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Meeting Summary
Council
15 May 2018 - 19:00 to 19:40
Scheduled
Council Chamber
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  • Attendance
  • Visitors
  • Declarations of Interests

Documents

Agenda

Standard Items
1 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
To receive any apologies for absence. 


1

 

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Bensley and Hanton.

 

 

2 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

You have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in a matter to be discussed if it relates to something on your Register of Interests form. You must declare the interest and leave the room while the matter is dealt with.

You have a Personal Interest in a matter to be discussed if it affects
•    your well being or financial position
•    that of your family or close friends
•    that of a club or society in which you have a management role
•    that of another public body of which you are a member to a greater extent than others in your ward.
You must declare a personal interest but can speak and vote on the matter.

Whenever you declare an interest you must say why the interest arises, so that it can be included in the minutes. 

2

 

None declared

 

 

3 pdf MINUTES (105Kb)

To confirm the minutes of the Council meeting held on the 22 March 2018.

 

 

3

 

Proposer : Councillor Plant

Seconder : Councillor B Coleman

 

That the minutes of the Council meeting held on 22 March 2018 be confirmed.

 

CARRIED

 

4 pdf GREAT YARMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2018 (36Kb)

 

Report attached.

 

 

4

 

Council received for information the Deputy Returning Officer's report which detailed the results of the Local Elections held on Thursday 3 May 2018. 

 

5 APPOINTMENT OF LEADER AND DEPUTY LEADER OF THE COUNCIL

To appoint the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council

 

 

5

 

Proposer : Councillor B Coleman

Seconder : Councillor Smith

 

That Councillor Plant be appointed as Leader of the Council for 2018/19

 

CARRIED

 

Councillor Plant advised  that he would appoint Councillor Smith as the Deputy Leader.

 

 

6 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS 2018/19

Report to follow.

 

 

6

 

Council gave consideration to the appointment of Members to the various Council committees for the Municipal year 2018/19

 

Proposer : Councillor Plant

 

Seconder Councillor Smith

 

That the following appointments be agreed :-

 

Policy and Resources - Councillors Annison, G Carpenter, B Coleman, Flaxman – Taylor, Grant, Jeal, K Grey, Plant, Smith, Wainwright, B Walker, Williamson, A Wright

 

Economic Development Committee - Bird, P Carpenter, B Coleman, Cordiner - Achenbach, Grant, Hammond, Hanton, Jeal, Lawn, Reynolds, Wainwright, B Walker, A Wright

 

Environment Committee - Annison, Bensly, Bird, Borg, G Carpenter, K Grey, Hacon, Hanton, Pratt, Robinson - Payne, Smith, Waters – Bunn, B Wright

 

Housing and Neighbourhoods Committee - Bird, G Carpenter, Drewitt, Flaxman – Taylor, Grant, Hacon, Hammond, Martin, Smith-Clare, Stenhouse, Wainwright, C Walker, Williamson

 

Development Control Committee - Annison, Bird, Drewitt, Fairhead, Flaxman – Taylor, Galer, A Grey, Hanton, Reynolds, Wainwright, Williamson, A Wright, B Wright

 

Licensing Committee - Annison, Bensly, Borg, G Carpenter, Drewitt, Galer, A Grey, Jeal, Lawn, Mavroudis, Robinson – Payne, Wainwright, B Walker

 

Standards Committee - A Grey, Lawn, Robinson - Payne, Smith-Clare, Walch

 

Audit and Risk Committee - Flaxman – Taylor, K Grey, Thirtle, Wainwright, C Walker

 

Appeals Committee - Hacon, Hammond, Martin, Robinson - Payne, Walch

 

Joint Consultative Committee - P Carpenter, Lawn, Stenhouse, B Walker, Waters - Bunn

 

Local Plan Working Group - Annison, Bird , G Carpenter, B Coleman, Fairhead, Grant, Hanton, Reynolds, Wainwright, Williamson, A Wright

 

Area Museums Committee - Cordiner - Achenbach, Drewitt, K Grey, Jeal, Lawn, Mavroudis, Robinson – Payne, Walch

 

Local Authority Trading Company Shareholder Committee - Annison,  G Carpenter, Flaxman – Taylor, Grant, K Grey, Hanton, Jeal, Lawn, Reynolds, Smith-Clare, Wainwright, Williamson, A Wright

 

Housing Appeals - Bird, Cordiner - Achenbach, Drewitt, Flaxman – Taylor, Galer, K Grey, Hacon, Hammond, Martin, Pratt, Robinson – Payne, Walch, B Wright

 

Civic Working Group - Bird, B Coleman, Fairhead, Hacon, Martin

 

Employment Committee - Borg, K Grey, Hammond, Plant, Smith, Wainwright, Waters - Bunn

 

Future Vision Working Group - Membership to be determined

 

Constitution Working Party - Bensly, Bird, P Carpenter, K Grey, Plant, Smith, Wainwright, B Walker, C Walker, Williamson

 

7 APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR'S AND VICE-CHAIR'S OF COMMITTEES 2018/19

Report to follow.

 

 

7

 

Council gave consideration to the appointment of Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the Committees for 2018/19.

 

Proposer : Councillor Grant

 

Seconder : Councillor B Coleman

 

That the following appointments be made for Chairs and Vice Chairs of the Committees for 2018/19

 

Policy and Resources - Councillor Plant to be Chair and Councillor Smith to be Vice Chair.

 

Economic Development Committee - Councillor B Coleman to be Chair and Councillor Hammond to be Vice Chair.

 

Environment Committee - Councillor Smith to be Chair and Councillor Bensly to be Vice Chair.

 

Housing and Neighbourhoods Committee - Councillor Grant to be Chair and Councillor Flaxman-Taylor to be Vice Chair.

 

Development Control Committee - Councillor Hanton to be Chair and Councillor Annison to be Vice Chair.

 

Licensing Committee - Councillor Lawn to be Chair and Councillor G Carpenter to be Vice Chair.

 

Standards Committee - Councillor A Grey to be Chair and Councillor Lawn to be Vice Chair.

 

Audit and Risk Committee - Councillor Thirtle to be Chair and Councillor K Grey to be Vice Chair.

 

Appeals Committee - Councillor Hammond to be Chair and Councillor Hacon to be Vice Chair.

 

Local Plan Working Party - Councillor Annison to be Chair and Councillor Bird to be Vice Chair.

 

Joint Consultative Committee - Councillor P Carpenter to be Chair and Councillor Stenhouse to be Vice Chair.

 

Area Museums Committee - Councillor Mavroudis to be Chair and Councillor K Grey to be Vice Chair.

 

Civic Working Group - Councillor Hacon to be Chair and Councillor B Coleman to be Vice Chair.

 

Employment Committee - Councillor Plant to be Chair and Councillor Smith to be Vice Chair.

 

Housing Appeals Committee - Councillor Flaxman - Taylor to be Chair and Councillor Hammond to be Vice Chair. 

 

Constitutional Working Party - Councillor Plant to be Chair and Councillor Bensly to be Vice Chair.

 

 Local authority Trading Company Shareholder Committee - to be decided at first meeting.

 

CARRIED 

 

 

8 APPOINTMENTS TO OUTSIDE BODIES 2018/19

Report to follow.

 

 

8

 

Council considered the appointment of representatives to outside bodies for the Municipal Year 2018/19.

 

Proposer : Councillor Plant

Seconder : Councillor Smith 

 

That the following appointments to Outside bodies for 2018/19 be agreed :-

 

A47 Alliance - Councillor Plant

 

Bowls Tournament Working Party - Councillors Fairhead and Lawn

 

Broads Authority - Councillor Reynolds 

 

Broads Internal Drainage Board - Councillors Bird,  G Carpenter, M Coleman, Fairhead, Galer, Thirtle 

 

Chamber of Commerce - Norfolk (Great Yarmouth Committee) Chamber Council - Councillors B Coleman and Reynolds.

 

Coastal Partnership East - Councillor Smith

 

Community Association Management Committee - South Yarmouth - Councillors Jeal and A Wright 

 

Community Association Management Committee - Claydon Pavilion - Councillors Borg and Williamson.

 

Community Rail Partnership - Councillor B Coleman

 

Community Safety (Great Yarmouth) Ltd (CCTV Co) - Councillor Hanton

 

East Anglia Port Welfare Committee - Councillor A Wright 

 

East of England LGA - Councillor Plant

 

Economic Reference Group - Councillors Plant and Wainwright 

 

EnterpriseGY Board - Councillor B Coleman

 

Gorleston Poor Land Trustees - Councillors Flaxman - Taylor, K Grey and B Wright

 

Great Yarmouth and Rambouillet Twinning Association - Councillors B Coleman, Fairhead and Hacon.

 

Great Yarmouth Development Company - Councillor Plant

 

Great Yarmouth in Bloom - Councillors K Grey and Stenhouse

 

Great Yarmouth Marketing Initiative - Councillor B Coleman

 

Great Yarmouth Municipal Charities - Councillors Cordiner-Achenbach, Jeal, Robinson-Payne and Walch

 

Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust - Councillors B Coleman, M Coleman, Fairhead, Hacon and Williamson.

 

Great Yarmouth Racecourse - Councillors Hammond and Smith

 

Great Yarmouth Seafarers Centre - Councillor Borg

 

Great Yarmouth Sports Council - Councillors G Carpenter, Hanton and C Walker.

 

Great Yarmouth Sports Partnership - Councillors G Carpenter, Hanton, and C Walker.

 

Great Yarmouth Transport & Infrastructure Steering Group (formerly Car Parking Strategy Steering Group) - Councillors B Coleman, K Grey, and Mavroudis. 

 

Greater Yarmouth Tourism & Business Improvement Area Ltd/ Interim Board of Directors - Councillors Bird, B Coleman, Jeal and Mavroudis.

 

GY Norse Company Board - Councillor Grant

 

GY Norse Liaison Board - Councillors P Carpenter, Grant and Hacon

 

GYB Services Company Board - Councillor Smith

 

GYB Services Liaison Board - Councillors K Grey and Smith 

 

High School Foundation - Councillor Grant 

 

James Paget Healthcare NHS Trust (Governors' Council) - Councillor Flaxman - Taylor

 

Local Authority Trading Company Board (for development of Beacon Park Housing) - Councillor Plant

 

Local Government Association - Coastal Issues - Councillor Smith 

 

Local Government Association - General Assembly - Councillor Plant

 

Neighbourhood Management Board - MESH (Gorleston) - Councillors Flaxman - Taylor and B Walker.

 

Neighbourhood Management Boards - Make It Happen (Southtown, Cobholm and Halfway House) - Councillors Cordiner-Achenbach and Williamson.

 

Neighbourhood Management Boards - Yarmouth - Councillors Jeal and Robinson - Payne

 

Nelson Museum Management Board - Councillors Drewitt and K Grey

 

New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership - Councillor Plant

 

Norfolk Coast Partnership (Joint Advisory Panel) - Councillors Hanton

 

Norfolk County Joint Museums Committee - Councillor Lawn

 

Norfolk Health and Wellbeing Board - Councillor Flaxman-Taylor 

 

Norfolk Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Councillor Flaxman-Taylor 

 

Norfolk Parking Partnership Joint Committee - Councillor Plant

 

Norfolk Rail Group - Councillor B Coleman

 

Norfolk Records Committee - Councillor M Coleman

 

Norfolk Strategic Planning Framework - Councillor Annison 

 

Norfolk Waste Partnership - Councillor Grant

 

Nplaw Board - Councillor Thirtle

 

Older Peoples Partnership - Councillor P Carpenter

 

Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London Adjudication Joint Committee (PATROL AJC) - Councillor Plant

 

Police and Crime Panel - Councillor M Smith-Clare and Councillor Martin (Sub)

 

SeaChange Board - Councillor K Grey 

 

Sentinel Leisure Trust - Councillors K Grey and Hacon 

 

Sentinel Leisure Trust Partnership Board - Councillor Smith 

 

St George's Trust - Councillors Plant and Wainwright 

 

Town Centre Company (Great Yarmouth) Ltd - Councillor B Coleman 

 

Waveney, Lower Yare and Lothingland Internal Drainage Board - Councillors Annison, Drewitt and Lawn.

 

Youth Advisory Board - Councillor Galer 

 

CARRIED 

 

 

9 ANY OTHER BUSINESS
To consider any other business as may be determined by the Chairman of the meeting as being of sufficient urgency to warrant consideration.

9

 

The Chairman reported that there was no other business as being of sufficient urgency to warrant consideration at the meeting.

 

 

10 EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC
In the event of the Committee wishing to exclude the public from the meeting, the following resolution will be moved:-

"That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12(A) of the said Act."

Attendance

Attended - Other Members
Name
No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.
Apologies
NameReason for Sending Apology
James Bensly 
Katy Stenhouse 
Absent
NameReason for Absence
No absentee information has been recorded for the meeting.

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

Visitors

 

Present :

 

Her Worship the Mayor Councillor M Coleman (in the Chair); Councillors Annison, Bird, Borg, G Carpenter, P Carpenter, B Coleman, Cordiner- Achenbach, Drewitt, Fairhead, Flaxman-Taylor, Galer, Grant, A Grey, K Grey, Hacon, Hammond, Jeal, Lawn, Martin, Mavroudis, Plant, Pratt, Reynolds, Robinson-Payne, Smith, Smith-Clare, Thirtle, Wainwright, Walch, B Walker, C Walker, Waters-Bunn, Williamson, B Wright, T Wright.

 

Also in attendance :

 

Mrs S Oxtoby (Chief Executive Officer), Ms C Whatling (Monitoring Officer), Mrs K Watts (Strategic Director), Mrs K Sly (Strategic Director) and Mr S Ellwood (Interim Democratic Services Manager).

 

 

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