Agenda and minutes

Council - Tuesday, 23rd November, 2021 5.00 pm

Venue: Civic Centre

Contact: Anne Jenkins  Governance Team Leader

Media

Items
No. Item

1.

Preliminaries

      i.        To receive any apologies for absence.

     ii.        To receive any declarations of interest.

    iii.        To receive any announcements by the Mayor.

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Minutes:

1.i  Apologies

 

As above.

 

1.ii  Declarations of Interest

 

None.

 

1.iii  Mayor’s Announcements

 

None.

 

2.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 478 KB

To confirm and sign the minutes of the last meeting.

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Minutes:

The Minutes of 28 September 2021 were approved as a true record.

3.

Appointments pdf icon PDF 237 KB

To consider any proposed appointments.

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Minutes:

To consider the proposed appointments set out in the report

 

Councillor Harvey informed Council that the Appointment Sub-Committee had recently appointed a new Strategic Director for Environment and Sustainability and a new Head of Adult Services, as outlined below.  Councillor Harvey congratulated Paul Jones and Mary Ryan on their successful appointments.

 

Councillor Harvey moved the appointments set out in the report, as agreed by the Business Managers, subject to the additional appointments set out below.

 

Resolved: That the following appointments be agreed.

 

Governing Body Appointments

Governing Body

No of Vacancies / Re-appointments

Nominations Received

Marshfield Primary School

1

Richard White

Rogerstone Primary School

1

Yvonne Forsey

The John Frost School

1

Debbie Jenkins

Maes Ebbw School

1

Stephen Marshall

Maindee Primary School

1

Farzina Hussain

Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Teyrnon

1

Graham Berry

Bassaleg School

1

Laura Lacey

Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Gwenlli

 

 

3

Shereen Williams

Jonathan Gibbons

Eirian Jones

Newport Nursery School

 

2

Carmel Townsend

Asum Mahmoud

The Gaer and Masglas Primary School Parthership

 

 

4

Stephen Marshall

Beverley Perkins

Anne Drewett

John Reynolds

Malpas Church in Wales Primary School

1

Robert Green

Bridge Achievement Centre

1

David Mayer

 

Council Strategic Director Role

Paul Jones, Strategic Director for Environment and Sustainability

 

Head of Service Role

Mary Ryan, Head of Adult Services

 

Internal Appointments

Foster Panel: Councillor Davies to replace Councillor Berry

 

Champions

BAME Champion: Councillor Hussain to replace Councillor Rahman

Carers Champion: Councillor Guy to replace Councillor Berry

 

Outside Bodies

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board: Councillor Lacey to replace Councillor J Watkins

Caldicot Drainage Board: Councillor Lacey to replace Councillor Berry

Newport Live: Councillor Hughes to replace Councillor Rahman

4.

Police Issues

30 minutes is allocated for questions to the Gwent Police representative.

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Minutes:

The Chief Superintendent Tom Harding and Superintendent Mike Richards were in attendance and provided an update on current local policing priorities, before inviting questions from Members.

 

The Mayor invited the Leader to say a few words.

 

The Leader was delighted to hear about the safer streets funding partnership recently put in pace and congratulated Insp Cantwell and Insp George on their PCC award for partnership working.

 

The Leader went on to mention that the city centre was experiencing and increase in offensive materials being posted around the city centre along with fly posting in relation to transgender people and was seeking assurance that the matter would be dealt with by the police.  Chief Supt Harding assured the Leader that every single hate crime reported to police was looked into every morning and passed on to a trained officer who dealt with the incident accordingly and encouraged residents to report any incident as it was being taken seriously.  Supt Richards also mentioned that the police had a transgender member of staff in place to address any issues appropriately.

 

The Leader had raised at the previous meeting the challenges raised in Malpas and was pleased to see that the police had increased their presence around St David’s Hospice.  The Leader was also delighted to hear that a moped had been impounded and that residents’ concerns raised in relation to anti-social behaviour were  also being addressed. 

 

The Leader asked what assurances to residents on anti-social behaviour the police could provide and how to report this, as residents were often reluctant to contact police.  Supt Richards assured the Leader that the police would be as responsive to these issues as possible to ensure that communities reported these incidents.

 

The Leader asked for clarification regarding the relationship that councillors had with the Inspector and whether elected members were entitled to monthly meetings with the Inspector.  Supt Richards assured the Leader that it was to be expected that there was a good working relationship with councillors.  In addition, there would be a new Inspector for Newport West by the end of the week, as there was a gap for a couple of weeks and Supt Richards apologised for this.  Supt Richards would re-enforce the importance of regular meetings with councillors.

 

The Leader also raised the issue of members’ personal security in the light of  recent terrorist threats and the killing of Sir David Amess.  The Leader had received support from Gwent police regarding a recent harassment issue but was disappointed that there was some disparity between the level of contact between police forces across Wales and Council Leaders.  In some authorities, Leaders were contacted directly by the police but this had not happened in Gwent and  the Leader would have appreciated some assurance by the police.  Chief Supt Harding apologised that the Leader felt her safety was not taken seriously.  The Chief Supt had emailed the Chief Executive within three hours of the incident taking place and assured the Leader that support to any Councillors who  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

5.

Notice of Motion: Motion for Newport City Council to declare a Climate Emergency

To receive the following motion for which the necessary notice has been provided.

 

Newport City Council resolves to:

Declare an Ecological and Climate Emergency.

·         Newport City Council will continue the good work that we have started and reduce our carbon emissions to net zero carbon by 2030.

·         Review the services we provide to ensure they support the city’s journey to both net zero carbon and adapting to the impacts of climate change by 2050.

·         Develop a clear Climate Change Organisational plan, in consultation with our citizens, for the next five years that will set out the actions we need to take to achieve this.

·         Develop a city-wide Local Area Energy Plan, in collaboration with experts from the public, private and third sector to develop innovative solutions to decarbonise heat, electricity and local transport and realise local renewable energy production.

·         Work with One Newport partners and the public to develop a city-wide Climate Strategy to enable city-wide net zero carbon and adaptation to climate change by 2050 and integrate best ecological practice into each area of the council’s activity, allowing us to lead the city by example.

·         Publicise this declaration of an ecological and climate emergency to residents and businesses in Newport and support and influence action by partners through partnerships and support and enable action by citizens to reduce their own carbon emissions.

The motion is to be proposed by the Leader and seconded by Councillor Jason Hughes.

 

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Minutes:

The Leader presented the following Motion to  Council and reserved her right to speak later in the debate:

 

Declare an Ecological and Climate Emergency.

 

§  Newport City Council will continue the good work that we have started and reduce our carbon emissions to net zero carbon by 2030.

§  Review the services we provide to ensure they support the city’s journey to both net zero carbon and adapting to the impacts of climate change by 2050.

§  Develop a clear Climate Change Organisational plan, in consultation with our citizens, for the next five years that will set out the actions we need to take to achieve this.

§  Develop a city-wide Local Area Energy Plan, in collaboration with experts from the public, private and third sector to develop innovative solutions to decarbonise heat, electricity and local transport and realise local renewable energy production.

§  Work with One Newport partners and the public to develop a city-wide Climate Strategy to enable city-wide net zero carbon and adaptation to climate change by 2050 and integrate best ecological practice into each area of the council’s activity, allowing us to lead the city by example.

§  Publicise this declaration of an ecological and climate emergency to residents and businesses in Newport and support and influence action by partners through partnerships and support and enable action by citizens to reduce their own carbon emissions.

 

The Leader reserved her right to speak after the end of the debate.

The Motion was seconded by Councillor Hughes, who also reserved his right to speak.

 

No amendments were proposed.

 

Comments on the Motion from Councillors:

 

§  Councillor Jeavons mentioned that the Council had made great progress over the last four years reducing carbon emissions by nearly 30%. This included replacing all streetlighting with low energy LED bulbs and introducing several solar PV systems across its estate.  The Council would shortly be putting its ambitious climate change strategy out for consultation. With a commitment to net zero by 2030 or sooner.

 

Councillor Jeavons went on to say that the Council had a fleet of just over 200 vehicles, moving away rapidly from diesel and petrol vehicles. By the end of the year, 25% of the fleet would be electric, including all cars and small vans.

 

The Council was also working on more challenging bespoke plant and vehicles, and recently rolled out the first electric RCV in Wales, with a further five joining the fleet over the coming months.  By 2030 the Council would have 100% electric fleet.

 

The replacement of cars and vans would save 75 tonnes of CO2 per year. This was equivalent to the amount that 100 trees would absorb over 75 years.  Each electric RCV saves 40 tonnes of Co2 per year and the Council would target electric vehicle usage to the AQMA areas.

 

There were 21 charging stations at council buildings, 50 installed in our car parks for public use and the rollout of rapid chargers and residential charging was underway.

 

§  Councillor Lacey informed  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

6.

City Centre Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) pdf icon PDF 2 MB

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Minutes:

The Mayor invited the Cabinet Member for Licensing and Regulation to present the report.

 

The Cabinet Member for Licensing and Regulation informed members that the report recommended that the Council resolved to approve and adopt a revised Public Spaces Protection Order (“PSPO”) for the City Centre for a further period of three years, as set out in Appendix A of the report.

 

A Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) was designed to prevent individuals or groups committing persistent anti-social behaviour in a public space where the behaviour was, or was likely to have, a detrimental effect on the quality of life of those in the locality. Only the Council could make a PSPO but both Police and Council Officers could undertake enforcement activities. Anyone who breached the PSPO could be issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice or was liable to a fine in the magistrates’ court.

 

The first City Centre PSPO for Newport was made in November 2015, following extensive public consultation and oversight by Scrutiny. The original PSPO was then replaced by a revised Order in 2018. The PSPO had to be reviewed every 3 years to consider whether there was a continuing need for the control measures.

 

In accordance with the legislation and the statutory guidance, the Council was required to consult with the Police and the wider community.  The results of the engagement with key stakeholders and the public responses to the wider consultation were contained within the Report.

 

The current PSPO restrictions were mainly enforced by Gwent Police and Police colleagues had been involved in the review process and attended both Scrutiny Management Committee meetings. They were supportive of the continuation of the PSPO restrictions and were confident that these control measures would assist them to regulate the city centre more effectively.

 

The Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee considered the Police comments and the consultation responses and were satisfied that there was a continuing need for a City Centre PSPO.  They were recommending that it be renewed on the same terms as previously, but with the inclusion of one additional control measure relating to the dangerous use of e-bikes and e-scooters. However, the final decision regarding the adoption of any PSPO was a matter for full Council.

 

When considering the need for and the impact of any PSPO, the Council had to have regard to its public sector equality duty and its socio-economic duty and, therefore, a Fairness and Equality Impact Assessment was been carried out, which was also attached to this report. The proposed control measures were considered to be a reasonable and proportionate means of preventing or reducing the detrimental impact of this type of anti-social behaviour within the City Centre. 

 

Councillor Truman moved that the Council resolved to approve and adopt the City Centre PSPO as set out in the report.

 

Comments from Councillors:

 

§  As Chair of the Scrutiny Committee that reviewed the renewed PSPO, Councillor Lacey thanked the officers, external agencies and the committee members for the time that was spent making  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

7.

Strategic Equality Annual Report 2020/21 pdf icon PDF 423 KB

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The Mayor invited the Leader to present the above report to Council

 

Under the Equality Act (2010) the Council was required to report annually on the progress it made against the strategic equality objectives contained within its Strategic Equality Plan. The Equality Act also required Local Authorities to publish staff equalities data, which this report also contained. This Annual Report related to the first year of delivery against the Council’s new Strategic Equality Objectives, published on 31 March 2020.

 

The new Objectives were developed in partnership with key internal and external stakeholders and were subject to extensive community engagement. The involvement of grassroots communities ensured that whilst our Plan delivered a strategic vision for equality in Newport, it also ensured tangible outcomes for communities on the ground.

 

The pandemic presented significant challenges in delivering against some areas of work, for example, in relation to customer services. However, other areas gained traction as a direct result of the impact of COVID-19. The Council’s equality work this year had to be flexible, responding to emerging challenges, particularly around access to information, education and addressing race-based hate crime.

 

The impacts of the UK leaving the EU was deeply felt by our EU migrant communities this year, and focus on supporting people to remain in Newport and protect their rights and entitlements continued. The Council had taken stock of the effectiveness of our monitoring arrangements throughout the year and took steps to improve them.

 

This year the Council continued to demonstrate its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in various ways including signing up to Race Council Cymru’s Zero Tolerance to Racism Policy for Wales and Victim Support’s Hate Crime Charter. We marked significant dates, including Pride Month, Black History 365, Refugee Week, Holocaust Memorial Day and Hate Crime Awareness Week.  Earlier this year, £100,000 of funding was distributed to grassroots community projects as part of a Participatory Budgeting programme, and an Accessibility Stakeholder Group was established to advise on council projects with a focus on access for disabled people.

 

The Council have established a number of staff networks to better support our colleagues from minority backgrounds. The council now had a Diversity (ethnic minority), LGBTQ+ and Disability staff network. Analysis of the data for our workforce highlighted key areas for improvement, including improving the levels of recorded equality data, better aligning recording categories with census data, and understanding why levels of leavers were higher for particular groups (e.g. people from an ethnic minority background and disabled people).

 

The council still had work to do to improve representation of minority ethnic staff at all levels of the organisation, and this would be a focus for our work during 2021/22.  The Council established specific Recruitment and Representative Workforce working groups to progress this. 

 

This Annual Report went to Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee and to Cabinet.  This version included a sample of the graphics that would be used in the final published report and communications.

 

The Leader moved acceptance of the Strategic Equality  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

8.

Annual Report of the Democratic Services Committee 2020/21 pdf icon PDF 364 KB

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The Mayor invited the Chair of the Democratic Services Committee (DSC) to present the report.

 

Councillor Ferris highlighted that the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 requires the Committee to report annually to the Council on the work that it has carried out in the past 12 months and its future work programme.

 

This annual report covered the period from November 2020 to November 2021.

 

The Committee was politically balanced group which worked together in a non-partisan manner to consider various aspects of the Constitution and other matters that impacted on the governance of the Council.  

 

The Report highlighted the important work carried out by the Committee last year.  We met on four occasions during the past 12 months and continued to meet remotely in accordance with agreed Council protocols. It was anticipated that additional meetings would need to be arranged during the remainder of this year in order to complete our forward work programme in readiness for the May 2022 local elections.

 

Most of the work of the Committee was in relation to the review of the Council’s governance and Constitutional arrangements, to meet the requirements of the legislative changes in the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act.  In particular, the committee considered the technology and protocols required for hybrid meetings, remote access and live broadcasting of Council meetings and the IT support required by elected members as part of the New Working Model. The Committee had overseen the development of a draft public participation and engagement strategy, and intended to publish for consultation early in the New Year.

 

DSC had recommended to Council changes to the name, terms of reference and membership of the new Governance and Audit Committee, and recruitment was already underway for the new independent members of the Committee.

 

The DSC considered the IRP draft annual report and noted the proposals for a significant reset for all members’ allowances as from May 2022 in the light of the significant changes since the previous allowances were fixed.

 

The Committee contributed towards the development of the national competency framework and induction training programme for new Councillors and a Democracy Handbook. All of this work would need to be completed in the next six months, together with a re-working of the Council’s constitution and the production of a summary document. Therefore, it would be an extremely busy and important period for the Committee

 

The Committee was satisfied that adequate resource continued to be made available to fulfil the roles and responsibilities under the Measure and the new legislation. The DSC was pleased to note that, following successful appointments to the Democratic Services Manager position and the Scrutiny Adviser posts, the Governance Team was now up to a full complement of staff.

 

It was moved and duly seconded that the DSC Annual report should be noted and agreed.

 

Resolved:

That Council receive the Committee’s annual report in order to meet the requirements of the Local Government Measure.

 

To note the content of the Head of Democratic Services Annual Report, as  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

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Standards Committee Annual Report 2020/21 pdf icon PDF 253 KB

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The Mayor invited Councillor Hourahine to present the 2020/21 Standards Committee Annual Report to Council.

 

This was the eighth annual report, which covered the period from November 2020 to November 2021, and followed on from the last report presented to Council in November 2020.

 

This Annual Report had previously been presented to Council on a voluntary basis.  However, as from May 2022, there would be a statutory requirement under the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 for Standards Committee to make an annual report to Council. In addition, next year’s Annual Report must include an assessment of the extent to which leaders of political groups on the Council have complied with their new duties to promote and maintain high standards of conduct within their groups.

 

The Committee met on six occasions during the last twelve months and the meetings were all conducted remotely in accordance with Council Protocols. 

 

For the first time this year, Standards Committee was called upon to conduct a misconduct hearing and to impose a sanction on an elected member. This did not reflect well on the Council’s reputation and, therefore, it was considered that this case should act as a salutary lesson for all members. Therefore, a full copy of the decision was attached to this Annual Report and would encourage all members to read and take note of the reasons for this decision.

 

No complaints were formally determined under Stages 1 and 2 of the Local Resolution Protocol and no complaints were referred to Standards Committee under Stage 3 during 2020/21.

 

The report confirmed that three complaints were referred to the Ombudsman about City Councillors during the last year and eight complaints were made regarding community councillors. Apart from the one misconduct case, the other complaints were not accepted for formal investigation, although the Ombudsman did wrote to two community councillors to remind them of their obligations under the Code and to warn them about not being abusive and disrespectful towards members of the public in future and not to bring their office into disrepute.

 

The training requirements for City Councillors, community councils and their clerks continued to be monitored and reviewed as part of the Committee’s forward work programme, particularly as we move towards the next round of local government elections in May 2022.

 

During the past 12 months, two of the Committee’s longest-serving independent members, Phil Westwood (the previous Chair of the Committee) and Tracey Britton, completed their second terms of office and the Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their hard work and dedication over the years. The Committee was pleased to welcome Richard Morgan, and Gill Norton as new independent members.

 

It was moved and duly seconded that the report should be noted and agreed.

 

Resolved:

To receive the Standards Committee Annual Report for 2020/21 and to note the forward work programme.

10.

Questions to the Leader of the Council

To provide an opportunity for Councillors to ask questions to the Leader of the Council in accordance with the Council’s Standing Orders.

 

Process:

No more than 15 minutes will be allocated at the Council meeting for questions to the Leader of the Council.

 

The question must be addressed through the Mayor or the person presiding at the meeting and not directly to the person being questioned.

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Leader’s announcements:

 

·        White Ribbon Day 2021

This year’s White Ribbon Day takes place on Thursday 25 November.

 

It is an annual event that marks the United Nation’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

 

This year we are asking residents, businesses, schools and community groups to sign up to the #30Challenge.

 

Its aim is to raise awareness of the 30 children every day in Gwent that are affected by incidents of domestic abuse at home where the police are called.

 

The #30Challenge could be something you do alone, with a few people from your household, or as part of a group. People, families, schools, organisations, sports teams and community groups can set their own challenges focusing on the number 30 and are urged to post their actions of support online.

 

Educational workshops and lesson plans are being rolled out in schools across Gwent to raise awareness of the importance of healthy relationships with children and young people.

 

Domestic abuse can take many forms including physical, coercive control, psychological abuse and financial abuse.

 

Together with our partners it is essential that we not only take a stand against such destructive behaviour but that we also encourage those experiencing it to seek help.

 

·        Climate change plan

Climate change is one of the defining global challenges of our generation.

 

The Leader stated that we will all be aware of the outcomes of COP26 recently held in Glasgow, and the urgent need for us all to come together to limit global temperature rises and build a sustainable world for future generations.

 

As a council, we have already made a good start, reducing our direct and energy generating emissions by 29 per cent over the last three years.

 

However, we know that we have much more work to do, and I’m pleased that we have now presented our draft climate change plan for consultation.

 

The ambitious climate change plan sets out how the Council  will work towards becoming carbon neutral by 2030 and how we will use our services to support climate change action across the city.

 

It is centered around six key delivery themes:

 

- organisational culture and leadership

- our buildings

- our land

- transport and mobility

- the goods and services we procure, and

- our wider role

 

The Council is seeking the views of residents, businesses and stakeholders to help ensure we are taking the right actions, before we finalise the plan in early 2022.

 

·        Environmental award

To continue in the same vein, the leader announced that she was incredibly proud to have accepted the Outstanding Organisation award on behalf of Newport City Council at the recent inaugural National Environmental Awards. 

 

The award recognised the commitment and passion of our staff to deliver real change for our organisation and for Newport.

 

The Leader expressed her to those who work tirelessly and with passion to improve our environment and lower our carbon emissions, and to those who dedicate their spare time to supporting countless initiatives as volunteers in the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.

11.

Questions to the Cabinet Members

To provide an opportunity to pose questions to Cabinet Members in line with Standing Orders.

 

Process:

No more than 10 minutes will be allocated at the Council meeting for questions to each Cabinet Member.

 

Members must submit their proposed questions in writing in advance in accordance with Standing Orders.  If members are unable to ask their question orally within the allocated time, remaining questions will be answered in writing.  The question and response will be appended to the minutes.

 

The question must be addressed through the Mayor or the person presiding at the meeting and not directly to the person being questioned.

 

Questions will be posed to Cabinet Members in the following order:

 

      i.        Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for City Services

     ii.        Cabinet Member for Education and Skills

    iii.        Cabinet Member for Assets

   iv.        Cabinet Member for Sustainable Development

     v.        Cabinet Member for Community and Resources

   vi.        Cabinet Member for Streetscene

  vii.        Cabinet Member for Licensing and Regulation

 viii.        Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure

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Question 1 – Deputy Leader/ Cabinet Member: City Services

 

Councillor Mogford:

Considering Measures to Reduce (Toxic) Emissions Across the City.

 

With the new impetus to combat Climate change in Wales does the Cabinet Member have a plan or a vision to ensure that access to local recycling centres can be optimised in terms of distance and time taken.

 

A practical case in point is the five lanes recycling centre on the A48. Many residents are having to take the longer journey both in time and distance to the NCC recycling centre, which can be up to a 20 plus mile round trip rather than just a few miles in some cases.

 

In making it easier and quicker to travel to the nearest recycling centre does the cabinet member also see the potential for a reduction in fly-tipping on top of the beneficial reduction in vehicle emissions?

 

Response:

Monmouthshire County Council took the decision to close access to their Five Lanes Recycling Centre to Newport residents back in 2019; and while we regret the inconvenience caused to residents in the area, unfortunately it is for Monmouthshire County Council to decide on the access rules to their recycling sites, over which we have no control.

 

Newport City Council’s Corporate Plan, details plans for a second household waste recycling facility to be built, in the east of the city, Also, all Newport residents receive a weekly collection of all common recyclable household waste, plus refuge and garden waste collections. A special collection is available upon request for bulky materials.

 

Finally, we have seen no correlation between fly-tipping and access to the HWRC. Fly tipping is a criminal activity that the vast majority of our residents would not entertain. A significant proportion of fly-tipping is carried out by commercial operators, who cannot not use the HWRC and have a legal obligation to dispose of their waste in line with relevant legislation.

 

Supplementary:

‘In the future if the Council was interested in an agreement to joint fund facilities such as Five Lanes, we would be happy to enter into these kind of discussions’. This was in an email received on 25 September 2019 from Monmouthshire Council.  Had this offer been taken up and would it be beneficial for the two councils to share in this facility.

 

Response:

The Deputy Leader advised that Monmouthshire Council had closed these facilities to residents in 2019.  There had been conversations in the past but these were not promising.

 

Question 2 – Deputy Leader/Cabinet Member: City Services

 

Councillor Kellaway:

I have received a number of emails from concerned residents regarding the risk of flooding in Llanwern, you may recall the rain over the festive season in December 2020 which resulted in residents homes being damaged and some residents being evacuated.

 

What reassurance can you and the administration provide to residents that they will not see a repeat of the overtopping of Monks Ditch and subsequent flooding of Llanwern village and wider area so all residents can at least look forward  ...  view the full minutes text for item 11.

12.

Questions to the Chairs of Committees

To provide an opportunity to pose questions to the Chairs of the Committees in line with Standing Orders.

 

Process:

No more than 10 minutes will be allocated at the Council meeting for questions to each Chair.

 

Members must submit their proposed questions in writing in advance in accordance with Standing Orders.  If members are unable to ask their question orally within the allocated time, remaining questions will be answered in writing.  The question and response will be appended to the minutes.

 

The question must be addressed through the Mayor or the person presiding at the meeting and not directly to the person being questioned.

 

Questions will be posed to Committee Chairs in the following order:

 

      i.        Scrutiny Committees

a.    Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee

b.    Performance Scrutiny Committee – People

c.     Performance Scrutiny Committee – Place and Corporate

d.    Performance Scrutiny Committee – Partnerships

     ii.        Planning Committee

    iii.        Licensing Committee

   iv.        Democratic Services Committee

 

 

 

For information: 

 

A digest of recent decision schedules issued by Cabinet, Cabinet Members and Minutes of recent meetings of Committees has been circulated electronically to all Members of the Council.

 

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Live Event (Click on the link below to view the Council Meeting)

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