Meeting documents

Council
Wednesday 23 April 2008 6.45 pm

Date:
Wednesday, 23rd April, 2008
Time:
6.45pm
Place:
Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold
 

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
101 MRS. E.M. HINDLE
Business for item 101
 
102 OPENING PRAYERS.
Business for item 102
 
103 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.
Business for item 103
 
104 MAYORS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Business for item 104
 
105 TO APPROVE AS A CORRECT RECORD THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS HELD ON 27 FEBRUARY AND 5 MARCH 2008.
Business for item 105
 
106 DECLARATION OF INTERESTS.
Business for item 106
 
107 TO DEAL WITH QUESTIONS ASKED BY THE PUBLIC UNDER STANDING ORDER NO.8.
Business for item 107
 
108 TO DEAL WITH QUESTIONS OF WHICH DUE NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN UNDER STANDING ORDER NO.9(1)(A) ON ANY MATTER IN RELATION TO WHICH THE COUNCIL HAS POWERS OR DUTIES.
Business for item 108
 
109 TO CONSIDER AND, IF APPROVED, ADOPT THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CABINET AND COMMITTEES: -
I. MINUTE 112 OF THE CABINET 3 APRIL 2008 - HOUSING STOCK TRANSFER.
II. MINUTE 120 OF THE CABINET 10 APRIL 2008 - STRATEGIC CORPORATE PLAN 2008/12.
Business for item 109
i. Housing Stock Transfer

RESOLVED:

i. To approve the transfer of the ownership and management of the Council's housing stock to Gedling Homes

ii. That a formal application for consent to transfer, with supporting information, including the final draft transfer contract, be submitted to the First Secretary of State of the Communities and Local Government.

ii. Strategic Corporate Plan

RESOLVED:

To adopt the 2008/12 Corporate Plan.
110 TO CONSIDER COMMENTS UNDER STANDING ORDER NO.11(1) UPON ANY MATTER DEALT WITH BY THE EXECUTIVE OR BY A COMMITTEE OR SUB-COMMITTEE.
Business for item 110
 
111 TO CONSIDER COMMENTS OF WHICH DUE NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN UNDER STANDING ORDER NO.11(3)(A) UPON ANY MATTER IN RELATION TO WHICH THE COUNCIL HAS POWERS OR DUTIES OR WHICH SPECIFICALLY AFFECT THE DISTRICT OTHER THAN ANY MATTER WHICH HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A RECOMMENDATION OF A COMMITTEE.
Business for item 111
 
112 APPOINTMENT TO THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE
Business for item 112
RESOLVED:

(i) That Mr G T Parkinson be appointed to the Standards Committee as a Parish representative;

(ii) it be noted that the Appointments Panel will continue to seek a further Parish representative for recommendation to Council.
113 MINIMUM REVENUE PROVISION STATEMENT 2007/08 AND 2008/09
Business for item 113
RESOLVED:

That Members approve the Minimum Revenue Provision Statements and amounts of £461,600 for 2007/08 and £640,900 for 2008/09, as detailed at paragraph 3.1 in the report."
The meeting closed at 8.35 pm

Attendance Details

Present:
J.J. Spencer (Mayor), P.A. Andrews, P.G. Barnes, S.J. Barnes, C.P. Barnfather, A.G. Barton, D.N. Beeston, A.S. Bexon, P.M. Blandamer, F.J.D. Boot, V.H. Bradley, G.V. Clarke (a), W.J. Clarke, E.J. Collin, S.M. Creamer, R.T. Day, W.H.F. Doe, M.S. Dunkin, A.M. Ellwood, P. Feeney, G. Fullwood, A.J. Gillam, W.H. Golland, R.J. Goodwin, P.A. Hughes, R.G. Kempster, D.I.A. Kumarasiri, H. Maddock, S. Mason-Kempster, B.S.R. Miller, R.J. Nicholson, J. O'Riordan, J.M. Parr, W.A. Peet, T.J. Pepper, V.C. Pepper, C.J. Powell, R.A. Poynter, C.N.F.W. Pratt, S.J. Prew-Smith, D.E. Pulk, M. Roach, M.A. Shepherd, M.S. Spencer, R.F. Spencer, R.J. Tait, J.O. Tanner, G.G. Tunnicliffe, G.E. Withers, M.A. Wright

Business

Business
ItemBusiness
101Members held a minute's silence in memory of the late Mrs. E.M. Hindle, a former Mayor and Borough Councillor.

Tributes were paid by Members to Mrs. Hindle
102Prayers were said at the start of the meeting.
103An Apology for absence was received from Councillor G.V. Clarke
104The Mayor advised Members and showed a DVD of the work that she had undertaken since the last meeting.
105RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the above meetings be approved as a correct record and signed by the Mayor.
106Councillors Creamer, Goodwin, Tait and Wright declared personal and non-prejudicial interests in respect of item 8 (1) on the agenda as they were Members of the Shadow Board Stock Transfer Group.
107No questions had been received.
108No questions had been received
109i. Housing Stock Transfer

It was proposed by Councillor V.C. Pepper and seconded by Councillor R.F. Spencer:-

"i. To approve the transfer of the ownership and management of the Council's housing stock to Gedling Homes

ii. That a formal application for consent to transfer, with supporting information, including the final draft transfer contract, be submitted to the First Secretary of State of the Communities and Local Government."

An amendment was moved by Councillor Ellwood and seconded by Councillor Pratt that the following be added to the proposition:-

" iii. As soon as possible, all members to be sent a list of all HRA assets in their ward (excluding homes)"

The Mayor put the amendment to the meeting and declared the same defeated.

The Mayor put the original proposition to the meeting and declared the same carried and it was:-

ii. Strategic Corporate Plan

It was proposed by Councillor R.F. Spencer and seconded by Councillor W.H. Golland to:-

"Adopt the 2008/12 Corporate Plan"

An amendment was moved by Councillor Gillam and seconded by Councillor Hughes that the following addendum be added to the proposition:-

"The Officers be required to produce an addendum to the plan to include additional tasks on the following subjects: anti-social behaviour, social exclusion, empty property strategy and the options available to the council to offset future rises in energy costs."

The Mayor put the amendment to the meeting and declared the same defeated.

The Mayor put the original proposition to the meeting and declared the same carried and it was:-
110Comments were made by Members.
111No comments were received
112The Head of Democratic and Community Services reminded Members that an Appointments Panel had been established to interview applicants for appointment to the Council's Standards Committee as Parish representatives.

The Council had authorised the appointment of two Parish representatives, however, only one qualified applicant had come forward. It was intended, therefore, to re-advertise to try and find a further appointee.

It was proposed by Councillor Boot and seconded by Councillor R.F. Spencer that:-

"i) Mr G T Parkinson be appointed to the Standards Committee as a Parish representative;

(ii) it be noted that the Appointments Panel will continue to seek a further Parish representative for recommendation to Council."

The Mayor put the proposition to the meeting and declared the same carried and it was :-
113The Head of Corporate Services submitted a report that presented the proposed Minimum Revenue Provision Statements in respect of 2007/08 and 2008/09 for approval.

It was proposed by Councillor R.F. Spencer and seconded by Councillor W.H. Golland:-

"That Members approve the Minimum Revenue Provision Statements and amounts of £461,600 for 2007/08 and £640,900 for 2008/09, as detailed at paragraph 3.1 in the report."

The Mayor put the proposition to the meeting and declared the same carried and it was:-