Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

To elect the Chairman of the County Council for the ensuing year

Minutes:

On the nomination of Councillor M J Hill OBE, seconded by Councillor C J Davie, and there being no other nominations, it was

 

RESOLVED

 

            That Councillor T Bridges be elected as Chairman of the County Council for the year 2019/20.

 

Councillor Bridges signed the declaration of acceptance of office, was invested with the Chain of Office by the immediate past Chairman.  He then took the Chair and thanked the Council for electing him.

 

COUNCILLOR T BRIDGES IN THE CHAIR

 

CHAIRMAN'S LADY

 

Ms T Wright was invested with the Chairman's Lady's Chain of Office.

 

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN

 

The Chairman presented a past Chairman's Badge to Councillor C R Oxby.  Members of the County Council paid tribute to Councillor Oxby's service to the Council.

2.

To elect the Vice-Chairman of the County Council for the ensuing year

Minutes:

On the nomination of Councillor T Bridges, seconded by Councillor C R Oxby, and there being no other nominations, it was

 

RESOLVED

 

            That Councillor M Brookes be elected Vice-Chairman of the County Council for the year 2019/20.

 

Councillor Brookes signed the declaration of acceptance of office, was invested with the Vice-Chairman's Chain of Office and thanked the Council for electing him.

3.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Mrs P Cooper, R Grocock, A G Hagues, Mrs J E Killey, R P H Reid, H Spratt and R H Trollope-Bellew

4.

Declarations of Councillors' Interests

Minutes:

Councillor Mrs K Cook declared an interest in agenda item 14 as a small business owner who had previously carried out work for the County Council.  She advised that she would abstain from voting on agenda item 14.

5.

Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 22 February 2019 pdf icon PDF 329 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED

 

            That the minutes of the meeting held on 22 February 2019 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

6.

Chairman's Announcements pdf icon PDF 276 KB

Minutes:

The Chairman reported that the Reverend Brian Roberts would serve as Chaplain during his year in office.

 

He also reported that this was Pete Moore's last Council meeting after nearly 31 years in post.  Mr Moore would be retiring in July and the Chairman invited the Council to join him in thanking him for his years of invaluable service to the County Council, the last 19 of which were as Section 151 Officer.  The Chairman wished Mr Moore all the very best for the future on behalf of the Council.

 

The Chairman also welcomed three Executive Directors to their first meeting of the Council, Andrew Crookham – Executive Director – Resources; James Drury – Executive Director - Commercial; and Andy Gutherson – Executive Director – Place.

 

The Chairman reported the death of former County Council Chairman David Dickinson, who represented the Sleaford electoral division from June 2001 until his retirement in May 2013.  He was Chairman of the County Council from May 2007 until May 2008.  Councillor C R Oxby had represented the Council at Mr Dickinson's Memorial Service on 8 May 2019.  The Chairman invited the Chamber to stand in silent tribute.  A number of members paid tribute to Mr Dickinson.

 

The Chairman welcomed visitors from RAF Waddington, Squadron Leader Jenny Norman, Officer Commanding Force Development Squadron; and Flight Sergeant Kieran Shepherd, Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Physical Education Flight.

 

Members of the Council were asked to note that this year's Lincolnshire Show would be held at the Lincolnshire Showground on Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th June 2019.  The Chairman advised that all members should have received an e-mail from the Civic Officer inviting them to take part on the Council's stand, giving councillors an opportunity to meet their residents and discuss any local issues.  Members were reminded to let the Civic Officer know if they planned to attend.

 

The Chairman advised that the Service of Dedication would be held in Lincoln Cathedral on Sunday 23rd June at 3.45pm.  Members were also asked to nominate up to four people from their local division who they would like to see invited to the Service.  It was hoped that as many members of the Council as possible would be able to attend this important event.

 

A list of civic engagements relating to the immediate past Chairman and Vice Chairman were available from the Civic Officer.

7.

The Leader to report on Executive Portfolios and appointments to the Executive and appointments of Executive Support Councillors

Minutes:

In accordance with Article 5.02 the Leader notified the Council of the appointments to the Executive and for the purposes of Part 3 (Responsibilities for Functions) the responsibilities of each Portfolio Holder.  The Leader also notified the Council of the Executive Support Councillors he had appointed in accordance with Article 5.07.

8.

Statements/Announcements by the Leader and Members of the Executive pdf icon PDF 261 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Statements by Members of the Executive had been circulated with the agenda.

 

A copy of the Leader's Annual Statement was circulated separately.

9.

Questions to the Chairman, the Leader, Executive Councillors, Chairman of Committees and Sub-Committees

Minutes:

Questions pursuant to Council Procedure Rule 10.3 were asked and answered as follows:

 

Question by

 

Answered by

Subject

a) A P Maughan

R G Davies

A1 road safety

 

b) R B Parker

M J Hill OBE

Government consultation on exit payments for senior staff

 

c) B Dobson

R G Davies

Improvement of facilities along the A15 at Market Deeping and Bourne

 

d) S R Parkin

Mrs P A Bradwell OBE

Violent and abusive parents having unsupervised access to their children.

 

e) P M Key

R G Davies

Speeding vehicles in Gainsborough

 

f) C Matthews

E J Poll

Future alternatives to beach nourishment at Sutton on Sea.

 

g) K J Clarke

C N Worth

Effect on the current environmental conditions at the Usher Gallery on attracting new exhibits.

 

h) Mrs M J Overton MBE

R G Davies

Safety on rural roads

i) G E Cullen

R G Davies

Wheelchair users on buses

 

j) M A Whittington

R G Davies

Grantham Southern Relief Road

 

k) Mrs A M Newton

R G Davies

Internet speeds

 

l) Mrs C A Talbot

R G Davies

Positive impacts of the Lincoln Eastern Bypass project.

 

m) R A Renshaw

R G Davies

Fix My Street online system

 

n) Mrs A M Austin

E J Poll

Green waste at Boston HWRC

 

o) R Wootten

M J Hill OBE

Proposal for 24 hour out of hours service at Grantham Hospital

 

10.

Political balance on committees and sub-committees and allocation of places to political groups pdf icon PDF 54 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

A report by the Chief Legal Officer had been circulated.

 

It was moved, seconded and

 

RESOLVED

 

1.    That Council note that there had been no change to the political make-up of the Council since the last review of the political balance on committees and sub-committees.

2.    That Council adopt the political balance of committees and sub-committees as attached as Appendix A to the report.

11.

Appointment of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of Committees and Sub-Committees (Except the Lincolnshire Health and wellbeing Board, Health Scrutiny Committee for Lincolnshire and Bourne Town Hall Trust Management Committee) pdf icon PDF 130 KB

Minutes:

A report by the Executive Director – Resources had been circulated.

 

It was moved, seconded and

 

RESOLVED

 

            That the appointment of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen as circulated, be approved.

12.

Calendar of Meetings 2019/20 pdf icon PDF 28 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

A report by the Executive Director – Resources had been circulated.

 

It was moved, seconded and

 

RESOLVED

 

            That the calendar of meetings as shown in Appendix A to the report, be approved.

13.

Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2018 - 19 pdf icon PDF 314 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

A report by the Statutory Scrutiny Officer had been circulated.

 

It was moved, seconded and

 

RESOLVED

 

            That the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report for 2018-19 be approved.

14.

Changes to the Council's Contract Regulations pdf icon PDF 167 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

A report by the Executive Director - Commercial had been circulated.

 

It was moved, seconded and

 

RESOLVED

 

            That Council approve the amendments to the Contract Regulations forming part of the Constitution, as set out in the tracked changes at Appendix A to the report.

 

15.

Changes to the Constitution pdf icon PDF 163 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

A report by the Head of Paid Service has been circulated.

 

It was moved, seconded and

 

RESOLVED

 

That the Council:

 

1.    Note the division of responsibilities between Chief Officers and the high level arrangements described in the report and Appendices A, B and C;

2.    Approves the amendments to the Constitution set out in Appendix D to the report to reflect the said division of responsibilities and high level arrangements;

3.    Approves the amendments to the Constitution set out in Appendix E relating to the Corporate Parenting Panel;

4.    Approves the amendment to the Constitution to delete sub-paragraph (j) from paragraph 2.1 of the Council Procedure Rules in Part 4 of the Constitution.

16.

Motions on Notice Submitted in accordance with the Council's Constitution pdf icon PDF 5 KB

Minutes:

To allow one debate on the motion and any proposed amendments, it was moved and seconded that:

 

RESOLVED

 

            That under paragraph 21.1 of the Council Procedure Rules of the Council's Constitution, procedure rules 13.6 (b), 13.6 (c), 13.6 (d), 13.6 (e) and 13.10 (b) be temporarily suspended.

 

Motion by Councillor R B Parker

 

It was moved and seconded that:

 

PREAMBLE

 

This council notes that

  • The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in their October 2018 report stated that if the planet wants to avert dangerous climate breakdown, we need to cut emissions by half by 2030, and hit zero by the middle of the century.
  • To date 59 English and Welsh Local Authorities have declared a Climate Emergency and adopted policies to reduce carbon emissions. Those councils include Cornwall, Devon, Durham, Herefordshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Suffolk and Wiltshire. 43 councils have made a commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2030 recognising the need for urgent action by local government.
  • Between 2008/9 and 2017/18 Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) reduced Green House Gas emissions from 81,094 tonnes of CO2 to 49,869 tonnes. 
  • The recently adopted Carbon Management Plan 3 states that LCC will reduce the carbon emissions from our activities by 20%, from a 2016/17 baseline of 28,679 tonnes CO2e by 2023.
  • There is currently no LCC plan in place which sets a long term aim for the council to become, or work towards becoming, carbon neutral by a specific date. 

 

MOTION

This council therefore

  1. Commits to declaring a 'Climate  Emergency',
  2. Calls on the Executive to make the council's activities carbon neutral  by 2030,
  3. Commits to working  in partnership with District, Town and Parish  Councils in Lincolnshire, local organisations, businesses and community groups with the aim of  making Lincolnshire carbon neutral within the same time scale, and
  4. Calls on central government to provide the necessary powers and resources to make possible the 2030 target,
  5. Receives an update at the December 2019 full council meeting with the details of actions taken and with an action plan, including annual reviews,  for the 10 year period from 2020-2030 to tackle this Climate Emergency 

 

An amendment was moved and seconded as follows:

 

This Council therefore

 

1.    Notes the progress this Council has made in reducing carbon emissions in response to climate issues,

2.    Notes the declaration of a 'Climate Emergency'

3.    Commits to make the Council's activities carbon neutral by 2050,

4.    Commits to working in partnership with, but not exclusively, the LGA, District, Town and Parish Councils in Lincolnshire, local organisations, businesses and community groups with the aim of making Lincolnshire carbon neutral within the same time scale,

5.    Calls on central government to provide the necessary powers and resources to make possible the 2050 target, and

6.    Receives an update at the December 2019 full council meeting with the details of actions taken and with an action plan, including annual reviews, for the 10 year period from 2020-2030.

 

Upon being put to the vote the amendment was carried.

 

RESOLVED

 

This Council therefore

 

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