Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Buckley, Bright, Evans, Flewitt, Habermel, Woodley and Ware-Lane.

·           Councillor Arscott

Development Control Committee – 7^th November 2018

Minute 452 (18/01142/FUL Queens Road) Non-Pecuniary Interest - a fellow Councillor’s family business is run from the opposite side of the road to the proposed site.           

People Scrutiny Committee – 27^th November 2018

Minute 488 - Schools Progress Report – non-pecuniary – Governor at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School (Assisi Trust);

·           Councillor Aylen

Development Control Committee – 7^th November 2018

Minute 450 (18/01374FULH Arterial Road) – Non-Pecuniary Interest: Applicant is known to him.

Minute 452 (18/01142/FUL Queens Road) - Non-Pecuniary Interest - a fellow Councillor’s family business is run from the opposite side of the road to the proposed site;

·           Councillor Ayling

Development Control Committee – 7^th November 2018

Minute 452 (18/01142/FUL Queens Road) Non-Pecuniary Interest - a fellow Councillor’s family business is run from the opposite side of the road to the proposed site.

·           Councillor Borton

People Scrutiny Committee – 27^th November 2018

Minute 488 - Schools Progress Report – non-pecuniary - Governor at Milton Hall School;

Minute 489 - Scrutiny Committee updates - non-pecuniary interest – daughter is a nurse at Rochford Hospital;

·           Councillor Boyd

People Scrutiny Committee – 27^th November 2018

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

Minute 488 - Schools Progress Report - disqualifying non-pecuniary interest - attended pursuant to the dispensation agreed at Council on 19th July 2012, under S.33 of the Localism Act 2011;

·           Councillor Bright

Place Scrutiny Committee – 26^th November 2018a) 

Minute 468 (Southend 2050 - Draft Ambition, Desired Outcomes and Road Map) – Non-pecuniary interest: lives on the High Street;

Minute 470 (High Street Summit) – Non-pecuniary interest: lives on the High Street;

·           Councillor Buck

Place Scrutiny Committee – 26^th November 2018a) 

Minute 473 (Revenue and Capital Budget Monitoring 2018/19 to 30 September 2018) – Non-pecuniary interest: Governor at Eastwood Academy;

·           Councillor Buckley

Development Control Committee – 7^th November 2018

Minute 452 (18/01142/FUL Queens Road) - Non-Pecuniary Interest - a fellow Councillor’s family business is run from the opposite side of the road to the proposed site.

·           Councillor Burzotta

Place Scrutiny Committee – 26^th November 2018a) 

Minute 468 (Southend 2050 - Draft Ambition, Desired Outcomes and Road Map) – Non-pecuniary interest: Family business off the High Street;

Minute 470 (High Street Summit) – Non-pecuniary interest: Family business off the High Street;

Policy & Resources Scrutiny Committee – 29^th November 2018

Minute 499 - High Street Summit and Minute 500 - Southend Town Centre & PSPO – non-pecuniary – family business off High Street;

·           Councillor Chalk

Development Control Committee – 7^th November 2018

Minute 452 (18/01142/FUL Queens Road) - Non-Pecuniary Interest - a fellow Councillor’s family business is run from the opposite side of the road to the proposed site.

·           Councillor Courtenay

Place Scrutiny Committee – 26^th November 2018a) 

Disqualifying non-pecuniary interests  ...  view the full minutes text for item 529.

The Worshipful the Mayor presented the chain of office to this year’s Youth Mayor, Mr Marco Mann, and the Chain of Office to this year’s Deputy Youth Mayor, Ms Amy Burdett.

Minutes Silence

The Council stood in silent tribute as a mark of respect to Mr Ian Johnson, MBE, Freeman of the Borough of Southend-on-Sea, Traci Dixon, Group Manager, South Essex Homes, and Mr Dennis Ward, RAF veteran, who all recently passed away.

Yule Log

Councillor Aylen presented to the Council a Yule Log.

The relevant Cabinet Members responded to written questions received from members of the public.

The relevant Cabinet Members responded to questions received from Councillors.

Prayer of the petition attached.

Councillor Aylen presented a petition on behalf of local residents requesting the Council to close Oakwood Avenue and Shirley Road at their junctions with the A127 Arterial Road.

Resolved:

That in accordance with Standing Order 15.7 the petition be referred to the Cabinet Committee.

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Resolved:-

That the Minutes of the Meeting held on Thursday 18^th October 2018, be confirmed as a correct record and signed.

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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, subject to a minor amendment to resolution 2 in minute 432 to change the word ‘endorsed’ to ‘noted’, the minutes of this meeting be noted and the recommendations contained in minutes 429, 430, 436, 437, 438, 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 and the recommendations contained in Minute 471, be approved.

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Resolved:

That the minutes of this meeting, be noted.

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During consideration of Minute 501 (Notice of Motion – Invest in the Future/Divest from Fossil Fuels) a motion to refer the matter back to Cabinet was moved and seconded.  The motion was not carried.

Resolved:

That the minutes of this meeting, be noted and the recommendations contained in minutes 502 and 503, be approved.

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Resolved:

That the minutes of this meeting, be noted and the recommendation contained in minute 508, 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.

Notice of Motion attached

Resolved:

That in accordance with Standing Order 8.4, the following Notice of Motion, be referred to the Cabinet:

‘Social Housing for Rent

This Council has committed to build 11,140 new homes between 2016 – 2026 to help tackle the housing crisis in Southend, 62% of which (6,875) homes would have to be either social or affordable housing. [1. p5]

In nearly three years since that target was set, just 1,000 homes have been built. If the Council keep up this performance then they will fall short of their target by a massive 7,740 homes.

The Council's own Affordable Housing Policy requires developers to build a minimum of 20% affordable homes on residential proposals for 10-49 dwellings or up to 1.99 hectares or less, and 30% for those of 50 dwellings or more and above 2 hectares. [2. p3] Since 2001, only around 12% of homes built in Southend have been affordable by the council’s own definition [3. p44]

If the Council truly intends to meet its housing commitments and seriously address the chronic housing problems faced by this town, then radical measures need to be taken to address this situation and in order achieve those goals.

Motion to Council.

This Council recognises the above points and resolves to:

Explore all avenues for building social housing for rent (particularly through its Local Housing Company, Southend Housing Ltd.) at the former NHS land at Fossetts Farm (currently owned by Homes England) by investigating potential funding options and calculating the potential benefit, both financial and social, to Southend's residents.’

Proposed by Cllr Helen McDonald

Seconded by Cllr Ian Gilbert

Report of the Strategic Director for Finance and Resources attached

The Council considered a report of the Strategic Director for Finance and Resources presenting the Local Council Tax Support Scheme for 2019/20.

Resolved:

That the current Local Council Tax Support Scheme continue in its present format for 2019/20.

Report of the Strategic Director of Legal and Democratic Services to follow

The Council considered a report of the Strategic Director (Legal and Democratic Services) proposing minor changes to the Constitution.

Resolved:

1. That amendments be made to Council Functions as set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report and that paragraph 4 of Article 4 in Part 2 of the Constitution, be amended accordingly.

2. That amendments be made to the terms of reference of the Audit Committee, the Senior Managers Pay Panel and the Shareholder Board as set out in Appendix 2 and that Part 3 Schedule 2 of the Constitution be amended accordingly.

3. That amendments be made to Delegations to Officers in respect of Council management companies, RIPA and Regulatory Services as set out in Appendix 3 and that Part 3 Schedule 3 of the Constitution be amended accordingly.

4. That amendments be made to Standing Order 19.2 (Opposition Business) and Standing Order 37 (Attendance at Working Parties, Panels & Forums) as set out in Appendix 4 and that Part 4(a) of the Constitution be amended accordingly.

5. That a minor amendment be made to paragraph 6.2 of the Members’ Code of Conduct as set out in Appendix 5 and that Part 5(a) of the Constitution be amended accordingly.

6. That throughout the Constitution the following terms shall be used: “councillor”, “Cabinet Member” and “the Chief Executive” and the variations which currently exist be amended accordingly.

During consideration of Minute 499 and in accordance with Standing Order 1.7, the hour of 10.00pm having been reached the Council:

Resolved:

To continue for one further hour until 11.00pm.