Agenda and decisions

To receive any announcements from the Mayor and Chief Executive.

The Mayor advised Council that 29 mayoral engagements had taken place since the Annual Meeting on 19 May 2021, and invited all Ward Councillors to contact the Mayor’s Office with any invitations to events in order to enable engagements to take place across the borough.

Group Business Managers to submit any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Ahmed, Armer, Cooper, Greaves, Holmes, Lees-Hamilton, Lukic, Lyons, K Taylor and Thompson.

To agree and authorise the Mayor to sign the Minutes of Annual Council held on 19 May 2021.

RESOLVED – That the Minutes of the Meeting of Annual Council held on 19 May 2021 be approved as a correct record subject to the amendment of the resolution of Minute No. 7 to read “…(iii) Council note the request to return to a Committee system …”

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.

No interests were declared.

To receive any Petitions from Members of the Council in accordance

with Council Procedure Rule 9.

No petitions were submitted.

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 the following deputations;

(i)             Clare Walters in regards to the adoption of a new policy for the protection of trees.

A response was provided by the Cabinet Member for Culture and Greener Kirklees (Councillor Simpson)

(ii)            Diana Hekt in regards to concerns relating to development within the Kirkheaton area due to the proximity of housing to the Leeds Road Syngenta site.

A response was provided by the Cabinet Member for Regeneration (Councillor McBride).

The Committee will hear any questions from the general public.

No questions were asked.

To receive the Minutes of the Meeting of West Yorkshire Combined Authority held on 4 February, 9 March and 22 April 2021.

RESOLVED – That the Minutes of the Meeting of West Yorkshire Combined Authority held on 4 February, 9 March and 22 April 2021 be received and noted.

To consider a proposed consititutional amendment to Council Procedure Rule 35.

Contact: Julie Muscroft, Service Director (Legal, Governance and Monitoring)

RESOLVED – That the Motion not be carried.

To debate the Councils response to the TWAO submission, in order for Officers to best represent and uphold the Councils interests, if necessary at public inquiry, as required by statutory requirements.

Contact: Tim Lawrence, Transport Strategy and Policy

RESOLVED – That Council endorses the response made to the Secretary of State, as set out in Appendix 1 of the considered report, as an objection to the Transport and Works Order application, for the purposes of Section 239 of the Local Government Act 1972.

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.

Council received the attached written questions.

To receive for information; the Minutes of (i) Cabinet held on 18 November , 26 November and 15 December 2020 and 19 January, 26 January, 16 February, 16 March, 13 April and 1 June 2021 and (ii) Cabinet Committee – Local Issues held on 15 December 2020 and 24 March 2021.

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 / Housing and Democracy Portfolio (Councillor Scott)

(iii)         Children’s Portfolio (Councillor Kendrick)

(iv)         Corporate Portfolio (Councillor P Davies)

(v)          Culture & Greener Kirklees Portfolio (Councillor Simpson)

(vi)         Environment Portfolio (Councillor Mather)

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

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

(ix)         Regeneration Portfolio (Councillor McBride)

(x)          Town Centres (Councillor E Firth)

Item not considered (due to time constraints).

To receive for information the minutes of the following Committees;

(i)             Corporate Governance and Audit Committee

(ii)            Corporate Parenting Board

(iii)          Health and Wellbeing Board

(iv)          Licensing and Safety Committee

(v)           Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee

(vi)          Personnel Committee

(vii)         Standards Committee

(viii)       Strategic Planning Committee

Item not considered (due to time constraints).

(a)  Appeals Panel (Councillor Ramsay)

(b)  Corporate Governance and Audit Committee (Councillor Y Hussain)

(c)  Corporate Parenting Board (Councillor Reynolds)

(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 M Hussain)

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

(j)    Scrutiny Panel – Children’s (Councillor Marchington)

(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 Hill)

(o)  Strategic Planning Committee (Councillor S Hall)

(p)  Kirklees Active Leisure (Councillor Sokhal)

(q)  West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Councillor Pandor)

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

(s)  West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority (Councillor O’Donovan)

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

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

Item not considered (due to time constraints).