Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Chalk and Wexham.

·           Councillor Arscott

Development Control Committee – 4^th October

Minute 342: (17/01361/TPO - Haydon House, 10 Underwood Square, Leigh on Sea) – Non-pecuniary interest: Applicant and objectors are known to him;

Cabinet – 10^th October

Minute 364:  (School Admissions for Community Schools 2019/20) – Non-pecuniary interest – Lives within Darlinghurst School catchment area;

Minute 314 (Schools Performance Report Summer 2017) – Non-pecuniary interest – Governor at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School;

People Scrutiny Committee – 10th October

Minute 369: (School Admissions for Community Schools 2019/20) – Non-pecuniary interest – Lives within Darlinghurst School catchment area;

Minute 373: (School Progress report) – Non-pecuniary interest: Governor at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School;

·           Councillor Ayling

Development Control Committee – 13th September

Minute 281:   (17/01008/FULH - 66 Leigham Court Drive, Leigh-on-Sea) - Non-pecuniary interest:  applicant was an officer at the Council;

Minute 282:  (17/01019/FULH - 6 Leas Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea) Non-pecuniary interest – Applicant known to them as a fellow Councillor;

Council Agenda Item No. 29 - Opposition Business - To investigate better regulation and management in the private sector housing provision – pecuniary interest – private landlord (withdrew);

·           Councillor Borton

Development Control Committee – 13th September

Minute 281:   (17/01008/FULH - 66 Leigham Court Drive, Leigh-on-Sea) - Non-pecuniary interest:  applicant was an officer at the Council.

Minute 282:  (17/01019/FULH - 6 Leas Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea) Non-pecuniary interest – Applicant known to them as a fellow Councillor;

People Scrutiny Committee – 18^th September

Minute 302:  (Public Consultation on In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) in Southend-on-Sea) - Non-pecuniary interest – one of the presenters is a GP at her practice;

Council Agenda Item No. 6 (Question 12 from Members of the Council) – non-pecuniary interest – employed by DWP and work at Basildon where Universal Credit is processed;

·           Councillor Boyd

Development Control Committee – 13th September

Minute 281:   (17/01008/FULH - 66 Leigham Court Drive, Leigh-on-Sea) - Non-pecuniary interest:  applicant was an officer at the Council;

Minute 282:  (17/01019/FULH - 6 Leas Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea) Non-pecuniary interest – Applicant known to them as a fellow Councillor;

People Scrutiny Committee – 18^th September

Minute 302:  (Public Consultation on In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) in Southend-on-Sea)

- Non-pecuniary interest – Dr J Garcia Lobera is GP at her practice;

People Scrutiny Committee – 10th October

Minute 369: (School Admissions for Community Schools 2019/20) – Non-pecuniary interest - Owns a property in Leigh-on-Sea;

Minute 373: (School Progress report) – Non-pecuniary interest – Governor at Westcliff High School for Girls and South East Essex Academy Trust, South East Essex Teaching School Alliance;

Council Agenda Item No. 29 - Opposition Business - To investigate better regulation and management in the private sector housing provision - Pecuniary interest – Private landlord (withdrew);

·           Councillor Bright

People Scrutiny Committee – 10th October

Minute 369: (School Admissions for Community Schools 2019/20) – Non-pecuniary interest – Uncle is on Board of Governors at West Leigh School and lives in affected catchment area

·           Councillor Buckley

Development Control Committee – 2^nd August

Minute  ...  view the full minutes text for item 391.

The Worshipful the Mayor presented the chain of office to this year’s Youth Mayor, Maise Riley and the Chain of Office to this year’s Deputy Youth Mayor, Yasmin Bey.

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The Council stood for a one minute silence in tribute to the memory of the Sir Teddy Taylor (former MP), Mr Reg Copley and Mr Al Smulian (former Councillors) who all passed away in recent months.

Councillor Wexham

The Worshipful the Mayor, on behalf of the Council, extended her best wishes to Councillor Wexham who had recently been unwell and was now on the way to recovery.

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

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That the minutes of this meeting be noted and the recommendations contained in Minute 297, be approved.

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That the minutes of this meeting be noted and the recommendations in Minute 322, be approved.

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The Worshipful the Mayor advised that under Council Procedure Rule 19, the Independent Group requested that this item be placed on the Council Agenda for discussion and be treated as opposition business. 

The Executive Councillor for Housing, Planning and Sustainability acknowledged that these were serious issues and agreed to take the motions proposed by Councillor Woodley to the next meeting of Cabinet on 7^th November 2017.

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That the following motions be considered by Cabinet at its meeting on 7^th November 2017:

1. That Cabinet be recommended to introduce a compulsory licensing scheme for all residential landlords in the Borough, such scheme to supersede the voluntary arrangements with South East Alliance of Landlords (SEAL).

2. That Cabinet be recommended to lobby the Government for changes in the law so that there are rent controls on private sector landlords letting properties to tenants and those rent controls to have the effect of reducing the private sector rents to the level of social housing rents over the life time of parliament (i.e. 5 years).

Report of the Director of Legal and Democratic Services attached

The Council considered a report of the Director of Legal & Democratic Services on the above.

Resolved:

1. That it be noted that as a result of Councillor McMahon having given notice to the Chief Executive that she has joined the Conservative Group on the Council, the political make-up of the Council is now as follows:

·         Conservative Group – 28

·         Independent Group – 11

·         Labour Group – 9

·         Liberal Democrat Group – 2

·         Non-aligned – 1 (Councillor Aylen)

2. That Councillor McMahon be appointed to the Policy and Resources Scrutiny Committee and General Purposes Committee in accordance with the wishes of the Conservative Group.

3. That the minor amendments to the Constitution set out in Appendix 1 to the report, be approved.

The Council noted that Councillor Woodley had replaced Councillor Endersby as the Independent Group representative on the Corporate Parenting Group.

During consideration of Minute 419 (Opposition Business) 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.