MINUTES OF GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL. Glasgow, 8th December 2016. Glasgow City Council. Present: The Lord Provost, Sadie Docherty (Chair). JAMES ADAMS JOSEPHINE DOCHERTY KENNY McLEAN SUSAN AITKEN JENNIFER DUNN NORMAN MACLEOD KEN ANDREW GLENN ELDER ANGUS MILLAR DR NINA BAKER JONATHAN FINDLAY MARTIN NEILL MALCOLM BALFOUR JUDITH FISHER HANIF RAJA DR MARTIN BARTOS MARIE GARRITY MOHAMMED RAZAQ EVA BOLANDER ARCHIE GRAHAM MARTIN RHODES GERRY BOYLE PHIL GREENE ANNA RICHARDSON PHILIP BRAAT GRAEME HENDRY RUSSELL ROBERTSON MAUREEN BURKE GREG HEPBURN FRANNY SCALLY BILL BUTLER MHAIRI HUNTER JAMES SCANLON PAUL CAREY RASHID HUSSAIN SORYIA SIDDIQUE JAMES COLEMAN JOHN KANE ANNE SIMPSON AILEEN COLLERAN MATT KERR HELEN STEPHEN MALCOLM CUNNING GERALD LEONARD ALLAN STEWART CHRIS CUNNINGHAM JOHN LETFORD DAVID TURNER STEPHEN CURRAN FRANK McAVEETY MARTHA WARDROP FEARGAL DALTON DAVID McDONALD ALISTAIR WATSON GILBERT DAVIDSON ELAINE McDOUGALL KIERAN WILD FRANK DOCHERTY MARTIN McELROY ALEX WILSON DEACON CONVENER LORD DEAN OF GUILD Apologies: Elizabeth Cameron, Margot Clark, Jahangir Hanif, Billy McAllister, Pauline McKeever, David Meikle, Paul Rooney, Austin Sheridan and Sohan Singh. Attending: C Forrest, Director of Governance and Solicitor to the Council; A O’Donnell, Chief Executive; M Johnston, Acting Executive Director of Financial Services; R Brown, Executive Director of Development and Regeneration Services; M McKenna, Executive Director of Education Services; D Williams, Chief Officer, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership; and G Gillespie, Assistant Director of Land and Environmental Services. Glasgow City Council, City Chambers, Glasgow G2 1DU Death of former Councillor Pat Keegan. 1 The Lord Provost referred to the recent death of former Councillor Pat Keegan and extended the House’s condolences to his family. The House stood in silence as a mark of respect. Emergency motion dealt with. 2 The Director of Governance and Solicitor to the Council intimated that, in terms of Standing Order No 12(2), an emergency motion by Councillor Susan Aitken on the proposed closure of Glasgow Job Centres had been delivered to the Chief Executive prior to the meeting. The Lord Provost having agreed that the motion was relevant, competent and urgent, the House agreed to deal with it at this meeting. Minutes approved. 3 The minutes of the Council meeting of 27th October 2016 (Print 5, pages 261 to 266) were submitted and approved. Minutes of committees submitted and approved. 4 The minutes of the undernoted committees were submitted and approved:- (1) Planning Local Review Committee of 25th October and 8th November 2016 (Print 5, page 267); (2) Health and Social Care Transition Board of 9th November 2016 (Print 5, pages 268 to 270); (3) Planning Applications Committee of 11th October and 15th November 2016 (Print 5, pages 271 to 272), subject to an amendment in the sederunt on page 271 with ‘Also present’ being substituted by ‘Apologies’; (4) Scrutiny Committees:- (a) Operational Delivery of 3rd November 2016 (Print 5, pages 273 to 275); and (b) Finance and Audit of 12th October and 16th November 2016 (Print 5, pages 276 to 281); (5) Personnel Appeals Committee of 25th and 28th October and 8th, 18th and 22nd November 2016 (Print 5, pages 282 to 284); Glasgow City Council, City Chambers, Glasgow G2 1DU (6) Licensing and Regulatory Committee of 12th and 13th October and 2nd, 3rd, 16th, 17th and 23rd November 2016 (Print 5, pages 285 to 309); (7) Policy Development Committees:- (a) Public Petitions and General Purposes of 11th October 2016 (Print 5, pages 310 to 311); (b) Regeneration and the Economy of 15th November 2016 (Print 5, pages 312 to 314); (c) Sustainability and the Environment of 23rd November 2016 (Print 5, pages 315 to 317); and (d) Children and Young People of 13th October and 24th November 2016 (Print 5, pages 318 to 321); and (8) Executive Committee of 27th October and 10th and 24th November 2016 (Print 5, pages 322 to 334). Changes to committees etc approved. 5 The Council approved the following changes to committees etc:- Committee Appointment Executive Committee Remove Dr Nina Baker and appoint Martha Wardrop and remove Kieran Wild as substitute and appoint Dr Nina Baker as substitute Health and Social Care Transition Board Remove Mhairi Hunter and appoint Susan Aitken North West Sector Community Planning Appoint Helen Stephen Partnership Personnel Joint Consultative Forum Remove Paul Rooney and appoint Philip Braat Representation on Strathclyde Partnership for Transport approved. 6 The Council agreed to appoint Fariha Thomas to Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, with Malcolm Cunning as substitute. Glasgow City Council, City Chambers, Glasgow G2 1DU Questions. 7 Answers to the undernoted questions, of which notice had been given under Standing Order No 11, were given as undernoted:- Question Questioner Answered by “To ask the executive Bailie Dr Nina Baker Councillor Malcolm spokesperson for Education Cunning, Convener of how many young people have Children and Young completed the various streams People Policy of the Enhanced Vocational Development Committee Inclusion Programme?” “To ask the executive Bailie Dr Nina Baker Bailie Fariha Thomas, spokesperson for Chair of Community Regeneration how many Safety Glasgow responses were obtained from the survey on begging undertaken in April?” “Can the Executive Member Councillor Kieran Wild Councillor Matt Kerr, for Social Justice confirm that Executive Member for the Council supports the Social Justice principle of a Basic Income for everyone and will ask the UK Government for a pilot scheme to be conducted in Glasgow?” “Can the Executive Member Councillor Kenny Councillor Maureen Burke, for Jobs, Business and McLean Convener of Regeneration Investment advise how the and the Economy Policy city’s greenspaces, such as Development Committee Broomhill Avenue, are protected by the policies in the City Plan?” “Can the Leader of the Council Councillor Kenny Councillor Maureen Burke, advise if the Council will use its McLean Convener of Regeneration statutory powers to intervene and the Economy Policy in the reported dispute Development Committee between owners of residential and commercial properties at Benalder Street, following the wall collapse in August which resulted in the evacuation of a block of tenements and commercial premises?” Glasgow City Council, City Chambers, Glasgow G2 1DU “Can the Leader of the Council Councillor Angus Millar Councillor Maureen Burke, tell us what plans the Council Convener of Regeneration has to facilitate the timely and the Economy Policy reopening of Benalder Street Development Committee and Cooperswell Street, and what measures it will take to minimise the impact of redirected traffic on streets and communities in Yorkhill?” “Can the Leader of the Council Councillor Mhairi Hunter Councillor Martin Rhodes, confirm when he last met with Executive Member for union officials regarding the Personnel Community Safety Glasgow dispute and what matters were discussed?” “Can the Leader of the Council Councillor Malcolm Councillor Martin Rhodes, confirm when he last met with Balfour Executive Member for union officials regarding the Personnel Cordia janitor’s dispute and what matters were discussed?” “Can the Leader of the Council Councillor Anna Councillor Martin Rhodes, advise how the janitor’s Richardson Executive Member for dispute has affected the Personnel Council through overtime costs, transfer of staff to cover gaps in service and the use of private contractors?” “Can the Leader of the Council Councillor Alex Wilson Councillor Martin Rhodes, confirm when he last met with Executive Member for union officials regarding the Personnel Access dispute and what matters were discussed?” “Can the Leader of the Council Bailie Eva Bolander Councillor Archie Graham, detail when Glasgow City Depute Leader of the Council first became aware of Council the contract notice published by City of Edinburgh Council in relation to IT services and provide full disclosure of the steps taken to ensure the suitability of the framework for Glasgow City Council?” “Can the Leader of the Council Councillor Susan Aitken Councillor Frank explain why Glasgow has McAveety, Leader of the Glasgow City Council, City Chambers, Glasgow G2 1DU continued to pursue the CGI Council option for Glasgow, despite clear risks of privatising the Council’s ICT services?” Closure of Glasgow Job Centres – Emergency motion dealt with. 8 With reference to paragraph 2 above, Councillor Aitken, seconded by Councillor McAveety, moved that “Council utterly condemns the United Kingdom Government’s proposals to close half of Glasgow’s Job Centres. Job Centres are a vital component in the network of agencies and organisations assisting people into work. This proposal will marginalise tens of thousands of Glasgow’s most vulnerable citizens. This Council does not accept that property divestment is a suitable justification for the Department of Work and Pensions to close 8 Job Centres at Anniesland, Bridgeton, Cambuslang, Castlemilk, Easterhouse, Langside, Maryhill and Parkhead. Despite improvements in employment rates in Glasgow, there is still a significant need for Job Centres, especially in these locations. Council therefore instructs the Chief Executive to write to Damien Green MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, to urgently discuss this matter and find a solution that does not undermine the efforts of thousands of Glaswegians who are trying to find work.” The Council approved unanimously. Bus services