Agenda item

To consider the following Notices of Motion under Standing Order 11:

 

A – Motions referred from the Executive in accordance with Standing Order 11(a)(i)(copies of the relevant report to the Executive are attachedand an extract from the Executive minutes will be circulated at the meeting)

 

(i)         From Cllr Scott

“Council instructs Council officers as a matter of urgency to seek to retain the option of a pool on the Kent Street site.  To enable the re-provision of a pool on the site this Council asks

a)   That officers take no active steps to promote the sale of the site, save as might be required by law;

b)   That officers enter into negotiations to withdraw from the agreed sale.

c)   The £2m funding currently earmarked for a University Pool to be retained by the Council for pump priming a pool development at the Kent Street site or other appropriate city centre location.

d)            Officers provide a report which examines alternative design solutions for a replacement pool including examining

i)      whether an agreement can be reached with the car park owner for car parking facilities to provide the customer parking off the coach park site, or

ii)   the possible release of the end bay of the car park, and

iii)  the redesigning of the previously proposed pool etc to provide front servicing to remove the need for the access road to the back.”

 

B – Motions submitted for consideration directly by Council, in accordance with Standing Orders 11(a)(ii)

 

(ii)        From Cllr SF Galloway

            “Council:

a)     Notes the publication of the important Future York report on the economic well being of the City

b)     Places on record its thanks to Christopher Garnett and the other members of the Future York Group for the time that they have invested and the quality and depth of the report that they have produced.

c)      Welcomes the underlying conclusion of the report which is an endorsement of the economic strategy that has been pursued by the Council on behalf of the City for the last few years

d)     Urges residents and local businesses to consider and make their views known on the recommendations made in the report so that when the Council comes to consider its reaction, it can do so confident that, any refinements which may be necessary to the City’s economic strategy, will have the support of the local community.”

 

(iii)       From Cllr Orrell

a)     “Council extends a welcome to the new Chief Constable Graham Maxwell and looks forward to further cementing the constructive partnership with his staff which has led to  significant reductions in crime levels in our City over the last 2 years.

b)      Whilst Council recognises the financial pressures being felt by many public agencies including the Police, it would be deeply concerned if any reduction in “front line” neighbourhood or reactive policing resources were advocated as a way of tackling any budget deficit.

c)      Council looks forward to discussing with the new Chief Constable how it may cooperate in addressing some of the more intractable issues in the City including the levels of violent crime, traffic speeds & anti social behaviour generally  together with the causes, consequences and possible remedies for drug and alcohol abuse.”

 

(iv)       From Cllr Potter

           

"The York Older People's Assembly, a registered charity representing the majority of York citizens over 50, call upon the City of York Council to urgently consider a grant of £6,000 so as to add to monies received by the Assembly from the North Yorkshire & York Primary Care Trust.

 

This will enable the Assembly is able to employ a part-time member of staff for 16 hours per week at Scale 4 (Local Government scales).

 

This will allow the Assembly to: -

1) Expand its contacts with older people in their own settings.

2) Aid its applications for alternative funding sources.

3) Embed and extend current work plans.

4) Ensure that it remains the key representative body for older people in the City of York Council area.

5) Be the key City of York Council focus of consultation with older people in the City.

6) Ensure Council services meet the needs of its older citizens.”

 

(v)        From Cllr Galvin

            “That an additional Council Meeting be held at or around the end of July to enable any Council business to be dealt with effectively between the current June and October cycles.”

In accordance with Standing Order 11, five notices of motion had been received:

 

(i)         Provision of a Swimming Pool on the Kent Street Site

 

This motion had been referred from the Executive in accordance with Standing Order 11(a)(i):

 

“Council instructs Council officers as a matter of urgency to seek to retain the option of a pool on the Kent Street site.  To enable the re-provision of a pool on the site this Council asks

a)   That officers take no active steps to promote the sale of the site, save as might be required by law;

b)   That officers enter into negotiations to withdraw from the agreed sale.

c)   The £2m funding currently earmarked for a University Pool to be retained by the Council for pump priming a pool development at the Kent Street site or other appropriate city centre location.

d)   Officers provide a report which examines alternative design solutions for a replacement pool including examining

i)    whether an agreement can be reached with the car park owner for car parking facilities to provide the customer parking off the coach park site, or

ii)   the possible release of the end bay of the car park, and

iii)  the redesigning of the previously proposed pool etc to provide front servicing to remove the need for the access road to the back.”

 

As proposer of the motion, Cllr Scott put forward an amendment with Council’s consent:

 

“Delete wording from ‘retain the option of a pool’ to ‘this Council’ and replace with ‘provide the options for a City Centre Pool and’.

 

On point a) to add ‘To preserve all options’ at the beginning and delete the word ‘That’.

 

To delete points b) and d) and re-label point c) as new point b).

 

To add a new point c) to read, ‘A further report be provided outlining possible options on sites, including the Kent Street site and all necessary design and redesign options for a any proposed building, and this be included in the Leisure Review already commissioned.’”

 

The amended motion was then moved by Cllr Scott, and seconded by Cllr Potter:

 

“Council instructs Council Officers as a matter of urgency to seek to provide the options  for  a City Centre Pool and asks:

 a) To preserve all options officers should take no active steps to promote the sale of the site, save as might be required by law

 b) The £2m funding currently earmarked for a University Pool to be retained by the Council for pump priming a pool development at the Kent Street site or other appropriate City Centre location.

c) A further report be provided outlining possible options on sites, including the Kent Street site and all necessary design and redesign options for a any proposed building, and this be included in the Leisure Review already commissioned.”

 

Cllr Gillies then moved, and Cllr Galvin seconded, a further amendment to the above motion, as follows:

 

“To insert the words ‘County Standard Swimming’ before ‘Pool’ in the first sentence.

 

To delete point a) and re-label subsequent points.

 

To delete all wording in point b) after the word ‘Council’ and replace it with ‘for future swimming provision’.

 

To delete the words ‘including the Kent Street site’ from point c).”

 

On being put to the vote, the further amendment was declared CARRIED.

 

The motion, as amended, now read as follows:

 

“Council instructs Council Officers as a matter of urgency to seek to provide the options  for  a City Centre County Standard Pool and asks:

a ) The £2m funding currently earmarked for a University Pool to be retained by the Council for future swimming provision.

b) A further report be provided outlining possible options on sites and all necessary design and redesign options for a any proposed building, and this be included in the Leisure Review already commissioned.”

 

The amended motion was put to the vote and declared CARRIED and it was

 

RESOLVED:That the above notice of motion, as amended, be approved.

 

(ii)        Report of the Future York Group

 

It was moved by Cllr Steve Galloway and seconded by Cllr Jamieson-Ball that:

 

“Council:

a)     Notes the publication of the important Future York report on the economic well being of the City

b)     Places on record its thanks to Christopher Garnett and the other members of the Future York Group for the time that they have invested and the quality and depth of the report that they have produced.

c)      Welcomes the underlying conclusion of the report which is an endorsement of the economic strategy that has been pursued by the Council on behalf of the City for the last few years

d)   Urges residents and local businesses to consider and make their views known on the recommendations made in the report so that when the Council comes to consider its reaction, it can do so confident that, any refinements which may be necessary to the City’s economic strategy, will have the support of the local community.”

 

Cllr Bennett then moved, and Cllr Gillies seconded, the first amendment to the above motion, as follows:

 

“On paragraph c) delete all of the words after ‘report’ and insert the following

‘in particular the comments expressed in support of the dual carriageway of the A1237 (Northern Ring Road)’”.

 

On being put to the vote, the first amendment was declared CARRIED.

 

The motion, as amended, now read as follows:

 

“Council:

a)     Notes the publication of the important Future York report on the economic well being of the City

b)     Places on record its thanks to Christopher Garnett and the other members of the Future York Group for the time that they have invested and the quality and depth of the report that they have produced.

c)      Welcomes the underlying conclusion of the report in particular the comments expressed in support of the dual carriageway of the A1237 (Northern Ring Road).

d)     Urges residents and local businesses to consider and make their views known on the recommendations made in the report so that when the Council comes to consider its reaction, it can do so confident that, any refinements which may be necessary to the City’s economic strategy, will have the support of the local community.”

 

Cllr Scott then moved, and Cllr Looker seconded, the second amendment to the above motion, as follows:

 

“Paragraph c) add ‘and the assessment of York’s economy by Yorkshire Forward’.

 

Add a new paragraph at e)

‘e) instructs the Chief Executive to provide an urgent report to Council which examines how best this Council can

i)                    respond to the challenges set by the Report;

ii)                  implement its recommendations; and

provide a timetable for actions by the Council’.”

 

On being put to the vote, the second amendment was declared CARRIED.

 

The motion, as amended, now read as follows:

 

“Council:

a)     Notes the publication of the important Future York report on the economic well being of the City

b)     Places on record its thanks to Christopher Garnett and the other members of the Future York Group for the time that they have invested and the quality and depth of the report that they have produced.

c)      Welcomes the underlying conclusion of the report in particular the comments expressed in support of the dual carriageway of the A1237 (Northern Ring Road) and the assessment of York’s economy by Yorkshire Forward.

d)     Urges residents and local businesses to consider and make their views known on the recommendations made in the report so that when the Council comes to consider its reaction, it can do so confident that, any refinements which may be necessary to the City’s economic strategy, will have the support of the local community.

d)     Instructs the Chief Executive to provide an urgent report to Council which examines how best this Council can

i)   respond to the challenges set by the Report;

ii)  implement its recommendations; and

provide a timetable for actions by the Council.”

 

Cllr D’Agorne then moved, and Cllr Taylor seconded, the third amendment to the above motion, as follows:

 

“Add an additional point at the end:

 ‘resolves to assess the recommendations of the report over the next six months using the carbon footprinting tool to enable the city to balance these against the planned climate change strategy.’”

 

On being put to the vote, the third amendment was declared CARRIED.

 

The motion, as amended, now read as follows:

 

“Council:

a)     Notes the publication of the important Future York report on the economic well being of the City

b)     Places on record its thanks to Christopher Garnett and the other members of the Future York Group for the time that they have invested and the quality and depth of the report that they have produced.

c)      Welcomes the underlying conclusion of the report in particular the comments expressed in support of the dual carriageway of the A1237 (Northern Ring Road) and the assessment of York’s economy by Yorkshire Forward.

d)  Urges residents and local businesses to consider and make their views known on the recommendations made in the report so that when the Council comes to consider its reaction, it can do so confident that, any refinements which may be necessary to the City’s economic strategy, will have the support of the local community.

a)     Instructs the Chief Executive to provide an urgent report to Council which examines how best this Council can

i)   respond to the challenges set by the Report;

ii)  implement its recommendations; and

provide a timetable for actions by the Council.

f)      Resolves to assess the recommendations of the report over the next six months using the carbon footprinting tool to enable the city to balance these against the planned climate change strategy.”

 

The amended motion was put to the vote and declared CARRIED and it was

 

RESOLVED: That the above notice of motion, as amended, be approved.

 

(iii)       Policing in York

 

It was moved by Cllr Orrell and seconded by Cllr Kirk that:

 

a)     “Council extends a welcome to the new Chief Constable Graham Maxwell and looks forward to further cementing the constructive partnership with his staff which has led to  significant reductions in crime levels in our City over the last 2 years.

b)   Whilst Council recognises the financial pressures being felt by many public agencies including the Police, it would be deeply concerned if any reduction in “front line” neighbourhood or reactive policing resources were advocated as a way of tackling any budget deficit.

c)   Council looks forward to discussing with the new Chief Constable how it may cooperate in addressing some of the more intractable issues in the City including the levels of violent crime, traffic speeds & anti social behaviour generally together with the causes, consequences and possible remedies for drug and alcohol abuse.”

 

The motion was put to the vote and declared CARRIED and it was

 

RESOLVED: That the above notice of motion be approved.

 

(iv)       Funding of the York Older People’s Assembly

 

It was moved by Cllr Potter and seconded by Cllr Fraser that:

 

"The York Older People's Assembly, a registered charity representing the majority of York citizens over 50, call upon the City of York Council to urgently consider a grant of £6,000 so as to add to monies received by the Assembly from the North Yorkshire & York Primary Care Trust.

 

This will enable the Assembly is able to employ a part-time member of staff for 16 hours per week at Scale 4 (Local Government scales).

 

This will allow the Assembly to: -

1) Expand its contacts with older people in their own settings.

2) Aid its applications for alternative funding sources.

3) Embed and extend current work plans.

4) Ensure that it remains the key representative body for older people in the City of York Council area.

5) Be the key City of York Council focus of consultation with older people in the City.

6) Ensure Council services meet the needs of its older citizens.”

 

Cllr Steve Galloway then moved, and Cllr Aspden seconded, an amendment to the above motion, as follows:

 

“Add at the end of the motion the following words:

 

‘Council resolves to consider  the request of the Older Persons Assembly, together with grant applications from other bodies, as part of the 2008/09 budget build process.’”

 

On being put to the vote, the amendment was declared CARRIED.

 

The motion, as amended, now read as follows:

 

"The York Older People's Assembly, a registered charity representing the majority of York citizens over 50, call upon the City of York Council to urgently consider a grant of £6,000 so as to add to monies received by the Assembly from the North Yorkshire & York Primary Care Trust.

 

This will enable the Assembly is able to employ a part-time member of staff for 16 hours per week at Scale 4 (Local Government scales).

 

This will allow the Assembly to: -

1) Expand its contacts with older people in their own settings.

2) Aid its applications for alternative funding sources.

3) Embed and extend current work plans.

4) Ensure that it remains the key representative body for older people in the City of York Council area.

5) Be the key City of York Council focus of consultation with older people in the City.

6) Ensure Council services meet the needs of its older citizens.”

 

Council resolves to consider  the request of the Older Persons Assembly, together with grant applications from other bodies, as part of the 2008/09 budget build process.”

 

The amended motion was put to the vote and declared CARRIED and it was

 

RESOLVED: That the above notice of motion, as amended, be approved.

 

(v)        Holding an Additional Council Meeting in July

 

It was moved by Cllr Galvin and seconded by Cllr Healey that:

 

“That an additional Council Meeting be held at or around the end of July to enable any Council business to be dealt with effectively between the current June and October cycles.”

 

The motion was put to the vote and declared LOST and it was

 

RESOLVED: That the above notice of motion not be approved.