Minutes of meetings of 15th and 23rd April, 2010
Minutes:
Moved by Councillor Hartley,
Seconded by Councillor C. Maskey,
That the minutes of the proceedings of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 15th and 23rd April be approved and adopted.
Amendment
Armed Forces Day
Moved by Councillor Newton,
Seconded by Councillor Rodway,
That the decision of 23rd April under the heading “Armed Forces Day” be rejected and accordingly that the Council agrees to accede to the request from the Ministry of Defence for the Armed Forces Day Flag to be flown at the City Hall for the period from 21st till 26th June.
A division on the amendment was demanded. A poll having been taken on the amendment, there voted for it twenty-three Members, viz., the High Sheriff, (Councillor Stalford); and Councillors Adamson, D. Browne, W. Browne, Campbell, Crozier, Humphrey, Kingston, Kirkpatrick, Kyle, McCausland, McCoubrey, McGimpsey, McKenzie, McMillen, Newton, L. Patterson, R. Patterson, Robinson, Rodgers, Rodway, Smyth and Stoker; and against it twenty-four Members, viz., the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor (Councillor Long); the Deputy Lord Mayor (Councillor Lavery); and Councillors Attwood, Austin, M. Browne, Convery, Cunningham, Cush, Ekin, Hartley, Hendron, Jones, B. Kelly, N. Kelly, Mallon, C. Maskey, McCabe, McCann, McCarthy, Mac Giolla Mhín, Mhic Giolla Mhín, Mullaghan, O’Neill and O’Reilly.
The amendment was accordingly declared lost.
Further Amendment
Moved by Councillor M. Browne,
Seconded by Councillor Cush,
That the decision of 23rd April under the heading “Armed Forces Day” be rejected and accordingly that the Council agrees to refuse the request from the Ministry of Defence to fly the Armed Forces Day Flag at the City Hall.
A division on the amendment was demanded. A poll having been taken on the amendment, there voted for it twenty Members, viz., the Deputy Lord Mayor (Councillor Lavery); and Councillors Attwood, Austin, M. Browne, Convery, Cunningham, Cush, Hartley, B. Kelly, N. Kelly, Mallon, C. Maskey, McCabe, McCann, McCarthy, Mac Giolla Mhín, Mhic Giolla Mhín, Mullaghan, O’Neill and O’Reilly; and against it twenty-seven Members, viz., the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor (Councillor Long); the High Sheriff (Councillor Stalford); and Councillors Adamson, D. Browne, W. Browne, Campbell, Crozier, Ekin, Hendron, Humphrey, Jones, Kingston, Kirkpatrick, Kyle, McCausland, McCoubrey, McGimpsey, McKenzie, McMillen, Newton, L. Patterson, R. Patterson, Robinson, Rodgers, Rodway, Smyth and Stoker.
The amendment was accordingly declared lost.
Amendment
Request for the Use of the City Hall –
Mammoth Screen Northern Ireland
Moved by Councillor Rodway,
Seconded by Councillor McKenzie,
That the decision of 23rd April under the heading “Request for the Use of the City Hall – Mammoth Screen Northern Ireland” be rejected and accordingly that the Council agrees to refuse the request.
On a vote by show of hands seventeen Members voted for the amendment and twenty-six against and it was accordingly declared lost.
Report to the Committee
Arising out of discussion, it was agreed that a report be submitted to the next meeting of the Committee detailing when and by whom the request for the use of the City Hall had been received and explaining why no written report on the matter had been circulated to the Committee in advance of its meeting on 23rd April.
Request for Matter to be
Taken Back for Further Consideration
London 2012 Olympics –
Position of Live Sites Screen
Councillor D. Browne requested that the Chairman of the Committee (Councillor Hartley) take back for further consideration the minute of the meeting under the heading “London 2012 Olympics – Position of Live Sites Screen”.
The Chairman declined the request.
Amendment
Moved by Councillor Stoker,
Seconded by Councillor D. Browne,
That the decision of 23rd April under the heading “London 2012 Olympics – Position of Live Sites Screen” be referred back to the Committee for further consideration.
On a vote by show of hands nineteen Members voted for the matter to be referred back and twenty-three against and it was accordingly declared lost.
Local Government (Disqualifications)
(Amendment) Bill
At the request of Councillor Robinson, the Chairman (Councillor Hartley), with the consent of the Council, agreed that the minute of the meeting of 15th April under the heading “Local Government (Disqualifications) (Amendment) Bill” be taken back to the Committee for further consideration.
Creative Legacies Programme
Arising out of discussion in the aforementioned matter, it was agreed that a report be submitted to the Committee detailing the process employed to differentiate between applications to the programme from Community Centres and their Management Committees.
Adoption of Minutes
The minutes of the proceedings of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 15th and 23rd April were thereupon approved and adopted, subject to the omission of the minute of the meeting of 15th April under the heading “Local Government (Disqualifications) (Amendment) Bill” which, at the request of Councillor Robinson, is taken back to the Committee for further consideration.