Agenda and decisions

To receive any announcements from the Mayor and Chief Executive.

On behalf of Council, the Mayor conveyed congratulations to Gill Addy, Children and Families Service, who had been awarded the title of Queens Nurse by the Queens Nurse Institute in recognition of her continuing commitment to improve the standards of care given to patients and clients over 30 years of nursing. Congratulations were also conveyed to Christina Fairhead of the CCG and Clair Barrow from Locala who had also been awarded the title of Queens Nurse.

Council gave recognition to the England Cricket Team upon their recent achievement in winning the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

Group Business Managers to submit any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillors Eastwood, Firth, Lees-Hamilton, A U Pinnock, K Pinnock and Thompson.

To receive the Minutes of the meeting of Annual Council held on 22 May 2019. 

Approved as a correct record.

The Councillors will be asked to say if there are any items of the Agenda in which they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, which would prevent them from participating in any discussion of them items or participating in any vote upon the items, or any other interests.

Councillor Pattison declared an ‘other’ interest in Agenda Item 10 on the grounds that she is Vice Chair of Fusion Housing Board.

To receive any Petitions from Members of the Council in accordance

with Council Procedure Rule 9.

None received.

The Committee will receive any petitions and hear any deputations from members of the public. A deputation is where up to five people can attend the meeting and make a presentation on some particular issue of concern. A member of the public can also hand in a petition at the meeting but that petition should relate to something on which the body has powers and responsibilities.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10 (2), Members of the Public should provide at least 24 hours’ notice of presenting a deputation.

Council received deputations from (i) David Rawling requesting a bypass/relief road for Flockton Village (a petition was also submitted) and (ii) Kiran Bali, Jan Walters and Ali Stopher regarding Kirklees Climate Emergency.

The Cabinet Member for Regeneration (Councillor McBride) responded to (i). The Cabinet Member for Greener Kirklees (Councillor Mather) responded to (ii).

The Committee will hear any questions from the general public.

Council received questions from;

(i)            Mr David Rawling; pursuant to the deputation at Agenda Item 6.

A response was provided by the Cabinet Member for Regeneration – Councillor McBride

(ii)          Olivia and Elena Delaney; pursuant to the deputation at Agenda Item 6.

A response was provided by the Cabinet Member for Regeneration – Councillor McBride

(iii)         Mr Tejinder Ajiz; regarding the Standards Regime and Access to Information.

A response was provided by the Leader of the Council. Mr Ajiz was asked to inform the Monitoring Officer of any issues which he wish to make the Council aware of, or make requests to access information.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 9a, Council will discuss the subject matter of a previously submitted petition relating to the future of the George Hotel, Huddersfield.

Council debated the content of a petition which had previously been submitted and exceeded the 3,000 signatures petition threshold regarding the future of the George Hotel, Huddersfield. 

To receive the Minutes of the Meetings of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority held on 13 December 2018, 14 February 2019, and 25 April 2019.

Received and noted.

To consider the report.

Contact: Karen Oates, Housing Services

(1)  That the Preventing Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2018-2023 be approved.

(2)  That the Service Director (Growth and Housing) be requested to ensure that work takes place with key partners in order to develop and implement detailed action plans which would support the achievement of the outcomes as set out in the strategy.

To consider the report.

Contact: Kate McNicholas, Strategy and Policy Service

That the updated Council Corporate Plan 2018/2020, as appended to the considered report, be approved.

To consider the report.

Contact: Eamonn Croston, Finance Director

(1)  That, in regards to General Fund; (i) the revenue outturn position 2018-2019 be noted (ii) the year end position on corporate reserves, including financial resilience reserves be noted (iii) the arrangement for regular monitoring and review of corporate reserves in 2019-2020, to be reported to Cabinet within the quarterly financial monitoring cycle, be noted (iv) approval be given to the revenue rollover recommendation, as set out in the report.

(2)  That the Housing Revenue Account outturn and reserves position 2018-2019, be noted.

(3)  That, in regards to Capital; (i) the outturn position 2018-2019, be noted (ii) approval be given to the £31.7m capital rollover from 2018-2019 to 2019-2020 (iii) approval be given to the revised capital plan for the period 2019-2024, having taking into account rollover, the re-phasing of schemes and changes to grant assumptions and (iv) it be noted that officers will continue to review 2019-2020 in-year budget profiles with a view to transfer budget into future years to ensure a more realistic monitoring profile.

(4)  That, in regards to treasury management, the review of treasury management activity for 2018-2019 be noted.

To consider the report.

Contact: Deborah Lucas, Head of Peoples Services

That the recommendations of Personnel Committee and Corporate Governance and Audit Committee be noted, and that approval be given to a constitutional amendment for the deletion of Employee Relations Sub-Committee.

To consider the report.

Contact: Andrea Woodside, Principal Governance Officer

That Councillor Andrew Marchington be appointed as Lead Member of Children’s Scrutiny Panel with immediate effect.

To receive written questions to the Leader, Cabinet Members, Chairs of Committees and Nominated Spokespersons in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 12.

The schedule of written questions will be tabled at the meeting.

Item not considered (due to time constraints).

To receive for information; the minutes of Cabinet held on 19 February, 19 March, 16 April and 29 May 2019 and Cabinet Committee – Local Issues held on 9 April 2019.

Item not considered (due to time constraints).

(a)  To receive a Portfolio Update from the Leader of the Council

(b)  Oral Questions/Comments to Cabinet Members on their Portfolios and relevant Cabinet Minutes;

(i)            The Leader of the Council (Councillor Pandor)

(ii)          The Deputy Leader of the Council / Regeneration Portfolio (Councillor McBride)

(iii)         Children’s Portfolio (Councillor Kendrick)

(iv)         Corporate Portfolio (Councillor Turner)

(v)          Culture & Environment Portfolio (Councillor Walker)

(vi)         Greener Kirklees Portfolio (Councillor Mather)

(vii)        Health & Social Care Portfolio (Councillor Khan)

(viii)      Housing & Democracy Portfolio (Councillor Scott)

(ix)         Learning, Aspiration & Communities Portfolio (Councillor Pattison)

Item not considered (due to time constraints).

To receive for information the minutes of the following Committees;

(i)            Appeals Panel

(ii)          Corporate Governance and Audit Committee

(iii)         Corporate Parenting Board

(iv)         Health and Wellbeing Board

(v)          Licensing and Safety Committee

(vi)         Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee

(vii)        Personnel Committee

(viii)      Standards Committee

(ix)         Strategic Planning Committee

Item not considered (due to time constraints).

To consider the following Motion in the names of Councillors Cooper, Lee-Richards and Allison

“The UK as a member of the Council of Europe (this is not the European Union) and as such is a signatory to the European Charter of Local Self Government.

The provisions of the Charter state;

“The protection of financially weaker local authorities calls for the institution of financial equalisation procedures or equivalent measures which are designed to correct the effects of the unequal distribution of potential sources of finance and of the financial burden they must support. Such procedures or measures shall not diminish the discretion local authorities may exercise within their own sphere of responsibility”.

It has been demonstrated that Kirklees Council is seriously underfunded per head of population compared with other Councils with similar responsibilities and characteristics.

This Council calls on the Leader of Kirklees Council to raise this breach with

-          the Council of Europe in his role as a member of that body

-          the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

This Council further calls on the Leader of the Council, working with all other political group leaders, to request that Government takes steps to ensure that Kirklees is properly able to fund local services and that Government fulfils its obligations as a signatory of the European Charter of Self Government.

Item not considered (due to time constraints).

(a)  Appeals Panel (Councillor Dad)

(b)  Corporate Governance and Audit Committee (Councillor Simpson)

(c)  Corporate Parenting Board (Councillor Kendrick)

(d)  Health and Wellbeing Board (Councillor Kendrick)

(e)  Licensing and Safety Committee – including Licensing Panel and Regulatory Panel (Councillor A U Pinnock)

(f)   Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee (Councillor Smaje)

(g)  Personnel Committee (Councillor Pandor)

(h)  Planning Sub Committee - Heavy Woollen Area (Councillor Kane)

(i)    Planning Sub Committee – Huddersfield Area (Councillor Lyons)

(j)    Scrutiny Panel – Children’s (Councillor Marchington – subject to Agenda Item 14)

(k)  Scrutiny Panel – Corporate (Councillor Cooper)

(l)    Scrutiny Panel – Economy and Neighbourhoods (Councillor Uppal)

(m)Scrutiny Panel – Health and Adult Social Care (Councillor Zaman)

(n)  Standards Committee (Councillor P Davies)

(o)  Strategic Planning Committee (Councillor S Hall)

(p)  Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing (Councillor Mather)

(q)  Kirklees Active Leisure (Councillor Sokhal)

(r)   West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Councillor Pandor)

(s)  West Yorkshire Combined Authority Transport Committee (Councillor Homewood)

(t)    West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority (Councillor O’Donovan)

(u)  West Yorkshire Joint Services Committee (Councillor Zaman)

(v)  West Yorkshire Police and Crime Panel (Councillor Ahmed)

Item not considered (due to time constraints).