Agenda item

White Paper Motion - West Park Centre

This council supports the continued use of the West Park Centre for youth and community work, and resolves to remove it from the list of sites for disposal.

 

J  ILLINGWORTH

 

 

 

Minutes:

It was moved by Councillor Illingworth seconded by Councillor Blake

 

That this council supports the continued use of the West Park Centre for youth and community work, and resolves to remove it from the list of sites for disposal.

 

An amendment was moved by Councillor A Carter seconded by Councillor Hamilton

 

Delete everything after  “This Council” and insert the following:

 

“welcomes the commitment made by the administration to retain the green space around the West Park Centre and the constructive discussions taking place with the Weetwood Ward members, to keep facilities for Youth and Community work on site at the West Park Centre.

 

Council further notes that the West Park Centre has not been declared surplus to requirements and is therefore not being marketed.”

 

The amendment was carried and upon being put at the substantive motion it was

 

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY – That this Council welcomes the commitment made by the administration to retain the green space around the West Park Centre and the constructive discussions taking place with the Weetwood Ward members, to keep facilities for Youth and Community work on site at the West Park Centre.

 

Council further notes that the West Park Centre has not been declared surplus to requirements and is therefore not being marketed.

 

On the requisition of Councillors Lyons and Gabriel the voting on the amendment was recorded as follows:

 

YES

 

Anderson, Andrew, Bale, Barker, Bentley, Brett, Campbell, A Carter, J L Carter, Castle, Chapman, Chastney, Cleasby, Downes, Elliott, Ewens, Mrs R Feldman, R D Feldman, Finnigan, Golton, Hamilton, Harker, Harrand, Hollingsworth, W Hyde,  Kendall, Kirkland, Lamb, Lancaster, Lobley, Marjoram, Matthews, Monaghan, J Procter, R Procter, Pryke, Rhodes-Clayton, Shelbrooke, Smith, A Taylor, Townsley, Wadsworth, Wilkinson, Wilson

 

  44

 

NO

 

Armitage, Atha, A Blackburn, Blake, Congreve, Coulson, Coupar, Davey, Dobson, Dowson, Driver, Dunn, Gabriel, Grahame, Gruen, Hanley, Harington, A Hussain, G Hyde, Illingworth, Iqbal, Jarosz, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lowe, Lyons, A McKenna, J McKenna,  Morgan, Mulherin, Murray, Nash, Ogilvie, Parker, Parnham, Rafique, Renshaw, Selby, Taggart, E Taylor, Wakefield, Yeadon

 

  42

 

ABSTAIN

 

Beverley, D Blackburn

 

  2

 

On the requisition of Councillors Bentley and Brett the voting on the substantive motion was recorded as follows:

 

YES

 

Armitage, Anderson, Andrew, Atha, Bale, Barker, Bentley, Beverley, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Blake, Brett, Campbell, A Carter, J L Carter, Castle, Chapman, Chastney, Cleasby, Congreve, Coulson, Coupar, Davey, Dobson, Downes, Dowson, Driver, Dunn, Elliott, Ewens, Mrs R Feldman, R D Feldman, Finnigan, Gabriel, Golton,  Grahame, Gruen, Hamilton, Hanley, Harington, Harker, Harrand, Hollingsworth, A Hussain, G Hyde, W Hyde,  Illingworth, Iqbal, Jarosz, Kendall, Kirkland, Lamb, Lancaster, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lobley, Lowe, Lyons, Marjoram, Matthews, A McKenna, J McKenna, Monaghan, Morgan, Mulherin, Murray, Nash, Ogilvie, Parker, Parnham, J Procter, R Procter, Pryke, Rafique, Renshaw, Rhodes-Clayton, Selby, Shelbrooke, Smith, Taggart, A Taylor, E Taylor, Townsley, Wadsworth, Wakefield, Wilkinson, Wilson, Yeadon

 

  88

 

NO

 

  0

 

ABSTAIN

 

  0

 

 

(During the debate on this matter Councillor G Hyde declared a personal interest as a user of the centre.)