Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies and Announcements

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from County Councillors Lizzi Collinge and Sue Whittam.

 

Announcements

 

Municipal Journal's Achievement Awards for 2021

 

At the invitation of the Chairman, County Councillor Cosima Towneley, Cabinet Member for Children and Families, drew Full Council's attention to the county council's Children's Homes staff who had been shortlisted in the 'Best Council Services Team' Category of the Municipal Journal's Achievement Awards for 2021.

 

Full Council congratulated and thanked all those involved in this achievement and wished the staff well for the final.

2.

Disclosure of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests

Minutes:

None declared.

3.

Question Time pdf icon PDF 93 KB

Questions submitted under Standing Order B28.

Minutes:

The Chairman informed Full Council that Question 3 had been withdrawn. County Councillors Jackie Oakes, Julie Gibson, Matthew Maxwell-Scott and Gina Dowding asked their respective questions as follows:

 

No.

Question From

Subject

For Answer By

1.

County Councillor Jackie Oakes

Whinney Hill Landfill Site

Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change

2.

County Councillor Julie Gibson

Flooding of Underpasses

Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport

4.

County Councillor Matthew Maxwell-Scott

Carbon Neutral by 2050

Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change

5.

County Councillor Gina Dowding

S22 Bus Service, Lancaster

Cabinet Member for Education and Skills

 

County Councillor Shaun Turner, Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change; County Councillor Charles Edwards, Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport; County Councillor Alan Vincent, Cabinet Member for Resources, HR and Property (Deputy Leader); and County Councillor Jayne Rear, Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, replied respectively.

 

4.

Confirmation of the Minutes from the Meeting Held on 27 May 2021 pdf icon PDF 237 KB

Minutes:

Resolved: - That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 27 May 2021 be confirmed and signed by the Chairman.

5.

Report of the Independent Remuneration Panel - 2021/22 Members' Allowance Scheme pdf icon PDF 138 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

County Councillor Alan Vincent moved a report asking Full Council to consider the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel in relation to the council's Members' Allowance Scheme for 2021/22.

 

Resolved: - That:

 

(i)  The recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel, as set out in the report and at Appendix 'A', now presented, relating to the county council's Members' Allowance Scheme, be noted.

(ii)  The revised Members' Allowance Scheme for 2021/22 as set out in the report, now presented, be approved and that the Director of Corporate Services be authorised to make any consequential changes to the Constitution.

6.

Urgent Business

An item of urgent business may only be considered under this heading where, by reason of special circumstances to be recorded in the Minutes, the Chairman is of the opinion that the item should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.  Wherever possible, the Chief Executive should be given advance warning of any Member’s intention to raise a matter under this heading.

Minutes:

There was no urgent business to be considered.

7.

Report of the Cabinet (Part B) pdf icon PDF 154 KB

Minutes:

County Councillor Phillippa Williamson moved the report of the Cabinet from its meeting on 10 June 2021, together with details of an urgent Key Decision taken since the last meeting of Full Council.

 

Resolved: - That the report of the Cabinet, now presented, be noted.

8a

The Urgency Committee pdf icon PDF 137 KB

Minutes:

County Councillor Phillippa Williamson moved the report of the Urgency Committee setting out details of the decisions taken by either the Chief Executive and Director of Resources (S151), or the Director of Corporate Services (Monitoring Officer), under the county council's urgent business procedure on behalf of the Urgency Committee.

 

Resolved: - That the report of the Urgency Committee, now presented, be noted.

8b

The Employment Committee pdf icon PDF 19 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

County Councillor Phillippa Williamson moved the report of the Employment Committee from its meeting on 7 June 2021.

 

Resolved: - That the report of the Employment Committee, now presented, be noted.

8c

The Pension Fund Committee pdf icon PDF 19 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

County Councillor Eddie Pope moved the report of the Pension Fund Committee from its meeting on 18 July 2021.

 

Resolved: - That the report of the Pension Fund Committee, now presented, be noted.

9.

Report of the Lancashire Combined Fire Authority pdf icon PDF 19 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

County Councillor David O'Toole moved the report of the Lancashire Combined Fire Authority from its meeting on 28 June 2021.

 

Resolved: - That the report of the Lancashire Combined Fire Authority, now presented, be noted.

10.

To consider Notices of Motion Submitted under Standing Order B36 pdf icon PDF 179 KB

Minutes:

1.  It was moved by County Councillor David O'Toole and seconded by County Councillor John Shedwick that:

 

This council recognises the invaluable contribution the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service has made, and is continuing to make, during the Pandemic. Volunteer firefighters have helped at both test and vaccine centres across the County.

 

Council resolves to ask the Chief Executive to write to the Chief Fire Officer to show our appreciation and gratitude to Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service staff.

 

On being put to the vote, the Motion was CARRIED. It was therefore:

 

Resolved: - That:

 

This council recognises the invaluable contribution the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service has made, and is continuing to make, during the Pandemic. Volunteer firefighters have helped at both test and vaccine centres across the County.

 

Council resolves to ask the Chief Executive to write to the Chief Fire Officer to show our appreciation and gratitude to Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service staff.

 

2.  It was moved by County Councillor Stephen Clarke and seconded by County Councillor Andrea Kay that:

 

This council commends Her Majesty's Government for the support it has given to the reinstatement of the rail link between Fleetwood and Poulton-le-Fylde and resolves that the Chief Executive writes to the Prime Minister, asking him to continue to give the project his personal support to ensure it comes to fruition as soon as possible.

 

On being put to the vote, the Motion was CARRIED. It was therefore:

 

Resolved: - That:

 

This council commends Her Majesty's Government for the support it has given to the reinstatement of the rail link between Fleetwood and Poulton-le-Fylde and resolves that the Chief Executive writes to the Prime Minister, asking him to continue to give the project his personal support to ensure it comes to fruition as soon as possible.

 

3.  It was moved by County Councillor Gina Dowding and seconded by County Councillor Andy Fewings that:

 

Lancashire to Lead Carbon Reduction Plan

 

Last month the Government announced that companies bidding for major central government procurement contracts should have a carbon reduction plan in place that reflects the government’s carbon reduction targets from September 2021. (See: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0621-taking-account-of-carbon-reduction-plans-in-the-procurement-of-major-government-contracts). 

Lancashire County Council resolves to match the Government requirement by requiring companies bidding for significant Lancashire County Council contracts, including through frameworks, to commit to Carbon Reduction Plans in line with the aspirations of Lancashire’s Climate and Environment Programme.

 

The following friendly amendment was proposed by County Councillor Alan Vincent in accordance with Standing Order B42:

 

To replace the word 'match' in the second paragraph with 'work towards matching'.

 

County Councillor Dowding accepted the friendly amendment which then became the substantive motion.

 

On being put to the vote, the Motion was CARRIED. It was therefore:

 

Resolved: - That:

 

Last month the Government announced that companies bidding for major central government procurement contracts should have a carbon reduction plan in place that reflects the government’s carbon reduction targets from September 2021. (See: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-0621-taking-account-of-carbon-reduction-plans-in-the-procurement-of-major-government-contracts). 

Lancashire County Council resolves to work towards matching the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.