Issue - meetings

Members will receive a progress report on the project.

Please note that it is a part two report and members are referred to pages 99-134 of the part II papers of the Cabinet meeting on 7 December 2021.

At the time of print members are requested to consider the recommendations to Council from the Cabinet meeting on 7 December 2021. Those recommendations are detailed in sections 3.1-3.5 of the report. An update will be provided to members at the meeting.

Members took a short break.

Before the item began Cllr Apel requested clarification of when the information would be made public. Mrs Shepherd confirmed that a press release which had been agreed with those partners involved in the project would be circulated following the meeting.

Cllr Palmer asked whether the resolution from the meeting could be included in the press release either in full or with confidential sections redacted. Mrs Shepherd explained that she could not agree to that due to the exempt nature of some of its contents.

Cllr Dignum moved the recommendations made by the Cabinet earlier that day which had been circulated to members by email and then by copy at the meeting. The recommendations were seconded by Cllr Taylor.

Cllr Dignum then introduced the report. He outlined the proposed amendments which had been agreed at Cabinet that morning. He acknowledged the amendments he had received from Cllr Moss which had been incorporated into the final version of the recommendations. He also gave thanks to Mrs Hotchkiss and her team for their work on the project.

Mrs Hotchkiss then provided a summary of where the project had reached.

Cllr McAra requested that Mrs Hotchkiss circulate the full version of her summary to members. Mrs Shepherd explained that it would not be necessary as the information was all in the report.

Mrs Hotchkiss then responded to questions from Cllr Oakley, Cllr Bell, Cllr Bowden and Cllr Apel.

Cllr Plowman then provided comment.

Cllr Tim Johnson proposed a minor amendment to section 3.7 of the recommendation to add a single additional word.

Cllr Dignum and Mrs Hotchkiss then responded to questions from Cllr Brisbane. 

Cllr Potter and Cllr Sharp then provided comment.

Cllr Dignum then responded to questions from Cllr Oakley.

Cllr Palmer then provided comment.

Cllr Dignum then responded to a question from Cllr Bangert.

Cllr O’Kelly and Cllr Bell then provided comment.

Cllr Bowden provided comment.

Mr Bennett reminded members that the reason for the discussion taking place in part II was due to the confidential nature of the information in the report. He requested that members refrain from further comment on the matter.

Cllr Purnell and Cllr Hobbs then provided comment.

Cllr Dignum confirmed that he accepted Cllr Tim Johnson’s minor amendment as part of his recommendations.

Cllr Moss provided comment.

Cllr Dignum was invited to sum up.

Mrs Shepherd confirmed which recommendations had been agreed by Cabinet that morning and which were to be voted on by Full Council.

In a vote members agreed the following resolution:

RESOLVED

That the recommendations as set out in sections 3.3-3.9 of the Cabinet resolution made on 7 December 2021 as circulated to members be agreed subject to the one word minor amendment proposed by Cllr Tim Johnson.