Meeting documents

Council
Monday, 24th March, 2014

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Date:
Monday 24th March 2014
Time:
06:30 p.m.
Place:
Council Chamber, Town Hall, Katharine Street, Croydon, CR0 1NX
 
Invitees:

To All Members of the Council

Contact:
Kate Norton
Position:
Senior Members Services Manager
Tel No:
020 8726 6000 ext 63876
 
Members of the public are welcome to attend this meeting. If you require assistance please phone or e-mail Kate Norton, as detailed above.

ItemDescription
AGENDA - PART A
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2. MINUTES
To approve the attached Minutes of
a) the Ordinary Council Meeting (Council Tax);
b) the First Extraordinary Council meeting; and
c) the Second Extraordinary Council meeting
all held on Monday 24th February 2014.

3. DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST
Members will be asked to confirm that their Disclosure of Interest Forms are accurate and up-to-date. Any other disclosures that Members may wish to make during the meeting should be made orally. Members are reminded that unless their disclosable pecuniary interest is registered on the register of interests or is the subject of a pending notification to the Monitoring Officer, they are required to disclose relevant disclosable pecuniary interests at the meeting.

4. URGENT BUSINESS (IF ANY)
To receive notice from the Chair of any business not on the Agenda which should, in the opinion of the Chair, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

5. EXEMPT ITEMS
To confirm the allocation of business between Part A and Part B of the Agenda.

6. ANNOUNCEMENTS
To receive Announcements, if any, from the Mayor, the Leader, Head of Paid Service and/or Returning Officer.

7. VOTE OF THANKS
To pass a vote of thanks to the Mayor in the following terms:
(a) the Council tender their grateful thanks to The Worshipful, The Mayor, Councillor Yvette Hopley, for the courteous and efficient manner in which she presided over the Council's deliberations during the past year;
(b) the Council record their sincere appreciation of the dignified manner in which Councillor Yvette Hopley has carried out the traditional duties of the office of Mayor, of the support and encouragement which she and her Consort Christopher Jeffery have given to the local organisations and of the prominent part which they have taken in the social life of the Borough during the Mayor's period of office; and
(c) that this resolution be engrossed and sealed and presented to the Mayor at the Annual Council Meeting in a suitable form.

8. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
The Leader and Cabinet Members and Committee Chairs will answer written questions submitted by members of the public. Questions and draft answers will be circulated at the meeting. The Constitution allows for a maximum of 15 minutes for oral supplementary questions.

9. PETITIONS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCILLORS TO COUNCIL
To receive notice of petitions which, following presentation will stand referred to the relevant Cabinet Members.

10. RESPONSES TO PETITIONS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL
Responses to petitions presented to Council on 27 January 2014. These responses are open to questions from Councillors.

11. ANNUAL SCRUTINY REPORT 2013/2014 AND SCRUTINY BUSINESS REPORT
To receive the attached Report. In accordance with the Rules of the Constitution, this report is presented annually at a Council Meeting and is allocated a 30 minute slot for debate. The Chair of the Scrutiny and Strategic Overview Committee and the Chairs of each Scrutiny Sub-Committee will introduce and answer questions on the Report.

Any Councillor, except the Seconder of the Report, may ask the Chair, Deputy or Vice-chairs, as appropriate, not more than two questions on each paragraph of the Report. In the event that any part of the Report has not been reached when the overall time limit has expired, the Report shall be taken as read and put immediately to the vote.

12. COUNCILLORS' OPEN SESSION ON WARD MATTERS
At the discretion of the Mayor, up to 5 Councillors may speak for up to three minutes each on any matter which affects their Ward, subject to advance notice. Cabinet Members may respond to each speaker and speak for up to 2 minutes in response to each Ward Member. The Constitution has allocated a total time of up to 25 minutes for this agenda item.

13. LONDON LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME FUND COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT VEHICLE
To note the Establishment of a fund (ACS Fund), and a Fund operator (ACS Fund Operator); to agree participation in the fund operator by contributing initial capital and to note the establishment of a London Boroughs Pensions CIV Joint Committee and note the appointment of the Leader "ex officio" to the Joint committee.

14. BUSINESS REPORT OF THE LEADER INCORPORATING COUNCILLORS' WRITTEN QUESTIONS TO THE LEADER AND CABINET MEMBERS
To receive the attached Report which summarises the business considered by the Leader, Cabinet and Cabinet Committees since the last ordinary Council Meeting and items published in Bulletins issued by Cabinet Members and, in so doing, deal with the recommendations of the Cabinet on the following matters:
a) Conservation Area Appraisals & Management Plans Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) - Adoption East India Estate
• Norbury Estate
• Norwood Grove
• St Bernards
• Upper Norwood Triangle

b) School Admissions Criteria Update

c) Children and Families Plan

A Councillor may ask no more than two questions on each item of business contained in the Business Report.

The Leader, Cabinet Members and Committee Chairs will also provide draft written replies to the written questions submitted by Members of the Council. The questions and draft replies will be circulated at the meeting. Councillors may ask two supplementary questions arising from the reply given to a question they have submitted.

15. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CABINET AND COMMITTEES DEFERRED FOR DEBATE
To consider, if any, recommendations which may be deferred for debate.

16. MOTIONS FOR DEBATE
To debate any Motions submitted in accordance with Council Procedure Rules.

17. CAMERA RESOLUTION
To resolve that, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information falling within those paragraphs indicated in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended.

AGENDA - PART B
  None

The next meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 3rd June 2014 in Council Chamber, Town Hall, Katharine Street, Croydon, CR0 1NX

Issue Date:- 14 March 2014 at 18:24