Items
No. |
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53. |
DECLARATION OF INTERESTS BY COUNCILLORS
Minutes:
Full Minute text to follow.
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54. |
BC/20/23 TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 19 JANUARY 2021 PDF 344 KB
Minutes:
It was
Resolved:-
That the
Minutes of the meeting held on 19 January 2021 be confirmed as a
true record and signed at the next practicable
opportunity.
Recorded Vote
Title | Type | Recorded Vote text | Result |
That the Minutes of the meeting held on 19th January 2021 be confirmed and signed as a true record |
Resolution |
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Carried
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View Recorded Vote for this item
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55. |
LEADER'S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Minutes:
Full
Minute text to follow.
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56. |
TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF PETITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL PROCEDURE RULES
In
accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11, The Chief Executive will
report the receipt of any petitions. There can be no debate or
comment upon these matters at the Council meeting.
Minutes:
Full
Minute text to follow.
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57. |
QUESTIONS BY THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL PROCEDURE RULES
The Chairmen of Committees to answer any
questions by the public of which notice has been given no later
than midday three clear working days before the day of the meeting
in accordance with Council Procedure Rule No. 12.
Minutes:
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58. |
QUESTIONS BY COUNCILLORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL PROCEDURE RULES
The
Chairman of the Council, Chairs of Committees and Sub-Committees
and Portfolio Holders to answer any questions on any matters in
relation to which the Council has powers or duties or which affect
the District of which due notice has been given in accordance with
Council Procedure Rule 13.
Minutes:
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59. |
BC/20/24 GENERAL FUND BUDGET 2021/22 AND FOUR-YEAR OUTLOOK PDF 864 KB
Cabinet Member for
Finance
In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 19.3,
immediately after any vote is taken at a budget decision meeting of
the Council the names of Councillors who cast a vote for the
decision or against the decision or who abstained from voting shall
be recorded in the Minutes of that meeting.
At its meeting on 4 February
2021, Cabinet considered Paper BCa/20/32, together with an addendum to the
General Fund Budget. Paper BC/20/24 now includes all the
relevant updated information plus the tax base, precepts and
council tax band information at parish level, together with the
necessary recommendations.
Proposed amendment from the Green Group also
attached.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Full
Minutes to follow.
To Vote on
Part 1 (Planning and Community Needs) of the Amendment from the
Green Party as detailed in the meeting reports pack.
In
accordance with Council Procedure Rule 19.3, the vote was recorded
as follows:
For
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Against
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Abstain
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Clive
Arthey
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Sue
Ayres
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Melanie
Barrett
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Peter
Beer
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David
Busby
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Sue
Carpendale
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Trevor
Cresswell
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Derek
Davis
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Sian
Dawson
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Mick
Fraser
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Jane
Gould
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Honor
Grainger-Howard
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Kathryn
Grandon
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Richard
Hardacre
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John
Hinton
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Michael
Holt
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Bryn
Hurren
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Leigh
Jamieson
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Robert
Lindsay
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Elizabeth
Malvisi
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Margaret
Maybury
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Alistair
McCraw
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Mary
McLaren
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Mark
Newman
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Zac
Norman
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John
Nunn
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Adrian
Osborne
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Jan
Osborne
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Alison
Owen
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Lee
Parker
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Stephen
Plumb
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John
Ward
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TOTAL
10
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TOTAL
22
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To Vote on
Item 2 (Biodiversity and Environment) of the Amendment from the
Green Party as detailed in the meeting reports pack.
In
accordance with Council Procedure Rule 19.3, the vote was recorded
as follows:
For
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Against
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Abstain
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Clive
Arthey
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Sue
Ayres
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Melanie
Barrett
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Peter
Beer
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David
Busby
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Sue
Carpendale
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Trevor
Cresswell
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Derek
Davis
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Sian
Dawson
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Mick
Fraser
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Jane
Gould
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Honor
Grainger-Howard
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Kathryn
Grandon
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Richard
Hardacre
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John
Hinton
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Michael
Holt
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Bryn
Hurren
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Leigh
Jamison
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Robert
Lindsay
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Elizabeth
Malvisi
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Margaret
Maybury
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Alistair
McCraw
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Mary
McLaren
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Mark
Newman
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Zac
Norman
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John
Nunn
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Adrian
Osborne
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Jan
Osborne
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Alison
Owen
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Lee
Parker
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Stephen
Plumb
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John
Ward
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TOTAL
10
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TOTAL
22
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To Vote on
Item 3 (Housing and Climate Change) of the Amendment from the Green
Party as detailed in the meeting reports pack.
In
accordance with Council Procedure Rule 19.3, the vote was recorded
as follows:
For
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Against
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Abstain
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Clive
Arthey
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Sue
Ayres
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Melanie
Barrett
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Peter
Beer
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Dave
Busby
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Sue
Carpendale
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Trevor
Cresswell
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Derek
Davis
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Sian
Dawson
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Mick
Fraser
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Jane
Gould
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Honor
Grainger-Howard
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Kathryn
Grandon
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Richard
Hardacre
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John
Hinton
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Michael
Holt
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Bryn
Hurren
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Leigh
Jamieson
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Robert
Lindsay
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Elizabeth
Malvisi
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Margaret
Maybury
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Alistair
McCraw
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Mary
McLaren
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Mark
Newman
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Zac
Norman
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John
Nunn
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Adrian
Osborne
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Jan
Osborne
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Alison
Owen
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Lee
Parker
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Stephen
Plumb
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John
Ward
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TOTAL 8
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TOTAL
24
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To Vote on
Item 4 (Travel) of the Amendment from the Green Party as detailed
in the meetings reports pack.
In
accordance with Council Procedure Rule 19.3, the vote was recorded
as follows:
For
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Against
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Abstain
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Clive
Arthey
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Sue
Ayres
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Melanie
Barrett
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Peter
Beer
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Dave
Busby
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Sue
Carpendale
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Trevor
Cresswell
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Derek
Davis
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Sian
Dawson
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Mick
Fraser
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Jane
Gould
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Honor
Grainger-Howard
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Kathryn
Grandon
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Richard
Hardacre
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John
Hinton
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Michael
Holt
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Bryn
Hurren
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Leigh
Jamieson
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Robert
Lindsay
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Elizabeth
Malvisi
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Margaret
Maybury
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Alistair
McCraw
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Mary
McLaren
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Mark
Newman
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Zac
Norman
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John
Nunn
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Adrian
Osborne
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Jan
Osborne
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Alison
Owen
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Lee
Parker
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Stephen
Plumb
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John
Ward
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TOTAL 9
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TOTAL
23
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To Vote on
Recommendations 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 as detailed in report
BC/20/24.
In
accordance with Council Procedure Rule 19.3, the vote was recorded
as follows:
For
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Against
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Abstain
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Clive
Arthey
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Sue
Ayres
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Melanie
Barrett
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Peter
Beer
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David
Busby
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Sue
Carpendale
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Trevor
Cresswell
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Derek
Davis
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Sian
Dawson
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Mick
Fraser
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Jane
Gould
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Honor
Grainger-Howard
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Kathryn
Grandon
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Richard
Hardacre
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John
Hinton
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Michael
Holt
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Bryn
Hurren
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Leigh
Jamieson
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Robert
Lindsay
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Elizabeth
Malvisi
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Margaret
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Recorded Vote
Title | Type | Recorded Vote text | Result |
To Vote on Part 1 (Planning and Community Needs) of the Amendment from The Green Party as detailed in the meeting reports pack. |
Motion |
It
is essential that developers comply with the requirements set out
in planning approvals and that should be enforced by a
well-resourced team. This is essential if the public are to have
faith in the planning process. To ensure that the work can be
completed effectively and in a timely manner
we propose that an extra officer should join the team. In particular, viability claims should be
examined and where these prove to be over cautious with
regard to profitability then further social
contributions should
be required of the developer.
To
further improve the confidence of our residents in the planning
process we recommend that all planning committee members
undertake regular training. Also, in order to support
community-led planning applications we would like to be able to
offer free pre-application advice.
Finally, in this section we recommend that the
Council pay a grant of £50K to invest into
Citizens Advice and £50K into the local food banks to help support
our residents during these difficult
times.
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Rejected
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To Vote on Item 2 (Biodiversity and Environment) of the Amendment from The Green Party as detailed in the meeting reports pack. |
Motion |
Biodiversity is in serious decline globally. The
risks this poses to us all is becoming critical and
we should be actively looking for opportunities to improve the
biodiversity in our district.
We
are proposing that an additional tree officer is required to
facilitate pro-active management of trees on council owned land. An
additional tree officer is needed to protect more valued and
ancient trees with Tree Preservation Orders, and to
ensure that approved planting schemes are carried out and
maintained as developments are
implemented.
In
addition, we are proposing that we need an additional Biodiversity
officer to work with local communities and businesses to
actively look for and implement opportunities to
improve Biodiversity in the district. The officer will
also look to prevent Biodiversity loss.
We
are also proposing installation of Electric Vehicle charging points
in our major public parking spaces, including Pin
Mill.
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Rejected
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To Vote on Item 3 (Housing and Climate Change) of the Amendment from The Green Party as detailed in the meeting reports pack. |
Motion |
We
are also proposing an officer be dedicated to support the retrofit
programme of our stock; to support a programme of
retrofitting private homes and to ensure new builds are built to
the highest environmental standards.
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Rejected
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To Vote on Item 4 (Travel) of the Amendment from The Green Party as detailed in the meeting reports pack. |
Motion |
To
facilitate and assist with the modal shift away from fossil fuelled
vehicles we are proposing that all EV parking places in our
public car parks remain free after the parking charges come into
force.
In
addition to this we propose that any profit that is made from the
charges, once ongoing maintenance costs are taken, should be ring
fenced for Sustainable transport. The council
should also undertake a full sustainable travel plan to
identify actions that can be undertaken to use
these funds.
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Rejected
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To vote on Recommendations 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 as detailed in report BC/20/24. |
Resolution |
3.1
That the General Fund Budget proposals for 2021/22 and four-year
outlook set out in the report be
approved.
3.2
That the General Fund Budget for 2021/22 is based on an increase to
Council Tax of £5 per annum (10p per week) for a Band D
property, which is equivalent to 2.96%.
3.3
That the Flexible Use of Capital Receipts Strategy at Appendix E be
approved.
3.4
Subject to approval by Council, notify the Ministry of Housing,
Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) of the adoption of the
Strategy.
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Carried
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View Recorded Vote for this item
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60. |
BC/20/25 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT (HRA) 2021/22 BUDGET AND FOUR-YEAR OUTLOOK PDF 295 KB
Cabinet Member for
Finance
In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 19.3,
immediately after any vote is taken at a budget decision meeting of
the Council the names of Councillors who cast a vote for the
decision or against the decision or who abstained from voting shall
be recorded in the Minutes of that meeting.
At its meeting on 4 February
2021, Cabinet considered Paper BCa/20/33, the Housing Revenue Account.
Paper BC/20/25 is unchanged from the Cabinet meeting and includes
the necessary recommendations.
Proposed amendment from the Green Group also
attached.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Full
Minutes to follow.
To Vote on
the Amendment from The Green Party as detailed in the meeting
reports pack.
In
accordance with Council Procedure Rule 19.3, the vote was recorded
as follows:
For
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Against
|
Abstain
|
|
Clive
Arthey
|
|
Sue
Ayres
|
|
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Melanie
Barrett
|
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|
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Peter
Beer
|
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David
Busby
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Sue
Carpendale
|
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Trevor
Cresswell
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Derek
Davis
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Sian
Dawson
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|
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Mick
Fraser
|
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Jane
Gould
|
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|
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Honor
Grainger-Howard
|
|
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Kathryn
Grandon
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Richard
Hardacre
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John
Hinton
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Bryn
Hurren
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Leigh
Jamieson
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Robert
Lindsay
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Elizabeth
Malvisi
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Margaret
Maybury
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Alistair
McCraw
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Mary
McLaren
|
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Mark
Newman
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Zac
Norman
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John
Nunn
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Adrian
Osborne
|
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Jan
Osborne
|
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Alison
Owen
|
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Lee
Parker
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Stephen
Plumb
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John
Ward
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TOTAL 9
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TOTAL
22
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To Vote on
Recommendations 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7 as detailed in
report BC/20/25.
In
accordance with Council Procedure Rule 19.3, the vote was recorded
as follows:
For
|
Against
|
Abstain
|
Clive
Arthey
|
|
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Sue
Ayres
|
|
|
Melanie
Barrett
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Peter
Beer
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Dave
Busby
|
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Sue
Carpendale
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Trevor
Cresswell
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Derek
Davis
|
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Sian
Dawson
|
|
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Mick
Fraser
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Jane
Gould
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Honor
Grainger-Howard
|
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Kathryn
Grandon
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Richard
Hardacre
|
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John
Hinton
|
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Bryn
Hurren
|
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Leigh
Jamieson
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Robert
Lindsay
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Elizabeth
Malvisi
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Margaret
Maybury
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Alistair
McCraw
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Mary
McLaren
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Mark
Newman
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Zac
Newman
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John
Nunn
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Adrian
Osborne
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Jan
Osborne
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Alison
Owen
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Lee
Parker
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Stephen
Plumb
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John
Ward
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TOTAL
24
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TOTAL 7
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It was
RESOLVED:-
3.1 That
the HRA Budget proposals for 2021/22 and four-year outlook set out
in the report be approved.
3.2 That
the CPI + 1% increase of 1.5% in Council House rents, equivalent to
an average rent increase of £1.35 a week be
implemented.
3.3 That
garage rents are kept at the same level as 2020/21.
3.4 That
Sheltered Housing Service charges be increased by £0.69 per
week to ensure recovery of the actual cost of service.
3.5 That
Sheltered Housing utility charges are kept at the same level as
2020/21.
3.6 That
the budgeted surplus of £127k be transferred to the Strategic
Priorities reserve in 2021/22.
3.7 That in
principle, Right to Buy (RTB) receipts should be retained to enable
continued development and acquisition of new council
dwellings.
Recorded Vote
Title | Type | Recorded Vote text | Result |
To Vote on the Amendment from The Green Party as detailed in the meeting reports pack. |
Motion |
We
have set out this amendment to help us with the worsening Climate
crisis and to help the council meet the commitment it has made to
net zero climate emissions by 2030.
In
proposal 2.2 of the Councils Carbon Reduction Plan we have committed to “seek the resources
to assess the environmental performance of our housing
stock.” And in proposal 2.3 we state that
we will “Implement a programme of upgrades to heating systems
in council stock, replacing oil systems
wherever possible and
prioritising heat pumps where
appropriate”.
To
ensure progress is made in the retrofitting of our housing stock
and to ensure residents have healthy, secure, and warm housing
we propose that £2,000,000 be made available from the
housing revenue reserves. This will be in addition to the
money already earmarked for retrofit this year
by the housing team. It can also be used to assist the housing team
to identify the best properties, area and approach for this
work.
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Rejected
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To Vote on Recommendations 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7 as detailed in report BC/20/25 |
Resolution |
3.1
That the HRA Budget proposals for 2021/22 and four-year outlook set
out in the report be approved.
3.2
That the CPI + 1% increase of 1.5% in Council House rents,
equivalent to an average rent increase of £1.35 a week be
implemented.
3.3
That garage rents are kept at the same level as
2020/21.
3.4
That Sheltered Housing Service charges be increased by £0.69
per week to ensure recovery of the actual cost of
service.
3.5
That Sheltered Housing utility charges are kept at the same level
as 2020/21.
3.6
That the budgeted surplus of £127k be transferred to the
Strategic Priorities reserve in
2021/22.
3.7
That in principle, Right to Buy (RTB) receipts should be retained
to enable continued development and acquisition of new council
dwellings.
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Carried
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View Recorded Vote for this item
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61. |
RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS FROM CABINET / COMMITTEES
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62. |
BC/20/26 JOINT CAPITAL, INVESTMENT AND TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES 2021/22 PDF 2 MB
Chair of Joint Audit and Standards
Committee
At its meeting on 25 January
2021, Joint Audit and Standards Committee considered
Paper JAC/20/10, the Joint Capital, Investment and
Treasury Management Strategies. Paper BC/20/26 now includes
all the relevant updated information following consideration by the
Joint Audit and Standards Committee, together with the necessary
recommendations.
Minutes:
Full Minutes to follow.
To Vote on Recommendations 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5,
3.6 and 3.7 as detailed in report BC/20/26.
In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 19.3, the
vote was recorded as follows:
For
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Against
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Abstain
|
Clive Arthey
|
|
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Sue Ayres
|
|
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Melanie Barrett
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Peter Beer
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Dave Busby
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Sue Carpendale
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Trevor Cresswell
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Derek Davis
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Sian Dawson
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Mick Fraser
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Jane Gould
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Honor Grainger-Howard
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Kathryn Grandon
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Richard Hardacre
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John Hinton
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Bryn Hurren
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Leigh Jamieson
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Robert Lindsay
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Elizabeth Malvisi
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Margaret Maybury
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Alistair McCraw
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Mary McLaren
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Mark Newman
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Zac Norman
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John Nunn
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Adrian Osborne
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Jan Osborne
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Alison Owen
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Lee Parker
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Stephen Plumb
|
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TOTAL
26
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TOTAL
3
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TOTAL 1
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It was RESOLVED:-
3.1 The Joint Capital Strategy for 2021/22, including
the Prudential Indicators, as set out in Appendix A.
3.2 The Joint Investment Strategy for 2021/22, as set
out in Appendix B.
3.3 The Joint Treasury Management Strategy for
2021/22, including the Joint Annual Investment Strategy as set out in Appendix C.
3.4 The Joint Treasury Management Indicators as set
out in Appendix D.
3.5 The Joint Treasury Management Policy Statement as
set out in Appendix G.
3.6 The Joint Minimum Revenue Provision Statement as
set out in Appendix H.
3.7 That the key factors and information relating to
and affecting treasury management activities set out in Appendices E, F, and I be
noted.
Recorded Vote
Title | Type | Recorded Vote text | Result |
To Vote on Recommendations 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, and 3.7 as detailed in report BC/20/26 |
Resolution |
That the following be approved:
3.1
The Joint Capital Strategy for 2021/22, including the Prudential
Indicators, as set out in Appendix A.
3.2
The Joint Investment Strategy for 2021/22, as set out in Appendix
B.
3.3
The Joint Treasury Management Strategy for 2021/22, including the
Joint Annual Investment Strategy as set out in Appendix
C.
3.4
The Joint Treasury Management Indicators as set out in Appendix
D.
3.5
The Joint Treasury Management Policy Statement as set out in
Appendix G.
3.6
The Joint Minimum Revenue Provision Statement as set out in
Appendix H.
3.7
That the key factors and information relating to and affecting
treasury management activities set out in Appendices E, F, and I be
noted.
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Carried
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63. |
COUNCILLOR APPOINTMENTS
Minutes:
63. There
were no Councillor Appointments.
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64. |
MOTION ON NOTICE
To consider the Motion on Notice received from
Councillor Cresswell:
That
this council does not have faith in the leadership of John Ward and
asks that he resigns with immediate effect.
Proposer: Cllr Trevor Cresswell
Seconder: Cllr Allison Owen
Minutes:
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To Vote on Motion received from from Councillor Cresswell - That this Council does not have faith in the leadership of John Ward and asks that he resigns with immediate effect. |
Resolution |
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Rejected
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