Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Berry, Buckley, Dear, Murphy, Shead and Thompson.

·       Councillor Beggs

People Scrutiny Committee – 29^th November 2022

Minute 515 (SEND Strategy) – Family member has special educational needs and disabilities and is in receipt of an Education, Health and Care Plan.

Minute 518 (Children’s Services Improvement Board) – Member of the Southend Adoption and Fostering Service Panel.

·       Councillor Borton

Place Scrutiny Committee – 28^th November 2022

Minute 504 (Parking Strategy), Minute 507 (Annual Parking and Enforcement Report 2021/22) and Minute 508 (Highways Update Report) – Husband is a blue badge holder.

Development Control Committee – 30^th November 2022

Application Ref. No. 22/00611/FULM – Has spoke about possible development with residents of Sutton Road/Glenhurst Road.

·       Councillor Buck

Development Control Committee – 2^nd November 2022

Application Ref. No. 21/02305/FUL (The Trinity, 3 Trinity Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea) – Regular benefactor to Off the Streets Charity (withdrew)

·       Councillor Burton

Cabinet – 8^th November 2022

Minute 458 (SEND Strategy) – works at a local school.

People Scrutiny Committee – 29^th November 2022

Minute 519 (Passenger Transport Services – Performance Monitoring) – Employed as a teacher at a school outside Southend-on-Sea that has pupils that are resident within the City.

·       Councillor Cox

Cabinet Committee – 7^th November 2022

Minute 445 (Annual Parking and Enforcement Report 2021/22) – Daughter attends Richmond Primary School which was mentioned in the report.

Place Scrutiny Committee – 28^th November 2022

Minute 507 (Annual Parking and Enforcement Report 2021/22) – Daughter attends Richmond Primary School which was mentioned in the report.

People Scrutiny Committee – 29^th November 2022

Minute 515 (SEND Strategy) – Family member has special educational needs and disabilities and is in receipt of an Education, Health and Care Plan and family member is a pupil of Shoeburyness High School.

·       Councillor Cowdrey

Development Control Committee – 12^th October 2022

Application Ref No. 22/00507/FULH (36 Sutton Road, Southend-on-Sea) – Spoke on behalf of objectors to the application (withdrew from the meeting for this item after making a statement on the grounds of predetermination).

People Scrutiny Committee – 29^th November 2022

Minutes 515 (SEND Strategy), 517 (Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System – Service Harmonisation Consultation) and Minute 519 (Passenger Transport Services – Performance Monitoring) – Employed as a social worker and practice educator at SEND school within Southend-on-Sea.

Minute 518 (Children’s Services Improvement Board) – Appointed member of the Council’s Fostering Panel.

·       Councillor Davidson

Audit Committee – 23^rd November 2022

All minutes in so far as they relate to South Essex Homes – Non-Executive Director on South Essex Homes.

·       Councillor Dear

Development Control Committee – 30^th November 2022

Application Ref. No.- 22/01808/AMDT – Has been contacted by one of the objectors to the application and has visited the site to view the bedroom room windows of the application site.

·       Councillor Dent

Development Control Committee – 12^th October 2022

Application Ref No. 22/00507/FULH (36 Sutton Road, Southend-on-Sea) – Has had correspondence with objectors to the application.

Development Control Committee – 2^nd November 2022  ...  view the full minutes text for item 567.

(a) Minutes Silence

The Council remained silent for one minute as a mark of respect to Josephine Melville who died suddenly on 20^th October 2022.

(b) Youth Mayor and Deputy Youth Mayor

The Worshipful the Mayor presented the badge of office to the new Youth Mayor, Aila Chaudry and the new Deputy Youth Mayor, Thomas Cauchi.

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

The relevant Executive Councillors responded to written and supplementary questions received from Councillors.

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Resolved:-

That the Minutes of the Meeting held on Thursday, 20 October 2022, 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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That the minutes of this meeting, be noted.

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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 453 (Resourcing Better Outcomes – Finance and Corporate Performance Report 2022/23 Period 6) and Minute 465 (Proposal to increase the allowances and fees for Southend in-house foster carers), 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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That the minutes of this meeting, be noted.

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That the minutes of this meeting, be noted.

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That the minutes of this meeting, be noted.

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That the minutes of this meeting, be noted.

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On consideration of Minute 515 (SEND Strategy) the Cabinet Member for Children and Learning agreed to uphold the decision of the Scrutiny Committee to refer the matter back to Cabinet for reconsideration.

Resolved:

That the minutes of this meeting, be noted and that Minute 515 (SEND Strategy) be referred back to Cabinet.

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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 that the recommendations contained in Minute 535 (Resourcing Better Outcomes – Cabinet Minute 453 refers), be approved.

Report of Executive Director (Strategy, Change and Governance) attached

The Council considered a report of the Executive Director (Strategy, Change and Governance) setting out a minor amendment to the terms of reference of the Licensing Committee.

Resolved:

That a minor amendment be made to the terms of reference of the Licensing Committee, as set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report and that the Constitution be amended accordingly.

Report of Executive Director (Finance and Resources)

The Council considered a report of the Executive Director (Finance and Resources) presenting the Local Council Tax Support Scheme for 2023/24.

Resolved:

That the current Local Council Tax Support Scheme be re-adopted for 2023/24.

There were no changes to the appointments to Committees, etc.

In accordance with Standing Order 19 the Conservative Group requested that the use of Section 106 contributions be debated.

During consideration of the matter one amendment was proposed and seconded as follows:

Amendment:

The Council continues to support the provision of public art through the established, policy and legal framework and the development control process.  The policy framework for securing contributions- to public art will be considered as part of preparing the new Local Plan when all members and residents will be able to have input.

Upon being put to the vote, the amendment was not carried.

The Opposition Business proposals were then put to the vote and were carried.

Accordingly, it was resolved:

That the Opposition Business proposals set out below be referred to the Cabinet:

1. Never seek to use Development and Control as a means of implementing Council policy.

2. As the applicant of the planning applications relating to junction of Lynton Road and Thorpe Esplanade, Junction of Thorpe Hall Avenue and Burgess Road and land at Southchurch Park East in Lifstan Way, withdraw these planning applications.

3. Consult with members of this Council to reprovision spending on these art commissions to vital infrastructure projects.