The Town Clerk and Chief Executive will open the meeting by calling the roll; and at the same time Members are invited to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests, other registrable interests and any interests, relating to any item on the agenda at this stage.
To determine whether any of the items of business within Part A of the Agenda should be dealt with when the public and press are excluded from the meeting.
To detemine whether any of the items of business within Part B of the Agenda should be dealt with when the public and press are present.
(i) To receive any announcements from the Mayor
(ii) To receive any announcements from the Leader of the Council
(iii) To receive any announcements from Members of the Executive
(iv) To receive any announcements from the Town Clerk and Chief Executive
Any views or opinions expressed in the question set out in this Agenda paper are those of the person submitting the question and do not necessarily reflect the position, views or opinions of the Council.
Pursuant to Procedure Rule 10.1, the Corporate Director of Governance and Regulatory Services to report the receipt of the following question submitted on notice by a member of the public:
Climate Emergency
“On 5th March 2019, Carlisle City Council passed a motion declaring a climate emergency. This was followed on 1st May 2019, when a national declaration of an environment and climate emergency was passed by UK parliament. I would like to know what steps the council has taken, or is planning to take, to reduce the carbon emissions of Carlisle, which will help to “make the Council’s activities net-zero carbon by 2030”.
My question’s inspiration comes from personally witnessing the excessive use of light coming from most high-street stores in Carlisle city centre, with only a small minority opting to switch off their lights overnight. Whilst I understand that the council will have little or no control over the decisions made by retail outlets, I have felt repeatedly disappointed by the large LED screens in the windows of Carlisle Town Hall that circulate images into the early hours of the morning. This appeared to me to be a gross, public misuse of energy and somewhat contradictory to the council’s commitment to “urgent action” in addressing its self-declared climate emergency.
With this all in mind, how does the council continue to “ensure that all strategic decisions, budgets and approaches to planning decisions are in line with a shift to zero carbon by 2030”?
Quotes all taken from Carlisle City Council’s document ‘Notice of Motion – Climate Change’”
Pursuant to Procedure Rule 11.2, the Corporate Director of Governance and Regulatory Services to report the receipt of the following question submitted on notice by Councillor Dr Davison:
“At the health and wellbeing scrutiny meeting on 11th June, members discussed how to maintain the increase in walking and cycling that has been a feature of the lockdown.
Following the discussion, Councillor Ellis stated that things have been different during the pandemic, and that the council’s aim was to get the economy back to normal as soon as possible with people back to work, “car parks filled up” and the city centre full of shoppers.
In response it was suggested that this needs to be a time for change if we are to have any chance of tackling our climate and environmental crisis in the timescale demanded by it, with a key importance of us not going back to our previous “business as normal” and current economic model which has been damaging to our health and the environment that sustains us. Also mentioned was that there are other economic models, such as the doughnut economics model, which is much more sustainable and works within the framework of our existing planetary resources.
In response, Cllr Ellis said that he wanted to make it very clear that “We (this council) have no intention of changing the economic model.”
and ask questions of the Leader and Portfolio Holders on those Reports.
(Copy Reports herewith)
The Council will be asked to receive the Minutes of the meetings as detailed within Minute Book Volumes 46(6) and 47(1); and ask questions of the Leader, Portfolio Holders and Committee Chairs.
For ease of reference the Minutes are:
To consider the Annual Report of the Scrutiny Panels for 2019/20 as required under Article 6 of the Council's Constitution.
(Copy Report OS.15/20 and Minute Extracts herewith)
Pursuant to Minute EX.45/20 and EX.59/20, to consider a recommendation from the Executive that Council approve the key actions of the Food Law Enforcement Service Plan in accordance with the Council's Budget and Policy Framework.
(Copy Report GD.31/20 and Minute Extracts herewith)
Pursuant to Minute EX.54/20, to consider recommendations from the Executive concerning the Provisional General Fund Revenue Outturn 2019/20 as set out in Report RD.13/20.
(Copy Report RD.13/20 and Minute Extract herewith)
Pursuant to Minute EX.55/20, to consider recommendations from the Executive concerning the Provisional Capital Outturn 2019/20 and revised Capital Programme 2020/21 as set out in Report RD.14/20.
(Copy Report RD.14/20 and Minute Extract herewith)
Pursuant to Minute EX.56/20, to consider the recommendation of the Executive that the City Council approve the Treasury Management Outturn for 2019/20 as required under both the Financial Procedure Rules and the CIPFA Code of Practice on Treasury Management.
(Copy Report RD.03/20 and Minute Extract herewith)
To consider a report of the Corporate Director of Governance and Regulatory Services concerning the dates and times of meetings for the 2020/21 Municipal Year.
(Copy Report GD.25/20 herewith)
The City Council to note and approve nominations for changes to the membership of Committees and Panels as follows:
(a) Conservative Group:
Development Control Committee
Councillor Meller to replace Councillor Tarbitt as a full Member
Councillor Tarbitt to replace Councillor Meller as a substitute Member
Audit Committee
Councillor Meller to replace Councillor Finlayson as a full Member
Councillor Finlayson to replace Councillor Meller as a substitute Member
(b) Labour Group:
Regulatory Panel and Licensing Committee
Councillor Patrick to replace Councillor Brown as a full Member
Councillor Birks to replace Councillor Robinson as a substitute Member
Councillor Whalen to replace Councillor Patrick as a full Member
Councillor Patrick to replace Councillor Whalen as a substitute Member
Councillor Tickner to replace Councillor Glover as a substitute Member
Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Panel
Councillor Ellis-Williams to replace Councillor Atkinson as a full Member
Councillor Atkinson to replace Councillor Ellis-Williams as a substitute Member
Business and Transformation Scrutiny Panel
Councillor Tickner to replace Councillor McNulty as a full Member
Councillor McNulty to replace Councillor Tickner as a substitute Member
Economic Growth Scrutiny Panel
Councillor Glendinning to replace Councillor Rodgerson as a full Member
Councillor Rodgerson to replace Councillor Glendinning as a substitute Member
Standards Committee
Councillor Tickner to replace Councillor Brown as a full Member
Councillor Ellis-Williams to replace Councillor Tickner as a substitute Member
Employment Panel
Councillor Glendinning to replace Councillor Robinson as a substitute Member
Councillor Birks to replace Councillor Robinson as a full Member
Councillor Atkinson to replace Councillor Rodgerson as a substitute Member
Appeals Panel No 1
Councillor Ellis-Williams to replace Councillor Tickner as a full Member
Councillor Southward to replace Councillor Ellis-Williams as a substitute Member
Appeals Panel No 3
Councillor Tickner to replace Councillor Robinson as a full Member
Councillor Sherriff to replace Councillor Tickner as a substitute Member
(c) Independent Group:
Councillor Betton to replace Councillor Paton as a full Member
Councillor Paton to replace Councillor Betton as a substitute Member
Pursuant to Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 15(i) and Access to Information Procedure Rule 17.3, the Corporate Director of Governance and Regulatory Services to report on the operation of call-in and urgency procedures.
(Copy Reports GD.29/20 and GD.30/20 herewith)
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Also in attendance at the above meeting were:
Town Clerk and Chief Executive
Corporate Director of Governance and Regulatory Services
___ Members of public expressed a desire to address the meeting.