Agenda and minutes

Council - Thursday, 24th March 2016 7.00 pm

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Items
No.	Item
70.	Minutes PDF 136 KB View the background to item 70. To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Council Meeting held on 25 February 2016. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 70.
71.	Declarations of Interest View the background to item 71. 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 71.
72.	Public Question Time (15 Minutes) View the background to item 72. 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 72.
73.	Petitions and Deputations (15 Minutes) View the background to item 73. A period not exceeding three minutes is allowed for the presentation of a petition or deputation provided that no such petition or deputation 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 73.
74.	Announcements View the background to item 74. 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 74.
75.	Appointment of Honorary Recorder PDF 89 KB To receive the report of the Leader of the Council seeking approval to appoint an Honorary Recorder for Gloucester. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 75.
76.	Members' Question Time a) Leader and Cabinet Members’ Question Time (30 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 76.
77.	Gloucester Cultural Strategy PDF 117 KB View the background to item 77. To receive the report of the Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure concerning the proposed draft Cultural Strategy 2016-2026 for the City of Gloucester. Additional documents: Cultural Strategy (Appendix 1) , item 77. PDF 951 KB Cultural Strategy (Appendix 2) , item 77. PDF 259 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 77.
78.	Treasury Management Strategy PDF 560 KB View the background to item 78. To receive the report of the Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources concerning the Treasury Management Strategy for 2016/17. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 78.
79.	Pay Policy Statement 2016-17 PDF 86 KB View the background to item 79. To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources concerning the Council’s Pay Policy Statement for 2016/17. Additional documents: Pay Policy Statement 2016-17 (Appendix 1) , item 79. PDF 212 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 79.
80.	Notices of Motion View the background to item 80. 1. PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR PULLEN "Parry Hall has for many years been at the heart of community activity on the Parry Hall estate. It has served as a vital centre for many local people providing them with social, leisure and recreational activities. Parry Hall now faces an uncertain future as the County Council, who own the building, are planning to sell if off. This council instructs the leader to meet with the leader of the County Council to discuss transferring the ownership of Parry Hall to Gloucester City Council. This will preserve the hall as a community asset for use by local people for many years to come." 2. PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR HAIGH “As a result of the changes to the grants budget this Council is concerned that some groups who work across ward boundaries may not be funded to the extent that have been previously. Until now grant applications have been examined by Council officers to see how they meet Council aims and objectives and the equalities impacts considered before a recommendation is made to the Cabinet Member. This Council is concerned that the increase of Members Allocations Funds to £2000 removes this scrutiny of the funding and makes it more difficult to establish that the grants are in line with Council priorities. We further believe that this change will have the effect of removing funding from the people and areas of the City with most need. This Council agrees to place a halt on the grant allocations for 2016/17 until a report is brought to Council with a full equalities impact assessment that demonstrates that minority groups will not be adversely affected by this change.” 3. PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR HAMPSON “This Council has a duty of care to protect and safeguard children, young people and vulnerable adults. Safeguarding is everyone's business, and as City Councillors we are the eyes and ears of our communities. Gloucester City Council should ensure that all Councillors undertake training in recognising the signs of child sexual exploitation. Each and every city Councillor has a duty of care and a responsibility to understand how to report the signs of child sexual and vulnerable adult exploitation to the appropriate authorities. With immediate effect, this City Council resolves to organise compulsory annual training for all Gloucester City Councillors in child and vulnerable adult safeguarding.” Minutes: View the minutes text for item 80.
81.	Written Questions to Cabinet Members PDF 165 KB Written questions and answers. Only one supplementary question is allowed per question. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 81.