Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Borton, Endersby, Hadley, Kenyon, Nevin, Terry, Van Looy and Ward.

·                     Councillor Arscott

Development Control Committee – 10^th May 2017

Minute 1024 - 17/00248/BC4M – Theobalds Wharf, Alley Dock, Leigh on Sea – Non-pecuniary interest: Applicant is known to him and friends own a property nearby;

Minute 1029: 17/00104/BC4 - SBC Shelter and Public Conveniences at Junction of Thorpe Hall Avenue and Thorpe Esplanade, Southend on Sea – Non-pecuniary interest - the Chairman for the Applicants was a fellow Councillor.

Minute 37 - 17/00234/FUL – Haydon House, 10 Underwood Square SS9 3PB – non-pecuniary interest – knows applicant and objectors;

Development Control Committee – 5^th July 2017

Minute 122: 16/01475/FULM - Grand Hotel, Broadway, Leigh on Sea – Non-pecuniary interest: Acquainted with various neighbours and business owners in the area;

Minute 123: 16/02045/FULM - Rileys, 258 Leigh Road. Leigh on Sea – Non-pecuniary interest: Acquainted with various neighbours and business owners in the area;

Minute 127: 17/00822/BC3M - Sacred Heart Roman Catholic School, Windermere Road, Southend on Sea – Non-pecuniary interest: Governor of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School which is a partner school with Sacred Heart Roman Catholic School;

People Scrutiny Committee – 11^th July 2017

Minute 162 - School Admission Arrangements – non-pecuniary – lives in area affected by proposals and Governor at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School;

Minute 167 - Schools Progress report – non pecuniary – Governor at Our lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School;

·         Councillor Aylen

People Scrutiny Committee – 11^th July 2017

Minute 162 – School Admission Arrangements – non-pecuniary – lives in area affected by proposals;

·                     Councillor Ayling

Development Control Committee – 10^th May 2017

Minute 1030 - 16/02195/FUL – Nova Car Sales, 840 - 846 London Road, Leigh on Sea – Non-pecuniary interest: Applicant is known to him;

Minute 1029: 17/00104/BC4 - SBC Shelter and Public Conveniences at Junction of Thorpe Hall Avenue and Thorpe Esplanade, Southend on Sea – Non-pecuniary interest - the Chairman for the Applicants was a fellow Councillor.

Minute 44 - 17/00769/AMDT – 40 Westbury Road, Southend SS2 4DP – non-pecuniary interest – contacted Planning Inspectorate on application;

Council – 20^th July 2017

Minute 219 – Opposition Business – pecuniary interest – private landlord in the borough – intended to withdrew but the matter was not debated;

·                     Councillor Borton

Development Control Committee – 10^th May 2017

Minute 1029: 17/00104/BC4 - SBC Shelter and Public Conveniences at Junction of Thorpe Hall Avenue and Thorpe Esplanade, Southend on Sea – Non-pecuniary interest - the Chairman for the Applicants was a fellow Councillor.

Place Scrutiny Committee – 10^th July 2017

Minute 147 - Growth Strategy – Non-pecuniary interest: Works for the DWP and the Job Centre was mentioned in the debate;

·                     Councillor Boyd

Development Control Committee – 5^th July 2017

Minute 122: 16/01475/FULM - Grand Hotel, Broadway, Leigh on Sea – Non-pecuniary interest: Owns a property in the general vicinity;

People Scrutiny Committee – 11^th July 2017

Minute 162 - School Admission Arrangements – pecuniary interest – owner of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 191.

Councillors Hadley and Ware-Lane

The Worshipful the Mayor, on behalf of the Council, extended her best wishes to Councillor Roger Hadley who recently came out of hospital and welcomed Councillor Ware-Lane to the meeting who had also recently been in hospital.

Appointments

The Council noted the appointment of Mr Tim Watts as a non-voting co-opted member representing Southend Carers Forum to the membership of the People Scrutiny Committee.

The relevant Executive Councillors responded to written questions received from Members of the Public.

The relevant Executive Councillors responded to written questions received from Members of the Council.

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Resolved:-

That the Minutes of the Special Meeting held on Thursday 20^th April 2017 be confirmed as a correct record and signed.

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Resolved:-

That the Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 20^th April 2017 be confirmed as a correct record and signed.

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Resolved:-

That the Minutes of the Annual Council meeting held on Thursday 11^th May 2017 be confirmed as a correct record and signed.

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Resolved:-

That the Minutes of the appointments meeting held on Thursday 18^th May 2017 be confirmed as a correct record and signed.

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Resolved:-

That the Minutes of the Special Meeting held on Thursday 15^th June 2017 be confirmed as a correct record and signed.

Prayer of the Petition attached.

Councillor D Norman presented a petition on behalf of local residents requesting the Council to make Windsor Road and Osborne Road a one way street and to introduce daytime parking.

Resolved:

That, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 15.5, the petition be referred to Cabinet Committee.

Prayer of the Petition attached.

Councillor Mulroney presented a petition on behalf of local residents requesting the Council to make Hadleigh Road a one way street.

Resolved:

That, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 15.5, the petition be referred to Cabinet Committee.

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Resolved:

That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

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Resolved:

That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

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Resolved:

That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

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Resolved:

That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

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Resolved:

That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

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Resolved:

That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

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Resolved:

That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

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The Council was advised that there were two minor amendments to the Cabinet minutes.  The Tourism Strategy (Minute 81) should be listed as an Executive Function and the Gas Works Site (Minute 88) listed as a Council Function.

Resolved:

That the minutes of this meeting, subject to the minor amendments to Minute 81 (Tourism Strategy) and Minute 88 (Gas Works Site) be noted, and the recommendations contained in Minutes 76 and 83 be approved.

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Resolved:

That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

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Resolved:

That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

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Resolved:

That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

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Resolved:

That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

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Resolved:

That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

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Resolved:

That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

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The Council was advised of an amendment to Minute 80 (Tourism Strategy) which should be listed as an Executive Function.

Resolved:

That the minutes of this meeting, subject to the amendment to Minute 80 (Tourism Strategy), be noted and the recommendations contained in Minutes 144, 146 and 148, be approved.

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The Worshipful the Mayor withdrew from the meeting for consideration of Minute 162 (School Admission Arrangements) and the Deputy Mayor was in the Chair.

During consideration of Minute 170 the hour of 11.00pm had been reached and in accordance with Council Procedure 1.7 the remaining business on the agenda was proceeded with.

Resolved:

That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

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Resolved:

That the minutes of this meeting be noted and the recommendations contained in Minutes 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, be approved.

This item was withdrawn from the Agenda.

Report of the Director of Legal & Democratic Services attached.

The Council considered a report of the Director of Legal & Democratic Services setting out minor changes to the Constitution in relation to the Chief Officer post of Deputy Director of Public Health (Improvement) in order to reflect a restructuring of the Council’s Public Health Senior Management Team, following a recent review.

Resolved:

1. That the Chief Officer post of Deputy Director of Public Health (Improvement) be deleted and that a new fourth tier post of Consultant in Public Health be established.

2. That consequential amendments be made to the following parts of the Constitution as set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report:

·                     Part 3 Schedule 3 – Delegations to Officers;

·                     Part 4(b) – Officer Employment Procedure Rules;

·                     Part 7 – Composition of the Council and Management Structure.

Report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) to follow

(To be considered as part of Minute 148 of the meeting of Place Scrutiny Committee held on 10^th July 2017).

The Council considered a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) seeking the Council’s approval to formally object to the proposed closure of the railway level crossing at Woodgrange Close in accordance with the procedures of section 239 of the Transport and Works Act 1992.

In view of the legislative requirements which require at least 26 Councillors to vote in favour of the resolution, the voting by show of hands was 36 for and 2 against.  It was therefore:

Resolved:

1. That the Council’s objection to the Order to close the railway level crossing at Woodgrange Close be confirmed.

2. That the Council submits such written evidence as may be required to oppose the application to close the crossing.

Resolved:

That, under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the items of business set out below, on the grounds that they would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Resolved:

That Minute 172 of People Scrutiny Committee held on Tuesday 11^th July 2017, be noted.

In response to a question the Leader confirmed that the next phase of City Beach will involve or include land to the east of the Kursaal.

Resolved:

That the recommendations contained in Minute 189, be approved.