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Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

Venue: THE COUNCIL CHAMBER - FIRST FLOOR, TOWN HALL, TOWN HALL SQUARE, LEICESTER

Contact: John Thorpe, tel: 0116 454 6351 (ext: 37 6551) 

Items
No. Item

42.

LORD MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

Minutes:

Spiritual Adviser

With great regret the Lord Mayor announced the sad loss of his spiritual advisor Mr Vipin Trivedi who passed away in early December 2017.  The Lord Mayor led Members in a minutes silence to remember the life and work of Mr Trivedi.

 

Stars in the Making Event

The Lord Mayor informed Council that earlier in the week he had the honour of attending the Stars in the Making event and thanked all those involved and especially the young people.

 

The Lord Mayor also welcomed the students present at the meeting to view procedings.

 

Fire & Emergency Evacuation Procedure

The Lord Mayor asked all present to note the evacuation procedures detailed on the Agenda for the meeting and asked anyone with any queries to speak to one of the Town Hall staff who would be able to assist.

43.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Minutes:

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

 

No declarations were made.

44.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

The minutes of the meeting held on 30 November 2017 are available to view at:

 

http://www.cabinet.leicester.gov.uk:8071/ieListMeetings.aspx?CId=81&Year=0

 

 

 

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

Minutes:

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

 

22.       That the minutes of the meeting of Council held on 30th November 2017, a copy having been circulated to each Member of the Council, be taken as read and that they be approved as a correct record.

45.

STATEMENTS BY THE CITY MAYOR/EXECUTIVE

Minutes:

No statements were identified.

46.

PETITIONS

-           Presented by Members of the Public

-           Presented by Councillors

-           Petitions to be debated

Minutes:

PETITIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

 

None.

 

 

PETITIONS FROM COUNCILLORS

 

Councillor Chaplin presented a petition with 61 signatures in the following terms:

“We the undersigned kindly request Leicester City Council to approve and implement a Residents Parking Scheme for the benefit of residents of Herschell Street, Leicester.”

 

The Lord Mayor informed Council that under Council Procedure Rule 13a the aforementioned petition will be referred to the Monitoring Officer for consideration and action as appropriate. 

47.

QUESTIONS

-           From Members of the Public

-           From Councillors

Minutes:

Lord Mayor:  Item 6, questions.  Questions from members of the public.  There are no questions from members of the public that have been received for presentation at tonight’s meeting, therefore I now request questions from Councillors.  Can I request that where any Members have questions for tonight’s meeting they bear in mind the requirements of the Constitution that questions should be asked and answered without discussion and that supplementary questions must be a question for the purposes of clarifying the reply and not a statement.  Please note that I will be seeking to curtail any Member that does not comply with these requirements.  First question from Councillor Dr Barton.

 

Councillor Barton:  Thank you my Lord Mayor.  “Will the collapse of Carillion affect any services in Leicester or threaten any of the Council’s projects?”

 

Lord Mayor:  Thank you Councillor Dr Barton.  A reply by City Mayor, Deputy City Mayor, Councillor Russell please.

 

Councillor Russell:  Thank you my Lord Mayor. May I first of all pass on the City Mayor’s apologies for the full Council meeting this evening.  The absence arises from his acceptance of a recent invitation by the Embassy of the United States of America to a fully subsidised global conference for Leaders and Mayors in Washington DC.  This is a prestigious event and Peter was approached directly by the Embassy as part of the select delegation from the UK.  The programme involves a presentation by the City Mayor to the Washington Institute which showcases the work that has led to the many successes of community cohesion in Leicester.  Peter is of course disappointed to be absent this evening but I hope that we can answer all the questions in his absence.  So to the response to question 1, the main answer is no.  We do not have any exposure to Carillion in terms of any of our main contracts.  However, Carillion is a sub-contractor for BT Openreach super-fast broadband, the contract for which is being operated by the County Council for Leicester and Leicestershire but the company’s role is being picked up by one of the other partners in the contract so that has not left services at risk and if we identify any sub-contractors that Carillion have got working on their behalf the Leicester Enterprise Partnership is working to identify those and provide any support that may be needed.  Thank you my Lord Mayor.   

 

Lord Mayor: Thank you Councillor Russell.  Dr. Barton do you have a supplementary question?

 

Councillor Barton:  Yes I have it is just a short one.  I am relieved to hear that none of our services are going to be affected but it is important that we remember that perhaps having things outsourced is not the best way to deliver services and could we have an agreement that we perhaps need to have a rethink of the Council’s and local authorities generally that perhaps we ought to start bringing things back in-house if that is appropriate.

 

Lord Mayor:   Thank you.  Councillor Russell.

 

Councillor Russell:  ...  view the full minutes text for item 47.

48.

MATTERS RESERVED TO COUNCIL pdf icon PDF 61 KB

7.1       Council Tax Reduction Scheme

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

7.1       Council Tax Reduction Scheme

 

A report was considered which sought the adoption of a council tax reduction scheme from April 2018 onwards, delegation arrangements for minor or inconsequential changes and the additional local exception in respect of those leaving care up to the age of 25.

 

Moved by Councillor Master and seconded by Councillor Russell:

 

            That Council:

           

a)    adopt a Council Tax Reduction Scheme to take effect from 1 April 2018 until further notice;

b)    delegate responsibility for reviewing the operation of the scheme and approving all changes considered minor and inconsequential to the Director of Finance in consultation with the Assistant City Mayor for Neighbourhood Services; and

c)    approve the enclosed Council Tax Discretionary Discount for Care Leavers Policy

 

Under Council Procedure Rule 18c in the Council’s Constitution with the consent of the seconder and Council Councillor Master amended the motion at section ‘b’ to read:

 

That Council:

a)    adopt a Council Tax Reduction Scheme to take effect from 1 April 2018 until further notice;

b)    delegate responsibility for reviewing the operation of the scheme and approving all changes considered minor and inconsequential to the Assistant City Mayor for Neighbourhood Services in consultation with the Director of Finance; and

c)    approve the enclosed Council Tax Discretionary Discount for Care Leavers Policy.

 

Moved by Councillor Master, seconded by Councillor Russell and carried:

 

23.       That Council:

a)   adopt a Council Tax Reduction Scheme to take effect from 1 April 2018 until further notice;

b)    delegate responsibility for reviewing the operation of the scheme and approving all changes considered minor and inconsequential to the Assistant City Mayor for Neighbourhood Services in consultation with the Director of Finance; and

c)    approve the enclosed Council Tax Discretionary Discount for Care Leavers Policy.

 

49.

REPORT OF THE MONITORING OFFICER pdf icon PDF 42 KB

8.1    Bi-Annual Report of Standards Committee July 2015 – June 2017: Analysis of Cases Referred

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

8.1       Bi-annual Report of Standards Committee July 2015 - June 2017: Analysis of Cases Referred

 

A report was considered which focused upon the case work considered by the Standards Committee since the last report to Council. It was noted that the report had been welcomed and endorsed by the Standards Committee at its meeting on 28 November and a copy of the relevant minute extract was made available at the Council meeting (attached).

 

Moved by Councillor Byrne, seconded by Councillor Shelton and carried:

 

24.       That Council note the report.

 

50.

REPORT OF THE AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE pdf icon PDF 46 KB

9.1       Annual Report of the Audit and Risk Committee to Council covering the municipal year 2016-17

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

9.1       Annual Report of the Audit and Risk Committee to Council Covering the Municipal Year 2016-17

 

A report was considered setting out the work and achivements of the Audit and Risk Committee over the municipal year 2017 – 2017.

 

Moved by Councillor Dawood, seconded by Councillor Westley and carried

 

25.       That the report be noted.

 

 

51.

EXECUTIVE AND COMMITTEES

-        To note any changes to the Executive

-        To vary the composition and fill any vacancies of any Committee of the Council

Minutes:

None.

52.

ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS

Minutes:

There being no further or urgent items of business the Lord Mayor declared the meeting closed at 7.09pm.