Democracy | Full Council

Full Council – 15 July 2014

Present – The Mayor Councillor Trevor Foster

Councillors Ali, Allcock, Armitage, Bainbridge, Barker, J Briggs, Mrs Bromby, Bunyan, Carlile, Clarke, Collinson, Davison, Eckhardt, Ellerby, England, Evison, L Foster, Glover, Gosling, Grant, Jawaid, Kataria, Kirk, Marper, Ogg, Oldfield, O’Sullivan, Poole, Mrs Redfern, Robinson, Rowson, C Sherwood, N Sherwood, Swift, K Vickers, Waltham, Wardle, Wells, Whiteley and Wilson.

The council met at The Civic Centre, Ashby Road, Scunthorpe.

2291 MAYOR’S REMARKS – The Mayor welcomed fellow councillors, officers and members of the public to the meeting.

The Mayor then referred to the sad news that Councillor Rowson, the Deputy Mayor had recently lost her father and that Councillor Davison had lost her father in law. He also referred to the recent death of Sir John Mason.

Sir John Mason CBE DL was very active in the local community and was a lifelong supporter of Scunthorpe United, President of the Scunthorpe and District Choral Society, Chairman of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust and had been awarded the Silver Acorn in recognition of his distinguished service to scouting. He was a deputy lieutenant and also Chairman of Governors at two Winterton schools, but was probably best known for his work as an Administrator for local community health needs, Chairman of Scunthorpe and Goole Hospitals and Chairman of the North Lincolnshire Primary Care Trust.

The council then observed a minute’s silence in memory of Sir John Mason.

2292 DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS AND PERSONAL OR PERSONAL AND PREJUDICIAL INTERESTS– Declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests and personal or personal and prejudicial interests were indicated as follows –

Member	Subject/Minute
Councillor M Ali	Hackney Carriage Driver/Licence HolderSouth Humber Racial Equality Council – Trustee Crosby Community Association – Chair
Councillor R Allcock	Isle of Axholme and North Notts Water Management Board – MemberEnvironment Agency – Severn Trent Region Regional Flood Defence Committee – Member
Councillor T Barker	Isle of Axholme and North Notts Water Management Board – Member
Councillor J Briggs	Humberside Fire Authority – Member Isle of Axholme and North Notts Water Management Board – Member
Councillor P Clark	North East Lindsey Internal Drainage Board – Member
Councillor T Ellerby	South Humber Racial Equality Council – Acting Chair
Councillor J England	Humberside Police and Crime Panel – Member Scunthorpe and Gainsborough Water Management Board – Member
Councillor J Evison	Humberside Police and Crime Panel – Member Ancholme Internal Drainage Board – Member
Councillor I Jawaid	South Humber Racial Equality Council – Member
Councillor H Kataria	Hackney Carriage Driver/ Licence Holder South Humber Racial Equality Council – Member
Councillor E Marper	Ancholme Internal Drainage Board – Member
Councillor R Ogg	Ancholme Internal Drainage Board – Member
Councillor C O’Sullivan	Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Trust – Member
Councillor N Poole	Scunthorpe and Gainsborough Water Management Board – Member
Councillor Mrs E Redfern	North Lincolnshire Homes – Member Humber Bridge Board – Member
Councillor D Robinson	Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Trust – Member Isle of Axholme and North Notts Water Management Board – Member
Councillor H Rowson	Scunthorpe and Gainsborough Water Management Board – Member
Councillor Carl Sherwood	North Lincolnshire Homes – Member Ancholme Internal Drainage Board – Member
Councillor N Sherwood	Ancholme Internal Drainage Board – Member
Councillor R Waltham	North Lincolnshire Homes – Member Humberside Fire Authority – Member Ancholme Internal Drainage Board – Member NLAG – Member
Councillor J Wardle	North East Lindsey Internal Drainage Board – Member
Councillor D Whiteley	Scunthorpe and Gainsborough Water Management Board – Member
Councillor S Wilson	Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Trust – Member NLAG – Member

2293 MINUTES – Resolved – That the minutes of the extraordinary and ordinary meetings of the council held on 10 December 2013, the ordinary meeting of the council held on 25 February 2014 and the annual meeting of the council held on 13 May 2014, having been printed and circulated amongst the members, be taken as read and correctly recorded and be signed by the Mayor.

2294 (6) TREASURY MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY – ANNUAL REPORT 2013/2014 – The Director of Policy and Resources submitted a report on the council’s Treasury Performance in 2013/2014. The benchmark for measuring performance was measured against the Treasury Strategy set by the council at its meeting on 19 February 2013.

The report explained that each year the council approved a Treasury Management and Investment Strategy which was prepared in line with –

CIPFA (Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy) Code of Practice in the Public Service fully revised 2011.
CIPFA the Prudential Code fully revised second edition 2011.
The Department for Communities and Local Government Guidance.
The Local Government Act 2003.

The Code of Practice required that the council receive a report on Treasury Management Strategy at the start of the financial year, at mid year and at year end. The Audit Committee also received progress reports at each meeting and an annual report on the outturn position.

The Code also required the council to maintain suitable Treasury Management practices (TMPs), setting out the manner in which the organisation would seek to achieve its Treasury Management Policy and Objectives, and prescribing how it would manage and control these activities. As part of this ongoing process the Treasury Management practices adopted by the council were reviewed on a regular basis.

The Director in his report outlined the annual strategy under headings which covered –

the Strategy for 2013/2014, the Investment Strategy, the Borrowing Strategy and how the council performed, including key investment and borrowing statistics and associated arrangements indicating how the council had performed against the strategy. It was noted that investments made during the year were set against an improving global economic environment with a greater degree of optimism and increased levels of certainty regarding the future stability of market conditions. This allowed the council to employ a still prudent, but slightly less cautious approach within the requirements of this strategy, although all investments were considerably less than the six months allowed within the strategy. This degree of caution was still considered necessary to maximise security and liquidity of council funds.

The key investment statistics were detailed in paragraph 3.7 and at appendix 2 to the report, the key borrowing statistics were set out in paragraph 3.8 and appendix 3 to the report.

The report also referred to the Icelandic Investments and indicated that a total of £5.16m had now been recovered from a total claim of £5.5m. The conclusion of the recovery of funds had allowed the council to release the impairment provision of £2m into balances to support council spending as part of the 2014/2015 budget decision.

Resolved – (a) That the Audit Committee consider the assurance provided by this report on the effectiveness of arrangements for Treasury Management, and (b) that the Audit Committee note the Treasury Management performance for 2013/2014 financial year.

2295 PLANNING COMMITTEE – Resolved – That the minutes of the meetings of the Planning Committee held on 18 December 2013, 15 January, 12 February, 12 March, 9 April, 7 May and 4 June 2014 be received, approved and adopted with the exception of minute 1570 (ii).

2296 APPLICATION 2013/1505 – With regard to excepted portion (a) it was –

Moved by Councillor Bunyan and seconded by Councillor England –

That the minute be received.

Moved by Councillor Armitage and seconded by Councillor Carlile as an amendment –

That the minute be received with regret at the decision arrived at by the committee.

At the request of members and in accordance with Procedure Rule 1.22(d) the names of members voting for, against and abstaining from the amendment are as follows –

FOR: Councillors Ali, Armitage, Bainbridge, Barker, Carlile, Collinson, Davison, L Foster, Gosling, Grant, Jawaid, Kataria, Kirk, Oldfield, O’Sullivan, Swift, Whiteley and Wilson

AGAINST: Councillors Allcock, Briggs, Mrs Bromby, Bunyan, Clark, Eckhardt, England, Evison, T Foster, Glover, Marper, Ogg, Poole, Mrs Redfern, Robinson, Rowson, C Sherwood, N Sherwood, K Vickers, Waltham, Wardle and Wells

ABSTAINING: Nil

Amendment Lost

Motion Carried

2297 LICENSING COMMITTEE – Resolved – That the minutes of the meetings of the Licensing Committee held on 21 November and 5 December 2013, 30 January, 20 March, 1 May and 12 June 2014 be received, approved and adopted.

2298 AUDIT COMMITTEE – Resolved – That the minutes of the meetings of the Audit Committee held on 23 January and 15 April 2014 be received.

2299 STANDARDS COMMITTEE – Resolved – That the minutes of the meetings of the Standards Committee held on 15 November, 2 and 11 December 2013, 13 February, 7 and 16 April 2014 be received with the exception of minute 73.

2300 COMPLAINTS UPDATE – With regard to excepted portion (a) it was –

Moved by Councillor Poole and seconded by Councillor England –

That the minute be received.

Motion Carried

2301 HEALTH AND WELLBEING BOARD – With regard to excepted portion (a) it was –

Moved by Councillor Waltham and seconded by Councillor Mrs Redfern –

That the minute be received.

Motion Carried

2302 PLACES SCRUTINY PANEL – Resolved – That the minutes of the meetings of the Places Scrutiny Panel held on 27 November, 16 and 20 December 2013, 8 and 29 January, 10 March, 2 and 23 April and 28 May 2014 be received with the exception of minutes 334, 347 and 353.

2303 CALL-IN – MINUTE 26 OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICES, SPORT AND LEISURE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, CULTURE AND HOUSING AND PEOPLE CABINET MEMBERS MEETING HELD ON 11 DECEMBER 2013 – Community Grant Aid Applications – With regard to excepted portion (a) it was –

Moved by Councillor Evison and seconded by Councillor Davison –

That the minute be received.

Moved by Councillor Collinson and seconded by Councillor Bainbridge as an amendment –

That the minute be received with regard at the decision arrived at by the panel.

At the request of members and in accordance with Procedure Rule 1.22(d) the names of members voting for, against and abstaining from the amendment are as follows –

FOR: Councillors Ali, Armitage, Bainbridge, Barker, Carlile, Collinson, Davison, L Foster, Gosling, Grant, Jawaid, Kataria, Kirk, Oldfield, O’Sullivan, Swift, Whiteley and Wilson

ABSTAINING: Nil

Amendment Lost

Motion Carried

2304 NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE FLOODING – 5 DECEMBER 2013 – With regard to excepted portion (b) it was –

Moved by Councillor Evison and seconded by Councillor Davison.

That the minute be received.

Motion Carried

2305 THE PROMOTION OF TOURISM IN NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE – With regard to excepted portion (c) it was –

Moved by Councillor Evison and seconded by Councillor Davison.

That the minute be received.

Motion Carried

2306 PEOPLE SCRUTINY PANEL – Resolved – That the minutes of the meetings of the People Scrutiny Panel held on 14 January, 5 and 26 February, 19 March, 8 April and 3 June 2014 be received.

2307 CORPORATE SCRUTINY PANEL – Resolved – That the minutes of the meetings of the Corporate Scrutiny Panel held on 7 and 28 November, 4 and 19 December 2013, 9 and 30 January, 13 March, 3 and 24 April 2014 be received with the exception of minute 221.

2308 CALL-IN – MINUTE 92 OF THE POLICY AND RESOURCES CABINET MEMBER MEETING HELD ON 26 NOVEMBER 2013 –Council Tax Support and Welfare Schemes – With regard to excepted portion (a) it was –

Moved by Councillor Robinson and seconded by Councillor Wilson

That the minute be received.

Moved by Councillor Wilson and seconded by Councillor Collison as an amendment –

That the minute be received with regret at the decision arrived at by the panel.

At the request of members and in accordance with Procedure Rule 1.22(d) the names of members voting for, against and abstaining from the amendment are as follows –

FOR: Councillors Ali, Armitage, Bainbridge, Barker, Carlile, Collinson, Davison, L Foster, Gosling, Grant, Jawaid, Kataria, Kirk, Oldfield, O’Sullivan, Swift, Whiteley and Wilson

ABSTAINING: Nil

Amendment Lost

Motion Carried

2309 HEALTH SCRUTINY PANEL – Resolved – That the minutes of the meetings of the Health Scrutiny Panel held on 3 December 2013, 14 January, 4 and 27 February, 18 March, 8 and 29 April 2014 be received with the exception of minute 173.

2310 FEEDBACK FROM THE RECENT VISIT TO SCUNTHORPE HOSPITAL – With regard to excepted portion (a) it was –

Moved by Councillor Mrs Bromby and seconded by Councillor Barker –

That the minute be received.

Motion Carried

2311 NOTICE OF MOTION – RAIL SERVICES (1) – Moved by Councillor Bainbridge and seconded by Councillor L Foster –

“The Labour Group calls on this council to oppose any future cuts to the rail services in North Lincolnshire.

The proposed cuts to the Cross Pennine Service are detrimental to the people of North Lincolnshire and a further example of the Coalition Government’s disrespect to the people of this area and this council must oppose any reduction of the service.

Furthermore, we ask that this council declares it wholeheartedly supports the advancement of rail services across the south bank of the Humber and that the council is prepared to work in partnership with other councils and rail pressure groups within the local area.”

Moved by Councillor Mrs Redfern and seconded by Councillor Briggs as an amendment –

“This council calls for the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Transport to support a joint campaign between North Lincolnshire Council and North East Lincolnshire Council and commit to commission a feasibility study on the potential to electrify 50 miles of track between Cleethorpes and Doncaster, particularly affecting Barnetby, Scunthorpe and Crowle stations in our area.

This council believes that the potential for electrification must be investigated in order to attract visitors to Northern Lincolnshire and to ultimately create jobs and provide economic growth and also provide a link for our area and the High Speed 2 network. It is important that the feasibility study also acknowledges how electrification could reduce journey times and provide opportunities for more direct services to London and other northern cities, in addition this council congratulates the Scunthorpe Telegraph on its ‘keep on track’ campaign which is championing the issue on behalf of its readers.

It is important for this council to note that under this Government a total of 850 miles has either been electrified or planned to be electrified between now and 2019, compared to just 9 miles under 13 years of the last Labour Government.

In addition this council fully supports the Transpennine rail route between Cleethorpes and Manchester and commits to lobby the Department for Transport to maintain this direct route as an important economic corridor in the North of England.

Furthermore, this council pledges to encourage passengers and the local business community to make their views heard as part of the current consultation, and this council further commits to present the strongest possible case in support of sustaining a direct route in support of residents.”

Moved by Councillor Grant and seconded by Councillor O’Sullivan –

That in accordance with Procedure Rule 1.18(m) the question be now put.

Motion Lost

At the request of members and in accordance with Procedure Rule 1.22(d) the names of members voting for, against and abstaining from the amendment to the original motion are as follows –

FOR: Councillors Allcock, Briggs, Mrs Bromby, Bunyan, Clark, Eckhardt, England, Evison, T Foster, Glover, Marper, Ogg, Poole, Mrs Redfern, Robinson, Rowson, C Sherwood, N Sherwood, K Vickers, Waltham, Wardle and Wells

AGAINST: Councillors Ali, Armitage, Bainbridge, Barker, Carlile, Collinson, Davison, Ellerby, L Foster, Gosling, Grant, Jawaid, Kataria, Kirk, Oldfield, O’Sullivan, Swift, Whiteley and Wilson

ABSTAINING: Nil

Amendment Carried

At the request of members and in accordance with Procedure Rule 1.22(d) the names of members voting for, against and abstaining from the substantive motion are as follows –

AGAINST: Councillors Ali, Armitage, Bainbridge, Barker, Carlile, Collinson, Davison, Ellerby, L Foster, Gosling, Grant, Jawaid, Kataria, Kirk, Oldfield, O’Sullivan, Swift, Whiteley and Wilson

ABSTAINING: Nil

Substantive Motion Carried

2312 NOTICE OF MOTION – RAIL SERVICES (2) – Moved by Councillor Mrs Redfern and seconded by Councillor Briggs –

That in accordance with Procedure Rule D 1.16(b) the motion be withdrawn.

Motion Carried