Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

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No. Item

94.

Calling to Order of the Meeting

The meeting of the Council will be called to order to receive Her Worship The Mayor and Deputy Mayor.

Minutes:

The meeting of the Council was called to order to receive Her Worship the Mayor.

 

A minute’s silence was observed in memory of the late former Councillor Gordon Kavanagh.

95.

Apologies for Absence

To receive apologies for absence from Members to determine the quorum of the meeting in accordance with Rule 7 of Part 4 of the Constitution.

Minutes:

An apology for absence was received from Councillors R F Eaton, Mrs L Eaton JP, Ms C D Kozlowski and Mrs H E Loydall.

96.

Declarations of Interest

Members are reminded that any declaration of interest should be made having regard to the Members’ Code of Conduct. In particular, Members must make clear the nature of the interest and whether it is 'pecuniary' or ‘non-pecuniary'.

Minutes:

In relation to item 6a of the agenda, the Monitoring Officer advised that although a number of Members were currently in receipt of the State Pension, this did not constitute an interest greater than would apply to any other recipient, therefore this did not preclude them from taking part in debating the item or voting thereon.

97.

Minutes of Previous Meeting(s)

To read, confirm and sign the minutes of previous meetings in accordance with Rule 19 of Part 4 of the Constitution.

Minutes:

By affirmation of the meeting, it was

 

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT:

 

The minutes of the previous meetings held on 30 March 2021 and 13 July 2021 be taken as read, confirmed and signed.

97a.

Tuesday, 30 March 2021, 6:00 pm (Extraordinary) pdf icon PDF 180 KB

97b.

Tuesday, 30 March 2021, 7:00 pm pdf icon PDF 208 KB

97c.

Tuesday, 13 July 2021 pdf icon PDF 178 KB

98.

Action List Arising from the Previous Meeting

There was no Action List arising from the previous meeting.

Minutes:

There was no Action List arising from the previous meeting.

99.

Motions on Notice

To consider any Motions on Notice in accordance with Rule 14 of Part 4 of the Constitution.

99a.

Suspension of State Pension Triple Lock pdf icon PDF 142 KB

Minutes:

The Council gave consideration to the motion as set out on page 16 of the agenda, proposed by Councillor M H Charlesworth and seconded by Mrs L M Broadley.

 

Following a debate the motion was put to the vote and carried unanimously.

99b.

Funding of Car Parks pdf icon PDF 48 KB

Minutes:

The Council gave consideration to the motion as set out on page 17 of the agenda, proposed by Mrs L M Broadley and seconded by M H Charlesworth.

 

Following a debate the motion was put to the vote and carried.

 

Votes For:                 20

Votes Against:         0

Abstentions:            2

100.

Petitions, Deputations and Questions

To receive any Petitions, Deputations and, or, to answer any Questions by Members or the Public in accordance with Rule(s) 11, 12, 13 and 10 of Part 4 of the Constitution and the Petitions Procedure Rules respectively.

Minutes:

None.

101.

Mayor's Announcements

To receive any announcements from the Mayor in accordance with Rule 2 of Part 4 of the Constitution.

101a.

Official Mayoral / Deputy Mayoral Engagements pdf icon PDF 180 KB

Minutes:

By affirmation of the meeting, it was:

 

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT:

 

The list of Official Engagements attended by The Mayor and/or Deputy Mayor be noted.

102.

Leader's Statement

To receive any statement from the Leader of the Council in accordance with Article 2.9.2(ii) of Part 2 of the Constitution.

Minutes:

The Leader of the Council presented a Statement outlining his recent work, the administration’s plans and an overview of recent decisions taken since the previous meeting of the Council.

 

The Leader requested that his gratitude to the Council’s staff for their resilience in continuing to deliver services uninterrupted in spite of ongoing national and local pressures be placed on record.

 

It was confirmed that an additional meeting of the Policy, Finance & Development Committee will be convened on Tuesday 16 November to allow Members early involvement in the 2022/23 budget planning process.

 

It was further confirmed that the revised scheme of car parking charges will commence in the Borough on Monday 1 November 2021.

103.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

The press and public are likely to be excluded from the remainder of the meeting in accordance with Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (Exempt Information) during consideration of the item(s) below on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in the respective paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act and, in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exempt item(s) outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

Minutes:

By affirmation of the meeting it was

 

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT:

 

The press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting in accordance with Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (Exempt Information) during consideration of the items below on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in the respective paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act and, in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exempt item(s) outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

104.

Leicestershire Building Control Partnership - Delegated Service [Exempt]

Report of the Head of The Built Environment.

Minutes:

The Council were advised by The Head of The Built Environment that since the publication of the exempt report on pages 19 – 50 of the private agenda reports pack, further information had subsequently come to light which required additional work to be undertaken by Officers.

 

By affirmation of the meeting it was

 

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT:

 

The item be deferred to the next meeting of Full Council on 21 December 2021.

105.

Development Opportunities Update [Exempt]

Report of the Head of The Built Environment.

Minutes:

Councillor G A Boulter left the room at 20:15 and returned at 20:23. Advice was provided by the Monitoring Officer that as Councillor Boulter was not present for the entirety of the debate, he would not be permitted to take part in the vote thereon.

 

The Council gave consideration to the exempt report as set out on pages 51 – 63 of the private agenda reports pack. A paper containing a number of minor amendments to the published recommendations was tabled at the commencement of the debate.

 

The recommendations, as amended, were moved en bloc by The Leader of The Council, seconded by L A Bentley and it was

 

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT:

 

The recommendations, as amended, be approved.

106.

Capital Programme Budget Update Report (2021/22) [Exempt]

Report of the Head of Finance / Acting Section 151 Officer.

Minutes:

The Council gave consideration to the exempt report as set out on pages 64 – 72 of the private agenda reports pack.

 

It was moved by The Leader of the Council, seconded by Councillor K J Loydall JP and

 

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT:

 

The updated 2021/22 Capital Programme Budget for New Schemes be approved.

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