A MEETING OF THE BOROUGH OF TELFORD & WREKIN Will be held at THE PLACE, OAKENGATES, TELFORD TF2 6ET on THURSDAY, 1 MARCH 2018 at 6.00pm All Members are summoned to attend for the transaction of the under mentioned business Assistant Director Governance, Procurement & Commissioning _______________________________________________________ AGENDA 1. Prayers 2. Apologies for Absence 3. Declarations of Interest 4. Minutes of the Council Appendix A To confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on White 11 January 2018. Pages 5-10 5. Public Questions To receive any questions from the public which have been submitted under Council Procedure Rules 7.11 and 7.12. The session will last no more than 15 minutes with a maximum of 2 minutes allowed for each question and answer. Questions can be asked of The Leader and Cabinet Members. None received. 6. Leader’s Report & Announcements The Leader of the Council may give an oral report on matters of significance to the Borough, comment upon the Cabinet decisions or make any announcements. 7. Mayor’s Announcements Appendix B To note the Mayoral Engagements undertaken since the Council White meeting held on 11 January 2018. Page 11 8. Cabinet Decisions Made Since the Last Meeting of the Appendix C Council White To receive the report on the Cabinet decisions made since Pages 12-15 publication of the last Council meeting agenda. Cabinet Members may speak on these decisions and Members may ask questions about key decisions of the relevant Cabinet Member for the purposes of clarification only. Members are asked to note the additional delegations to officers granted at those meetings. 9. Recommendations from Cabinet Cabinet – 15 February 2018 (i) Driving Delivery of the Council’s Priorities Appendix D Yellow Recommended that the Council Plan is approved and Pages 16-49 the in-year performance against the Council’s priorities is considered and noted. 10. Service and Financial Planning 2018/19 to 2019/20 Appendix E1-4 To consider the reports listed below which are contained within the Yellow Pages separate Budget document enclosed with the agenda. Reports E1 50-282 to E4 were considered by Cabinet on 15 February 2018 for Appendix E5 recommendation to Council for approval. White Pages 283-289 a) Overview & Revenue Budget (E1) b) Capital Programme (E2) c) 2018/19 Treasury Strategy & Treasury Update (E3) d) Prudential Indicators (E4) e) Council Tax - Formal Resolutions for 2018/19 (E5) 11. Questions To answer questions received under Council Procedure Rule 6.2. NB In accordance with the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 6.2.9 there will be a maximum of 30 minutes allowed for questions and answers. Any question not answered within the 30 minute time limit will receive a written reply within 5 working days. 12. Notices of Motion (i) Councillor L D Carter will propose the following Motion:- This Council notes with concern the attempted hostile takeover of GKN by Melrose PLC which threatens the jobs of many high skilled manufacturing workers, their pension funds and the supply chain. We call upon the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to use his powers under the Enterprise Act 2002 and intervene in the public interest to block any sale which is against the long term interests of the Company and its workforce. The Motion will be seconded by Councillor S Davies. (ii) Councillor S Davies will propose the following Motion:- Council notes with alarm the threat of imminent overnight closure of the A&E service at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH). It comes, apparently coincidentally, at a time when agreement from NHS England to proceed with the long- awaited consultation on Future Fit is still not forthcoming. Council seeks urgent assurances from SaTH that the measure under consideration 1. Is not a way of pursuing the Future Fit preferred option by other means and without consultation 2. Has taken full account of the much-discussed clinical requirement for the Women and Children’s Centre to be co-located with A&E and will include the necessary steps to ensure patient safety Council reiterates its call to the two Members of Parliament for Telford and Wrekin to lobby their Government to ensure that the PRH retains its Women and Children’s Centre and that the local NHS is sufficiently resourced and staffed to provide full acute services in this growing Borough. The Motion will be seconded by Councillor A R H England. (iii) Councillor A J Eade will propose the following Motion:- This Council notes with concern the flawed consultation proposed by Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin CCGs to help determine future hospital services in Telford & Wrekin, Shropshire, and adjacent communities. This Council also notes with concern the limited options proposed for consultation by Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin CCGs and believes that they will not offer an equitable, modern or cost effective solution to 2lst Century health provision. Consequently, this Council resolves to urge Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin CCGs to include a third option within its consultation process based on the tried and trusted model as provided in Northumbria. This will include the provision of a new Emergency Care Unit located between Telford and Shrewsbury, community hospitals, plus the retention of the PRH and RSH to provide planned surgery and specialisms plus the four current community hospitals across Shropshire. The Motion will be seconded by Councillor N A Dugmore. KEY Yellow paper Recommendations from Cabinet to Full Council White Paper Reports submitted direct to Full Council Green Paper Recommendations from Committees, Boards and Commissions requiring approval by Full Council FILMING, RECORDING & PHOTOGRAPHY The Council supports the principle of transparency and encourages filming, recording and taking photographs at its meetings that are open to the public. It also welcomes the use of social networking websites (such as Twitter and Facebook) and micro-blogging to communicate with people about what is happening, as it happens. There is no requirement to notify the Council in advance, but it should be noted that the Chairman of the meeting will have absolute discretion to terminate or suspend any of these activities if, in their opinion, continuing to do so would prejudice proceedings at the meeting. Full details of the Council’s protocol on audio/visual recording and photography at meetings can be accessed via the following link: http://www.telford.gov.uk/info/20243/council_meetings/365/filming_photography_recording_and_use _of_social_networking_at_meetings PUBLIC QUESTIONS At each Ordinary meeting of the Council a period of 15 minutes will be allocated for public questions. Questions can be asked of The Leader and Cabinet Members. Details of the protocol for public questions can be accessed via the following link: http://www.telford.gov.uk/info/20243/council_meetings/364/public_questions_at_council_meetings BOROUGH OF TELFORD & WREKIN Minutes of the Meeting of the Borough of Telford & Wrekin held on Thursday, 11 January 2018 at 6.00pm at The Place, Oakengates, Telford Present: Councillors S L Barnes, S Bentley, M Boylan, A J Burford, S P Burrell, L D Carter, E A Clare, G K Cook, S Davies, N A Dugmore, A J Eade, A R H England, N A M England, R C Evans, I T W Fletcher, V A Fletcher, J A Francis, C A Furnival, K R Guy, M B Hosken, J Jones, R T Kiernan, A Lawrence, N C Lowery, C N Mason, A D McClements, R Mehta, J C Minor, L A Murray, T J Nelson, R A Overton, J Pinter, G C W Reynolds, S A W Reynolds, S J Reynolds (Mayor), H Rhodes, K S Sahota, P J Scott, J M Seymour, R J Sloan, C F Smith (Speaker), M J Smith, B D Tillotson, K T Tomlinson, W L Tomlinson, C R Turley, P R Watling and D G Wright 58. Prayers In the absence of a member of the clergy, no prayers were said. 59. Apologies for Absence Councillors K T Blundell, E J Carter, E J Greenaway, J Loveridge and A A Meredith. Councillor J C Ashford was absent from the meeting. 60. Declarations of Interest Councillor A J Burford declared an interest in minute number 69 due to his position as joint Chair of the Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee and indicated that he would abstain from the vote. Councillor S P Burrell declared an interest in minute number 69 due to his Membership of the Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee and indicated that he would abstain from the vote. Councillor H Rhodes declared an interest in minute number 69 due to her Membership of the Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee and indicated that he would abstain from the vote. Councillor R J Sloan declared an interest in minute number 69 due to his recent past Membership of the Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee and indicated that he would abstain from the vote. 61. Minutes of the Council RESOLVED – that the minutes of the meeting held on 23 November 2017 be confirmed and signed by the Mayor. 62. Leader’s Report & Announcements The Leader expressed thanks to staff, volunteers and contractors for minimising disruption during the significant snowfall seen across the borough in December 2017. He noted the success of the Pantomime and the European Christmas Market. The Leader was pleased to report that the Telford Land Deal had attracted £236m of investment into the borough over the preceding 18 months and noted that the deal would facilitate the expansion of Maiden’s of Telford at Donnington Wood Retail Park. Success such as this resulted in increased business rates and the Leader expressed disappointment that the Council had been unsuccessful in its joint bid (with Shropshire and Herefordshire Councils) for retention of 100% business rates.