Agenda item - The following Notices of Motion have been submitted by Members for consideration:

(a).     Protect Refugee Children.  Proposed by Councillor Daniel.

 

(b).     HMO Licensing and Business Rates.  Proposed by Councillor Hill.

 

(c).     Diversity of Schools.  Proposed by Councillor Brown.

 

(d).     Christmas Parking and Road works Suspension.  Proposed by Councillor Bell.

 

(e).     The Fast Track Cities Initiative 90:90:90.  Proposed by Councillor Yates.

 

(f).       Community Pharmacy Support.  Proposed by Councillor Page.

 

(g).     Replacing Truly Affordable Rented Housing.  Proposed by Councillor Gibson.

(a)          PROTECT REFUGEE CHILDREN

 

39.1      The Notice of Motion as listed in the agenda was proposed by Councillor Daniel on behalf of the Labour & Co-operative and Green Groups and seconded by Councillor Littman.

 

39.2      Councillor Daniel noted that since the notice of motion had been submitted, the government had taken action to identify aspects of the Dubs amendment that could be taken forward.  She also wished to pay tribute to all councillors who had supported the duty to help refugees and citizens who had provided accommodation and help, including the voluntary sector and hoped that the motion could be supported.

 

39.3      Councillor Simson stated that she fully supported the motion and noted that the government was taking action to meet the Dubs amendment and had announced a new scheme to help those in similar need around the world.

 

39.4      Councillor Russell-Moyle stated that he was aware of the role played by residents of Brighton & Hove in the past in accommodating child refugees and refugees in the city.  Families had made sacrifices to take in refugees and whilst the government action was welcome there was a need to do more.  He hoped that everyone would take this on board and welcome refugees into the city.

 

39.5      The Mayor congratulated Councillor Russell-Moyle on his maiden speech on behalf of the council.

 

39.6      Councillor Littman stated that the country was facing a crisis which was the tip of the iceberg, people were fleeing homes for safety across the world, with many being victims of circumstances.  They were being met with hostility and indifference and it was time to push back against this and provide help and assurance.  There would be a cost to the government but he hoped the motion could be supported be all councillors.

 

39.7      The Mayor then put the following motion as listed to the vote:

 

“This Council welcomes the Government’s commitment to create a resettlement scheme to bring unaccompanied refugee children in Europe to safety in the UK. We recognise and support the vital role that local councils can and should play in caring for children seeking sanctuary.

 

As such this Council pledges its support to the Dubs scheme and urges central government to provide funding to build the essential regional infrastructure necessary to secure the placement and support of children across the country and help build them a brighter, safer future.”

 

39.8      The Mayor noted that the motion was carried unanimously.

 

(b)         HMO LICENSING AND BUSINESS RATES

 

39.9      The Notice of Motion as listed in the agenda was considered as part of Item 31(a) on the agenda and is detailed under that item in the minutes.

 

(c)          DIVERSITY OF SCHOOLS

 

39.10   The Notice of Motion as listed in the agenda was proposed by Councillor Brown on behalf of the Conservative Group and seconded by Councillor Wealls.

 

39.11   Councillor Chapman moved an amendment on behalf of the Labour & Co-operative Group which was seconded by Councillor Russell-Moyle.

 

39.12   The Mayor noted that the Labour & Co-operative Group’s amendment had not been accepted and put it to the vote which was carried by 22 votes to 18 with 11 abstentions as detailed below:

 

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allen	ü				Marsh	ü
2	Atkinson	ü				Meadows	ü
3	Barford	ü				Mears		X
4	Barnett	Not Present				Miller		X
5	Bell		X			Mitchell	ü
6	Bennett		X			Moonan	ü
7	Bewick	Not Present				Morgan	ü
8	Brown		X			Morris	ü
9	Cattell	ü				Nemeth		X
10	Chapman	ü				Norman A		X
11	Cobb		X			Norman K		X
12	Daniel	ü				O’Quinn	ü
13	Deane			Ab		Page			Ab
14	Druitt			Ab		Peltzer Dunn		X
15	Gibson			Ab		Penn	ü
16	Gilbey	ü				Phillips			Ab
17	Greenbaum			Ab		Robins	ü
18	Hamilton	ü				Russell-Moyle	ü
19	Hill	ü				Simson		X
20	Horan	ü				Sykes			Ab
21	Hyde		X			Taylor		X
22	Inkpin-Leissner	ü				Theobald C		X
23	Janio		X			Theobald G		X
24	Knight	Not Present				Wares		X
25	Lewry		X			Wealls		X
26	Littman			Ab		West			Ab
27	Mac Cafferty			Ab		Yates	ü
						Total	22	18	11

 

39.13   The Mayor then put the following motion as amended to the vote:

 

“This Council

 

a)     Requests the Chair of the Children, Young People & Skills Committee to write to the Head Teachers’ of all the city’s excellent Maintained Schools, Academies, Free Schools and Faith Schools reassuring them and requesting that they remain a key part of the city’s diverse “family of schools” into the future in their existing structures; and

 

b)     Asks the Leader of the Council to write to Secretary of State for Educationexplaining the vital role that our schools play, in their existing structures, working together as a “family of schools”, in helping all the city’s children and young people to achieve their goals and ambitions and that promoting selection in education will not reduce educational inequality.”

 

39.14   The Mayor confirmed that the motion was carried by 22 votes to 19 with 10 abstentions as detailed below:

 

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allen	ü				Marsh	ü
2	Atkinson	ü				Meadows	ü
3	Barford	ü				Mears		X
4	Barnett	Not Present				Miller		X
5	Bell		X			Mitchell	ü
6	Bennett		X			Moonan	ü
7	Bewick	Not Present				Morgan	ü
8	Brown		X			Morris	ü
9	Cattell	ü				Nemeth		X
10	Chapman	ü				Norman A		X
11	Cobb		X			Norman K		X
12	Daniel	ü				O’Quinn	ü
13	Deane			Ab		Page			Ab
14	Druitt			Ab		Peltzer Dunn		X
15	Gibson			Ab		Penn	ü
16	Gilbey	ü				Phillips			Ab
17	Greenbaum			Ab		Robins	ü
18	Hamilton	ü				Russell-Moyle	ü
19	Hill	ü				Simson		X
20	Horan	ü				Sykes			Ab
21	Hyde		X			Taylor		X
22	Inkpin-Leissner	ü				Theobald C		X
23	Janio		X			Theobald G		X
24	Knight	Not Present				Wares		X
25	Lewry		X			Wealls		X
26	Littman			Ab		West			Ab
27	Mac Cafferty			Ab		Yates	ü
						Total	22	19	10

 

39.15   The motion was carried.

 

Closure Motion

 

39.16   The Mayor noted that the meeting had been in session for 4 hours and in accordance with council procedure rules had to move a motion to terminate the meeting.  He therefore put the motion to the vote which was lost by 22 votes to 29.

 

(d)         CHRISTMAS PARKING AND ROAD WORKS SUSPENSION

 

39.17   The Notice of Motion as listed in the agenda was proposed by Councillor Bell on behalf of the Conservative Group and seconded by Councillor Wares.

 

39.18   The Mayor then put the following motion as listed to the vote:

 

“This Council resolves to:

 

1.      Request that officers bring a report to the appropriate Committee which, if agreed, would introduce free parking at Norton Road, London Road, Regency Square, High Street and Trafalgar Street car parks on Small Business Saturday (3^rd December) and the 3 Sundays before Christmas (4^th, 11^th and 18^th December); and

 

2.      Request that the Chief Executive seeks the suspension of all non-urgent roadworks in the city centre during December.”

 

39.19   The Mayor noted that motion had been lost by 19 votes to 32 with no abstentions as listed below:

 

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allen		X			Marsh		X
2	Atkinson		X			Meadows		X
3	Barford		X			Mears	ü
4	Barnett	Not Present				Miller	ü
5	Bell	ü				Mitchell		X
6	Bennett	ü				Moonan		X
7	Bewick	Not Present				Morgan		X
8	Brown	ü				Morris		X
9	Cattell		X			Nemeth	ü
10	Chapman		X			Norman A	ü
11	Cobb	ü				Norman K	ü
12	Daniel		X			O’Quinn		X
13	Deane		X			Page		X
14	Druitt		X			Peltzer Dunn	ü
15	Gibson		X			Penn		X
16	Gilbey		X			Phillips		X
17	Greenbaum		X			Robins		X
18	Hamilton		X			Russell-Moyle		X
19	Hill		X			Simson	ü
20	Horan		X			Sykes		X
21	Hyde	ü				Taylor	ü
22	Inkpin-Leissner		X			Theobald C	ü
23	Janio	ü				Theobald G	ü
24	Knight	Not Present				Wares	ü
25	Lewry	ü				Wealls	ü
26	Littman		X			West		X
27	Mac Cafferty		X			Yates		X
						Total	19	32

 

39.20   The motion was lost.

 

(e)          THE FAST TRACK CITIES INITIATIVE 90:90:90

 

39.21   The Notice of Motion as listed in the agenda was proposed by Councillor Yates on behalf of the Labour & Co-operative Group and seconded by Councillor Daniel.

 

39.22   Councillor Phillips moved an amendment on behalf of the Green Group, which was seconded by Councillor Mac Cafferty.

 

39.23   The Mayor noted that the Green Group’s amendment had not been accepted and put it to the vote, which was carried by 29 votes to 22 as detailed below:

 

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allen		X			Marsh		X
2	Atkinson		X			Meadows		X
3	Barford		X			Mears	ü
4	Barnett	Not Present				Miller	ü
5	Bell	ü				Mitchell		X
6	Bennett	ü				Moonan		X
7	Bewick	Not Present				Morgan		X
8	Brown	ü				Morris		X
9	Cattell		X			Nemeth	ü
10	Chapman		X			Norman A	ü
11	Cobb	ü				Norman K	ü
12	Daniel		X			O’Quinn		X
13	Deane	ü				Page	ü
14	Druitt	ü				Peltzer Dunn	ü
15	Gibson	ü				Penn		X
16	Gilbey		X			Phillips	ü
17	Greenbaum	ü				Robins		X
18	Hamilton		X			Russell-Moyle		X
19	Hill		X			Simson	ü
20	Horan		X			Sykes	ü
21	Hyde	ü				Taylor	ü
22	Inkpin-Leissner		X			Theobald C	ü
23	Janio	ü				Theobald G	ü
24	Knight	Not Present				Wares	ü
25	Lewry	ü				Wealls	ü
26	Littman	ü				West	ü
27	Mac Cafferty	ü				Yates		X
						Total	29	22

 

39.24   The Mayor then put the following motion as amended to the vote:

 

“The Council supports the aims of the Fast Track Cities initiative and requests that the Health & Wellbeing Board:

·           Agrees the Paris Declaration of 1^st November 2014 and commits the Council, with the support of health partners, to the 90:90:90 target of 90 % of people living with HIV being aware of their status; 90% of them being on antiretroviral treatment and 90% of those having undetectable viral loads;

·           Agrees to Brighton & Hove becoming the first city in the UK to become a fast track city and through sustained efforts work towards the ambition of the Martin Fisher Foundation strategy “Towards Zero, HIV Prevention Strategy: Working together towards Zero new HIV infections, zero HIV related deaths and zero HIV stigma in Brighton & Hove”.

·           Agrees to work to end any stigma associated with living with HIV infection.

·           Agrees to put a plan in place to achieve this work, including a broad and thorough public engagement campaign, working closely with HIV community organisations in our city.

·           Agrees to investigate how the cut of 20% in HIV support services, agreed through budget council, will affect both people living with HIV and people at risk of HIV in the city.”

 

39.25   The Mayor confirmed that the motion as amended had been carriedby unanimously as detailed below:

 

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allen	ü				Marsh	ü
2	Atkinson	ü				Meadows	ü
3	Barford	ü				Mears	ü
4	Barnett	Not Present				Miller	ü
5	Bell	ü				Mitchell	ü
6	Bennett	ü				Moonan	ü
7	Bewick	Not Present				Morgan	ü
8	Brown	ü				Morris	ü
9	Cattell	ü				Nemeth	ü
10	Chapman	ü				Norman A	ü
11	Cobb	ü				Norman K	ü
12	Daniel	ü				O’Quinn	ü
13	Deane	ü				Page	ü
14	Druitt	ü				Peltzer Dunn	ü
15	Gibson	ü				Penn	ü
16	Gilbey	ü				Phillips	ü
17	Greenbaum	ü				Robins	ü
18	Hamilton	ü				Russell-Moyle	ü
19	Hill	ü				Simson	ü
20	Horan	ü				Sykes	ü
21	Hyde	ü				Taylor	ü
22	Inkpin-Leissner	ü				Theobald C	ü
23	Janio	ü				Theobald G	ü
24	Knight	Not Present				Wares	ü
25	Lewry	ü				Wealls	ü
26	Littman	ü				West	ü
27	Mac Cafferty	ü				Yates	ü
						Total	51

 

39.26   The motion was carried.

 

(f)           COMMUNITY PHARMACY SUPPORT

 

39.27   The Notice of Motion as listed in the agenda was proposed by Councillor Page on behalf of the Green and Labour & Co-operative Groups and seconded by Councillor Yates.

 

39.28   The Mayor then put the following motion as listed to the vote:

 

“This Council believes that the Government's plans to reduce funding for community pharmacies threaten patient access to pharmacies and pharmacy services in Brighton and Hove.

 

Our local pharmacies are at risk of closure or being forced to cut services such as free delivery of prescription drugs, family planning advice and advice on medicines.

 

This will put more pressure on GPs and hospitals and impact social services and is at odds with the local Clinical Commissioning Group's desire to increase the use of pharmacists to ease pressure on GPs.

 

We therefore call on the Government to abandon these cuts and maintain a fully-funded community pharmacy service and request the Leader of the Council to write to the Secretary of State for Health, NHS England and Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group expressing this view.”

 

39.29   The Mayor confirmed that the motion had been carried by 30 votes to none against, with twenty-one abstentions as listed below:

 

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allen	ü				Marsh	ü
2	Atkinson	ü				Meadows	ü
3	Barford	ü				Mears			Ab
4	Barnett	Not Present				Miller			Ab
5	Bell			Ab		Mitchell	ü
6	Bennett			Ab		Moonan	ü
7	Bewick	Not Present				Morgan	ü
8	Brown			Ab		Morris	ü
9	Cattell	ü				Nemeth			Ab
10	Chapman	ü				Norman A			Ab
11	Cobb			Ab		Norman K			Ab
12	Daniel	ü				O’Quinn	ü
13	Deane	ü				Page	ü
14	Druitt	ü				Peltzer Dunn			Ab
15	Gibson	ü				Penn	ü
16	Gilbey	ü				Phillips	ü
17	Greenbaum	ü				Robins	ü
18	Hamilton	ü				Russell-Moyle	ü
19	Hill	ü				Simson			Ab
20	Horan	ü				Sykes	ü
21	Hyde			Ab		Taylor			Ab
22	Inkpin-Leissner			Ab		Theobald C			Ab
23	Janio			Ab		Theobald G			Ab
24	Knight	Not Present				Wares			Ab
25	Lewry			Ab		Wealls			Ab
26	Littman	ü				West			Ab
27	Mac Cafferty	ü				Yates	ü
						Total	30	0	21

 

39.30   The motion was carried.

 

(g)         REPLACING TRULY AFFORDABLE RENTED HOUSING

 

39.31   The Notice of Motion as listed in the agenda was proposed by Councillor Gibson on behalf of the Green Group and seconded by Councillor Druitt.

 

39.32   The Mayor then put the following motion as listed to the vote:

 

“This Council requests:

 

(a)    That the Chief Executive writes to Government calling for:

 

1)     An end to the borrowing cap on HRA borrowing to enable new homes to be built through prudential borrowing; and

 

2)     A commitment to allow councils to retain sufficient income from the sale of higher value homes to fund its replacement with a socially rented council house.

 

b)  A press release is issued publicising these calls.”

 

39.33   The Mayor noted that the motion was carried unanimously.

 

39.34   The motion was carried.