Minutes:
People and Communities Committee/
Special Meeting of the Council
The following Members declared an interest in relation to the minute of the People and Communities Committee of 9th November and the Council meeting of 26th November, under the heading “DfC Community Recovery Funding”, and left the meeting whilst those were under consideration:
· Alderman McCoubrey – an employee of the Greater Shankill Community Council and Chairperson of the Black Mountain Action Group;
· Alderman Kingston – a Director of the Greater Shankill Partnership and a part-time employee of Forward South Partnership;
· Councillor Bunting - on the management committee of a voluntary group which may receive funding from one of the Strategic Partners;
· Councillor Canavan – on the Board of the Greater Shankill Partnership;
· Councillor Gormley – on the Board of LORAG, one of the Strategic Partners;
· Councillor Magennis – on the Board of the Colin Neighbourhood Partnership;
· Councillor Maskey – an employee of one of the Strategic Partners;
· Councillor McCabe – her husband is employed by the Upper Andersonstown Community Forum, one of the Strategic Partners;
· Councillor McCullough – an employee of an organisation which works with one of the Strategic Partners;
· Councillor Verner – employed by the Greater Shankill Partnership, one of the Strategic Partners;
The following Members declared an interest in relation to the same minutes but did not withdraw from the meeting:
· Alderman Copeland - her daughter is a Director of the Greater Village Regeneration Trust; and
· Councillor T. Kelly – her husband is employed by the Greater Village Regeneration Trust.
Strategic Policy and Resources Committee
The High Sheriff (Councillor Long), together with Councillor McKeown and Smyth, declared an interest in relation to the minute under the heading “Motion: NHS Pay – Response from Minister of Health”, on the basis that they were employed by the NHS, and left the meeting whilst it was being discussed.
Councillors Donnelly and Corr declared an interest in relation to the minute under the heading “Minutes of Meeting of Shared City Partnership”, in that they were Directors of the Black Mountain Shared Spaces project, which had received funding to hold a Christmas event. However, as that minute did not become the subject of discussion, they were not required to leave the meeting.
People and Communities Committee
Alderman Rodgers declared an interest in relation to the minute of the meeting of 9th November, under the heading “Preferential Use of Blanchflower Playing Fields”, on the basis that reference had been made to Glentoran Football Club, in which he was a shareholder. However, as that minute did not become the subject of discussion, he was not required to leave the meeting.
Councillor Black and Corr declared an interest in relation to the minute under the heading “Community Development and Capacity Building Support” in that they were employed by organisations which were in receipt of funding. However, as the minute did not become the subject of discussion they were not required to leave the meeting.
Councillors Hanvey and Smyth declared an interest in relation to the minute of the meeting of 9th November, under the heading “Community Assets Management Pilots”, on the basis that they were on the funding committee of Rosario Youth Club, which had been referred to within the minute, and did not participate in discussion whilst a Member was addressing that minute. That applied also to Councillor McKeown, who declared that his son played football for Rosario Youth Club.
Councillor Walsh declared an interest in relation to the minute of the meeting of 9th November, under the heading “Coláiste Feirste - Review of Operation of Community Access to Sports Facilities”, in that he was on the Board of Governors of Coláiste Feirste, and left the meeting whilst another Member was welcoming the Committee’s decision.
City Growth and Regeneration Committee
Councillor O’Hara declared an interest in relation to the minute under the heading “City Centre Open Spaces”, in that he was on the Board of the Belfast Harbour Commissioners. However, as that minute did not become the subject of discussion, he was not required to leave the meeting.
Motions
Councillors Howard, Pankhurst and Spratt declared an interest in relation to the motion on Support for Higher Education Strike Action, in that they, or a family member, were employed in some role in that sector, and left the meeting whilst the motion was being considered.