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Agenda and minutes
Venue: Town Hall, Queen's Square, Priory Meadow, Hastings, TN34 1QR
Contact: Michael Courts on 01424 451764 email mcourts@hastings.gov.uk
Items No. Item To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Council meeting held on 17 December 2014 PDF 72 KB
Minutes:
RESOLVED that the minutes of the council meeting held on 17 December 2014 be signed by the Mayor as a correct record of the proceedings
Declarations of Interest
Minutes:
The following Councillors declared their interest in the minutes indicated: -
Councillor
Committee
Minute
Interest
Chowney
Cabinet, 2 February 2015
62 – Social Lettings Agency Update
Prejudicial – he owns a second property, in addition to his main residence
Clark
Cabinet, 2 February 2015
62 – Social Lettings Agency Update
Prejudicial – he owns a second property, in addition to his main residence
Forward
Cabinet, 2 February 2015
62 – Social Lettings Agency Update
Prejudicial – she owns a second property, in addition to her main residence
Rogers
Council. 18 February 2015
24 – questions from councillors under rule 12
Personal – she is a Trustee of St Mary in the Castle
Announcements from the Mayor and Leader
Minutes:
The Leader of the Council acknowledged Richard Homewood’s contribution to the council, the town and our twin town of Hastings Sierra Leone during his 40 year career. Members gave a round of applause.
Questions (if any) from:-
(a) Members of the public under Rule 11
(b) Councillors under Rule 12
Minutes:
Questions to the Leader, Deputy Leader and other Lead Members were asked and answered in accordance with rule 12.1 as follows: -
Question and Councillor
Subject
Reply Given by Councillor
Atkins
High Speed Rail Connection will the Deputy Leader join with him in welcoming a recent rail summit on the rail service, and will he ensure the council is fully supportive of efforts to improve the local rail service?
Councillor Chowney replied that the council was involved in developing a business case, to support efforts to improve the local rail service. He added that developing a high speed link to London would be extremely expensive, and it was therefore important that the council and its partners developed a strong argument for the electrification of the line between Hastings and Ashford.
Chowney
Street
Hastings Local Plan with the local plan nearing completion, will the Deputy Leader advise how much this process has cost the council?
Councillor Chowney replied that the local plan had cost approximately £3 million to produce, including council officer time, external studies and the necessary public consultation. He added that the process was more costly due to changes in relevant government legislation throughout the process. The costs to the council in producing the local plan were similar to those experienced by other local authorities.
Chowney
Rogers
Programme of local festivals is there an update on the planned programme of festivals for 2015?
Councillor Chowney explained that the town would continue to host a busy year-round programme of events. This included Jack in the Green, the St Leonards Festival, Old Town Week. The town would also host a number of cultural events, including Coastal Currents and Hastings Storytelling Festival. Ideas for new events continued to come forward from local community groups, and the council was already planning a series of events to mark the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings in 2016.
Chowney
Edwards
Statue of Prince Albert would the Lead Member provide an update on plans to restore the statue of Prince Albert?
The Lead Member for Leisure and Amenities responded that the council was open to considering a variety of options to restore the statue, if the necessary funding could be secured.
Poole
Cooke
Proposed Discretionary Selective Licensing Scheme for Private Rented Homes in Hastings will there be exemptions within the new scheme for charities?
The Lead Member for Housing and Community Services replied that Members had been sent a briefing note on the proposed scheme. A public consultation had also been undertaken on the proposals, and the comments received would be addressed before the matter was considered by Cabinet.
Forward
Batsford
Hastings Parking Board would the Lead Member agree that a recent decision by Hastings Parking Board to subsidise certain bus routes within the town, which were no longer supported by East Sussex County Council, shows the importance of these arrangements?
The Lead Member for Leisure and Amenities said that Hastings Parking Board had a valuable role to play in local transport provision. The ... view the full minutes text for item 24.
Reports of Committees PDF 189 KB
(a) To resolve that the public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of any items considered while the public were excluded by the relevant committee because it is likely that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure to them of “exempt” information as defined in the respective paragraphs of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 referred to in the minutes of the relevant committee
(b) To receive and consider the recommendations and any decisions of the following committees: -
Minute No.
Subject
Cabinet Member / Chair
CABINET – 5 January 2015
50
Refresh of Seafront Strategy
Chowney
51
Bottle Alley Petition
Poole
52
Council Tax Base 2015/16
Birch
53
Cash Collection Contract
Birch
54
Scrutiny Review of Bathing Water Quality
Chowney
55
Hastings Crematorium Chapel Enhancements
Poole
56
Proposed Scheme of Delegation for the Anti-Social Behaviour Police and Crime Act 2014
Cartwright
57
Cabinet Appointments to Committees, Working Groups and Partnerships etc.
Birch
58
Proposed Changes to the Senior Officer Structure
Birch
CABINET – 2 February 2015
62
Social Lettings Agency Update
Birch
63
Discretionary Council Tax Relief – Section 13A 1C
Birch
64 (C)
2015/16 Pay Policy
Cartwright
(C) = Council Decision
Notes:
(1) The Mayor will call over the minutes and members will rise and indicate those items, which they wish to have discussed
(2) No discussion shall take place at this stage upon any Part II minute covered by the resolution at 7(a) above. Any such discussion shall be deferred until item 8 on this agenda.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Mayor having called over the minutes set out in the agenda, the under mentioned minutes were reserved for discussion.
RESOLVED – under rule 13.3 that the reports and minutes of committees set out in the agenda be received. Minute number 64 of Cabinet on 2 February 2015, which was a matter for Council decision, was approved without being called for discussion. Only those items which were reserved were discussed, as follows: -
Meeting
Minute
Councillor
Cabinet, 5 January 2015
50 – Refresh of Seafront Strategy
Clark
Cabinet, 5 January 2015
51 – Bottle Alley Petition
Charlesworth
Cabinet, 5 January 2015
54 – Scrutiny Review of Bathing Water Quality
Lock
Cabinet, 5 January 2015
55 - Hastings Crematorium Chapel Enhancements
Westley
Cabinet, 2 February 2015
62 – Social Lettings Agency Update
Batsford
No motions for reference to an Overview and Scrutiny Committee or reference back to Cabinet were approved in respect of the items reserved for discussion and there were, therefore, received and agreed.
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