Meeting documents

Council
Wednesday 21 April 2010 6.45 pm

Date:
Wednesday, 21st April, 2010
Time:
6.45pm
Place:
Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold
 

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
76 OPENING PRAYERS.
Business for item 76
 
77 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.
Business for item 77
 
78 PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATE FROM FAIRTRADE FOUNDATION
Business for item 78
 
79 MAYORS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Business for item 79
 
80 TO APPROVE AS A CORRECT RECORD THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS HELD ON 24 FEBRUARY 2010 AND 3 MARCH 2010.
RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the above meetings be approved as a correct record and signed by the Mayor.
81 DECLARATION OF INTERESTS.
Business for item 81
 
82 TO DEAL WITH QUESTIONS ASKED BY THE PUBLIC UNDER STANDING ORDER NO.8.
Business for item 82
 
83 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 83
 
84 TO CONSIDER AND, IF APPROVED, ADOPT THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CABINET AND COMMITTEES: -
Business for item 84
 
85 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 85
 
86 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 86
 
The meeting closed at 7.15pm.

Attendance Details

Present:
S.J. Prew-Smith (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, 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 (a), 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 (a), J.M. Parr, W.A. Peet, T.J. Pepper, V.C. Pepper, C.J. Powell, R.A. Poynter (a), C.N.F.W. Pratt, D.E. Pulk, M. Roach, M.A. Shepherd, J.J. Spencer, M.S. Spencer (a), R.F. Spencer, R.J. Tait (a), J.O. Tanner, G.G. Tunnicliffe, G.E. Withers, M.A. Wright

Officers in attendance: Chief Executive

Business

Business
ItemBusiness
76Prayers were said at the start of the meeting.
77Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Goodwin, O'Riordan, Poynter, M S Spencer and Tait.
78A certificate was presented to the Mayor from the Fairtrade Foundation.
79The Mayor informed Members of her activities undertaken since the date of the last meeting.
81None
82No questions had been received.
83Question received in the name of Councillor P A Hughes:-

Will the Leader please detail the problems that are envisaged from the proposed closure of the recycling centre on Arnold Lane, what plans are to be put into place to deal with them and what the financial consequences are likely to be.

Would the Leader also inform the Council as to what representations have been made to the County Council regarding closure of the recycling centre on Arnold Lane and what the County Council's response was.

Councillor R.F. Spencer replied in the following terms:-

The Gedling Household Waste and Recycling Centre is an important facility in the Borough which has played a major part in our efforts to help and encourage residents to deal responsibly with their waste. The decision to close the site is indeed something which I have discussed with the Leader of the County Council and, whilst I very much regret it, I can understand the decision in the light of the poor condition in which the new administration found both this site and the County's finances overall after last year's County Council elections.
Had the previous Labour administration at County Hall invested in the site as it should have done over the years, the new administration might not have had to take the difficult decision to close it. As it is, the incoming Conservative administration was faced with a requirement by the Environment Agency to undertake improvement works costing some £200,000 in order to keep the site open, which they do not believe is viable in the current financial climate.
Our main concerns are that the closure of the site could lead to an increase in the amount of waste thrown by householders into the black bins and an increase in fly tipping from an irresponsible minority of residents who are not prepared to go to Calverton or one of the other HWRCs provided by the County Council. We have therefore included a sum of £15,000 in the current year's budgets to enable us to deal with any extra fly tipping should it arise. We hope that our fears in this regard are not realised, but, as I am sure members and the public would expect, we will be ready to respond effectively if they are.
84) Cabinet 18 February 2010, Minute 75 - Member Charter Status

In respect of minute 75 of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 18 February 2010 it was moved by Councillor R F Spencer and seconded by Councillor Parr that the Council sign up to the East Midlands Regional Councillor Development Charter.

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

RESOLVED:

That the Council sign up to the East Midlands Regional Councillor Development Charter.

ii) Personnel & Resources Committee 12 April 2010, Minute 38 - Members' Allowances

In respect of minute 38 of the meeting of the Personnel & Resources Committee held on 12 April 2010 it was moved by Councillor J J Spencer and seconded by Councillor Powell that the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel be accepted and that a Scheme of Members' Allowances for 2010/11 be made in accordance with their recommendations.

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

RESOLVED:

To accept the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel and to make a Scheme of Members' Allowances for 2010/11 in accordance with their recommendations.

iii) Personnel & Resources Committee 12 April 2010, Minute 39 - Change of Committee Membership

In respect of minute 39 of the meeting of the Personnel & Resources Committee held on 12 April 2010 it was moved by Councillor J J Spencer and seconded by Councillor Powell that Councillor Roach be appointed to the Performance Review Scrutiny Committee in place of Councillor Tait.

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

RESOLVED:

To appoint Councillor Roach to the Performance Review Scrutiny Committee in place of Councillor Tait.
85Comments were made at the meeting.
86No due notice of comments had been received.