Meeting documents

Council
Wednesday 26 April 2006 6.30 pm

Date:
Wednesday, 26th April, 2006
Time:
6.30pm
Place:
Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold
 

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
98 OPENING PRAYERS.
Business for item 98
 
99 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.
Business for item 99
 
100 MAYORS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Business for item 100
 
101 TO APPROVE AS A CORRECT RECORD THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 15 MARCH 2006.
 RESOLVED:

i.That the minutes of the above meeting, be approved as a correct record and signed by the Mayor.

ii. That in respect of the Standards Committee minutes held on 10 March 2006, the name of Councillor Lesquereux be altered to Mr. Lesquereux.

iii. That in respect of the Cabinet minutes held on 16 March 2006, Councillor Parr be recorded as present at the meeting.

iv. That Councillor Woodward wished his vote to be recorded against the closure of Carlton Forum fitness suite extension and bar closure (min 54) and not the new Corporate Equality Plan (min 55) at the Personnel and Resources Committee meeting held on 10 April 2006.
102 DECLARATION OF INTERESTS.
Business for item 102
 
103 TO DEAL WITH QUESTIONS ASKED BY THE PUBLIC UNDER STANDING ORDER NO.8.
Business for item 103
 
104 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 104
 
105 TO CONSIDER AND IF APPROVED, ADOPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CABINET AND COMMITTEES: -
Business for item 105
RESOLVED:

Standards Committee/Personnel and Resources Committee

i. to undertake the recruitment process for the appointment of Independent Members to the Standards Committee.

Personnel and Resources Committee

i. To consider nominations to a working party to carry out the recruitment of an independent member and Parish representative to the Standards Committee.

ii. To nominate Councillors Boot, Grainger, Pratt, Feeney and Rigby to the working party.

Cabinet 6 April 2006

i. That an application be made to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) for inclusion on the 2006 Annual Disposals Programme for Large Scale Stock Transfer.

ii. To recommend to Council the agreement to pursue stock transfer.

Personnel and Resources Committee

(i) that Rule 10 of the Council's Access to Information Procedure Rules be deleted and that Rule 10, as set out in Appendix 2, be substituted;

(ii) that Rule 23.01 be amended by the deletion of the words "Paragraphs 1 to 6, 9, 11, 12 and 14" and the insertion of the words "paragraphs 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7".

(Councillors W.J Clarke and M.S.Dunkin left the meeting during consideration of the above item)
106 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 106
 
107 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 107
 
108 NOTICE OF MOTION IN THE NAME OF COUNCILLOR R.F. SPENCER IN THE FOLLOWING TERMS:-
Business for item 108
RESOLVED:

This Council believes that it is in the best interests of Gedling Borough Residents to have our Police run locally.

We would therefore call upon our M.Ps to help the Notts Police Authority to resist attempts to create a single East Midlands Police force.
The meeting closed at 10.05 pm

Attendance Details

Present:
T.R Chandran (Mayor), P.G. Barnes, S.J. Barnes, D.N. Beeston, A.S. Bexon, P.M. Blandamer, F.J.D. Boot, V.H. Bradley, A.A. Clarke, G.V. Clarke, W.J. Clarke, J.M. Cole, S.M. Creamer, R.T. Day, A.M. Dunkin (a), M.S. Dunkin, P. Feeney, A.J. Gillam, J.F. Glass (a), W.H. Golland, I.S. Gollop, R.J. Goodwin, W.T. Grainger, G.J. Griffiths, R.G. Kempster, S.M. Lane (a), C.M. Luckett, H. Maddock, J.J. McCauley, V. McCrossen, G.L. Millar, R.J. Nicholson, J.M. Parr, W.A. Peet, V.C. Pepper, R.A. Poynter, C.N.F.W. Pratt, C. Preston (a), S.J. Prew-Smith (a), D.E. Pulk, D.A. Pycroft, S.J. Ragsdale, A. Rigby, J.J. Spencer, M.S. Spencer, R.F. Spencer, J.O. Tanner, G.G. Tunnicliffe, J.A. Woodward, M.A. Wright

Business

Business
ItemBusiness
98Prayers were said by the Mayors Chaplain.
99Apologies for absence were received from Councillors A.M. Dunkin, Glass, Lane, Preston and Prew-Smith.
100The Mayor informed Councillors of events that he had attended since the last meeting of the Council.
102Councillor W. J. Clarke declared a personal and prejudicial interest in item 11 on the Agenda (Notice of Motion) as he is Chairman of the Police Authority.
103None received.
104None received.
105A. Standards Committee/Personnel and Resources Committee

A proposition was moved by Councillor Boot and seconded by Councillor Golland to approve minute 14(ii) of the above meeting dated 10 March 2006 and minute 57 of the Personnel and Resources Committee held on 10 April and that Councillors Feeney and Rigby be nominated as the Labour representatives to be members of the working party.

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

B. Housing Stock Options - Cabinet 6 April 2006

A proposition was moved by Councillor McCrossen and seconded by Councillor R.F. Spencer to approve the recommendations contained in minute 192 of the Cabinet meeting held on 6 April 2006 in the following terms:-

i. To recommend to Council that an application be made to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) for inclusion on the 2006 Annual Disposals Programme for Large Scale Stock Transfer.

ii. To recommend to Council the agreement to pursue stock transfer.

An amendment was moved by Councillor Poynter and seconded by Councillor Gillam in the following terms:-

"Delete II and replace with

2. Hold a consultative ballot with all tenants setting out the pros and cons of transferring to a Registered Social Landlord, and asking the tenants whether they would prefer transferring to an RSL with a promise of reaching the Gedling Standard by 2010, or whether they would prefer to stay with Gedling Borough and in many cases not reach the Gedling Standard by 2010.

3. Agrees that if the above consultation indicates that there is a majority in favour of a transfer that the Council pursues stock transfer".

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

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

C. Personnel and Resources Committee
10 April 2006

A proposition was moved by Councillor Boot and seconded by Councillor Gollop to approve the recommendations contained in minute 59 of the Personnel and Resources Committee meeting held on 10 April 2006 in the following terms:-

2. To recommend to Council:

(i) that Rule 10 of the Council's Access to Information Procedure Rules be deleted and that Rule 10, as set out in Appendix 2, be substituted;

(ii) that Rule 23.01 be amended by the deletion of the words "Paragraphs 1 to 6, 9, 11, 12 and 14" and the insertion of the words "paragraphs 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7".

The Mayor put the proposition to the meeting and declared the same carried and it was:-
106Comments were heard.
107No comments received
108Upon a notice of Motion received in the name of Councillor R. F. Spencer and seconded by Councillor Golland in the following terms:-

"This Council believes that it is in the best interests of Gedling Borough Residents to have our Police run locally.

We would therefore call upon our M.Ps to help the Notts Police Authority to resist attempts to create a single East Midlands Police force."

It was moved by Councillor Gollop and seconded by Councillor Feeney that the motion be amended to read as follows:-

"This Council believes that it is in the best interests of Gedling Borough Residents to have our Police run locally.

We therefore call upon our M.Ps to ensure the Government continues its progress towards fully resourcing the initiative to set up local Neighbourhood policing teams and ensure that this important initiative is not in any way compromised by attempts to set up a single East Midlands Police force.

This will protect actions already taken to develop the closer working with local community policing priorities and continue to enhance close working between police, PCSOs and Neighbourhood Wardens in providing safer streets and more secure communities."

A request was made by two members for a named vote on the amendment, and the voting was as follows:-

for the amendment

Councillors P.G. Barnes, S.J. Barnes, Beeston, A.A. Clarke, Cole, Creamer, Feeney, Gollop, Griffiths, Luckett, Maddock, McCauley, McCrossen, Millar, Pulk, Ragsdale, Rigby and Woodward.

against the amendment

Councillors Bexon, Blandamer, Boot, Bradley, Chandran, G.V. Clarke, Day, Gillam, Golland, Goodwin, Grainger, Kempster, Nicholson, Parr, Peet, Pepper, Poynter, Pratt, Pycroft, J.J. Spencer, M.S. Spencer, R.F.Spencer, Tanner, Tunnicliffe and Wright.

The Mayor declared the amendment defeated.

A request was made by two members for a named vote on the proposition, and upon the Mayor putting the proposition to the meeting, the voting was as follows:-

For the proposition

Councillors P.G. Barnes, S.J. Barnes, Beeston, Bexon, Blandamer, Boot, Bradley, Chandran, A.A.Clarke, G.V. Clarke, Cole, Creamer, Day, Feeney, Gillam, Golland, Gollop, Goodwin, Grainger, Griffiths, Kempster, Luckett, McCauley, McCrossen, Millar, Nicholson, Parr, Peet, Pepper, Poynter, Pratt, Pulk, Pycroft, Ragsdale, Rigby, J.J. Spencer, M.S. Spencer, R.F.Spencer, Tanner, Tunnicliffe, Woodward and Wright.

against the proposition

None

The Mayor declared the proposition carried and it was:-