Council 13 December 2018

Venue: Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Ashby Road, Scunthorpe.
Time:  2pm
Email:  Richard.mell@northlincs.gov.uk

 

AGENDA

1.  Mayor’s Remarks

2.  Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Personal or Personal and Prejudicial Interests.

3.  To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the Council held on 20 September 2018.

4Calculating the Council Tax Base 2019/20 – Report by the Director: Governance and Partnerships.

5. Treasury Management and Investment Strategy Mid-Year Report – Report by the Director: Governance and Partnerships.

6.  North Lincolnshire Community Safety Plan 2018/20 – Report of the Director: Children and Community Resilience.

7Statement of Principles – Gambling Act 2005 – Report of the Director: Operations.

8.  To receive the minutes of the under mentioned committees/panels and to consider any recommendations made and to pass such resolutions as may be necessary.

Planning Committee –
(5 September, 3 October and 31 October, 2018)

Licensing Committee –
(6 September, 2 October, 4 October, 11 October, 1 November and 22 November (x2), 2018)

Standards Committee –
(12 September (x2), and 21 November (x2), 2018)

People Scrutiny Panel –
(18 September, 9 October, 13 November, 14 November and 23 November 2018)

Health Scrutiny Panel –
(17 September, 29 October, 23 November and 2018)

Governance and Standards Scrutiny Panel –
(6 September, 27 September, 18 October and 8 November, 2018)

Health and Wellbeing Board –
(12 October, 2018)

9.To consider any questions on the discharge of the functions of the Humberside Fire Authority.

10.  Questions from members of the public (including town and parish councils).

11.  To consider a joint motion of which notice has been given and to pass such resolutions as may be necessary (none received).

MINUTES

Present

THE MAYOR – Councillor J Briggs

Councillors Ali, Allcock, Armiger, Bainbridge, Clark, Collinson, A Davison, J Davison, Ellerby, England, Evison, L Foster, T Foster, Glover, Godfrey, Gosling, Grant, Hannigan, Kataria, Kirk, Marper, Mumby-Croft, Ogg, Oldfield, O’Sullivan, Poole, Reed, Rose, Rowson, C Sherwood, N Sherwood, Swift, K Vickers, P Vickers, Waltham MBE, Wells and Wilson.

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

2613   MAYOR’S REMARKS – The Mayor welcomed fellow councillors, officers and members of the public to the meeting. He informed the meeting that Councillor Susan Armitage was currently undergoing treatment, and on behalf of the council expressed its best wishes for her full recovery. He also stated that Will Bell, Head of Legal and Democracy was not present at the meeting as he was recovering from a recent operation. He thanked Caroline Emerson, Group Manager within Legal Services for stepping in today.

The Mayor reported that he continued to be extremely busy and summarised the nature and range of recent community and charity events he had attended and been involved in across North Lincolnshire. These included meeting the Princess Royal at the Vale of Ancholme Academy, sod cutting at a new Ongo Scunthorpe Housing Development, attending Community Champion Awards and the opening of a leisure facility at Crowle.

2614   DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS AND PERSONAL OR PERSONAL AND PREJUDICIAL INTERESTS AND SIGNIFICANT LOBBYING – Declarations of personal interests were indicated as follows –

Member Subject/Minute
Councillor Ali

 

Hackney Carriage Driver/Licence Holder, with schools transport contract.

Crosby Community Association – Trustee

Councillor Allcock

 

Isle of Axholme and North Notts Water Management Board.
Councillor Armiger Scunthorpe and Gainsborough Water Management Board.

Bottesford in Bloom

Councillor Briggs Humberside Fire Authority – Member
Councillor Clark North East Lindsey Internal Drainage Board
Councillor J Davison Bottesford in Bloom
Councillor Ellerby

 

Scunthorpe and Gainsborough Water. Management Board – Member.

Member of Burringham Parish Council.

Member of Gunness Parish Council.

Councillor England

 

Scunthorpe and Gainsborough Water Management Board.
Councillor T Foster

 

Member of UNITE
Councillor Glover

 

Ancholme Internal Drainage Board
Councillor Gosling Blue Door Charity.
Councillor Marper Skippingdale in Bloom.
Councillor Ogg Skippingdale in Bloom
Councillor Oldfield

 

Personal Licence Holder.

Scunthorpe and Gainsborough Water

Management Board – Member

Member of Gunness Parish Council

Member of Burringham Parish Council

Member of UNITE.

Councillor Poole

 

Scunthorpe and Gainsborough Water Management Board.

Messingham in Bloom

Councillor Read

 

Crowle and Ealand Regeneration Project Ltd.

Isle of Ancholme and North Notts Water Management Board.

Councillor Rose CPRE, Chairman and Regional Member.
Councillor Rowson

 

 

Skippingdale in Bloom.

Scunthorpe and Gainsborough Water Management Board.

Councillor N Sherwood

 

Humberside Fire Authority – Member.

Ancholme Internal Drainage Board.

Councillor Waltham MBE

 

1Humberside Fire Authority – Member

Brigg in Bloom.

Ancholme Internal Drainage Board.

Councillor Wells

 

North East Lindsey Internal Drainage Board.

2615   MINUTES – Resolved – That the minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the Council held on 20 September 2018, having been printed and circulated amongst the members, be taken as read and correctly recorded and be signed by the Mayor, subject to the Councillor L Foster being replaced by Councillor T Foster in minutes 2601 and 2602.

2616   (5)      CALCULATING THE COUNCIL TAX BASE – The Director: Governance and Partnerships submitted a report requesting the council to consider and approve the council tax base to be used for each part of the council’s area for formula grant and tax setting purposes. The key points in the report were to note the council tax base for grant purposes at October 2018, as submitted to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), to approve a Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2019/20, to set a tax base for setting Council Tax for the council, local parishes and major precepting authorities, and to consider a surcharge imposed on long-term empty properties.

The Director in her report explained the above key points, analysed options, addressed financial implications and set out associated information in appendices 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Resolved – (a) That the council tax base for grant purposes set out in Appendix 1 of the report be noted; (b) that the Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2019/20 and the application of discretionary adjustments set out in Appendix 3 of the report be approved; (c) that the council tax base for the council, parishes and major precepting bodies in 2019/20 be set at 49,442.8 Band D equivalents as detailed in Appendix 4 of the report, and (d) that the Director: Governance and Partnerships be authorised to confirm grant allocations in respect of support to town and parish councils.

2617   (6)      TREASURY MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY MID – YEAR REPORT 2018/19 – The Director: Governance and Partnerships submitted a report on treasury performance in the first half of 2018/19. The benchmark for measuring performance was the treasury strategy which the Council set at its meeting on 1 March 2018.

The annual treasury management and investment strategy was prepared in line with –

  • The CIPFA (Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy) – Code of Practice in the Public Service Fully Revised 2011;
  • CIPFA The Prudential Code Fully Revised 2017
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Governance Guidance, and
  • Local Government Act 2003

The code of practice required that council receive a report on treasury management strategy at the start of the financial year, at mid-year and at year end.

The Director in her report covered the legal and regulatory framework, how the council performed, and summarised the following key points, that the council had –

  • Sought to minimise cash balances, with a minimum balance of £10m;
  • Generated an average return of 0.5% for the half-year;
  • Undertaken borrowing throughout the period via the inter-Local Authority market which offered access to short-term funding at low rates, and
  • Kept capital financing costs to below 10% of the revenue stream.

Key investment statistics were included in Appendix 1 ‘Prudential Guideline Indicators’, and Appendix 2 ‘Half-yearly Treasury Monitoring Report 2018/19’.

Resolved – That the Treasury Management performance for the 2018/19 financial year be noted.

2618   (7)      NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY SAFETY PLAN 2018/20 – The Director: Children and Community Resilience submitted a report which, in an appendix, presented the North Lincolnshire Community Safety Plan 2018/20. The Plan was the Crime and Disorder Reduction Strategy, which was part of the Council’s Policy Framework and had already been approved by the Community Safety Partnership.

The Community Safety Plan for 2018/20 set out outcomes to be achieved and actions against three key priorities

  • Safe – people feel safe and are safe
  • Strong – people take responsibility for their community
  • Resilient – people recover and withstand adverse impact

The plan was devised through consultation and as a result of the Annual Joint Strategic Intelligence Assessment (JSIA) and was complimentary to the North Lincolnshire Council Strategy and contributed to the delivery of the agreed Council Outcomes. The Plan also contributed to the delivery of the Police and Crime Plan for Humberside. The three key priorities all had measurable outcomes and performance indicators as well as priority actions which were all detailed in the plan. The Plan was set out over two years 2018 – 2020 but would be reviewed and updated annually in 2019 against the findings of the Joint Strategic Intelligence Assessment.

Resolved – That the Crime and Disorder Reduction Strategy – Community Safety Partnership Plan 2018/20 be approved and adopted as part of the Council’s Policy Framework.

2619   (8) STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES – GAMBLING ACT 2005 – The Director of Operations submitted a report which, in appendix presented the Council’s Statement of Principles in accordance with section 154(2)(c)of the Gambling Act 2005.

The Council was required to review and publish the Statement of Principles (policy) every three years in accordance with the above Act. The document had previously been considered by the Licensing Committee at its meeting on 22 November 20018, and had been recommended for approval by the Council.

Resolved – That the Statement of Principles – Gambling be approved and adopted.

2620 PLANNING COMMITTEEResolved – That the minutes of the meetings of the Planning Committee held on 5 September, 3 and 31 October 2018 be received with the exception of minutes 1914 (i) and 1913(i) –

2621    APPLICATION PA/2017/2095 – With regard to the excepted portion it was –

Moved by Councillor N Sherwood and seconded by Councillor J Evison –

That the minute be received.

Motion Carried

2622   APPLICATION PA/2017/1093 – With regard to the excepted portion it was –

Moved by Councillor N Sherwood and seconded by Councillor J Evison –

That the minute be received.

Motion Carried

2623   LICENSING COMMITTEE – Resolved – That the minutes of the meetings of the Licensing Committee held on 6 September, 2, 4 and 11 October, 1 and 22 November 2018 be received, approved and adopted.

2624   STANDARDS COMMITTEE – Resolved – That the minutes of the meetings of the Standards Committee held on 12 September (x2) and 21 November 2018 be received.

2625   PEOPLE SCRUTINY PANEL – Resolved – That the minutes of the meetings of the People Scrutiny Panel held on 18 September, 9 October, 13, 14 and 23 November 2018 be received with the exception of minute 475.

2626   ITEM REQUESTED FOR CALL-IN MINUTE 6 OF ADULTS, HEALTH AND COMMUNITY WELLBEING CABINET MEMBER MEETING HELD ON 9 NOVEMBER 2018 – APPROVAL OF GRANT FUND APPLICATION –NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE IN BLOOM – With regard to the excepted portion it was –

Moved by Councillor T Foster and seconded by Councillor L Foster –

That the minute be received.

Moved by Councillor A Davison and seconded by Councillor J Collinson as an amendment-

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

 Amendment Lost
 Motion 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 amendment are as follows –

FOR:    Councillors Ali, Bainbridge, Collinson, A Davison, Ellerby, L Foster, Godfrey, Gosling, Grant, Kataria, Kirk Oldfield, O’Sullivan, Swift and Wilson.          

AGAINST:      Councillors Allcock, Armiger, Briggs, Clark, J Davison, England, Evison, T Foster, Glover, Hannigan, Marper, Mumby-Croft, Ogg, Poole, Reed, Rose, Rowson, C Sherwood, N Sherwood, K Vickers, P Vickers, Waltham MBE and Wells.

ABSTAINING:           Nil

2627 HEALTH SCRUTINY PANEL – Resolved – That the minutes of the meetings of the Health Scrutiny Panel held on 17 September, 29 October and 23 November 2018 be received.

2628    GOVERNANCE AND STANDARDS SCRUTINY PANEL – Resolved – That the minutes of the meetings of the Governance and Standards Scrutiny Panel held on 6 and 27 September, 18 October, 8 and 29 November 2018 be received with the exception on minute 89.

2629   MEMBER DEVELOPMENT – With regard to the excepted portion it was –

Moved by Councillor P Clark and seconded by Councillor T Gosling –

That the minute be received.

Motion Carried

2630   HEALTH AND WELLBEING BOARD – Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting of the Health and Wellbeing Board held on 12 October 2018 be received with the exception of minute 268.

2631   DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH ANNUAL REPORT – With regard to the excepted portion it was –

Moved by Councillor R Waltham MBE and seconded by Councillor R Hannigan –

That the minute be received.

Motion Carried

2632   MAYOR’S REMARKS – Upon conclusion of the formal business, the Mayor wished all councillors, officers and members of the public present a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.