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Meetings, Agendas, and Minutes LEEDS CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL Held on Wednesday, 14th January 2015 At THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, CIVIC HALL, LEEDS In the Chair: THE LORD MAYOR (COUNCILLOR D CONGREVE) ----------------------------------------- VERBATIM REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS -------------------------------------------- Transcribed from the notes of J L Harpham Ltd., Official Court Reporters and Media Transcribers, Queen’s Buildings, 55, Queen Street, Sheffield, S1 2DX -------------------------------------------- VERBATIM REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF LEEDS CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 14th JANUARY 2015 THE LORD MAYOR: Good afternoon everybody and welcome to today’s Council. I advise Members that the meeting is to be webcast. Could I ask Members to switch off their mobile phones or put them on silent when they are in the Chamber? ANNOUNCEMENTS THE LORD MAYOR: I would like to offer my congratulations to Councillor Judith Chapman who has been nominated by the Liberal Democrat Group to be the next Lord Mayor of Leeds, the 122nd. (Applause) Congratulations. Congratulations to the following, who were honoured in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List: Sir John Townsley Francis Hester, OBE Keith Loudon, OBE Sharon White, OBE Ronald Pilkington, MBE Janet Smith, MBE Peter Alan Smith, MBE Jeffrey Utley, MBE Clive Cowell, BEM Brenda Swithenbank, BEM Jonathan Vogler, BEM. It is with deep regret that I have to inform you of the recent death of Mr Leslie Howard Silver, OBE, who passed away on Monday 29th December 2014, aged 89. Mr Silver combined being Leeds United Chairman with a role on the Board of Governors of what was Leeds Polytechnic in 1988. Mr Silver served as first Chancellor of Leeds Metropolitan University from 1999 to 2005. He was, as many of you will know, Chairman of Leeds United for over 30 years and led the club to victory when they won the League Championship in 1992. I also regret to inform you of the recent death of Mrs Sheila Walker, former Lady Mayoress, who passed away in Pinderfields Hospital. Sheila’s funeral service is to be held on Thursday, 22nd January, 10.30am, at Rothwell Parish Church, followed by a private cremation at Cottingley. Following this there will be a reception at Salute, which is next door to the church, to which all Members are invited to attend. I would also like to offer my sympathy to all nations affected by the terrible events of terrorism recently, in particularly the killing of 132 innocent children and nine staff at a school in Peshawar in December, the atrocities in Nigeria and the killing of 17 people in Paris last week. As a city that promotes diversity, tolerance and peace, I would like to call on all Members to join me in expressing their sympathy and support. Can I ask you to stand for one minute’s silence, please. 2 (Silent tribute) THE LORD MAYOR: Could I also ask you to bear with me this afternoon, my voice is a little bit hoarse, I have had a bit of a lurgy over the New Year. ITEM 1 – MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS HELD 12th NOVEMBER 2014 THE LORD MAYOR: Can we move on to the Minutes of the meeting held on 12th November. Councillor Nash. COUNCILLOR NASH: My Lord Mayor, I move that the Minutes be approved. THE LORD MAYOR: Councillor Latty. COUNCILLOR G LATTY: I second that, Lord Mayor. THE LORD MAYOR: I call for the vote. (A vote was taken) CARRIED. ITEM 2 – DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST THE LORD MAYOR: Item 2, Declarations of Interest. Do we have any declarations of interest? None. ITEM 3 - COMMUNICATIONS THE LORD MAYOR: Item 3, Communications. Chief Executive. There are no communications. ITEM 4 – DEPUTATIONS THE LORD MAYOR: Item 4 is Deputations. Chief Executive. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Yes, to report that there are four Deputations, Lord Mayor: first, Leeds Children’s Mayor regarding the winning manifesto – have fun, Play safe; second, Friends of Inkwell Gardens; third, Meanwood Valley Partnership regarding traffic management issues in Meanwood; and four, Leeds Debt Forum regarding Debt Awareness Week. THE LORD MAYOR: Councillor Nash. COUNCILLOR NASH: My Lord Mayor, I move that all the Deputations be received. THE LORD MAYOR: Councillor Latty. COUNCILLOR G LATTY: I second that, Lord Mayor. 3 THE LORD MAYOR: Can I call for the vote. (A vote was taken) CARRIED. Can we have the first Deputations, please? DEPUTATION ONE - LEEDS CHILDREN’S MAYOR REGARDING THE WINNING MANIFESTO – HAVE FUN, PLAY SAFE THE LORD MAYOR: Amy Eckworth-Jones is the Children’s Mayor and is a pupil at Strawberry Fields Primary School, Garforth. Can we all give her a big welcome. (Applause) Good afternoon, Amy, and welcome to today’s Council meeting. Please now make your speech to Council, which should not be longer than five minutes, and please begin by introducing the people in your deputation. AMY ECKWORTH-JONES: Hello. My name is Amy Eckworth-Jones and I am from Strawberry Fields Primary School. I am here with my friends Isobel and Tallulah. Have Fun and Play Safe. If I was Children’s Mayor of Leeds I would create a social club or a safe area where kids could play games and hang out with their friends instead of being in danger on the roads with all the cars. There would be one of these areas, or a park, local to schools and homes so after school children can go and do whatever they want. There would be a secret supervisor that made sure that the park is kept under control. I know that many children want to feel like they are trusted and do not want it to feel like a military school. I promise that there will be something for everyone. If it was only a safe area (no park) then I would invest in some skipping ropes and other playground toys to play with. Every two months there would be a fundraiser where people could donate things and we would have a sale. The money that we raise will go towards equipment and things that will make the club better. We could, if we raised enough money, maybe buy a canopy and do some art and creative projects. Obviously teenagers would not want to do the same activities as the younger children, so we would have different sections. Furthermore, if there was an emergency the secret supervisor would be on hand to solve any problems, a little like play leaders in our school. This person will sort out improvements and feedback at meetings. There will be a meeting every two weeks for the children to discuss how things are doing. In addition to the children coming who want to come, the parents of the children can come too. During this meeting we will need to hear children’s innermost feelings. I hope you can see how much I want this and that I can make a difference to Leeds. We can make Leeds a better place for everyone. Let’s build the Leeds future together. Thank you for listening. (Standing ovation) THE LORD MAYOR: Councillor Nash. 4 COUNCILLOR NASH: My Lord Mayor, I move that the matter be referred to the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods for consideration in consultation with the relevant Executive Member. COUNCILLOR G LATTY: I second that, Lord Mayor. THE LORD MAYOR: I call for the vote. (A vote was taken) CARRIED. Thank you, Amy, for attending and for what you have said. You will be kept informed of the consideration which your comments will receive. Good afternoon and thank you. (Applause) The second Deputation, please, Friends of Inkwell Gardens. DEPUTATION TWO – FRIENDS OF INKWELL GARDENS THE LORD MAYOR: Good afternoon and welcome to today’s Council meeting. Please now make your speech to Council, which should not be longer than five minutes, and please begin by introducing the people in your deputation. MR J PARKER: Hello. I am joined by Kerry Murphy, Beverley Winfield and Lucy Marle. Good afternoon, my name is Jonathan Parker and I am here today to represent the Friends of Inkwell. Inkwell is a safe, creative and accessible space in Chapel Allerton. It is a place where passion and skills entwine, challenging the stigma of mental health and celebrating the diversity of its participants. It seeks to engage, stimulate and absorb all abilities to creative activity. There is a threat to this facility, hence I am here to make this deputation. There is a proposal to build flats in the garden which is used by members of Inkwell and the local community. The response to this threat is truly reflective of the divergent and extensive values of this site to the local community and mental health service users. Loss of the garden would not only be hugely detrimental in terms of social, environmental and communal value, but poses a solid threat to the continuation of services within the building in a realistic and functional way. Inkwell came into being five years ago. Leeds MIND have refurbished the building and garden with the support of the Council, who paid for the removal of broken play equipment at the onset. Public money in the form of grants has been used to develop the facilities, in addition to the work of the volunteers. The Council funded Adult Social Care Referral classes have successfully engaged isolated and chronically ill people for over four years. The garden has been transformed into a safe, useable and productive space, extending on its former use as a local pub garden. One of the big concerns for local residents and Inkwell users is that the loss of this green space would ostensibly be garden grabbing. Gardens were reclassified as green space in 2010 in a bid to protect the character of neighbourhoods to avoid robbing cities of vital green space which act as the lungs to the cities.
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