mayor b) Leader of the Council c) Members of the Cabinet d) Chairs of Committees e) Head of Paid Service Minutes: View the minutes text for item 71.
72.	Suspension of Council Procedure Rules View the background to item 72. To waive Council Procedure Rules to allow the representative of the Members’ Allowances Panelto address the Council in respect of item 8 on the agenda. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 72.
73.	2015 Review of Members' Allowances PDF 173 KB To receive the report of the Members’ Allowances Panel concerning the 2015 Review of Members’ Allowances and the Panel’s recommendations for a scheme of payment for 2015-16. Additional documents: 2015 Review of Members' Allowances (Appendix 1) , item 73. PDF 707 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 73.
74.	Developing Trade Links with China PDF 112 KB View the background to item 74. View the decision for item 74. To receive the report of the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Culture concerning work undertaken to strengthen the City’s links with China and provide business opportunities for local companies, through helping them to gain access to Chinese markets. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 74.
75.	Local Development Framework Update PDF 101 KB View the background to item 75. View the decision for item 75. To receive the report of the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Culture which updates the range of documents the Council is obliged to keep and maintain consistent with its legal obligations as the local planning authority and which seeks approval to use the Joint Core Strategy Submission Plan (the JCS) as a material consideration in future planning decisions. Additional documents: Local Development Framework Update (Appendix 1) , item 75. PDF 499 KB Local Development Framework Update (Appendix 2) , item 75. PDF 700 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 75.
76.	Programme of Meetings, May 2015-November 2017 PDF 103 KB To receive the report of the Head of Legal and Policy Development concerning the two-year programme of meetings for the period of May 2015-April 2017. Additional documents: Programme of Meetings May 2015-April 2017 (Appendix 1) , item 76. PDF 295 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 76.
77.	Questions by Members (Council Procedure Rule 12) View the background to item 77. 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 77.
78.	Notices of Motion View the background to item 78. (1) MOVED BY COUNCILLOR HILTON "This Council thanks Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service for putting out the fire at on one of the warehouses at Bakers Quay. This Council raises concern about the condition of the listed warehouses at this site, noting that they are adjacent to Gloucester Quays and are subject to plans for regeneration. This Council requests that the Leader of the Council considers taking action to instigate a Compulsory Purchase Order for the redundant warehouses at Bakers Quay so that they can be made secure ahead of their regeneration.” (2) MOVED BY COUNCILLOR HAIGH “This Council notes that it has agreed in the past mass incineration is not the right solution to the disposal of waste in the County. After the unanimous decision of the County Council Planning Committee to reject the plan this Council is dismayed by the Secretary of State’s decision to approve the building of such an incinerator at Javelin Park. We believe he has failed to give proper weight to the views of the residents of the City or the detrimental effect that its construction and operation will have on the City and the Severn Vale. This Council is further dismayed that the City’s MP has not been a strong voice for the City against this disastrous scheme and instructs the Leader to write to him expressing our disappointment. This Council instructs the Leader to support the call for a judicial review of the decision. It also instructs him to write to the Leader of the County Council expressing the views of this Council and the residents of Gloucester and to ask him to renegotiate the contract with UBB to use an alternative technology solution.” Minutes: View the minutes text for item 78.