Issue - meetings

A.        To receive the minutes and consider the recommendations and/or referrals from the meetings of the Executive Committee held on 8 and 22 October 2008.

(All decisions here have previously been fully resolved. There are no outstanding recommendations or referrals which require the Council’s consideration.)

(Minutes circulated in Minute Book 5 – 2008/09 – TO FOLLOW)

B.        To receive the Decision Notice and consider the recommendations and/or referrals from the following meetings of the Executive Committee:

29 October 2008

Matters requiring the Council’s consideration are:

·        Civil Parking Enforcement update;

·        The Worcestershire Hub – Options for the Future; and

·        Value for Money Strategy.

19 November 2008

Matters requiring the Council’s consideration are:

·        Hackney Carriage – Fare Tariff Rates;

·        Registered Social Landlords – Preferred Partners Review;

·        Property Accreditation Scheme;

·        Climate Change – Key Issues for the Council;

·        Redditch Street Market – Stall Discounts; and

·        Redditch Borough Council Corporate Plan – Phase 1.

(Decision Notices previously circulated, but attached to the agenda for Members’ convenience)

3 December 2008

Matters requiring the Council’s consideration may include:

·        West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy – Partial Review Phase Two;

·        Charging for Non-Statutory Planning Services; and

·        Scheme of Delegation to Officers – Planning Services Amendments.

(Decision Notice TO FOLLOW)

(Any matters arising, not covered elsewhere in the agenda, will be considered under this heading).

Confidential matters may be taken after the Exclusion of the Public, subject to notification at this point in the meeting.

RESOLVED that

1)         the minutes of the meetings of the Executive Committee held on 8 and 22 October 2008 be received and adopted;

2)         the decision notice of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 29 October 2008 be received and adopted and all recommendations approved:

3)         the decision notice of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 19 November 2008 be received and all recommendations approved, subject to:

in respect of the list of those also present,

            it being further

            noted that Councillor R King had attended the meeting, although not listed; and

in respect of Minute 142 (Redditch Street Markets – Stall Discounts)

it being further RESOLVED

that a letter be sent to the Manager of the Kingfisher Centre outlining the concern of the Council at the assistance provided to the Indoor Market.

(A motion to amend the recommendation in respect of the Registered Social Landlords – Preferred Partners Review through adoption of Option 1 outlined in the report was the subject of the following named vote in accordance with Standing Order 16:

Members voting FOR the amendment to the motion:

Councillors Fry, Hunt, R King, W King, Mould and Shurmer.

(6 votes)

Members voting AGAINST the amendment to the motion:

Councillors Anderson, Braley, Chalk, A Clayton, B Clayton, Enderby, Farooqui, Field, Gandy, Hall, Hicks, MacMillan, Norton, Quinney, Smith and Thomas.

(16 votes)

Members Abstaining from Voting:

None.

Accordingly, the amendment to the Motion fell.)

The substantive motion in respect of the Registered Social Landlords – Preferred Partners Review was the subject of the following named vote in accordance with Standing Order 16:

Members voting FOR the substantive motion:

Councillors Anderson, Braley, Chalk, A Clayton, B Clayton, Enderby, Farooqui, Field, Gandy, Hall, Hicks, MacMillan, Norton, Quinney, Smith and Thomas.

(16 votes)

Members voting AGAINST the substantive motion:

Councillors Fry, Hunt, R King, W King, Mould and Shurmer.

(6 votes)

Members Abstaining from Voting:

None.

(Prior to consideration of this item, and in accordance with the requirements of Section 81 of the Local Government Act 2000, Councillors Banks, Boyd-Carpenter, Cookson, Hartnett and Pearce declared a personal and prejudicial interest, in view of the fact that they were members of the Board of Redditch Co-operative Homes, and, in the case of Councillor Banks, also on the Board of the Ellen Rose Warrin Charity for Almshouses and Councillor Taylor declared a personal and prejudicial interest, in view of her close personal relationship to an officer of that organisation, and all withdrew from the meeting.)

4)         the decision notice of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 3 December 2008 be received and all recommendations approved.