Agenda item

Notices of Motion

1.     PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR PULLEN

 

“Relocating the office accommodation of this council to The Eastgate Centre is to be welcomed as a positive and progressive move. It places the Council in the heart of the city centre where its presence and services can be easily identified and accessed.

 

To complement the office relocation the council should also move The Gateway Customer Services Reception to The Eastgate Centre.

 

Prior to Covid, The Gateway was providing face to face services to the public from its   Westgate Street base, near to the council offices in Shire Hall. However, once the council moves to Eastgate The Gateway will become remote from the rest of the Council, being located in a different part of the city. This has the potential to cause confusion among the public in identifying exactly where council services are located and accessed.    

 

The office space formerly occupied by the UK DRIC on the first floor is currently unused and this location or somewhere close by would make an ideal location for The Gateway. 

 

As the impact of Covid improves and services begin to return to normal steps should be taken to restore opening times and return The Gateway to a full face to face service.  

 

Having all city council services at The Eastgate Centre, in a central location will be a positive move and make them more easily identifiable and accessible to all council customers.      

 

This council therefore resolves to:

 

·       Relocate The Gateway into The Eastgate Centre

·       Utilise the former offices of the UK DRIC or somewhere nearby for this purpose

·       Widely publicise and promote this new location to the public

·       Return The Gateway to its pre Covid operating model with full face to face public access.”

 

2.      PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR FIELD

 

Council notes that wildflower meadows have been planted in many areas of Gloucester and that these areas have been very popular with residents and a boon to mental health.

 

Council further notes that wildflowers enhance an area and help improve biodiversity through giving a habitat to bees, insects and other wildlife.

 

Council resolves to thank the funders, officers and volunteers involved, for their work in planting the wildflower meadows.

 

Council agrees to look for potential new sites, whilst remaining within the council budget, by collaborating with volunteer groups and charities to plant more wildflowers across the city in the future.”

 

3.      PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR HILTON

 

The Council of Europe is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe. It was first proposed by Winston Churchill in a BBC broadcast in 1943. 

 

It was founded in 1949, it has 46 member states, with a population of approximately 675 million; it operates with an annual budget of approximately € 500 million. The United Kingdom is one of the ten original members. 

 

The organisation is distinct from the European Union, even though the EU shares the same flag as the Council for Europe. It’s HQ is in Strasbourg. 

 

The Council of Europe cannot make laws, but it does have the ability to push for the enforcement of select international agreements reached by member states on various topics. 

 

The best-known body of the Council of Europe is the European Court of Human Rights, which functions on the basis of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The United Kingdom is therefore a signatory of the ECHR.

 

This council agrees that to continue to protect the human rights and political freedoms of the residents of Gloucester it is important that the United Kingdom continues to be a member of the Council of Europe and remains a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights. 

 

We therefore agree that the Mayor and three group leaders write to the two members of parliament representing parts of Gloucester calling on them to both vote in parliament against any proposal to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights and the Council of Europe.”

Minutes:

17.1    Councillor Field proposed and Councillor Bowkett seconded the following motion:

 

“Council notes that wildflower meadows have been planted in many areas of Gloucester and that these areas have been very popular with residents and a boon to mental health.

 

Council further notes that wildflowers enhance an area and help improve biodiversity through giving a habitat to bees, insects and other wildlife.

 

Council resolves to thank the funders, officers and volunteers involved, for their work in planting the wildflower meadows.

 

Council agrees to look for potential new sites, whilst remaining within the council budget, by collaborating with volunteer groups and charities to plant more wildflowers across the city in the future.”

 

17.2    The motion was put to the vote and was carried.

 

17.3    RESOLVED that: -

 

Council notes that wildflower meadows have been planted in many areas of Gloucester and that these areas have been very popular with residents and a boon to mental health.

 

Council further notes that wildflowers enhance an area and help improve biodiversity through giving a habitat to bees, insects and other wildlife.

 

Council resolves to thank the funders, officers and volunteers involved, for their work in planting the wildflower meadows.

 

Council agrees to look for potential new sites, whilst remaining within the council budget, by collaborating with volunteer groups and charities to plant more wildflowers across the city in the future.

 

 

17.4    Councillor Hilton proposed and Councillor Wilson seconded the following motion:

 

“The Council of Europe is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe. It was first proposed by Winston Churchill in a BBC broadcast in 1943.

 

It was founded in 1949, it has 46 member states, with a population of approximately 675 million; it operates with an annual budget of approximately €500 million. The United Kingdom is one of the ten original members.

 

The organisation is distinct from the European Union, even though the EU shares the same flag as the Council for Europe. It’s HQ is in Strasbourg.

 

The Council of Europe cannot make laws, but it does have the ability to push for the enforcement of select international agreements reached by member states on various topics.

              

The best-known body of the Council of Europe is the European Court of Human Rights, which functions on the basis of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The United Kingdom is therefore a signatory of the ECHR.

 

This council agrees that to continue to protect the human rights and political freedoms of the residents of Gloucester it is important that the United Kingdom continues to be a member of the Council of Europe and remains a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights.

 

We therefore agree that the Mayor and three group leaders write to the two members of parliament representing parts of Gloucester calling on them to both vote in parliament against any proposal to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights and the Council of Europe.”

 

17.5    The motion was put to the vote and was carried.

 

17.6    RESOLVED that: -

 

The Council of Europe is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe. It was first proposed by Winston Churchill in a BBC broadcast in 1943.

 

It was founded in 1949, it has 46 member states, with a population of approximately 675 million; it operates with an annual budget of approximately € 500 million. The United Kingdom is one of the ten original members.

 

The organisation is distinct from the European Union, even though the EU shares the same flag as the Council for Europe. It’s HQ is in Strasbourg.

 

The Council of Europe cannot make laws, but it does have the ability to push for the enforcement of select international agreements reached by member states on various topics.

 

The best-known body of the Council of Europe is the European Court of Human Rights, which functions on the basis of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The United Kingdom is therefore a signatory of the ECHR.

 

This council agrees that to continue to protect the human rights and political freedoms of the residents of Gloucester it is important that the United Kingdom continues to be a member of the Council of Europe and remains a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights.

 

We therefore agree that the Mayor and three group leaders write to the two members of parliament representing parts of Gloucester calling on them to both vote in parliament against any proposal to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights and the Council of Europe.