(Public Pack)Agenda Document for Council, 13/12/2016 16:00
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Public Document Pack Department of Legal and Democratic Services Members of Council Committee Secretariat City Hall Bradford BD1 1HY Tel: 01274 432435 Contact: Adrian Tumber Email: [email protected] Your Ref: AT/Council Date: 5 December 2016 Dear Councillor MEETING OF COUNCIL – TUESDAY, 13 DECEMBER 2016 You are requested to attend the meeting of the Council to be held in the Council Chamber - City Hall, Bradford, City Hall, Bradford, on Tuesday, 13 December 2016 at 4.00 pm The agenda for the meeting is set out overleaf. Yours sincerely Parveen Akhtar City Solicitor Notes: This agenda can be made available in Braille, large print or tape format. The taking of photographs, filming and sound recording of the meeting is allowed except if Councillors vote to exclude the public to discuss confidential matters covered by Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. Recording activity should be respectful to the conduct of the meeting and behaviour that disrupts the meeting (such as oral commentary) will not be permitted. Anyone attending the meeting who wishes to record or film the meeting's proceedings is advised to liaise with the Agenda Contact who will provide guidance and ensure that any necessary arrangements are in place. Those present at the meeting should be aware that they may be filmed or sound recorded. The Council's Fire Bell and Evacuation Procedure requires people to leave the building in an orderly fashion by the nearest exit, should the fire alarm sound. No one will be allowed to stay or return until the building has been checked. Members are reminded that under the Members’ Code of Conduct, they must register within 28 days any changes to their financial and other interests and notify the Monitoring Officer of any gift or hospitality received. AGENDA A. PROCEDURAL ITEMS 1. DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST (Members Code of Conduct - Part 4A of the Constitution) To receive disclosures of interests from members and co-opted members on matters to be considered at the meeting. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest. An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting. Notes: (1) Members may remain in the meeting and take part fully in discussion and voting unless the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest or an interest which the Member feels would call into question their compliance with the wider principles set out in the Code of Conduct. Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner. (2) Members in arrears of Council Tax by more than two months must not vote in decisions on, or which might affect, budget calculations, and must disclose at the meeting that this restriction applies to them. A failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence under section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. (3) Members are also welcome to disclose interests which are not disclosable pecuniary interests but which they consider should be made in the interest of clarity. (4) Officers must disclose interests in accordance with Council Standing Order 44. 2. MINUTES Recommended – That the minutes of the meeting held on 18 October 2016 be signed as a correct record (previously circulated). (Adrian Tumber – 01274 432435) 3. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE 4. WRITTEN ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE LORD MAYOR (Standing Order 4) (To be circulated before the meeting). 5. INSPECTION OF REPORTS AND BACKGROUND PAPERS (Access to Information Procedure Rules – Part 3B of the Constitution) Reports and background papers for agenda items may be inspected by contacting the person shown after each agenda item. Certain reports and background papers may be restricted. Any request to remove the restriction on a report or background paper should be made to the relevant Strategic Director or Assistant Director whose name is shown on the front page of the report. If that request is refused, there is a right of appeal to this meeting. Please contact the officer shown below in advance of the meeting if you wish to appeal. (Adrian Tumber - 01274 432435) B. BUSINESS ITEMS 6. PETITIONS (Standing Order 11) To consider up to five requests for the Council to receive petitions in accordance with Standing Orders. Ward (i) Kershaw Street, New Lane and Raglan Terrace, Laisterdyke – Request for closure of side road by means of bollards Bradford Moor (ii) Rowan Avenue, Thornbury – Request for parking permits and traffic issues Bradford Moor (iii) Objecting to increased car parking charges in the Ian Clough Hall and the Grove car parks Baildon (iv) Closure of Queensbury Swimming Pool Queensbury (v) Council support for physical access for people with disabilities all Wards (Palbinder Sandhu – 01274 432269) 7. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME (Standing Order 13) There are no public questions. (Palbinder Sandhu – 01274 432269) 8. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES AND JOINT COMMITTEES (Standing Order 4) To consider any motions (i) to appoint members to a Committee or a Joint Committee; or (ii) to appoint Chairs or Deputy Chairs of Committees (excluding Area Committees). 9. REPORT BY THE LEADER OF COUNCIL A written report by the Leader of Council giving an update on key issues will be circulated before the start of the meeting. There shall be a period of up to 15 minutes during which any Member of Council may ask the Leader of the Council (or a Member of the Council nominated by the Leader) a question on any matter arising out of the written report. 10. MEMBER QUESTION TIME (Standing Order 12) To deal with supplementary questions arising from the attached questions of which written notice has been given. Notes: (i) Answers to written questions shall be circulated at the commencement of the meeting. (ii) The Lord Mayor will have regard to the list of questions and the political composition of the Council in calling on Members to put their supplementary question to the Leader of Council and Portfolio Holders. (iii) A period of up to 30 minutes shall be available for supplementary questions to Members of the Executive. QUESTIONS TO MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE 1. Councillor Wainwright Bradford Council like many in the former industrial heartlands across northern Britain is faced with massive cuts in funding from the Conservative Government and in particular very severe pressures on social care budgets. What assistance have the two Conservative MPs, Davies and Hopkins, given to this Council by lobbying their government for funding to ease the pressure on the ever decreasing funds available for much needed services? 2. Councillor Cooke How many times since the floods of Boxing Day 2015, has the Leader of Council and/or the relevant Portfolio Holder met with the Environment Agency, to discuss flooding and the mitigation of flood risk in the Bradford District? 3. Councillor Nicola Pollard To ask the Portfolio Holder for Education, Skills and Culture - How many Primary Schools in the Bradford District are taking part in the ‘Daily Mile Challenge’ and what is the Council doing to encourage participation? 4. Councillor Swallow Could the Portfolio Holder please state whether the numbers of homeless people sleeping rough across our District increased significantly over the last 6 years, how many people are currently sleeping rough and what is the strategy or solution to ensure that these people are taken care of and given safe, warm, clean places to stay? 5. Councillor Farley Can the Portfolio Holder advise what the impact of the government’s new national schools funding formula is going to be on the Bradford District? 6. Councillor Davies Can the Portfolio Holder for Childrens’ Services confirm whether the Council has plans to follow the example of Wirral Council who managed to secure an additional £725,000 in funding for local schools through automating the process for pupil premium registration? 7. Councillor Swallow Could the Leader please advise what the impact of the Chancellor’s autumn statement will be on the people of this District? Will we see more jobs and opportunities or more people desperate for help being let down? 8. Councillor Pullen When planning consent is pending certain conditions being met, and the build is completed without the said conditions being met, what redress does the council undertake to put matters right? 9. Councillor Poulsen Given that long term flood protection and mitigation measures remain under development, can the Leader and/or Portfolio Holder advise what has been done to support and encourage readiness for residents and businesses in places at risk of flooding? 10. Councillor Engel Where there is evidence that a school has failed in its duty to properly support a pupil experiencing emotional or mental health difficulties, what can, does and will this authority do to address the problem, and how is this affected by the fragmented nature of our schools estate? 11. Councillor Jeanette Sunderland Can the Portfolio Holder for Neighbourhoods and Community Safety advise Members of the cost to a private organisation of having an individual Police Officer attend an event for 8 hours including evenings and does the Portfolio Holder think that organisers of events on private land should pay these costs? 12. Councillor Farley Will the portfolio holder please give an update on our district’s Local Plan Core Strategy which was put on hold by the government due to representations from Philip Davies MP after the plan was approved by the planning inspector? 13. Councillor Cooke As the Environment Agency is consulting on significant changes in demaining rivers has the Council made representations to the Agency’s consultation on these changes and what plans are in place to meet the costs of any changes to Bradford as a Local Flood Authority? 14. Councillor Abid Hussain Bradford is a diverse city and we must ensure life opportunities for all whatever their background or circumstances.