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916.

Apologies for Absence

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Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Hadley and Stafford.

917.

Declarations of Interest

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·           Councillor Arscott

People Scrutiny Committee – 10th April 2018

Minute 989 (Schools Progress report) – non-pecuniary – Governor at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School;

 

·           Councillor Borton

 

Development Control Committee – 7th March 2018

Minute 793 (17/01017/FULM – Chalkwell Lodge, 35-41 Grosvenor Road, Westcliff on Sea) – Non-pecuniary interest: Governor at Milton Hall School, which is mentioned in the report;

 

Cabinet Committee - 8th March 2018

Minute 807 (Members Requests List – Ref No. 17/31 - Reduce speeds in roads surrounding Earls Hall School) – Non-pecuniary interest: Lives in Rochester Drive);

 

People Scrutiny Committee – 10th April 2018

Minute 898 (Schools Progress report) – non-pecuniary interest– Governor at Milton Hall School;

Minute 899 (Scrutiny Committee updates) – non-pecuniary interest – EPUT mentioned in report – daughter is nurse at Rochford Hospital;

 

·           Councillor Boyd

 

People Scrutiny Committee – 10th April 2018

Minute 896 (Annual Education Report); Minute 897 (Secondary Places report) and Minute 989 (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;

 

·           Councillor Bright

 

General Purposes Committee – 29th March 2018

Minute 863 (Honorary Alderman Nominations) – non-pecuniary interest – nominees were known to them.

 

Place Scrutiny Committee – 9th April 2018

Minute 885 (Shoreline Strategy) – Non-pecuniary interest:  Employer is the Minister for flooding at DEFRA;

 

·           Councillor Buckley

 

Cabinet Committee – 8th March 2018

Minute 806 (Objections to Traffic Regulation Orders – 3a Rayleigh Road) – non-pecuniary interest – mother lives in Eastwood Park Drive;

Minute 807 (Members request list reference No 17/43, No.17/44 and 16/01) – non-pecuniary interest – has lobbied for various highway changes incorporated into 16/01;

General Purposes Committee – 29th March 2018

Minute 863 (Hon. Alderman/Alderwoman Nominations) – non-pecuniary interest – Nominees are known to him and Mr Longley lives in the vicinity of his home;

 

·           Councillor Byford

 

Cabinet – 13th March 2018

Minute 818 (Notice of Motion: Parking Provision for Remembrance Day Services) – non-pecuniary interest – son is a Commanding Officer of 1312 Squadron.

 

·           Councillor Callaghan

 

Development Control Committee – 4th April 2018          

Minute 872 (17/01115/FULM - Prospects House, 10 Fairfax Drive, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 9AG) – Disqualifying non-pecuniary: Had predetermined the application (withdrew);

 

·           Councillor Courtenay

 

People Scrutiny Committee – 10th April 2018

Executive Councillor – Disqualifying non-pecuniary interests in all the called-in/referred items; attended pursuant to the dispensation agreed at Council on 19th July 2012, under S.33 of the Localism Act 2011;

 

·           Councillor Cox

 

Place Scrutiny Committee – 9th April 2018

(Executive Councillor) – Disqualifying non-pecuniary interests in all the called-in/referred items; attended pursuant to the dispensation agreed at Council on 19th July 2012, under S.33 of the Localism Act 2011;

Minute 884 (Fire Safety Report) – Non-pecuniary interest: Part of the response in conjunction with his employer (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham to Grenfell Tower);

 

·           Councillor Flewitt

 

Development Control Committee – 7th March 2018

Minute 792 (17/02056/OUT:  ...  view the full minutes text for item 917.

918.

Communications

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(a) Minutes Silence

 

The Council stood for a one minute silence as a mark of respect to Mr Douglas Moulson who passed away on 3rd April 2018.  Mr Moulson was the Council’s Chief Executive from 1st June 1988 until he retired in the autumn of 1997 and before this he had been the Council’s Director of Finance.

 

(b) Childcare Works Awards 2018

 

The Worshipful the Mayor informed Members that the Council had won ‘The 30 Hours Team Award’ at the recent Childcare Works Awards 2018.  This award recognises the strong and committed work across a wide range of teams/services.

 

On behalf of the Council, the Mayor congratulated all officers involved.

 

(c) Local Council Award Scheme

 

The Worshipful the Mayor informed Members that at the recent Local Council Award Scheme the Leigh Town Council had achieved the Quality Award in recognition of their good practice in governance, community engagement and Council improvements.

 

On behalf of the Council, The Mayor congratulated Leigh Town Council for this prestigious award.

 

(d) Non-Voting Co-opted Member on People Scrutiny Committee

 

The Council noted the appointment of Jean Broadbent as a non-voting co-opted member representing Healthwatch Southend to the membership of the People Scrutiny Committee.

919.

Questions from Members of the Public

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The relevant Executive Councillors responded to five written questions received from members of the public.

920.

Questions from Members of the Council

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The relevant Executive Councillor responded to two written questions received from Councillor Aylen.

921.

Minutes of the meeting of Council held on Thursday 22nd February 2018 pdf icon PDF 188 KB

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Resolved:-

 

That the Minutes of the Meeting held on Thursday, 22nd February 2018 be confirmed as a correct record and signed.

922.

Minutes of the meeting of Cabinet Committee held Tuesday, 20 February 2018 pdf icon PDF 53 KB

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Resolved:


That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

923.

Minutes of the meeting of Development Control Committee held Wednesday, 7 March 2018 pdf icon PDF 113 KB

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Resolved:


That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

 

924.

Minutes of the meeting of Cabinet Committee held Thursday, 8 March 2018 pdf icon PDF 73 KB

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Resolved:


That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

 

925.

Minutes of the meeting of Cabinet held Tuesday, 13 March 2018 pdf icon PDF 87 KB

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Resolved:


That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

 

926.

Minutes of the meeting of Appeals Committee A held Friday, 16 March 2018 pdf icon PDF 50 KB

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Resolved:


That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

 

927.

Minutes of the meeting of Licensing Sub-Committee A held Tuesday, 20 March 2018 pdf icon PDF 51 KB

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Resolved:


That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

 

928.

Minutes of the meeting of Health & Wellbeing Board held Wednesday, 21 March 2018 pdf icon PDF 62 KB

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Resolved:


That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

 

929.

Minutes of the meeting of Appointments and Disciplinary Committee held Monday, 26 March 2018 pdf icon PDF 47 KB

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Resolved:


That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

 

930.

Minutes of the meeting of General Purposes Committee held Thursday, 29 March 2018 pdf icon PDF 58 KB

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Minute 863(1) was dealt with at the Special meeting of the Council held earlier this evening.

 

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That the minutes of this meeting be noted and the recommendation in Minute 863(2), be approved.

 

931.

Minutes of the meeting of Development Control Committee held Wednesday, 4 April 2018 pdf icon PDF 178 KB

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Resolved:


That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

 

932.

Minutes of the meeting of Licensing Sub Committee B held Friday, 5th January 2018 pdf icon PDF 55 KB

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That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

 

933.

Minutes of the meeting of Place Scrutiny Committee held Monday, 9th April 2018 pdf icon PDF 76 KB

Minutes to follow

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That the minutes of this meeting be noted and the recommendations contained in Minute 886 (Sex Establishment Premises) and Minute 888 (Massage and Special Treatment), be approved.

 

934.

Minutes of the meeting of People Scrutiny Committee held Tuesday, 10th April 2018 pdf icon PDF 64 KB

Minutes to follow

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That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

 

935.

Minutes of the meeting of Policy and Resources Scrutiny Committee held Thursday 12th April 2018 pdf icon PDF 60 KB

Minutes to follow

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Resolved:


That the minutes of this meeting be noted.

 

936.

Notice of Motion - Jewish Manifesto pdf icon PDF 37 KB

Notice of Motion attached.

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Resolved:

 

That in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 8.4, the following Notice of Motion, be referred to the Cabinet:

 

‘Southend-On-Sea Borough Council fully supports the launch of the Jewish Manifesto for local Government published by the Board of Deputies, the Security Council, for British Jews.  Anti-Semitic crime is a huge concern and Southend has to play its part to stamp this out.

 

By showing full commitment to this Manifesto it shows our Jewish Community the support they have in Southend on Sea.

 

This Manifesto also seeks to stamp out Anti Muslim hatred and all types of Racism.

 

I hope all members can support this.’

 

Proposed by Cllr Jonathan Gaston

Seconded By Cllr Nigel Folkard

937.

Opposition Business: Violent and Sexual Crime Crisis levels in Southend

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In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 19 the Independent Group has requested that violent crime crisis levels in Southend-on-Sea, be debated this evening.

 

Prior to the debate, an agreed position was reached between all the political Group Leaders on a motion to be put before the Council for consideration.

 

Resolved:

 

That the following motion be adopted:

 

Following a recent period of 3 violent attacks in 4 days involving knives, which is a theme borne out by the publication of statistics proving Southend-on-Sea has the highest violent crime rates in the County of Essex, this Council believes that the level of crime in Southend-on-Sea is damaging community safety and community relations throughout the town, and specifically harming the confidence of local businesses and the town centre Business Improvement District.

 

The Council recognises and welcomes the recent increase in the Policing Precept but feels that the allocation of 12 uniformed officers into the Southend Local Policing Teams is inadequate, after subtraction of rest days, holidays and sickness leave; this will amount to only 4 additional officers on the front line.

 

As a matter of urgency this Council calls upon the offices of the PCFC, The Chief Constable and the Home Secretary to authorise the allocation of additional resources for more uniformed front-line officers in Southend-on-Sea, as a matter of urgency including the re-establishment of the Town Centre Beat Team recently removed under government cuts, to police the demands of the towns 7 million visitors a year over and above the normal population of the town.

 

 

938.

Retiring Councillors

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The Worshipful the Mayor extended her thanks and appreciation on behalf of the Council to Councillors Butler, Davies and Endersby who were not standing for re-election on 3rd May 2018 and to those Members who were standing but may not be returned.

 

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