Agenda item

Strategic Policy and Resources Committee

Minutes:

Moved by Councillor Garrett,

Seconded by Councillor O’Neill,

 

      That the minutes of the proceedings of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 5th and 19th January be approved and adopted.

 

Request for a Matter to be Taken

Back for Further Consideration

 

Rate Setting 2018/2019

 

            Councillor Mullan requested that the Chairperson agree to the minute of the meeting of 19th January, under the heading “Rate Setting 2018/2019” being taken back to a special meeting of the Committee for further consideration.

 

            The Chairperson declined the request.

 

Amendment

 

Rate Setting 2018/2019

 

Moved by Councillor Mullan,

Seconded by Councillor Boyle,

 

That the decision of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 19th January, under the heading “Rate Setting 2018/2019”, be referred back to a special meeting of the Committee for further consideration, with the meeting to be held prior to the deadline for the setting of the rates.

 

            On a recorded vote, four Members voted for the amendment and forty-eight against, with one “no vote” and it was declared lost.

 

For 4

 

Alderman Convery; and Councillors Boyle, Milne and Mullan.

 

          Against 48

 

The Lord Mayor (Councillor McAllister);

The Deputy Lord Mayor (Councillor Copeland);

The High Sheriff (Councillor Howard);

 Aldermen Browne, Haire, Kingston, McCoubrey, McGimpsey, L. Patterson, Rodgers, Sandford and Spence; and Councillors Armitage, Attwood, Baker, Beattie, Campbell, Carson, Clarke, Corr, Dorrian, Dudgeon, Garrett, Graham, Groves, Hargey, Heading, Hussey, Johnston, Kyle, Long, Lyons, Magee, McAteer, McConville, McCusker, McDonough-Brown, McReynolds, McVeigh, Murphy, Nic Biorna, Nicholl, O’Donnell, O’Hara, O’Neill, Pankhurst, Reynolds and Walsh.

 

No Vote 1

 

Councillor Collins.

 

Amendment

 

Motion – Audio Recording of

Area Based Working Groups

 

Moved by Councillor Dudgeon,

Seconded by Councillor Johnston,

 

      That the decision of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 19th January, under the heading “Motion – Audio Recording of Area Based Working Groups”, be referred back to the Committee for further consideration.

 

            On a recorded vote, nine Members voted for the amendment and forty-four against and it was declared lost.

 

For 9

 

The Deputy Lord Mayor (Councillor Copeland);

Aldermen Browne, Convery, McGimpsey and Rodgers; and Councillors Boyle, Dudgeon, Johnston and Mullan.

 

Against 44

 

The Lord Mayor (Councillor McAllister);

The High Sheriff (Councillor Howard);

Aldermen Haire, Kingston, McCoubrey,

L. Patterson, Sandford and Spence; and Councillors Armitage, Attwood, Baker, Beattie, Campbell, Carson, Clarke, Collins, Corr, Dorrian, Garrett, Graham, Groves, Hargey, Heading, Hussey, Kyle, Long, Lyons, Magee, McAteer, McConville, McCusker,

McDonough-Brown, McReynolds, McVeigh, Milne, Murphy, Nic Biorna, Nicholl, O’Donnell, O’Hara, O’Neill, Pankhurst, Reynolds and Walsh.

 

 

 

Amendment

 

Féile an Phobail 30th Anniversary Events

 

Moved by Councillor Reynolds,

Seconded by Alderman Rodgers,

 

      That the decision of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 19th January, under the heading “Féile an Phobail 30th Anniversary Events”, be rejected and accordingly the Council agrees not to approve the proposal to avail of the cash flow and to fund upfront costs of £300,000 for the event.

 

            On a recorded vote, thirteen Members voted for the amendment and thirty-nine against and it was declared lost.

 

For 13

 

Aldermen Haire, Kingston, McCoubrey, L. Patterson, Rodgers, Sandford and Spence; and Councillors Dorrian, Hussey, Johnston, Kyle, Pankhurst and Reynolds

 

Against 39

 

The Lord Mayor (Councillor McAllister);

The Deputy Lord Mayor (Councillor Copeland);

The High Sheriff (Councillor Howard);

Aldermen Browne, Convery and McGimpsey; and Councillors Armitage, Attwood, Baker, Beattie, Boyle, Campbell, Carson, Clarke, Collins, Corr, Dudgeon, Garrett, Groves, Hargey, Heading, Long, Lyons, Magee, McAteer, McConville, McCusker, McDonough-Brown, McReynolds, McVeigh, Milne, Mullan, Murphy, Nic Biorna, Nicholl, O’Donnell, O’Hara, O’Neill and Walsh.

 

 

Adoption of Minutes

 

            The minutes of the proceedings of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 5th and 19th January were thereupon approved and adopted.

 

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