Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber

Contact: Alec Dubberley  Service Manager, Democratic Services

Items
No. Item

43.

Opening Prayers.

Minutes:

The Mayor’s Chaplin, Reverend Sally Baylis delivered opening prayers. The Council stood for a minute’s silence to mark international transgender awareness day.

44.

Apologies for Absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Adams, Miller and Towsey- Hinton.

45.

Mayor's Announcements.

Minutes:

The Mayor commented on the success of the Remembrance events this year.  In particular she thanked Councillors Bosworth, Hope and Elliot for the service held at the Polish war graves in Calverton and Councillor Collis for arranging the Mapperley Service.  She also informed members about the Burns Night celebration later in the month and stated that tickets were still available.

 

Under this item the Mayor allowed Councillor Clarke to update members of the recent flooding in the Borough.  A copy of the briefing would be circulated to all members.  Councillor Clarke thanked all the organisations involved including Nottinghamshire County Council, Parish Councils and staff from Gedling Borough.  He noted that it was a real team effort.

 

Councillor Thomas joined the meeting at 6:10 pm

 

46.

To approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 18 September 2019. pdf icon PDF 244 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That the minutes of the above meeting, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record.

 

Vote 35 For; 0 Against; 3 Abstentions.

 

 

47.

Declaration of Interests.

Minutes:

Councillors Viv McCrossen and Keneally declared a non-pecuniary interest in Item 13, Motion One, as they both have some involvement with organisations that support victims of domestic abuse.

48.

To deal with any petitions received under Standing Order 8a.

Minutes:

None.

49.

To answer questions asked by the public under Standing Order 8.

Minutes:

None.

50.

To answer questions asked by Members of the Council under Standing Order 9.

Minutes:

None.

51.

Review of Polling Districts, Polling Places and Polling Stations pdf icon PDF 159 KB

Report of the Service Manager Democratic Services.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report of the Service Manager Democratic Services which sought approval of amendments to the published scheme of polling places, polling districts and polling stations for Gedling Borough.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To adopt the new scheme of Polling Districts, Polling Places and Polling Stations following the statutory review process.

 

Vote 38 For; Against 0; Abstentions 0

52.

Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report pdf icon PDF 15 KB

Report of the Democratic Services Officer.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the Annual Report of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To receive and note the report.

 

Vote 38 For; Against 0; Abstentions 0

53.

To receive questions and comments from Members concerning any matter dealt with by the Executive or by a Committee or Sub-Committee (Standing Order 11.1). pdf icon PDF 117 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

In accordance with Standing Order 11.1, a number of comments were made and responded to by the appropriate Cabinet Member or Committee Chair.

54.

To consider comments, of which due notice has been given, under Standing Order 11.03(a).

Minutes:

None received.

55.

To consider motions under Standing Order 12. pdf icon PDF 168 KB

Motion One

This Council:

Recognises that domestic abuse is significant issue across society affecting people in all parts of the community and notes that this meeting coincides with the White Ribbon Campaign 2019.

Is proud of its continuing commitment to the White Ribbon Campaign.

Accepts that while domestic violence overwhelmingly affects women, men can also be victims of domestic abuse and agrees that anyone experiencing Domestic Abuse should be able to access suitable support.

Expresses its continuing support for policies to address domestic violence in our communities in partnership with the Police and other organisations in the statutory and voluntary sectors.

Notes that the GMB union is promoting an Employer’s Charter which pledges employers to:

  • Support employees who are experiencing Domestic Abuse to access support services and information confidentially
  • Ensure that anyone experiencing Domestic Abuse is not disadvantaged, and to take reasonable adjustments to facilitate their needs in the workplace
  • Commit to working with other organisations to facilitate support for those experiencing abuse
  • Provide toolkits and information in a format which is easily and discretely accessible.
  • Ensure that there are sufficient employees trained to provide access to support.


Therefore resolves:

  1. That the Leader of the Council should sign the GMB’s Employer Charter to demonstrate Gedling Borough Council’s commitment to supporting any employees experiencing Domestic Abuse.

 

  1. To refer the Charter to the Appointments and Conditions of Service Committee who will consult with the Joint Consultative and Safety Committee to identify any gaps between the Council’s current policies and the commitments in the Charter.

 

Proposer: Councillor Roxanne Ellis
Seconder: Councillor Thomas

 

Motion Two

 

This Council notes that:

 

  • The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has found that global warming is likely to reach 1.5C by 2050. The Met Office predicts that the impact of climate change on the UK will include, but is not limited to, flooding of coastal and inland areas, increased demand on energy during hotter summers and colder winters, species loss and extinction, damage to infrastructure that is not equipped for extremes of temperature and an increase in illnesses caused by extremes of temperature;

  • Parliament and over 200 councils across the country have already declared a climate emergency, recognising the seriousness of the situation and committing to take action in their local area;

  • Local government has the ability to make an impact at a local level, including greening the council estate, fleet and housing stock by working with housing associations and landlords, as well as working with local industry to help and incentivise them to operate more sustainably. However, local councils have also seen their budgets cut by 60p in every £1 since 2010, which has had a crippling effect on public services and will severely impact the ability of councils to reach their full potential in tackling the causes of climate change;

  • A recent survey by ComRes has found that 71% of UK adults think that climate change is a more pressing long term issue than Brexit, and 60% of adults feel that the UK government is not  ...  view the full agenda text for item 55.

Minutes:

Motion One

 

Upon a notice of motion received in the name of Councillor Roxanne Ellis, a proposition was moved by Councillor Roxanne Ellis, seconded by Councillor Thomas, in the following terms:

 

This Council:

Recognises that domestic abuse is significant issue across society affecting people in all parts of the community and notes that this meeting coincides with the White Ribbon Campaign 2019.

Is proud of its continuing commitment to the White Ribbon Campaign.

Accepts that while domestic violence overwhelmingly affects women, men can also be victims of domestic abuse and agrees that anyone experiencing Domestic Abuse should be able to access suitable support.

Expresses its continuing support for policies to address domestic violence in our communities in partnership with the Police and other organisations in the statutory and voluntary sectors.

Notes that the GMB union is promoting an Employer’s Charter which pledges employers to:

  • Support employees who are experiencing Domestic Abuse to access support services and information confidentially
  • Ensure that anyone experiencing Domestic Abuse is not disadvantaged, and to take reasonable adjustments to facilitate their needs in the workplace
  • Commit to working with other organisations to facilitate support for those experiencing abuse
  • Provide toolkits and information in a format which is easily and discretely accessible.
  • Ensure that there are sufficient employees trained to provide access to support.


Therefore resolves:

  1. That the Leader of the Council should sign the GMB’s Employer Charter to demonstrate Gedling Borough Council’s commitment to supporting any employees experiencing Domestic Abuse.

 

  1. To refer the Charter to the Appointments and Conditions of Service Committee who will consult with the Joint Consultative and Safety Committee to identify any gaps between the Council’s current policies and the commitments in the Charter.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1)    That the Leader of the Council should sign the GMB’s Employer Charter to demonstrate Gedling Borough Council’s commitment to supporting any employees experiencing Domestic Abuse.

 

2)    To refer the Charter to the Appointments and Conditions of Service Committee who will consult with the Joint Consultative and Safety Committee to identify any gaps between the Council’s current policies and the commitments in the Charter.

 

Vote: 36 For, 0 Against, 2 Abstentions

 

Motion Two

 

Upon a notice of motion received in the name of Councillor Payne, a proposition was moved by Councillor Payne, seconded by Councillor Clarke, in the following terms:

 

This Council notes that:

 

  • The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has found that global warming is likely to reach 1.5C by 2050. The Met Office predicts that the impact of climate change on the UK will include, but is not limited to, flooding of coastal and inland areas, increased demand on energy during hotter summers and colder winters, species loss and extinction, damage to infrastructure that is not equipped for extremes of temperature and an increase in illnesses caused by extremes of temperature;

  • Parliament and over 200 councils across the country have already declared a climate emergency, recognising the seriousness of the situation and committing to take action in their local area;

  • Local government has the ability  ...  view the full minutes text for item 55.