Agenda and minutes
Venue: Council Chamber, Council Offices, Cecil Street, Margate, Kent
Contact: James Clapson
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillors Bambridge, Braidwood, Brimm, L Fairbrass, Falcon, Hillman, Matterface, R Potts, Pugh and Stummer-Schmertzing.
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Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 95 KB To approve the Minutes of the meeting of Council held on 6 September, copy attached. Minutes: It was proposed by the Chairman, seconded by the Vice-Chairman and agreed, that the minutes of the Council meeting held on 6 September 2018 be approved and signed by the Chairman. |
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Announcements To receive any announcements from the Chairman, Leader, Members of the Cabinet or Chief Executive in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 2.2 (iv). Minutes: The Chairman announced that former Councillor Trevor Emes had recently passed away. Members stood for a minute’s silence as a mark of respect, and offered sympathy to Mr Emes family. |
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of interest from Members in accordance with Council Procedure rule 2.2 (v) Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Petitions To receive petitions from the public in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 12. Minutes: No petitions were received in accordance with council procedure rule 12. |
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Questions from the press and public To receive questions received from the press or public in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 13. |
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Minutes: Ms White asked Councillor Savage, the Cabinet Member for Operational Services, the following question:
“What steps are being taken to clean the streets around Hawley Square? The only time the Square and Addington Street are free of litter is when I carry out a litter-pick. The area outside St John’s Road is of particular concern with dumped mattresses and other rubbish”
Councillor Savage responded with the following points: · A mechanical sweeper attended the area 5 days a week after 9am at the request of the residents to avoid noise disruption. However this reduced the effectiveness of the sweep due to the number of parked cars on the street after 9am. · A manual sweep of Hawley Square took place daily. The Council intended to trial some pedestrian sweeping machines that were able to clean pavements and smaller spaces. · Bulky waste should be taken to Margate Refuse and Recycling Centre, or pick up could be arranged with the Council for a charge. In cases where items were dumped, enforcement investigation would be carried out then arrangements made to remove the items. · The Council greatly appreciated the efforts of proactive residents who took care of their local environment, and hoped that seeing this would encourage others to not drop litter or dump waste themselves.
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Questions from Members of the Council To receive questions from Members of the Council in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 14. Minutes: No questions had been received from Members in accordance with council procedure rule 14. |
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Notice of Motion To receive any Notices of Motion from Members of Council in accordance with the Council Procedure Rule 3. Minutes: No motions on notice had been received in accordance with council procedure rule 3. |
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To receive a report from the Leader of the Council in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 2.4.
Minutes: During his report the Leader covered the following areas:
In the absence of Councillor Wells, Councillor Crow-Brown as Opposition spokesperson for the Independent and UKIP Group, made the following points:
Councillor Reverend Piper as Leader of the Thanet Independent Councillors Group made the following points:
The Leader replied to Councillor Reverend Piper’s comments with the following points:
Councillor Constantine as representative of the Labour Party Group made the following points:
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Report of the Chairman of the Executive, Policy and Community Safety Scrutiny Panel PDF 203 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Councillor G Coleman-Cooke, the Chairman of the Executive, Policy and Community Safety Scrutiny Panel, presented his report and the following points were noted:
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Report of the Chairman of the Finance, Budget and Performance Scrutiny Panel PDF 196 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Councillor L Piper, the Chairman of the Finance, Budget and Performance Scrutiny Panel, presented her report and the following points were noted:
Members noted the report.
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Constitutional Changes - Changes to contract procedure rules PDF 83 KB Additional documents: Minutes: It was proposed by Councillor Gregory, seconded by Councillor Game and Members agreed that Council approve for adoption the revisions to Contract Standing Orders as shown in annex 1 of the report, including the recommendations provided by the Constitutional Review Working Party and the Standards Committee shown in paragraph 3.1 to 3.3 of the report, namely:
‘3.1 That consideration was given to the inclusion of a provision to require contractors to pay the national living wage.
3.2 That a reference to the purchasing guide, that contains examples of added social value, should be included in paragraph 7.
3.3. That the reference to £10,000.00 should be removed from paragraph 16.1, the sentence should read ‘Each contract shall include standard clauses (excluding spend transacted on Government Procurement Card), including those indicated “where applicable” dependant on the nature of the contract as follows:’ |
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Declaration of Vacancy Margate Central Ward PDF 82 KB Minutes: Ms Nartey, Interim Head of Legal Services and Deputy Monitoring Officer, advised Members of the Council’s legal obligation to declare the vacancy for the Margate Central Ward.
It was proposed by the Chairman and seconded by the vice Chairman that Members agree the recommendations within the report, namely that:
‘1. Council notes that Ian Venables has become disqualified for being a member of this authority;
2. Council declares as vacant the office held by Ian Venables as a Councillor for the Margate Central ward.’
Members agreed to hold a recorded vote on the proposal.
Before a vote could be taken the meeting was adjourned due to disruption from the public gallery. The Chairman advised that the meeting would reconvene on Monday 15 October 2018.
Meeting adjourned at 20:20.
Meeting reconvened at 19:00 Monday 15 October 2018
Members present: Councillors Ashbee, Bayford, Braidwood, Brimm, Buckley, Campbell, K Coleman-Cooke, Connor, Constantine, Crow-Brown, Dellar, Dennis, Dexter, Dixon, Evans, J Fairbrass, L Fairbrass, Falcon, Fenner, Gregory, Grove, Hillman, Jaye-Jones, Johnston, Martin, Parsons, L Piper, S Piper, L Potts, R Potts, Rogers, Rusiecki, D Saunders, M Saunders, Savage, Shonk, Taylor, Tomlinson, Townend, Wells, Wright.
Mr Howes, Director of Corporate Governance and Monitoring Officer, reminded Members of the Council’s legal obligation to declare the vacancy for the Margate Central Ward.
In response to a question, Mr Howes advised Members that if an unlawful decision was made, he would have to consider his duty to prepare a report under Section 5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
Mr Howes conducted the recorded vote.
13 Members voted in favour the motion: Councillors Ashbee, Bayford, K Coleman-Cooke, Dexter, Gregory, Martin, Parsons, Rogers, D Saunders, M Saunders, Savage, Tomlinson, Wright.
27 Members voted against the motion: Councillors Braidwood, Brimm, Buckley, Campbell, Connor, Constantine, Crow-Brown, Dellar, Dennis, Dixon, Evans, J Fairbrass, L Fairbrass, Falcon, Fenner, Grove, Hillman, Jaye-Jones, Johnston, L Piper, S Piper, L Potts, R Potts, Rusiecki, Shonk, Townend, Wells.
1 Member abstained from voting on the motion: Councillor Taylor.
The motion was lost.
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Changes to Committees, Panels and Boards - 2018/19 PDF 97 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: The Leader proposed, Councillor Johnston seconded and Members agreed to postpone consideration of the item until a future meeting of the Council.
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