Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Ordinary Council Meeting held on 21 September 2023.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Extraordinary Council Meeting held on 19 October 2023.

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.

(a)       Call over (items 9-11) will be read out at the meeting and Members invited to reserve the items for discussion.

(b)       To approve the recommendations of those reports which have not been reserved for discussion.

The opportunity is given to members of the public to put questions to Cabinet Members or Committee Chairs. Questions mays provided that questions do not contravene the provisions set out Council Procedure Rules 10(2).

To ask a question at this meeting, please submit it to democratic.services@gloucester.gov.uk by 12 noon on Friday 10 November 2023 or telephone 01452 396203 for support.

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

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

a)    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 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 

b)    Questions to Chairs of Meetings (15 Minutes) 

Questions and responses will be published at least 24 hours before the meeting. Supplementary questions will be put and answered during the meeting, subject to the relevant time limit.

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Planning and Housing Strategy and the Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources setting out a programme of capital investment to increase the Council’s temporary accommodation portfolio to reduce the costs associated with providing temporary accommodation.  

To consider the report the Cabinet Member for Planning and Housing Strategy seeking approval for public and stakeholder consultation in relation to the Cheltenham, Gloucester and Tewkesbury Strategic and Local Plan Consultation Document.

To consider the report of the Monitoring Officer seeking approval to grant a dispensation, pursuant to Section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972, to Councillor Pullen whose current leave of absence will exceed six months on 4 December 2023.

1.    PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR TRIMNELL

“This council notes the two conifer trees over 50+ years on the corner of St Mary’s Street and the controversy over imminent felling of one of them. 

This council notes the boundary wall to Kings School nearby is unstable due to the tree, but that most of the wall came down in February last year. 

The council notes that to rebuild the wall in the same place would invalidate the council's insurance, but to relocate and erect an alternative boundary structure may not. 

This council believes a compromise needs to be found with Kings School for the said tree to remain in situ and for an alternative measure of boundary security to be found.”

2.    PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR A. CHAMBERS