Councillors and committees
Agenda and minutes
Venue: Council Chamber - Civic Centre
Contact: Rosalyn Patterson
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Professor Paul Younger Minutes: The Mayor announced that it is with great sadness that the Council had learned of the death of Professor Paul Younger last month. The Council made him an Honorary Freeman in September 2011 for his pioneering services to research and science.
Councillors stood in silence as a mark of respect and to remember Professor Paul Younger.
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To confirm the Minutes of the meetings held 22 March 2018 and 18 May 2018 PDF 66 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: COUNCIL RESOLVED – That the minutes of the last ordinary meeting of the Council held on 22 March 2018 and the Annual Council meeting held on 18 May 2018 be approved as correct records. |
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Official Announcements (announcements may be made by the Mayor, Leader of the Council or the Chief Executive) Minutes: The Mayor announced that Gateshead had won first prize in the Association of Directors of Public Health – Annual Report Competition 2018. This was for its Annual Report entitled - Inequalities ‘It never rains but it pours’.
The Mayor congratulated Alice Wiseman, Director of Public Health, and her team for their achievement.
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Komatsu UK Technology Olympics Minutes: Paul Blanchard, Manufacturing Director of Komatsu, gave a presentation on the Komatsu UK Technology Olympics.
At the end of the presentation the Mayor presented awards to the following for achieving first place in the categories indicated at the Technology Olympics:
Jarvis Bell - 1st place for Machine Inspection Marc Elliot - 1st place for Welding Kevin Robson - 1st place for Painting Roger Potts - 1st place for Assembly
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Petitions (to receive petitions submitted under Council Procedure Rule 10) Minutes: Councillor G Haley submitted a petition from residents of Wolseley Close, Teams about the lack of a footpath in their street and related signage and parking issues.
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Questions from Members of the Public (to consider any questions submitted under Council Procedure Rule 7) Minutes: The Chief Executive asked the following question on behalf of Mr Wilson of Bill Quay.
‘Currently Gateshead Council has put white lines in Bill Quay. The white lining of Bill Quay is totally inefficient as they are only doing junctions and the first line of the middle line that goes down the middle of the road. Why are they being inefficient as they are not doing all of the roads in Bill Quay. When was this requested to be done by the Council?’
Cllr J McElroy, Portfolio Holder for Environment and Transport, responded to the question. |
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Provisional OSC Work Programmes 2018/19 PDF 77 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: Consideration was given to a report seeking approval of the Overview and Scrutiny Committees’ provisional work programmes for 2018/19.
COUNCIL RESOLVED – That the provisional work programmes for the Overview and Scrutiny Committees for 2018/19 be approved. |
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Gateshead Goes Local - Community Led Local Development PDF 73 KB Report of the Strategic Director, Communities and Environment Additional documents: Minutes: Consideration was given to a report seeking approval to grant delegated authority to the Service Director, Economic Development to confirm Community Led Local Development (CLLD) grant awards following approval by the Local Action Group.
COUNCIL RESOLVED – That the Constitution be amended to include the proposed delegation to the Service Director, Economic Development to approve CLLD grant awards, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Economy. |
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Annual Intervention Plans for the health & Safety and Food Control Services 2018/19 PDF 70 KB Report of the Strategic Director, Communities and Environment Additional documents:
Minutes: Consideration was given to a report seeking approval for the Intervention Plan for the Food Control and Health and Safety Services for 2018-19.
COUNCIL RESOLVED – That the Intervention Plan for the Food Control and Health and Safety Services for 2018-19 be approved. |
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Permission in Principle (PIP) on application PDF 72 KB Report of the Strategic Directors, Corporate Services & Governance and Communities & Environment Additional documents: Minutes: Consideration was given to a report seeking changes to the Constitution to enable the Council to discharge new statutory duties to determine applications for Permission in Principle (PIP) for residential development.
COUNCIL RESOLVED – That the following be added to the Planning and Development Committee’s delegations (Part 3 - Schedule 1 - Non Executive Functions – Delegation to Council Bodies):-
“(xi) To exercise the powers of the Council under the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) (Amendment) Order 2017 to determine applications for permission in principle and technical details consent.” |
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Report from the Cabinet PDF 150 KB Minutes: The Leader of the Council reported on a number of key issues currently affecting the Council.
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Notice of Motion (to consider any notices of motion submitted in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 9.1) Minutes: There were no motions submitted. |
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Questions (to deal with any questions submitted in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 8.1) Minutes: There were no questions submitted. |