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 Council, Wednesday, 25th September, 2024 2.00 pm

Item: Minutes

Minutes of last meeting 31 July 2024:

Resolution status:Carried

RESOLVED: That subject to the amendments noted, the Full Council minutes of 31 July 2024 be APPROVED as a correct record.

 

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Item: Petition: Retain the public toilets in the High Street/Market Square, Stow-on-the-Wold

Petition: Retain the public toilets in the High Street/Market Square, Stow-on-the-Wold:

Resolution status:Carried

RESOLVED: That Full Council

 

1.    NOTE the petition signed by 1,198 people requesting the Council to retain the public toilets in High Street/Market Square, Stow-on-the-Wold.

2.    AGREE to refer consideration of the petition to Cabinet, as it is the relevant decision-making body, for discussion and decision at its meeting on 3 October 2024

 

 

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Item: District Boundary Review - Council Size Proposal

District Boundary Review - Council Size Proposal:

Resolution status:Carried

RESOLVED: That Full Council

1. APPROVE the draft Council Size Proposal (Annex A) for

submission to The Local Government Boundary Commission for

England.

2. AGREE TO DELEGATE AUTHORITY to the Business Manager for Democratic

Services, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer and the

Chair of the Boundary Review Working Group, to finalise the

Council Size Proposal document to reflect the discussion at full

Council (if required) and to make other minor amendments to

improve the document prior to submission.

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Item: Treasury Management Outturn 2023/24

Treasury Management Outturn Report 2023/24:

Resolution status:Carried

RESOLVED: That Full Council

1. NOTE the Treasury Management performance for the period 01

April 2023 to 31 March 2024;

2. APPROVE the Treasury Management Outturn Report for 2023/24.

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Item: Sewage Summit Update

Sewage Summit Update:

Resolution status:Carried

That Council resolves to:

  1. Note the report and approve the following recommendations;
    1. The Chief Executive writes to Government requesting they:

                                                               i.      Make Water Companies Statutory Consultees for both Development Control and in preparing Local and Strategic Plans;

                                                             ii.      Introduce clear mandatory controls on storm water drainage for all development.

  1. Introduce a validation checklist and matrix of Grampian conditions.
  2. Incorporate policies within the new Local Plan to optimise water efficiency for new houses.
  3. Consider, subject to a business case and affordability including in the 2025-26 budget process funding for a specialist Officer to work with the Flood Risk Management Team and Planning service to liaise between Developers and the Water Companies along with related bodies.
  4. Continue to develop an effective Communication Strategy to outline to residents the statutory obligations and powers of each local government body and other relevant organisations such as the Environment Agency.

 

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Item: Report of the Constitution Working Group - Planning Protocol and Scheme of Delegation

Report of the Constitution Working Group - Planning Protocol and Scheme of Delegation:

Resolution status:Carried

RESOLVED: That Council

 

  1. APPROVE the changes and corrections to the Scheme of Delegation (as amended) in respect of the Planning & Licensing Committee.

2.    APPROVE the changes and corrections to Planning Protocol in respect of the Planning & Licensing Committee

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Item: Review of Standards Arrangements

Review of Standards Arrangements:

Resolution status:Carried

RESOLVED: That Council

 

1. APPROVE the updated arrangements for dealing with code

of conduct complaints;

2. APPROVE the procedure for the Standards Hearing Sub-Committee and to delegate authority to the Director of Governance & Development to make minor amendments to the procedure.

 

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Tony Slater For

Extension of the meeting:

Resolution status:Carried

RESOLVED: That Full Council continues the meeting for the final hour.

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Tony Slater For

Item: Motion A: Safety of lithium batteries in e-scooters and e-bikes & their disposal

Motion A: Safety of lithium batteries in e-scooters and e-bikes & their disposal:

Motion status:Carried

RESOLVED: That Full Council

1. AGREE to support the Safety of Electric-Powered Micromobility Vehicles and Lithium Batteries Bill;

2. AGREE to request that the Leader of the Council writes to MP’s Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown and Roz Savage to provide notice that the motion has been passed - request that the Safety of Electric-Powered Micromobility Vehicles and Lithium Batteries Bill is supported in Parliament;

3. AGREE that the Leader of the Council writes to the organisers of the cross-party campaign for the Bill, expressing our support (electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk).

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Item: Motion B: Ambulance motion

Motion B: Ambulance Motion:

Motion status:Carried

RESOLVED: That Council

 

  1. AGREED to instruct the Chief Executive to write to the CEO of SWASFT asking him for a full report on what steps he will be taking to improve ambulance response times in the Cotswold District as well as providing more support to grow the Community First Responder teams whose assistance is invaluable and thereafter invite him to attend the Overview and Scrutiny Committee to discuss his report and the actions resulting from it.
  2. AGREED to instruct the Chief Executive to write to the Chair of the county’s Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee asking that committee to express this Council’s concerns at its next meeting and to regularly scrutinise ambulance performance as a standard agenda item.
  3. AGREED to instruct the CEO to write to our two MPs asking them to raise this issue in Parliament and to lobby SWASFT on our behalf.

 

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 Council, Wednesday, 31st July, 2024 6.00 pm

Item: Minutes

Minutes of the Full Council meeting on 20 March 2024:

Resolution status:Carried

RESOLVED: That subject to the amendments noted, the Full Council minutes on 20 March 2024 be APPROVED as a correct record.

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Minutes of the Annual Council meeting on 15 May 2024:

Resolution status:Carried

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the Annual Council meeting on 15 May 2024 be approved as a correct record.

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Tony Slater For

Item: Publica Review - Detailed report

Publica Review Detailed Transition Plan:

Resolution status:Carried

RESOLVED: That Full Council:

1. APPROVED the implementation of Phase 1 of the Publica Transition

based on the Detailed Transition Plan and the phasing for the

transition.

2. DELEGATED AUTHORITY to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of

the Council, the decision to deal with any final detail matters arising

from the Detailed Transition Plan.

3. DELEGATED AUTHORITY to the Director of Governance and

Development (Monitoring Officer), in liaison with the Leader, to

update the constitution by making any consequential changes

required as a result of Phase 1 of the Publica Transition.

4. AGREED TO carry out a budget re-basing for the 2026/7 financial year so that

the funding provided to Publica is proportionate to the services

received.

5. NOTED that following the decision on Phase 1, preparatory work for Phase 2 will commence and will be the subject of a separate report

6. NOTED the following as included in the Detailed Transition Plan;

Section 2: Transition Planning:

· Note the Design-Led principles

· Note the Key Goals for Transition

Section 7: Modelling Assumptions and Outputs:

· Note the cost modelling for Phase 1.

Section 9: Post-Transition Support:

· Note the need for post-transition support.

7. NOTED the recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and therefore asks officers to work with members to clarify and define what success for the Council and continuing Publica will look like and the values that will underpin this success in order to improve efficiency and enhance services for residents, businesses and community organisations in the district.

 

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Tony Slater Against

Item: Business And Planning Act 2020 - Update To Pavement Licensing Regime

Business And Planning Act 2020 - Update To Pavement Licensing Regime:

Resolution status:Carried

RESOLVED: That Full Council:

  1. APPROVED the draft Pavement Licensing Policy and Fees, attached at Annex A.

 

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Item: Appointment and Remuneration of Independent Persons

Appointment and Remuneration of Independent Persons:

Resolution status:Carried

RESOLVED: That Full Council

1.     AGREED to appoint Robert Cawley and Melvin Kenyon and re-appoint Michael Paget-Wilkes and Phyllida Pyper as Independent Members, effective from 1.08.2024. All appointments to be a maximum of four years i.e. to 31.07.2028;

2.     APPROVED that the Independent Persons are paid an annual allowance of £1000 per annum on a monthly basis, plus a mileage allowance equivalent to the rate paid to elected Members;

3.     AUTHORISED the Director of Governance & Development (Monitoring Officer) to commence a recruitment campaign prior to the expiration of current appointments and to enable reports to be presented on future appointments.

 

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Item: Appointment of a Temporary Parish Council Member to Upper Rissington Parish Council

Appointment of Temporary Town or Parish Council Members:

Resolution status:Carried

RESOLVED: That Full Council

  1. AGREED to make an order under Section 91 of the Local Government Act 1972 (‘the Act’) appointing Councillor Andrew Maclean as a temporary member of Upper Rissington Parish Council enabling Upper Rissington Parish Council to become quorate;
  2. NOTED that the appointment shall be effective until Upper Rissington Parish Council is quorate (i.e. it has four members of the Council in place, excepting the temporary appointee);
  3. APPROVED the draft procedure at Annex A, delegating authority to the Monitoring Officer to make orders and make temporary appointments to Town/Parish Councils as required, under the powers in Section 91 of the Act.

 

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Item: Notice of Motions

Cotswold Lakes:

Motion status:Carried

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Item: Matters exempt from publication

To move into private session:

Motion status:Carried

RESOLVED: That Full Council exclude the press and the public from the meeting during consideration of item 16 in accordance with provisions of section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that their presence could involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

 

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Item: Decision on future regeneration of The Old Station and Memorial Cottages, Cirencester

Decision on future regeneration of The Old Station and Memorial Cottages, Cirencester:

Resolution status:Carried

RESOLVED: That Full Council:

 

  1. AGREED that the Old Station and Old Memorial cottages are disposed of, as two separate assets, in line with the Asset Management Strategy adopted at Cabinet in May 2024 and the Asset Plans appended to this report.

 

  1. DELEGATED AUTHORITY to the Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Finance Officer, in consultation with the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance to approve the final terms of the sale including sale price.

 

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 Annual Council, Council, Wednesday, 15th May, 2024 6.00 pm

Item: Election of a Chair

Election of a Chair:

Resolution status:Carried

RESOLVED: That Councillor Nikki Ind be elected as Chair of Council for the Civic Year 2024/25.

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Item: Appointment of a Vice-Chair

Appointment of a Vice-Chair:

Resolution status:Carried

RESOLVED: That Councillor Mark Harris be appointed as Vice-Chair of Council for the civic year 2024/25.

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Item: Appointment of Committees

Appointment of Committees:

Resolution status:Carried

RESOLVED: That Full Council

 

1.    DETERMINED that, in accordance with Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (“the Act”), the Council shall continue to apply the political balance provisions under the Act to committees as shown in Annex A;

 

2.    APPOINTED Councillors to serve on the Council’s Committees and working groups as set out in Annex B for a term of office expiring at the next Annual Meeting of the Council;

 

3.    APPOINTED Chairs and Vice-Chairs for the Council’s Committees and working groups as shown in Annex B;

 

4.    NOTED the arrangements for substitutions set out in part 4 of the report;

 

5.    AGREED to confirm the changes to the terms of reference to include substitute members for the Constitution Working Group;

 

6.    AGREED the draft terms of reference for the Publica Review Working Group set out in Annex B.

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Item: Appointment of Outside Bodies

Appointment of Outside Bodies - Conservative Group Amendment:

Amendment status:Rejected

RESOLVED: That Council appoint Councillor Daryl Corps to the Gloucestershire Economic Growth Scrutiny Committee.

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Appointment of Outside Bodies - Original Resolution:

Resolution status:Carried

 

RESOLVED: That Council

 

1.    NOTED the appointments to outside bodies by the Leader of the Council in respect of executive functions, as set out in Annex A Table 1;

 

2.    AGREED to confirm the appointments to the Gloucestershire County Council Economic Growth Scrutiny Committee and the Gloucestershire County Council Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee, as set out in Annex A Table 2.

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Item: On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) Grant Offer

On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) Grant Offer:

Resolution status:Carried

RESOLVED: That Full Council

 

1.    Acknowledge the successful grant application of £191,600;

 

2.    APPROVED the On-Street capital scheme of £383,200 for inclusion in the Council’s capital programme funded by £191,600 of external grant funding and CDC matched funding of £191,600.

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Tony Slater For

Item: Next meeting

Change of meeting time:

Resolution status:Carried

RESOLVED: That Full Council amend the 25 September 2024 meeting time to start at 2pm.

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Tony Slater For