Agenda item

(I)           Housing Advisory Board Updated Terms of Reference

It was moved by Councillor Cummins and seconded by Councillor FitzGerald and on being put, with all Members voting for and the Mayor abstaining; that, Council, approves:

Council to approve updated Terms of Reference

(II)          Amendment of transitional arrangements for existing Hackney Carriage and Private Hire vehicles in respect of emissions standards and a review of Council Age Policy.

It was moved by Councillor Morris and seconded by Councillor Rafiq and on being put, with all Members voting for and the Mayor abstaining; that, Council, approves:

For existing vehicle licence proprietors with a non-complaint vehicle:

1.    A vehicle proprietor of a hackney carriage and private hire vehicle licence that is due for renewal after the 1 January 2026 which is non-compliant with emission standards (EURO 4 Petrol vehicles and EURO 6 diesel vehicles) is permitted to make an application to renew the vehicle licence and provided the vehicle passes its compliance test it will be issued with a 12- month vehicle licence. The vehicle licence would be granted subject to a condition that the non-compliant vehicle is removed from the fleet and replaced with a Euro 4 or 6 compliant vehicle by the 31 December 2026.

2.    Allow existing vehicle licence holders to continue to renew their vehicle licence with the same non-emissions compliant vehicle until the age limit of that vehicle in accordance with the vehicle age policy.

3.    Extend the upper age limit for purpose-built Hackneys and wheelchair accessible Private Hire vehicles from 15 years to 17 years.

4.    Extend the upper age limit for non-wheelchair accessible Private Hire vehicles to 12 years.

5.    To delegate powers to the Head of Public Protection/Licensing Unit Manager and/or the Deputy Licensing Officer to suspend any vehicle licence that has been issued after the 4 January 2027 where the vehicle proprietor(s) have not complied with the condition to replace the non-compliant vehicle with a compliant vehicle by the 31 December 2026

(III)        Greater Manchester Joint Minerals and Waste Plan: Decision Making Process

It was moved by Councillor O’Brien and seconded by Councillor Alan Quinn and on being put, with all Members voting for and the Mayor abstaining; that, Council, approves:

1.    Agree to the principle of the making of a joint development plan document with the other 9 Greater Manchester councils (Bolton, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan), to cover planning for minerals and waste across Greater Manchester.

2.    Note that Cabinet agreed, subject to the above recommendation, to delegate the formulating and preparing of the draft joint development plan document to AGMA Executive Board.

3.    Note that there will be further reports to the Council in respect of, matters, which are within the remit of the Council including adoption of the joint development plan document.

(IV)        Review of Corporate Core Senior Structure

It was moved by Councillor Gold and seconded by Councillor Rizvi and on being put, with all Members voting for and the Mayor abstaining; that, Council, approves:

1.    Approve the Voluntary Early Retirement of the Head of HR, support payment of the Voluntary Early Retirement and capital costs associated.

(V)         Bury Local Bee Network Forum Terms of Reference

It was moved by Councillor O’Brien and seconded by Councillor Staples-Jones and on being put, with all Members voting for and the Mayor abstaining; that, Council, approves:

1.    Council to approve updated Terms of Reference for the Bury Local Bee Network.