(Public Pack)Agenda Document for Council, 08/12/2020 14:00
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Public Document Pack Agenda Council Time and Date 2.00 pm on Tuesday, 8th December, 2020 Place This meeting will be held remotely. The meeting can be viewed live by pasting this link into your browser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gSCLeLs5lc&feature=youtu.be 1. Apologies 2. Minutes of the Meeting held on 20 October 2020 (Pages 5 - 12) 3. Exclusion of the Press and Public To consider whether to exclude the press and public for the item of private business for the reasons shown in the report. 4. Correspondence and Announcements of the Lord Mayor 5. Petitions 6. Declarations of Interest Matters Left for Determination by the City Council/Recommendations for the City Council It is anticipated that the following matters will be referred as Recommendations. The reports are attached. The relevant Recommendations will be circulated separately 7. Audit and Procurement Committee Annual Report 2019-20 (Pages 13 - 18) From the Audit and Procurement Committee, 30 November 2020 8. Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme - CCC Public Building Energy Efficiency Retrofit (Pages 19 - 30) From the Cabinet, 1 December 2020 9. Review of Local Plan (Pages 31 - 40) From the Cabinet, 1 December 2020 Page 1 10. Surrender of Lease on Premises in Upper Precinct, Coventry (Pages 41 - 50) From the Cabinet, 1 December 2020 Items for Consideration 11. Recommendation of Ethics Committee Following Code of Conduct Hearing (Pages 51 - 60) Report of the Director of Law and Governance 12. Review of Members' Allowances Scheme (Pages 61 - 74) Report of the Director of Law and Governance 13. Adoption of Definitions of Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia (Pages 75 - 84) Report of the Director of Law and Governance 14. UK City of Peace and Reconciliation (Pages 85 - 92) Report of the Director of Law and Governance 15. Appointment to Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Pages 93 - 96) Report of the Director of Law and Governance Other matters 16. Question Time 16.1 Written Question – Booklet 1 (Pages 97 - 100) 16.2 Oral Questions to Chairs of Scrutiny Boards/Chair of Scrutiny Co- ordination Committee 16.3 Oral Questions to Chairs of other meetings 16.4 Oral Questions to Representatives on Outside Bodies 16.5 Oral Questions to Cabinet Members and Deputy Cabinet Members on any matter 17. Statements 18. Debates 18.1 To be moved by Councillor G Ridley and seconded by Councillor T Sawdon “This council welcomes the government's decision to introduce a cap on exit fees paid to staff in local government.” Page 2 18.2 To be moved by Councillor B Gittins and seconded by Councillor L Kelly “This Council condemns the Government’s stance on a pay freeze on Public Sector Workers pay. Throughout this pandemic, those employed in the Public Sector have worked tirelessly to keep the Country running. The teachers, the care workers, the binmen and other Local Authority workers, Civil Servants, to name but a few, must now pay the price for Government spending on the pandemic. This on top of them paying the price for the 10 years of the Government Austerity Programme. This Council calls upon the Government to reverse their decision on Public Sector pay, and give Public Sector Workers a fair, decent and fully funded increase to reflect the contribution they made during this time of crisis.” Private Reports It is anticipated that the following matter will be referred as a Recommendation from Cabinet, 1 December 2020. The report is attached. The relevant Recommendations will be circulated separately 19. Surrender of Lease on Premises in Upper Precinct, Coventry (Pages 101 - 110) Listing Officer: A Hunt, Tel: 024 7697 6853 Additional document: Procedure Note Additional document: Recommendation Minutes Additional document: Answers to Written Questions Julie Newman, Director of Law and Governance, Council House Coventry Monday, 30 November 2020 Note: The person to contact about the agenda and documents for this meeting is Carolyn Sinclair/Suzanne Bennett 024 7697 2303 / 2299 Membership: Councillors F Abbott, N Akhtar, P Akhtar, M Ali, R Ali, A Andrews, R Auluck, R Bailey, L Bigham, J Birdi, J Blundell, R Brown, K Caan, J Clifford, G Duggins, B Gittins, L Harvard, G Hayre, M Heaven, P Hetherton, J Innes, T Jandu, B Kaur, L Kelly, T Khan, AS Khan, R Lakha, R Lancaster, M Lapsa, J Lepoidevin, G Lloyd, A Lucas (Chair), P Male, K Maton, T Mayer, J McNicholas (Deputy Chair), C Miks, J Mutton, M Mutton, J O'Boyle, G Ridley, E Ruane, K Sandhu, T Sawdon, Page 3 P Seaman, B Singh, R Singh, D Skinner, R Thay, C Thomas, S Walsh, D Welsh and G Williams If you require a British Sign Language interpreter for this meeting OR it you would like this information in another format or language please contact us. Carolyn Sinclair/Suzanne Bennett 024 7697 2303 / 2299 Page 4 Agenda Item 2 Coventry City Council Minutes of the Remote Meeting of Council held at 2.00 pm on Tuesday, 20 October 2020 Present: Members: Councillor A Lucas (Chair) Councillor F Abbott Councillor R Lakha Councillor N Akhtar Councillor R Lancaster Councillor P Akhtar Councillor M Lapsa Councillor M Ali Councillor G Lloyd Councillor R Ali Councillor P Male Councillor A Andrews Councillor K Maton Councillor R Auluck Councillor T Mayer Councillor R Bailey Councillor J McNicholas Councillor L Bigham Councillor C Miks Councillor J Birdi Councillor J Mutton Councillor J Blundell Councillor M Mutton Councillor R Brown Councillor J O'Boyle Councillor K Caan Councillor G Ridley Councillor J Clifford Councillor E Ruane Councillor G Duggins Councillor K Sandhu Councillor B Gittins Councillor T Sawdon Councillor L Harvard Councillor P Seaman Councillor G Hayre Councillor B Singh Councillor M Heaven Councillor R Singh Councillor P Hetherton Councillor D Skinner Councillor J Innes Councillor R Thay Councillor T Jandu Councillor C Thomas Councillor B Kaur Councillor S Walsh Councillor L Kelly Councillor D Welsh Councillor T Khan Councillor G Williams Councillor AS Khan Apologies: Councillor J Lepoidevin Honorary Alderman M Hammon Public Business 35. Minutes of the meeting held on 8 September, 2020 The minutes of the meeting held on 8 September 2020 were agreed as a true record. 36. Correspondence and Announcements of the Lord Mayor Birthday Honours The Lord Mayor referred to the awards made to the following people associated with City in the recent Queen’s Birthday Honours List: – 1 – Page 5 - OBE: To Professor Ramesh Arasaradnam, an honorary clinical academic and consultant gastroenterologist in Coventry, for his dedication to patient care, education and clinical research during the COVID-19 pandemic. - CBE: To Peter Barnett, Coventry City Council Officer, for services to refugees in Coventry. - OBE: To Professor Debra Bick, Professor of Clinical Trials in Maternal Health at Warwick University for services to Midwifery - MBE: To Rosemarie Brady and Patricia Griffiths, co-founders of the Coventry Resource Centre for the Blind for services to visually impaired people. - OBE: To Rosemary Drinkwater for services to higher education, innovation and enterprise in the West Midlands. - MBE: To Carmel McCalmont, a celebrated midwife who has dedicated almost 40 years to helping expectant mothers and students across the Midlands, for services to midwifery. - MBE: To Anna McGee for services to homeless people in the City. - MBE: To Judith Oliver JP, from Warwickshire, for services to justice, for her part as a member of the Youth Referral Panel in Coventry and serving as a magistrate. - OBE: To Barbara Tudor, who works with victims for the National Probation Service, for services to victims of crime. Members paid tribute to the recipients and Council noted that a letter of congratulations has been sent to all of the recipients, on behalf of the City Council. 37. Petitions RESOLVED that the following petitions be referred to the appropriate City Council bodies: (a) The residents of St Thomas Court and business owners in Queens Road are concerned about the huge increase in anti-social behaviour in the area and request the City Council, West Midlands Police and registered social landlords to draw up an action plan for this area which will tackle these growing problems; 34 signatures presented by Councillor N Akhtar. (b) Residents concerned about the safety of pedestrians and property at Malmesbury Road/Charlcote Road request a review to be undertaken to explore possible parking options using part of green space, to – 2 – Page 6 remove vehicles off road and to give safe crossing area for pedestrians; 7 signatures presented by Councillor R Lancaster. 38. Declarations of Interest There were no declarations of interest. 39. Annual Report of the Ethics Committee 2019-20 Further to Minute 10 of the Ethics Committee, the City Council considered a report of the Director of Law and Governance setting out the work of the Committee over the last Municipal Year. RESOLVED that the City Council notes the Annual Report of the Ethics Committee. 40. Scrutiny Annual Report 2019/2020 Further to Minute 22 of the Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee, the City Council considered the Scrutiny Annual Report 2019-20. RESOLVED that the City Council notes the Scrutiny Annual Report 2019- 2020. 41. Contingency & Recovery Plan 2020/21 (Youth Justice Plan) Further to Minute 34 of the Cabinet, the City Council considered a report of the Director of Children’s Services which sought endorsement to The Coventry Youth Offending Service (CYOS) Contingency and Recovery Plan. The Youth Justice Board (YJB), in recognition of the unprecedented circumstances and challenges created by Covid 19, removed the expectation and grant condition that youth offending teams submit a standard Youth Justice Plan. The new grant condition, notified to Youth Offending Teams (YOTS) on 7 April 2020, was that each service must submit a Covid 19 Contingency and Recovery Plan by 30 April 2020, which was done.