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Meeting Summary
City Council
30 Apr 2013 - 18:45 to 22:05
Scheduled
  • Documents
  • Attendance
  • Visitors
  • Declarations of Interests

Documents

Agenda

Standard Items
3. Minutes
The Council will be asked to receive the Minutes of the meeting of the City Council held on 5 March 2013.
Public Items
7. Questions by Members of the Public
Pursuant to Procedure Rule 10.1, the Town Clerk and Chief Executive to report that no questions have been submitted on notice by members of the public.
8. Presentations of Petitions and Deputations
Pursuant to Procedure Rule 10.11, the Town Clerk and Chief Executive to report that no petitions or deputations have been submitted by members of the public.
9. Questions from Members of the Council
Pursuant to Procedure Rule 11.2, the Town Clerk and Chief Executive to report that no questions have been submitted on notice by Members of the City Council.
10. Executive
(a)  Minutes

The Council will be requested to receive the Minutes of the meetings of the Executive held on 11 March and 8 April 2013 and ask questions of the Leader and Portfolio Holders on those Minutes.
10.(b) Portfolio Holder Reports
The Council will be asked to receive reports from the following Portfolio Holders:
10.(b)(i) Pdf Leader's Portfolio (92Kb)
  
  
10.(b)(iii) Pdf Environment and Transport (147Kb)
  
10.(b)(iv) Pdf Economy and Enterprise (91Kb)
  
10.(b)(v) Pdf Communities and Housing (116Kb)
  
and ask questions of the Leader and Portfolio Holders on those Reports.
(Copy Reports herewith)
11. Overview and Scrutiny
The Council will be asked to receive the Minutes from the following meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Panels and to ask questions of the Chairmen; and receive reports from the Chairmen of the Overview and Scrutiny Panels:
(a) Minutes of the meeting held on 28 March 2013
(b) Chairman's Report
(a) Minutes of the meetings held on 21 February, 5 March and 4 April 2013
(b) Chairman's Report
(a) Minutes of the meeting held on 28 February 2013
(b) Chairman's Report

(Copy Reports herewith)
To consider the Annual Report of the Overview and Scrutiny Panels for 2012/13 as required under Article 6 of the Council's Constitution.
(Copy Report OS.11/13 herewith)
13. Regulatory Panel
To receive the Minutes of the meeting of the Regulatory Panel held on 13 March 2013.
14. Development Control Committee
To receive the Minutes of the meetings of the Development Control Committee held on 6 and 8 March 2013.
15. Appeals Panel
To receive the Minutes of the meeting of the Appeals Panel held on 27 March 2013.
16. Notice of Motion
(1) Bedroom Tax

Pursuant to Procedure Rule 12, the Town Clerk and Chief Executive to report the receipt of the following Motion submitted on notice by Councillor Hendry:

"This Council calls on the Coalition Government to abandon its policy on 'the Bedroom Tax'.  This policy is not only unfair to the people of Carlisle.  It simply won't work.  There are not enough smaller homes for people to move to.  This measure is both hard hearted and incompetent.

This Council further calls on the two Members of Parliament for Carlisle District to publically disassociate themselves from this 'Bedroom Tax' proposal."

(2) Benefits Cap

Pursuant to Procedure Rule 12, the Town Clerk and Chief Executive to report the receipt of the following Motion submitted on notice by Councillor Ellis:

"This Council support the Government's introduction of a benefits cap at £26,000 a year (£500 a week), with the principle that a household on benefits should not be better off than one on average annual earnings."
17. Proposals from the Executive in relation to the Council's Budget and Policy Framework
 
Pursuant to Minute EX.10/13 and EX.33/13 to consider a recommendation from the Executive that the City Council approve the Carlisle Plan 2013 - 2016 for adoption to the Council's Policy Framework.
(Copy Report PC.09/13 and Minute Extracts herewith)
Pursuant to Minute AUC.22/13, to consider the Annual Report of the Audit Committee.
(Copy Report RD.04/13 herewith and Minute Extract to follow)
Pursuant to Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 15(i), the Director of Governance to report on the operation of Call In and Urgency Procedures over the last year.
(Copy Report GD.18/13 herewith)
20. Communications
To receive and consider communications and to deal with such other business as may be brought forward by the Mayor as a matter of urgency, in accordance with Procedure Rule 2.1(xiv) to pass such resolution or resolutions thereon as may be considered expedient or desirable.
Exempt Items
NOTE:
The Mayor has agreed to host a reception for Members of the City Council at the conclusion of the meeting to mark the end of the Municipal Year, when a finger buffet and drinks will be served on the Reception Area   

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

Visitors

Also in attendance at the above meeting were:

Town Clerk and Chief Executive
Director of Governance


___ Members of public expressed a desire to address the meeting.