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Council Agenda Date Thursday 21 February 2019 Members of the Council Mrs J Leggett Mrs K A Vincent (Chairman) (Vice Chairman) Time 7.00pm Mr A D Adams Miss T E Lodge Mrs C H Bannock Mr I J Mackie Mr D Buck Mr Andrew M Mallett Mr P H Carrick Mrs T M Mancini-Boyle Place Ms S J Catchpole Mr I N Moncur Council Chamber Mr S M Clancy Mr G K Nurden Mrs J K Copplestone Mr F O'Neill Thorpe Lodge Mr S Dunn Mr G Peck Mr J J Emsell Mr A J Proctor 1 Yarmouth Road Mr G Everett Mr V Ray-Mortlock Thorpe St Andrew Mr J F Fisher Mr S Riley Mr R R Foulger Mrs B H Rix Norwich Mr R F Grady Mr D Roper Mrs S C Gurney Mr N C Shaw Mr C Harrison Mr M D Snowling MBE Contact Mr D G Harrison Mr V B Tapp Mrs L H Hempsall Mr S A Vincent Dawn Matthews tel (01603) 430404 Miss J R Keeler Mr D C Ward Mr R J Knowles Mr J M Ward Broadland District Mr B S Kular Mr F Whymark Council Mr T W Landamore Mr D B Willmott Thorpe Lodge Miss S Lawn Mr S D Woodbridge 1 Yarmouth Road Mr K G Leggett MBE Thorpe St Andrew Norwich NR7 0DU E-mail: [email protected] @BDCDemServices Group meetings: Conservative Group Trafford Room (6.00pm) Liberal Democrat Group John Mack Room (6.00pm) 13 February 2019 The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014 Under the above Regulations, any person may take photographs, film and audio-record the proceedings and report on all public meetings. If you do not wish to be filmed / recorded, please notify an officer prior to the start of the meeting. The Council has a protocol, a copy of which will be displayed outside of each meeting room and is available on request. The Chairman will ask if anyone wishes to film / record this meeting A G E N D A Page No 1 Norfolk Constabulary – Presentation / Question /Answer session hosted by Insp. Rob Wicks 2 To receive declarations of interest under Procedural Rule no 8 3 Apologies for absence 4 Minutes 7 – 15 To consider the Minutes of the meeting held on 10 January 2019 5 Matters Arising (if any) 6 Announcements To receive announcements from (1) The Chairman 16 (2) The Vice Chairman (3) The Leader (4) Members of the Cabinet (5) Head of Paid Service 7 Questions from the public To consider any questions received from members of the public in accordance with Procedural Rule 10. 8 Public Speaking To consider representation from the members of the public who have expressed the wish to convey their views on items on this agenda. In accordance with the Constitution a total period of 15 minutes is allowed (each speaker may speak for 3 minutes only) 9 Overview and Scrutiny Committee To receive the non-exempt Minutes of the meetings held on (1) 8 January 2019 17 – 24 (2) 29 January 2019 25 – 30 (3) 5 February 2019 31 – 40 10 Cabinet (1) To receive the Minutes of the meeting held on 15 January 2019 41 – 49 The following items require consideration by Council: Minute no: 82 - Budget and Medium Term Financial Plan 2019-24 [To be dealt with at item 11 below] 42 Minute no: 83 - Joint Five Year Infrastructure Investment Plan 2019-24 to agree the Greater Norwich Joint Five Year Investment Plan and 44 2019/20 Annual Growth Programme and that the cash reserve be reallocated into the Infrastructure Investment Fund to support the 50 – 74 delivery of previously agreed annual growth programmes and support the establishment of a new cash reserve to be forward planned in future versions of this Plan (2) To receive the Decisions of the meeting held on 12 February 2019 75 – 77 [The Minutes of the meeting will follow] 150 – 159 The following items will require consideration by Council: Item no: 4 - Matters Arising – Budget and Medium Term Financial Plan 2019 – 24 to agree the amended Medium Term Financial Plan [To be dealt with at item 11 below] Item no: 9 – Senior Management Recruitment and Appointment 75 Arrangements Consideration of this recommendation will take place at the extra ordinary Council meeting on 28 February 2019 [A copy of the report to Cabinet is attached for information] 78 – 88 Item no:10 - Changes to Council Tax Empty Homes Premium To 75 – 76 consider the recommendations from Cabinet regarding the 89 – 90 addition to the Policy – a copy of the addition is attached 11 Revised Medium Term Financial Plan 2019 – 2024 and Council Tax Resolution 2019/20 (1) To consider a report of the Head of Finance and Revenue Services 91 – 118 together with the budget recommendations from the Cabinet meetings on 15 January 2019 – Minute 82 (page 43) refers and updated at the meeting on 12 February 2019 (amended Medium Term Financial Plan (page 93) and appendices relating to Cabinet recommendations (pages 102 – 118) attached) (2) To consider a report from the Head of Finance & Revenue Services 119 – 127 on the Council Tax Resolution for 2019/20 Note: In accordance with The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, a recorded vote will be taken on all matters relating to the budget and council tax setting. 12 Licensing and Regulatory Committee 128 - 131 To receive the Minutes of the meeting held on 16 January 2019 The following item requires consideration by Council: Minute no 37 - The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 to agree to: (1) delegate authority to the Head of Housing and Environmental Services to appoint authorised inspectors under the Animal Welfare Act 2006; (2) delegate authority to the Head of Housing and Environmental Services to consider appeals against Star Ratings; (3) authorise the Head of Democratic Services and Monitoring Officer to make the consequential amendments to the Constitution. 13 Planning Committee To receive the Decisions from the meetings held on (1) 19 December 2018 132 (2) 9 January 2019 133 - 134 (3) 23 January 2019 135 (4) 6 February 2019 136 14 Audit Committee 137 - 143 To receive the Minutes of the meeting held on 10 January 2018 15 Cycle of Meetings 2019/2020 144 – 148 To consider the cycle of meetings for 2019/2020 16 Questions from Members To consider questions from Members received in accordance with Procedural Rule 12.4. 17 Motions To consider any motions received in accordance with Procedural Rule 13. 18 Changes to Committees/Outside Organisation Appointments To consider any changes proposed by the respective Group Leaders T Holden Managing Director Council Minutes of a meeting of the Council held at Thorpe Lodge, 1 Yarmouth Road, Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich on Thursday 10 January 2019 at 7.00pm when there were present: Mrs J Leggett – Chairman Mr A D Adams Mrs S C Gurney Mr A J Proctor Mrs C H Bannock Mr C Harrison Mr V Ray-Mortlock Mr D Buck Mr D G Harrison Mrs B H Rix Ms S J Catchpole Mr R J Knowles Mr D Roper Mr S M Clancy Mr K G Leggett MBE Mr N C Shaw Mrs J K Copplestone Mr I J Mackie Mr M D Snowling MBE Mr S Dunn Mrs T M Mancini-Boyle Mrs K A Vincent Mr J J Emsell Mr I N Moncur Mr S A Vincent Mr J F Fisher Mr G K Nurden Mr D C Ward Mr R R Foulger Mr S Riley Mr J M Ward Mr R F Grady Mr G Peck Mr F Whymark Also in attendance were the Managing Director, the Deputy Chief Executive, the Head of Finance and Revenue Services, the Head of Democratic Services & Monitoring Officer and the Committee Officer (DM). Members of the public, Council officers and the press also attended the meeting. 83 GEOFFREY GALE Members stood for a minute’s silence in tribute to Mr Geoffrey Gale, Broadland District Councillor for Aylsham Ward from 1995 to 2003. 84 LEEWAY – PRESENTATION The Chairman welcomed to the meeting, Mandy Proctor - Chief Executive Officer and Emma Nurse, Business & Central Services Manager, from Leeway, the Chairman’s chosen charity. Established in 1974, Leeway was a specialist domestic abuse charity working in Norfolk and Suffolk to support adults, children and young people. Leeway held a number of accreditations and was one of three founding members of Women’s Aid, the National organisation supporting and resourcing the UK network of over 500 domestic abuse services. One in three women and one in five men experienced domestic abuse in their lifetime and over 700 children were affected every year. Two people were killed every week by a current or former partner and every year Norfolk Constabulary received around 15,000 domestic abuse related calls which 10 January 2019 7 Council equated to an average of 44 calls per day, compared to an average of two burglary related calls per day. With regard to current services, last year Leeway supported 11,590 people, including 389 from Broadland, either by telephone advice/support, advocacy, residential support (7 emergency refuges operated across Norfolk accommodating up to 52 women and 74 children) or by way of male victim support. Services included a Women’s Outreach Community Service, the Power to Change Programme and the Children and Young People’s Outreach Services. Proposals for new services included Project Safety Net+, a multi-lingual practical and emotional support service for adults from migrant communities and Project Anchor, providing practical and emotional support for adults with complex needs across Norfolk.