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

 

(a)          Hate Crime. Proposed by Councillors: Morgan, G. Theobald and Mac Cafferty (copy attached).

 

(b)         Government Education Policy. Proposed by Councillor Bewick (copy attached).

 

(c)          Rail Crisis. Proposed by Councillor Horan (copy attached).

 

(d)          Rottingdean Air Quality. Proposed by Councillor Hyde (copy attached).

 

(e)          Estate Agent’s Board Regulation 7 Area Extension. Proposed by Councillor Nemeth (copy attached).

 

(f)           Academies. Proposed by Councillor Phillips (copy attached).

 

(g)          Impact of Brexit. Proposed by Councillor Deane (copy attached).

(a)          COuncil United aGAINST hATE cRiMES

 

23.1    The Notice of Motion listed in the agenda was proposed by Councillors Morgan, G. Theobald and Mac Cafferty cross-party on behalf of all Groups and seconded by Councillors Daniel, Simson and Littman.

 

23.2    The Mayor put the following motion to the vote:

 

“We are proud to live in a diverse and tolerant society. Racism, xenophobia and hate crimes have no place in our country.

 

Brighton & Hove City Council condemns racism, xenophobia and hate crimes unequivocally. We will not allow hate to become acceptable.

 

Brighton & Hove City Council will work to ensure local bodies and programmes have support and resources needed to fight and prevent racism and xenophobia.

 

We reassure all people living in Brighton & Hove that they are valued members of our community.”

 

23.3    The motion was carried.

 

(b)       Government Education Policy

 

23.4    The Notice of Motion listed in the agenda was proposed by Councillor Bewick on behalf of the Labour & Co-Operative Group and seconded by Councillor Chapman.

 

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

 

23.6    The Mayor noted that the Green Groups Amendment had not been accepted and put it to the vote which was lost by 11 votes to 42 as detailed below:

 

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allen		X			Marsh		X
2	Atkinson		X			Meadows		X
3	Barford		X			Mears		X
4	Barnett		X			Miller		X
5	Bell		X			Mitchell		X
6	Bennett		X			Moonan		X
7	Bewick		X			Morgan		X
8	Brown		X			Morris		X
9	Cattell		X			Nemeth		X
10	Chapman		X			Norman A		X
11	Cobb		X			Norman K		X
12	Daniel		X			O’Quinn		X
13	Deane	ü				Page	ü
14	Druitt	ü				Peltzer Dunn		X
15	Gibson	ü				Penn		X
16	Gilbey		X			Phillips	ü
17	Greenbaum	ü				Robins		X
18	Hamilton		X			Simson		X
19	Hill		X			Sykes	ü
20	Horan		X			Taylor		X
21	Hyde		X			Theobald C		X
22	Inkpin-Leissner		X			Theobald G		X
23	Janio		X			Wares		X
24	Knight	ü				Wealls		X
25	Lewry		X			West	ü
26	Littman	ü				Yates		X
27	Mac Cafferty	ü
						Total	11	42	0

 

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

 

            The Council resolves:

 

To request that the Chief Executive writes to the Secretary of State for Education stating the Council’s support for: 

 

·         improving school standards through a family of schools approach, working within existing structures

·         increased local accountability of schools, where families and communities are able to scrutinise and hold to account local plans for school improvement and action to reduce inequality of educational outcomes across communities

·         protection, enhancement and valuing of the role of parents in the running of schools

To request that the Chief Executive writes to the Secretary of State for Education stating the Council’s concern in relation to:

 

·         national top-down reorganisations of schools that do not reflect local needs. School reorganisation should be based on the strengths and needs of local communities and have local support.

·         any plans that mean parents will have a reduced role in running schools.

·         any plans to restrict options for 'struggling' schools, including potentially forcing schools to become academies, that may cut them off from the key support that can be offered by the LA family of schools. There is a lack of firm evidence that academisation is the only or most effective route to guarantee school improvement.

·         any plans that will reduce local authorities’ vital role in educational provision, in terms of planning for school places, school admissions arrangements, support for special educational needs, staff support and development, and so limiting opportunities to reduce inequality in outcomes for young people across local communities, and ensure no young people are left behind.

 

23.8    The Mayor confirmed that the motion had been carried by 33 votes to 20 as listed below:

 

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allen	ü				Marsh	ü
2	Atkinson	ü				Meadows	ü
3	Barford	ü				Mears		X
4	Barnett		X			Miller		X
5	Bell		X			Mitchell	ü
6	Bennett		X			Moonan	ü
7	Bewick	ü				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	ü				Page	ü
14	Druitt	ü				Peltzer Dunn		X
15	Gibson	ü				Penn	ü
16	Gilbey	ü				Phillips	ü
17	Greenbaum	ü				Robins	ü
18	Hamilton	ü				Simson		X
19	Hill	ü				Sykes	ü
20	Horan	ü				Taylor		X
21	Hyde		X			Theobald C		X
22	Inkpin-Leissner	ü				Theobald G		X
23	Janio		X			Wares		X
24	Knight	ü				Wealls		X
25	Lewry		X			West	ü
26	Littman	ü				Yates	ü
27	Mac Cafferty	ü
						Total	33	20

 

23.9    The motion was carried.

 

(C)       RAIL CRISIS

 

23.10  The Notice of Motion listed in the agenda was proposed by Councillor Horan on behalf of the Labour & Co-Operative Group and seconded by Councillor Morgan. Councillor Horan also moved an amendment to the Notice of Motion to reflect recent events which was seconded by Councillor Morgan.

 

23.11  Councillor G. Theobald moved an amendment on behalf of the Conservative Group which was seconded by Councillor Peltzer Dunn.

 

23.12  Councillor Greenbaum moved an amendment on behalf of the Green Group which was seconded by Councillor Phillips.

 

23.13  The Mayor noted that the Labour & Co-Operative, Conservative and Green Groups amendments had all been accepted and that the Council was happy to take it as the substantive motion. He therefore put the following motion as amended to the vote:

 

“This Council notes that good rail links and reliable train services to London are vital for Brighton and Hove's economy, and the need for investment in the rail infrastructure between Brighton and Hove and London.

 

This Council regrets the fact that no announcements on rail infrastructure investment on the Brighton line were made in the last Budget.

 

This Council also notes the serious issues with Southern Rail services in recent months, leading to a protest by commuters at Brighton Station on June 14th, and the disappointing response from the Rail Minister Claire Perry MP.

 

This Council applauds the work done by local MPs, and calls on the city’s MPs, the Greater Brighton Economic Board, the Coast to Capital Local Economic Partnership and other relevant bodies to press the Government to act on rail infrastructure and services at the earliest opportunity and to make an early announcement to bring forward the development of BML2 (a second Brighton Main Line to London).

 

This Council notes with serious concern the recent closure of Brighton Railway Station resulting in unacceptable risk and inconvenience to commuters and calls on the Permanent Undersecretary of State for Transport to ensure there is an urgent and lasting solution to the problem

 

This Council requests:

 

The Chief Executive writes to the Chief Executive of Govia Thameslink railway to request that:

·               GTR implement a compensation scheme for passengers as outlined by the Campaign for Better Transport

·                Additional capacity is provided for the Pride weekend and start of the Albion season.

 

That the Chief Executive writes to the Railways Minister to:

 

·                Set out concerns over passenger safety associated with changing the role of the conductors

·                Urge the Government to strip GTR of its franchises, bring these into transparent and accountable public hands, and take immediate steps to restore services, reduce overcrowding and improve reliability.”

 

23.14  The motion was carried.

 

(d)       Finding a solution to the air pollution problems on Rottingdean High Street

 

23.15  This Notice of Motion was discussed together with the petition for debate on a similar subject at item 17(b).

 

(e)       Estate agents’ boards regulation 7 area extension

 

23.16  The Notice of Motion listed in the agenda was proposed by Councillor Nemeth on behalf of the Conservative Group and seconded by Councillor Peltzer Dunn.

 

23.17  Councillor Cattell moved an amendment on behalf of the Labour & Co-Operative Group which was seconded by Councillor Hill.

 

23.18  The Mayor noted that the Green Groups Amendment had not been accepted and put it to the vote which was lost by 22 votes to 31 as detailed below:

 

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allen	ü  Y				Marsh	ü  Y
2	Atkinson	ü  Y				Meadows	ü  Y
3	Barford	ü  Y				Mears		X
4	Barnett		X			Miller		X
5	Bell		X			Mitchell	ü  Y
6	Bennett		X			Moonan	ü  Y
7	Bewick	ü  Y				Morgan	ü  Y
8	Brown		X			Morris	ü  Y
9	Cattell	ü  Y				Nemeth		X
10	Chapman	ü  Y				Norman A		X
11	Cobb		X			Norman K		X
12	Daniel	ü  Y				O’Quinn	ü  Y
13	Deane		X			Page		X
14	Druitt		X			Peltzer Dunn		X
15	Gibson		X			Penn	ü  Y
16	Gilbey	ü  Y				Phillips		X
17	Greenbaum		X			Robins	ü  Y
18	Hamilton	ü  Y				Simson		X
19	Hill	ü  Y				Sykes		X
20	Horan	ü  Y				Taylor		X
21	Hyde		X			Theobald C		X
22	Inkpin-Leissner	ü  Y				Theobald G		X
23	Janio		X			Wares		X
24	Knight		X			Wealls		X
25	Lewry		X			West		X
26	Littman		X			Yates	ü  Y
27	Mac Cafferty		X
						Total	22	31

 

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

 

            “This Council resolves to recommend to the Economic Development and Culture Committee that the current Regulation 7 Direction ban on estate agents’ boards in certain areas of the city under the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007 be extended to other central parts of the city where this is a significant problem, and requests that a report be brought to that Committee at the earliest opportunity reviewing other roads which may satisfy the criteria and outlining options for further introduction.”

 

23.20  The Mayor confirmed that the motion had been carried unanimously.

 

23.21  The motion was carried.

 

(f)        ACADEMIES

 

23.22  The Notice of Motion listed in the agenda was proposed by Councillor Phillips on behalf of the Green Group and seconded by Councillor Littman.

 

23.23  The Mayor put the following motion as listed to the vote:

 

“This Council expresses its concern regarding attempts to convert local schools into Academies, and welcomes steps to prevent this as far as reasonably practical while upholding its legal obligations

 

The Council requests that the Chief Executive write to the Secretary of State for Education:

 

·               Setting out the improvements that have been made in all Brighton & Hove schools, and the important role of democratic oversight of state-maintained schools in the city in facilitating school improvement across the board.

·               Calling on the Government to abandon its policy of forcing schools to become academies and to work with parents, governors, teachers and students themselves to continue to raise standards for Brighton and Hove.”

 

23.24  The Mayor noted that the motion had been lost by 11 votes to 20 with 22 abstentions as listed below:

 

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allen			Ab		Marsh			Ab
2	Atkinson			Ab		Meadows			Ab
3	Barford			Ab		Mears		X
4	Barnett		X			Miller		X
5	Bell		X			Mitchell			Ab
6	Bennett		X			Moonan			Ab
7	Bewick			Ab		Morgan			Ab
8	Brown		X			Morris			Ab
9	Cattell			Ab		Nemeth		X
10	Chapman			Ab		Norman A		X
11	Cobb		X			Norman K		X
12	Daniel			Ab		O’Quinn			Ab
13	Deane	ü				Page	ü
14	Druitt	ü				Peltzer Dunn		X
15	Gibson	ü				Penn			Ab
16	Gilbey			Ab		Phillips	ü
17	Greenbaum	ü				Robins			Ab
18	Hamilton			Ab		Simson		X
19	Hill			Ab		Sykes	ü
20	Horan			Ab		Taylor		X
21	Hyde		X			Theobald C		X
22	Inkpin-Leissner			Ab		Theobald G		X
23	Janio		X			Wares		X
24	Knight	ü				Wealls		X
25	Lewry		X			West	ü
26	Littman	ü				Yates			Ab
27	Mac Cafferty	ü
						Total	11	20	22

 

23.25  The motion was lost.

 

(e)       IMPACT OF BREXIT

 

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

 

23.27  Councillor Inkpin-Leissner proposed an amendment on behalf of the Labour & Co-Operative Group which was seconded by Councillor Bewick.

 

23.28  The Mayor noted that the Labour & Co-Operative Group’s amendment had been accepted and that the Council was happy to take it as the substantive motion. He therefore put the following motion to the vote:

 

“This Council is concerned to ensure the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of the city. In furtherance of this the Council will seek to consider (within the limitation of the law):

 

·                Maintaining the protections afforded to Council workers that might otherwise be lost following the loss of EU Directives 

·                Maintaining the environmental protection standards that are currently in place in Brighton & Hove as a result of our membership of the EU, especially with regard to air and water quality.

 

The Council requests:

 

·                That the Chief Executive to write to the Government’s new EU unit setting out concerns with the local impact of any loss of EU funding in research, higher education, infrastructure and community support, the value of free movement of people to Brighton & Hove's economy, as well as the impact on workers’ rights and the environment in Brighton and Hove if legal obligations and protections under EU law are weakened on leaving the EU

·                That Officer reports be presented to future meetings of the relevant Committees setting out the likely impacts of Brexit, and recommendations on appropriate mitigation measures that could be taken within areas of each committee's portfolio.

·                Request the Chief Executive to ensure Brighton and Hove plays a full part in the national feedback process initiated by the LGA on the fallout of Brexit. 

·                That the Chief Executive takes a proactive role in reassuring both EU and non EU Nationals in Brighton and Hove that their contribution to the economic and cultural life of the city is fully valued in this uncertain time.

 

23.29              The Mayor noted that the motion had been carried by 33 in favour with 20 abstentions as set out below:

 

		For	Against	Abstain			For	Against	Abstain
1	Allen	ü				Marsh	ü
2	Atkinson	ü				Meadows	ü
3	Barford	ü				Mears			Ab
4	Barnett			Ab		Miller			Ab
5	Bell			Ab		Mitchell	ü
6	Bennett			Ab		Moonan	ü
7	Bewick	ü				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				Simson			Ab
19	Hill	ü				Sykes	ü
20	Horan	ü				Taylor			Ab
21	Hyde			Ab		Theobald C			Ab
22	Inkpin-Leissner	ü				Theobald G			Ab
23	Janio			Ab		Wares			Ab
24	Knight	ü				Wealls			Ab
25	Lewry			Ab		West	ü
26	Littman	ü				Yates	ü
27	Mac Cafferty	ü
						Total	33		20

 

23.30  The Motion was carried.