Agenda item

Strategic Policy and Resources Committee

Minutes:

            Moved by Councillor Groogan,

            Seconded by Alderman Sandford

 

      That the Minutes of the proceedings of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 22nd October, 2021, be approved and adopted.

 

            Update on Contracts

 

            At the request of Councillor Garrett, the Chief Executive confirmed that a report would be brought back to the Committee, regarding the Council’s use of advertising, which would detail how much was being spent and its benefits, as opposed to delivering direct services.

 

Update on Draft Amenity Bye Laws for the City Centre

 

Amendment

 

                  Moved by Councillor Ferguson,

                  Seconded by Councillor Kyle,

 

    That the draft amenity bye laws for the city centre would be equality screened and brought back to a future meeting of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee, in advance of the consultation process.

 

    At the request of Alderman Kingston, Councillor Ferguson agreed to accept the following addition to her proposal:

 

    That Members would receive Party group briefings on the proposals, in advance of the consultation process.

 

            The amendment, standing in the name of Councillor Ferguson, as amended by Alderman Kingston, was put to the Council, and passed.

 

            Heritage Trail - Expression of Interest Submissions

 

(Councillor Walsh, who had declared an interest in this item, left the meeting for the duration)

 

Amendment

 

            Moved by Alderman Kingston,

            Seconded by Councillor Verner,

 

          That one collective sign be installed on the outer railings of City Hall for the promotion of up to nine heritage trails.  

 

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

 

For 18

 

Against 39

The Deputy Lord Mayor, (Alderman Haire); and

Aldermen Copeland, Kingston, McCoubrey, Rodgers and Sandford; and

Councillors Brooks, Bunting, Cobain, Hussey, Hutchinson, T. Kelly, Kyle, McCullough, Newton, Pankhurst, Spratt and Verner

 

 

The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor (Councillor Nicholl); and

The High Sheriff (Councillor Long); and Councillors Baker, Beattie, Black, Bradley, Canavan, Carson, Matt Collins, Michael Collins, Corr, de Faoite, Donnelly, Ferguson, Flynn, Garrett, Gormley, Groogan, Hanvey, Howard, M. Kelly, Lyons, Magee, Magennis, Maskey, McAteer, McCabe, McAllister, McCusker, McDonough-Brown, McKeown McLaughlin, McMullan, McReynolds, Mulholland, Murphy, O’Hara, Smyth and Whyte.

 

 

(Councillor Walsh, who had declared an interest in this item returned

to the meeting at this point in proceedings)

 

Universal Basic Income – Proposed

Contribution to Feasibility Research

 

Amendment

 

            Moved by Alderman Kingston,

            Seconded by Councillor Bunting,

 

          That the Council rejects the decision of the Committee to allocate £15,000 towards a feasibility study to develop a Universal Basic Income trial in Northern Ireland.

 

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

 

 

 

For 14

 

Against 44

The Deputy Lord Mayor, (Alderman Haire); and

Aldermen Kingston, McCoubrey, and Sandford; and

Councillors Brooks, Bunting, Cobain, Hussey, T. Kelly, McCullough, Newton, Pankhurst, Spratt and Verner

 

 

The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor (Councillor Nicholl); and

The High Sheriff (Councillor Long); and

Aldermen Copeland and Rodgers; and

Councillors Baker, Beattie, Black, Bradley, Canavan, Carson, Matt Collins, Michael Collins, Corr, de Faoite, Donnelly, Ferguson, Flynn, Garrett, Gormley, Groogan, Hanvey, Howard, Hutchinson, M. Kelly, Kyle, Lyons, Magee, Magennis, Maskey, McAteer, McCabe, McAllister, McCusker, McDonough-Brown, McKeown McLaughlin, McMullan, McReynolds, Mulholland, Murphy, O’Hara Smyth, Walsh and Whyte.

 

 

Adoption of Minutes

 

            The minutes of the proceedings of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 22nd October were thereupon approved and adopted, subject to the amendment in relation to the Draft Amenity Bye Laws for the City Centre

 

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