Meeting documents

Council
Wednesday, 13th September, 2006 7.00 pm

Date:
Wednesday, 21st June, 2006
Time:
7.00pm
Place:
Council Chamber Town Hall Bury
 

Attendance Details

Present:
The Worshipful the Mayor (Councillor J F Walton) in the Chair; Councillors D M Ashworth, P Ashworth, K Audin, C A Berry, R A Bibby, D B Bigg, D Boden, R C A Brown, J Byrne, L Campbell, W A Campbell, D M Cassidy, T P Chamberlain, F A Chaudhry, S Cohen, M Connolly, S Costello, Y Creswell, A J Cummings, V D D’Albert, W J Davison, A J Garner, A S Garner, I B Gartside, M A Gibb, E K Grime, M Hankey, D M Higgin, T Holt, A Isherwood, S P Magnall, T D Pickstone, K Rothwell, G Sharkey, S J Southworth, B J Sullivan, J W H Taylor, B Theckston, B Vincent, R E Walker, M J Wiseman and Y S Wright
Co-opted:
5 members of the public attended the meeting
Apologies for absence:
Councillors E B Briggs (CL), K S Briggs (CL), G Campbell (CL), D L Gunther (CL), A K Matthews (CL), D O’Hanlon (CL), P H Redstone (CL) and J Smith (CL)
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C.146 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
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C.147 FIFTEENTH INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SPORTS FESTIVAL - COMMEMORATIVE DVD

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RESOLVED:

That the thanks and appreciation of this Council be given to the Council’s staff for organising the games so successfully on the Council’s behalf and the thanks of the Council be extended to the youth of Bury who represented the Borough with great distinction in the Games.
C.148 Minutes of the Meeting held on Wednesday, 17th May, 2006 2.00pm
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RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 17 May 2006 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Mayor.
C.149 MAYORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

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C.150 PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

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C.151 RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND STANDARDS COMMITTEE

 (a) Minute S.1105 of the meeting of the Standards Committee held on 16 February 2006 - Code of Conduct for Non-Voting Representatives

It was moved by Councillor T Holt and seconded by Councillor D M Higgin and:-

RESOLVED:

That the recommendations contained in Minute S.1105 concerning the Code of Conduct for Non-Voting Representatives, be approved and adopted.

(b) Minute EX.23 of the Executive held on 24 May 2006 - Bury Youth Justice Plan 2006/2007

It was moved by Councillor W A Campbell and seconded by Councillor M Connolly and:-

RESOLVED:

That the recommendations contained in Minute EX.23 concerning the Bury Youth Justice Plan 2006/2007, be approved and adopted.
C.152 LEADER’S STATEMENT AND EXECUTIVE QUESTION TIME
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C.153 SCRUTINY REVIEW REPORT AS SPECIFIC ITEMS “CALLED IN” BY SCRUTINY PANELS AND COMMISSIONS
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C.154 JOINT AUTHORITIES - REPORTS BY THE COUNCIL’S REPRESENTATIVES AND QUESTIONS
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C.155 QUESTIONS ON THE WORK OF OUTSIDE BODIES OR PARTNERSHIPS

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C.156 DELEGATED DECISIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE AND COUNCIL COMMITTEES

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The meeting started at 7.00 pm and ended at 8.15 pm

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C.146There were no interests declared at the meeting.
C.147The commemorative DVD of the Fifteenth International Youth Sports Festival, which had been held in Bury, starting on Thursday, 25 May for the opening ceremony and closing on Sunday, 28 May 2006, was shown to members present.

It was moved by Councillor T P Chamberlain and seconded by Councillor D B Bigg and:-
C.149The Worshipful the Mayor referred to the occasion of Her Majesty the Queen’s 80th Birthday on 21 April 2006 and to the fact that the former Councillor Steven Treadgold as Mayor, had extended the Borough’s Loyal Greetings to Her Majesty on this special occasion. The Mayor reported that a reply to the greeting had now been received from Buckingham Palace conveying the Queen’s thanks and appreciation for the Council’s message of good wishes.

The Mayor reported his delight that two residents of the Metropolitan Borough have been included in Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday Honours List. The Reverend Elizabeth Binns, Assistant Principal Librarian for Social Inclusion and Mrs Jean Spencer of the Bury Pipeline Talking Newspaper had been appointed Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. The Mayor offered the Reverend Binns and Mrs Spencer his sincere congratulations on behalf the Council.

The Mayor reported the recent death of Mr Harold Waite, the widower of former Councillor and Mayor of the Borough, Evelyn May Waite, on Friday, 26 June. Members stood in silence for one minute as a mark of respect and in memory of Mr Waite.
C.150No questions were asked by members of the public present at the meeting.
C.152The Leader of the Council made a statement on the work of the Executive.

The Leader and the relevant Executive Members answered questions raised by Members of the Council on the following issues:-

(a) Written Questions (Notice Given)

Issue: Measures to increase fuel economy and reductions in atmospheric pollution as part of the Council’s Vehicle and Plant Replacement Programme
Questioner: Councillor Boden
Answered by (and Action): Councillor Connolly

Issue: Bury Environmental Partnership
Questioner: Councillor Boden
Answered by (and Action): Councillor Byrne

Issue: Prestwich Arts College and Broadoak High School
Questioner: Councillor Cohen
Answered by (and Action): Councillor Gibb

(b) Questions Notified Outside of the Deadline

Issue: Youth Service Provision
Questioner: Councillor A S Garner
Answered by (and Action): Councillor Gibb

Issue: Doorstep Recycling
Questioner: Councillor Pickstone
Answered by (and Action): Councillor Byrne

Issue: School Organisation Committee
Questioner: Councillor D’Albert
Answered by (and Action): Councillor Gibb

Issue: Environmentally Friendly Travel Plans
Questioner: Councillor Davison
Answered by (and Action): Councillor Byrne

Issue: Fencing on Sheepfoot Lane, Prestwich
Questioner: Councillor A J Garner
Answered by (and Action): Councillor Byrne
C.153There were no Scrutiny Review reports or specific items “called in” by Scrutiny Panels/Commissions to be considered at the Council Meeting.
C.154(a) The Council’s representative on the Greater Manchester Police Authority, Councillor Cohen, gave an oral report on the work of that particular Joint Authority.

(b) There were no written questions submitted in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11.2 relating to the functions of the Joint Authorities.
C.155There were no written questions on the work of outside bodies or partnerships on which the Council is represented submitted in accordance with the Council Procedure Rule 11.2.
C.156There were no questions on the delegated decisions made by the Executive, Regulatory Committees, Scrutiny Commission/Area Boards contained in the Digest of Decisions No. 14 (2005/2006) and Digest 1 (2006/2007).