Council
Date: 3 February 2022
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Hove Town Hall - Council Chamber
Members: Councillors: Robins (Chair), Mears (Deputy Chair), Allcock, Appich, Atkinson, Bagaeen, Barnett, Bell, Brennan, Brown, Childs, Clare, Davis, Deane, Druitt, Ebel, Evans, Fishleigh, Fowler, Gibson, Grimshaw, Hamilton, Heley, Henry, Hills, Hugh-Jones, Janio, John, Knight, Lewry, Littman, Lloyd, Meadows, Mac Cafferty, McNair, Miller, Moonan, Nemeth, Nield, O'Quinn, Osborne, Peltzer Dunn, Phillips, Pissaridou, Platts, Powell, Rainey, Shanks, Simson, C Theobald, West, Wilkinson, Williams and Yates.
Contact: Mark Wall
Head of Democratic Services
01273 291006
mark.wall@brighton-hove.gov.uk
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Hove Town Hall
Norton Road
Hove BN3 3BQ
Date of Publication - Wednesday, 26 January 2022
AGENDA
Note: Technical error causing a short delay to publication of the Council Agenda
A technical problem in the publication settings for the Council Agenda meant that public access to the papers was subject to a short delay. The agenda was intended to be published at 6pm on 26th January but was not publicly accessible until the morning of 27th January. The Agenda was made publicly available as soon as this technical error was identified by officers. By reason of the special circumstances below, and in accordance with section 100B(4)(b) of the 1972 Act, the Mayor has been consulted and is of the opinion that all items should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.
Note: Reasons for urgency
The special circumstances for non-compliance with Council Procedure Rule 3, Access to Information Procedure Rule 5 and Section 100B(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), (items not considered unless the agenda is open to inspection at least five days in advance of the meeting) were that a technical problem with the publication settings caused the publication of the agenda to be delayed. The delay in publication was very short and an extension to the timescales for public participation will ensure there will be no adverse impact. It would not be appropriate to defer items on the agenda because the next ordinary meeting of the Council does not take place until April 2022 and many items have already been deferred from earlier meetings.
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60 Declarations of Interest |
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(a) Disclosable pecuniary interests; (b) Any other interests required to be registered under the local code; (c) Any other general interest as a result of which a decision on the matter might reasonably be regarded as affecting you or a partner more than a majority of other people or businesses in the ward/s affected by the decision.
In each case, you need to declare (i) the item on the agenda the interest relates to; (ii) the nature of the interest; and (iii) whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest or some other interest.
If unsure, Members should seek advice from the Monitoring Officer or Democratic Services Officer preferably before the meeting. |
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61 Minutes |
9 - 64 |
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To approve as a correct record the minutes of the last Council meeting held on the 21st October, 2021. |
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Contact Officer: |
Mark Wall |
Tel: 01273 291006 |
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Ward Affected: |
All Wards |
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62 Mayor's Communications. |
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To receive communications from the Mayor. |
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63 To Receive Nominations for the Deputy Mayor-Elect for the 2022/23 Municipal Year |
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The Mayor will seek nominations for the Deputy Mayor-elect for the 2022-23 Municipal Year in line with the agreed protocol. |
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64 Call Over for Reports of Committees. |
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(a) Call over (items 66 - 74) will be read out at the meeting and Members invited to reserve the items for consideration. (b) To receive or approve the reports and agree with their recommendations, with the exception of those which have been reserved for discussion. (c) Oral questions from Councillors on the Committee reports, which have not been reserved for discussion. |
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65 Written questions from Councillors. |
67 - 76 |
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A list of the written questions submitted by Members has been included in the agenda papers. This will be repeated along with the written answers received and will be taken as read as part of an addendum circulated separately at the meeting. |
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Contact Officer: |
Mark Wall |
Tel: 01273 291006 |
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Reports for Decision |
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66 Council Tax Reduction Review 2022-23 |
79 - 156 |
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Extract from the proceedings of the Policy & Resources Committee meeting held on the 2 December 2022, together with a report of the Chief Finance Officer. |
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Contact Officer: |
Paul Ross-Dale |
Tel: 01273 291969 |
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Ward Affected: |
All Wards |
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67 Gambling Policy 2022-24 (as revised) |
159 - 216 |
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Extract from the proceedings of the Licensing Committee meeting held on the 14 October 2021, together with a report of the Executive Director for Housing, Neighbourhoods & Communities. |
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Contact Officer: |
Jim Whitelegg |
Tel: 01273 292438 |
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Ward Affected: |
All Wards |
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68 Libraries Strategy 2022-25 |
219 - 278 |
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Extract from the proceedings of the Tourism, Equalities, Communities & Culture Committee meeting held on the 25 November 201, together with a report of the Executive Director for Housing, Neighbourhoods & Communities. |
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Contact Officer: |
Sally McMahon |
Tel: 01273 296963 |
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Ward Affected: |
All Wards |
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69 White Ribbon UK Accreditation |
281 - 286 |
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Extract from the proceedings of the Tourism, Equalities, Communities & Culture Committee meeting held on the 25 November 2021, together with a report of the Executive Director for Housing, Neighbourhoods & Communities. |
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Contact Officer: |
Anne Clark |
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Ward Affected: |
All Wards |
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70 Review of the Council's Constitution |
289 - 320 |
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Extract from the proceedings of the Policy & Resources Committee meeting held on the 2 December 2022, together with a report of the Executive Lead Officer for Strategy, Governance & Law. |
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Contact Officer: |
Abraham Ghebre-Ghiorghis |
Tel: 01273 291500 |
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Ward Affected: |
All Wards |
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71 Arrangements for Council and Meetings |
323 - 328 |
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Extract from the proceedings of the Policy & Resources Committee meeting held on the 27 January 2022 (to follow), together with a report of the Executive Director for Governance, People & Resources. |
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Contact Officer: |
Abraham Ghebre-Ghiorghis |
Tel: 01273 291500 |
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Ward Affected: |
All Wards |
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72 Budget Protocol |
331 - 342 |
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Report of the Executive Director for Governance, People & Resources. |
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Contact Officer: |
Abraham Ghebre-Ghiorghis |
Tel: 01273 291500 |
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Ward Affected: |
All Wards |
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73 Re -procurement and Appointment of External Auditors |
345 - 358 |
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Extract from the proceedings of the Audit & Standards Committee meeting held on the 25 January 2022, together with a report of the Chief Finance Officer. |
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Contact Officer: |
Nigel Manvell |
Tel: 01273 293104 |
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Ward Affected: |
All Wards |
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74 Annual Review of Standards-related matters, including Member Complaints |
361 - 372 |
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Extract from the proceedings of the Audit & Standards Committee meeting held on the 25 January 2022, together with a report of the Executive Director of Governance, People & Resources. |
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Contact Officer: |
Victoria Simpson |
Tel: 01273 294687 |
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Ward Affected: |
All Wards |
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Notices of Motion
The following Notices of Motion have been submitted by Members for consideration:
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75 Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty |
375 - 374 |
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Proposed by Councillor Clare on behalf of the Green Group. |
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76 Council Service Delivery |
377 - 376 |
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Proposed by Councillor Wilkinson on behalf of the Labour Group. |
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77 Stop people being priced out of our City: Ban the sale of new homes as second homes |
379 - 378 |
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Proposed by Councillor Williams on behalf of the Labour Group. |
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78 Victoria Fountain Investigation |
381 - 380 |
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Proposed by Councillor Mears on behalf of the Conservative Group. |
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79 Westdene Park & Ride |
383 - 382 |
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Proposed by Councillor Nemeth on behalf of the Conservative Group. |
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80 Close of Meeting |
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The Mayor will move a closure motion under Procedure Rule 17 to terminate the meeting 4 hours after the beginning of the meeting (excluding any breaks/adjournments). Note: 1. The Mayor will put the motion to the vote and if it is carried will then:- (a) Call on the Member who had moved the item under discussion to give their right of reply, before then putting the matter to the vote, taking into account the need to put any amendments that have been moved to the vote first; (b) Each remaining item on the agenda that has not been dealt with will then be taken in the order they appear on the agenda and put to the vote without debate. The Member responsible for moving each item will be given the opportunity by the Mayor to withdraw the item or to have it voted on. If there are any amendments that have been submitted, these will be taken and voted on first in the order that they were received. (c) Following completion of the outstanding items, the Mayor will then close the meeting. 2. If the motion moved by the Mayor is not carried the meeting will continue in the normal way, with each item being moved and debated and voted on. 3. Any Member will still have the opportunity to move a closure motion should they so wish. If such a motion is moved and seconded, then the same procedure as outlined above will be followed. Once all the remaining items have been dealt with the Mayor will close the meeting. |
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Further information
For further details and general enquiries about this meeting contact Mark Wall, (01273 291006, email mark.wall@brighton-hove.gov.uk) or email democratic.services@brighton-hove.gov.uk