To the Mayor and Councillors of the London Borough of Lambeth YOU ARE SUMMONED TO ATTEND A VIRTUAL MEETING of the COUNCIL to be held via Microsoft Teams (please click here) on Wednesday 14 October 2020 at 7.00 pm ANDREW TRAVERS CHIEF EXECUTIVE Further Information If you require any further information or have any queries please contact: Wayne Chandai, Telephone: 020 7926 0029; Email: [email protected] Published on: Tuesday 6 October 2020 @LBLdemocracy on Twitter http://twitter.com/LBLdemocracy or use #Lambeth Lambeth Council – Democracy Live on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ AGENDA Page Nos. 1. Declaration of Pecuniary Interests Under Standing Order 4.4, where any councillor has a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest (as defined in the Members’ Code of Conduct (para. 4)) in any matter to be considered at a meeting of the Council, a committee, sub-committee or joint committee, they must withdraw from the meeting room during the whole of the consideration of that matter and must not participate in any vote on that matter unless a dispensation has been obtained from the Monitoring Officer. 2. Minutes - 3 June 2020 1 - 12 To approve the minutes of the Full Council meeting held on 3 June 2020. 3. Minutes - 15 July 2020 13 - 26 To approve the minutes of the Full Council meeting held on 15 July 2020. 4. Announcements 5. Deputations and Petitions The deadline for the receipt of requests for a deputation is 5pm, 9 October 2020. Email: [email protected] Petitions will be presented at the meeting by Councillors. 6. Cabinet Statement 7. Opposition Statement 8. Questions from Councillors 27 - 48 9. Motions 49 - 64 Voting Councillors should refer to the e-voting guidance which will be circulated separately by Democratic Services. How to access the meeting This meeting will be held in accordance with Section 78 of the Coronavirus Act 2020 and the related Regulations which details that members of the public and press be provided access to the meeting through remote means, such as video conferencing and live streaming as provided by the link provided below. For members of the Public This is a Microsoft Teams Live Event meeting. If you are new to Microsoft Teams, clicking here will take you to the meeting page where you will be prompted to download the app or watch on the web instead. Please follow the instructions to watch on the web instead. On doing so, you can join our live event anonymously. For elected Members of the Council Please refer to the guidance which has been circulated by Democratic Services. 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This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Item 2 Page 1 COUNCIL Wednesday 3 June 2020 at 7.00 pm MINUTES The Worshipful the Mayor in the Chair COUNCILLORS PRESENT: Councillors Councillor Danial Adilypour, Councillor Scott Ainslie, Councillor David Amos, Councillor Donatus Anyanwu, Councillor Liz Atkins, Councillor Mary Atkins, Councillor Jonathan Bartley, Councillor Matthew Bennett, Councillor Anna Birley, Councillor Scarlett O'Hara, Councillor Jennifer Brathwaite, Councillor Linda Bray, Councillor Tim Briggs, Councillor Lucy Caldicott, Councillor Marcia Cameron, Councillor Rezina Chowdhury, Councillor Malcolm Clark, Councillor Joe Corry- Roake, Councillor Fred Cowell, Councillor Kevin Craig, Councillor Edward Davie, Councillor Jon Davies, Councillor Jim Dickson, Councillor Ibrahim Dogus, Councillor Stephen Donnelly, Councillor Pete Elliott, Councillor Peter Ely, Councillor Paul Gadsby, Councillor Annie Gallop, Councillor Pauline George, Councillor Nicole Griffiths, Councillor Nigel Haselden, Councillor Claire Holland, Councillor Jack Hopkins, Councillor Mohamed Jaser, Councillor Maria Kay, Councillor John Kazantzis, Councillor Ben Kind, Councillor Jessica Leigh, Councillor Joshua Lindsey, Councillor Nanda Manley-Browne, Councillor Marianna Masters, Councillor Jackie Meldrum, Councillor Irfan Mohammed, Mayor Philip Normal, Councillor Emma Nye, Councillor Jane Pickard, Councillor Joanna Reynolds, Councillor Mohammed Seedat, Councillor Iain Simpson, Councillor Joanne Simpson, Councillor Becca Thackray, Councillor Martin Tiedemann, Councillor Tina Valcarcel, Councillor Christopher Wellbelove, Councillor Clair Wilcox, Councillor Andy Wilson, Councillor Timothy Windle and Councillor Sonia Winifred APOLOGIES: Councillor Jacqui Dyer, Councillor Adrian Garden, Councillor Dr. Mahamed Hashi and Councillor Jennie Mosley 1. DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTERESTS There were none. 2. MINUTES RESOLVED unanimously that the minutes of the Annual Council meeting held on 22 April 2020 be approved as a correct record of proceedings and signed. 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS The Mayor reported Lambeth Town Hall had been lit up in purple on 2 June in a show of anti-racism in the wake of George Floyd's death. The Mayor also informed Page 2 Council of the social distancing friendly activities that had been scheduled to celebrate Windrush Day on 22 June and how Lambeth had joined the nation on 8 May to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE-Day. Updates were also provided on LGBTQ+ Pride month and the work of the Albert Kennedy Trust, the Mayor’s charity for 2020/21. 4. PETITIONS AND DEPUTATIONS Deputations A deputation about Covid-19 was made to the Council which raised a number of issues and concerns about the re-opening of schools following the lockdown. The Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, Councillor Ed Davie responded. It was highlighted that he had recently met with school workers, families and unions and was pleased to report that agreements for returning had been reached between unions and schools across the borough. Council noted: - The positive feedback that had been received from both Lambeth Unison and the Lambeth National Education Union on these arrangements - The importance of carrying out school by school risk assessments - The work that had taken place to ensure the distribution of Personal Protective Equipment which would help keep staff, children and families safe - The importance of closing the gap in attainment between disadvantaged pupils and their peers; and, - The need to support pupils so they could get back to school safely, as soon as possible. Petitions Council received five petitions from: - Councillor Jon Davies in relation to installing an electric charging point in Oakden Street, Kennington which had been signed by six people; - Councillor Jackie Meldrum in relation to urgently replacing the pavements on Selden Road, SE27 which had 60 signatures; - Councillor Scarlett O’Hara in relation to keeping Nour Cash and Carry Supermarket in Brixton Market which had 11,160 signatures; - Councillor Jo Simpson on behalf of residents on Vauxhall Gardens Estate calling for Vauxhall City Farm to halt the evictions of allotment holders which had 762 signatures; and, - Councillor Ben Kind in relation to increased tree planting in Hillworth Road and Mackie Road, Tulse Hill which had 33 signatures. 5. CABINET STATEMENT The Leader of the Council, Councillor Jack Hopkins, reflected on the tragic death of George Floyd in Minnesota, USA and highlighted: - The injustices faced by black communities and the need to challenge racism and discrimination at all times and that he had written to all residents concerning these matters; - Concerns, raised by local communities, relating to how local policing operated, especially with lockdown restrictions being eased, and that these would be discussed directly with the Borough Commander; ii Page 3 - The work that was taking place as a result of the Lambeth Equality Commission; - That the Council had been working to address structural inequalities by engaging with communities across Lambeth to assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the most vulnerable; and, - The Council was determined to ensure communities were listened to so that their concerns could be addressed; whether about the impact of the coronavirus, issues relating to policing and community safety as well as taking a clear stand against racism and discrimination, in all its forms. Councillor Hopkins also stated that he was pleased the administration had been able to work with the Opposition on an emergency motion in relation to Black Lives Matter which would be considered later in the meeting. 6. OPPOSITION STATEMENT The Co-Leader of the Opposition, Councillor Nicole Griffiths, reflected on her own experiences of Covid-19 and thanked those who had worked tirelessly to maintain local services and to deliver the Council’s response to the pandemic. The following issues were also highlighted: - Concerns in relation to the response from central Government and the