Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Connell, Hacon and Rodwell.

Councillor Williamson declared a Personal Interest in his capacity as Chairman of the Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust; Councillors Hammond and Walch declared a personal interest in the item relating to the Town Centre Masterplan; and Councillor Stenhouse declared a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in the item relating to the Town Centre Masterplan and left the meeting and took no part in the voting or discussion there on.

Proposer : Councillor Plant

Seconder : Councillor B Coleman 

That the minutes of the Council meeting held on the 20th April 2017 be confirmed.

CARRIED

Proposer : Councillor Smith

Seconder : Councillor Reynolds 

That Councillor Plant be appointed as Leader of the Council for 2017/18.

CARRIED 

Proposer : Councillor B Coleman

Seconder : Councillor Plant

That Councillor Smith be appointed as Deputy Leader for 2017/18.

CARRIED

The Leader recorded his thanks and appreciation to Councillor Penny Carpenter in her role as Deputy Leader for the previous Municipal Year 2016/17.

Council gave consideration to the appointment of Members to the various Council Committees for the Municipal year 2017/18

Proposer : Councillor Hanton

Seconder : Councillor Reynolds

That the following appointments be agreed :-

Policy and Resources - Councillors Annison, B Coleman, Grant, A Grey, K Grey, Hacon, Jeal, Plant, Smith, Thirtle, Wainwright, Walker and Williamson.

Economic Development Committee - Councillors B Coleman, Grant, K Grey, Hammond, Hanton, Jeal, Pratt, Reynolds, Stenhouse, Thirtle, Wainwright, Walch and Walker.

Environment Committee - Councillors Annison, Bensly, Borg, Fairhead, Grant, Hacon, Hanton, Jones, Pratt, Smith, Walch, Weymouth and Wright.

Housing and Neighbourhoods Committee - Councillors Bensly, Bird, M Coleman, Flaxman - Taylor, Grant, Hacon, Mavroudis, Pratt, Rodwell, Wainwright, Walch, Waters-Bunn and Williamson.

Development Control Committee - Councillors Andrews, Annison, Bird, Fairhead, Flaxman-Taylor, Grant, Hammond, Hanton, Reynolds, Thirtle, Wainwright, Williamson and Wright.

Licensing Committee - Councillors Annison, Bensly, Borg, M Coleman, Fairhead, Jeal, Jones, Lawn, Mavroudis, Rodwell, Stenhouse, Walker and Weymouth.

Standards Committee - Councillors Andrews, M Coleman, Davis, A Grey and Lawn.

Audit and Risk Committee - Councillors Flaxman - Taylor, A Grey, K Grey, Thirtle and Wainwright.

Appeals Committee - Councillors Andrews, Borg, Carpenter, Flaxman-Taylor, Hacon.

Local Plan Working Party - Councillors Andrews, Annison, B Coleman, Fairhead, Grant, Hammond, Hanton, Myers, Reynolds, Wainwright and Williamson.

Joint Consultative Committee - Councillors Carpenter, Hacon, Lawn, Stenhouse and Waters-Bunn.

Area Museums Committee - Councillors Connell, Cutting, K Grey, Jeal, Lawn, Mavroudis, Myers and Robinson - Payne.

Civic Working Group - Councillors B Coleman, Connell, Fairhead, Hacon and Myers.

Employment Committee - Councillors Carpenter, K Grey, Hacon, Plant, Smith, Wainwright and Walker.

Local Authority Trading Company Shareholder Committee - Councillors Andrews, Annison, Carpenter, Flaxman-Taylor, Grant, K Grey, Hammond, Jeal, Lawn, Thirtle, Wainwright, Waters-Bunn and Williamson.

Housing Appeals - Councillors Andrews, Borg, M Coleman, Flaxman-Taylor, Grant, Hacon, Jones, Lawn, Mavroudis, Myers, Pratt, Walch, Williamson.

Future Vision Working Group - Councillors K Grey, Hacon, Myers, Plant, Smith, Wainwright, Walker.

Constitutional Working Party - Councillors Annison, Carpenter, K Grey, Myers, Plant, Thirtle, Wainwright, Walch, Walker and Williamson.

CARRIED

Council gave consideration to the appointment of Chairs and Vice Chairs of the Committees for 2017/18.

Proposer : Councillor A Grey

Seconder : Councillor B Coleman 

That the following appointments be made for the Chairs and Vice Chairs of the Committees for 2016/17 :-

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 Walch 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 Williamson to be Chair and Councillor Hanton to be Vice Chair.

Licensing Committee - Councillor Walker to be Chair and Councillor Annison to be Vice Chair.

Standards Committee - Councillor M Coleman to be Chair and Councillor Lawn to be Vice Chair.

Audit and Risk Committee - Councillor A Grey to be Chair and Councillor Flaxman - Taylor to be Vice Chair.

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

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

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

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

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

Employment Committee - Councillor Plant to be Chair.

Local authority Trading Company Shareholder Committee - Councillor Thirtle to be Chair and Councillor Hammond to be Vice Chair.

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

Future Vision Working Group - Councillor Plant to be Chair.

Constitutional Working Party - Councillor Plant to be Chair. 

CARRIED 

Council considered the appointment of representatives to Outside Bodies for the Municipal Year 2017/18.

Proposer : Councillor Plant

Seconder : Councillor B Coleman

That the following appointments to the Outside Bodies for 2017/18 be agreed :-

A47 Alliance - Councillor Plant

Bowls Tournament Working Party - Councillors Fairhead and Lawn

Broads Authority - Councillor Thirtle

Broads Internal Drainage Board - Councillors Andrews, Bird, M Coleman, Fairhead, Thirtle and Weymouth

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 Stenhouse

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

Community Rail Partnership - Councillor B Coleman

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

East Anglia Port Welfare Committee - Councillor Borg

East of England LGA - Councillor Plant

Economic Reference Group - Councillors Plant, K Grey, Wainwright and Myers

EnterpriseGY Board - Councillor B Coleman

Gorleston Poor Land Trustees - Councillors Flaxman - Taylor, K Grey and 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 Jeal, Robinson-Payne, Stenhouse and Walch

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

Great Yarmouth Racecourse - Councillors Hammond and Smith

Great Yarmouth Seafarers Centre - Councillor Borg

Great Yarmouth Sports Council - Councillors Borg, Hanton and Williamson.

Great Yarmouth Sports Partnership - Councillors Borg, Hanton and Williamson.

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

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 Carpenter, Grant and Hacon

GYB Services Company Board - Councillor Smith

GYB Services Liaison Board - Councillors Hacon and Smith

High School Foundation - Councillor Williamson (4 Year Period 2014-2018)

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 Plant

Local Government Association - General Assembly - Councillor Plant 

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

Neighbourhood Management Boards - Make It Happen (Southtown, Cobholm and Halfway House) - Councillors Borg and Waters-Bunn.

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

Nelson Museum Management Board - Councillors Cutting and K Grey

New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership - Councillor Plant

Norfolk Archaeological Unit Advisory Committee - Councillor Mavroudis

Norfolk Coast Partnership (Joint Advisory Panel) - Councillors Hanton

Norfolk County Joint Museums Committee - Councillor Lawn

Norfolk Health and Wellbeing Board - Councillor Grant

Norfolk Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Councillor Fairhead

Norfolk Parking Partnership Joint Committee - Councillor Plant 

Norfolk Rail Group - Councillor B Coleman

Norfolk Records Committee - Councillor M Coleman

Norfolk Strategic Planning Framework - Councillor Grant

Norfolk Waste Partnership - Councillor Grant

Nplaw Board - Councillor Thirtle 

Older Peoples Partnership - Councillor Carpenter

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

Police and Crime Panel - Councillor Stenhouse and Councillor Andrews (Sub)

SeaChange Board - Councillor Walch

Sentinel Leisure Trust - Councillors Jeal and Williamson

Sentinel Leisure Trust Partnership Board - Councillor Wainwright

St George's Trust - Councillor Plant Town Centre Company (Great Yarmouth) Ltd - Councillors K Grey, Plant and Wainwright.

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

Waveney, Lower Yare and Lothingland Internal Drainage Board - Councillors Andrews,Fairhead and Lawn.

Youth Advisory Board - Councillor Bensly

CARRIED

Council considered the Transformation Programme Managers report which presented the finalised Masterplan for Great Yarmouth's Town Centre which had been endorsed by the Economic Development Committee and was now recommended to Council for approval of this final document.

The Chair of the Economic Development Committee reported that there were a number of small minor grammatical corrections that would require finalisation in the document. These related to spelling, or minor layout changes which did not alter the content of the document. In addition the Chair reported that there was a small change required under project "E.2 Public Realm Investment" and this content related to "signage and row improvement pilot" was incorrectly duplicated from another section of the Masterplan and would require deletion and replaced with the following wording :-

"Re-landscaping of Hall Quay

Purpose - To create a high quality Public realm setting

Actions - 

• Engage with Stakeholders
• Implement new street landscaping between the new kerb and building lines, including paving and street furniture

Outcomes - 

• Hall Quay Public realm is transformed into an attractive, premium leisure based setting
• Perceptions of Great Yarmouth and transformed amongst visitors, business, developers and investors."

Proposer : Councillor B Coleman

Seconder : Councillor Jeal 

(1) That Council approve the final document, with any minor grammatical, content or layout changes to be delegated to the Group Manager, Growth 

(2) That the wording relating to "Signage and row improvement pilot" be deleted and replaced with the actions related to the "Re-landscaping of Hall Quay" as detailed above.

CARRIED

Council considered the report of the Head of HR / Organisational Development which sought ratification of the initial recommendation from the Employment Committee following the recruitment and selection process undertaken by that Committee in relation to the post of Strategic Director, and Development Director.

Proposer : Councillor Plant 

Seconder : Councillor K Grey

That approval be given to the appointment of Mrs Kate Watts as a Strategic Director.

CARRIED