Agenda and minutes

The Lord Mayor made no announcements.

The Lord Mayor invited Members to declare any interests they may have in the business on the agenda.

There were no declarations.

The minutes of the meeting held on 19 March 2020 are available to view at:

http://www.cabinet.leicester.gov.uk:8071/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=81&MId=9388&Ver=4

Copies are also available from Democratic Support on (0116) 454 6350 or committees@leicester.gov.uk

Moved by the Lord Mayor, seconded by the Deputy Lord Mayor and carried:

That the minutes of the meeting of Council held on 19 March 2020, having been circulated to each Member of the Council, be taken as read and that they be approved as a correct record.

There were no statements by the City Mayor or Executive.

-           Presented by Members of the Public

-           Presented by Councillors

-           Petitions to be debated

There were no petitions from members of the public or Councillors.

There were no questions from members of the public or from Councillors.

Moved by the City Mayor, seconded by Deputy City Mayor Councillor Clair and carried:

That Council approves the Pay Policy Statement for 2021/22 set out in Appendix A of the report; and

That Council notes the Gender Pay Gap Report for 2020 set out in Appendix C of the report.

Moved by the City Mayor, seconded by Deputy City Mayor Councillor Clair and carried:

That Council approves that Alison Greenhill be appointed as the Council’s Chief Operating Officer and Head of Paid Service with effect from 1 March 2021, in accordance with the recommendation of the Employees Committee made on 3 February 2021.

·         To note any changes to the Executive

·         To vary the composition and fill any vacancies of any Committee of the Council.

There was no Executive or committees business.

Proposed by Deputy City Mayor Councillor Clarke and seconded by Deputy City Mayor Councillor Russell

This Council is asked to resolve:

Leicester City Council values the importance of the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that address the global challenges we face including poverty, inequality, climate, environmental degradation and prosperity.

The Council recognises that we have a decade of action if we are to deliver the Goals by 2030.

The Council believes that all levels of government work together and that local government is a key component to successful domestic implementation of the SDGs.

Council notes that in 2019 the cross-party Local Government Association unanimously adopted a motion recognising the vital role that councils could play in planning, implementation and monitoring the UK’s progress on meeting the ambitions of the Agenda 2030.

Leicester City Council will lobby central government for them to recognise the vital role local government must play in terms of the planning, implementation and monitoring in local areas, and fully resource councils to do that work, to deliver the UK’s progress on meeting the ambitions of the 2030 Agenda.

Recognising that we will only be able to achieve the Goals by working with local partners, The Council recommits to engaging our areas through local partnerships and with our citizens to share research and engagement with our networks, partners and citizens, particularly given our sector’s continuing funding pressures.

That this Council believes it is right to formalise our commitment to the Goals and therefore adopts the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), agreeing to pursue the Goals in the work undertaken by the Council.

That this council resolves to begin work by mapping which targets are relevant using the LGA and UKSSD Sustainable Development Guide.

*More on the SDGs can be found here: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/

Moved by Deputy City Mayor Councillor Clarke, seconded by Deputy City Mayor Councillor Russell and carried:

That the Council resolves:

Leicester City Council values the importance of the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that address the global challenges we face including poverty, inequality, climate, environmental degradation and prosperity.

The Council recognises that we have a decade of action if we are to deliver the Goals by 2030.

The Council believes that all levels of government work together and that local government is a key component to successful domestic implementation of the SDGs.

Council notes that in 2019 the cross-party Local Government Association unanimously adopted a motion recognising the vital role that councils could play in planning, implementation and monitoring the UK’s progress on meeting the ambitions of the Agenda 2030.

Leicester City Council will lobby central government for them to recognise the vital role local government must play in terms of the planning, implementation and monitoring in local areas, and fully resource councils to do that work, to deliver the UK’s progress on meeting the ambitions of the 2030 Agenda.

Recognising that we will only be able to achieve the Goals by working with local partners, The Council recommits to engaging our areas through local partnerships and with our citizens to share research and engagement with our networks, partners and citizens, particularly given our sector’s continuing funding pressures.

That this Council believes it is right to formalise our commitment to the Goals and therefore adopts the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), agreeing to pursue the Goals in the work undertaken by the Council. That this council resolves to begin work by mapping which targets are relevant using the LGA and UKSSD Sustainable Development Guide.”

*More on the SDGs can be found here:

https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable- development-goals/

There being no other business, the Lord Mayor declared the meeting closed at 7.37pm.