Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods seeking approval to use proposed site selection criteria for identifying potential sites to accommodate Gypsies and Travellers.

Further to Minute No. 57, 27^th July 2011, the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods submitted a report seeking the Board’s approval to use the proposed site selection criteria, as detailed within the report, for the purposes of identifying potential sites to accommodate Gypsies and Travellers. In determining this matter, the Board took into consideration all matters contained within the accompanying report.

In responding to Members’ enquiries regarding access to the list of those potential sites which had been identified across the city, it was confirmed that details of the prioritised sites only would be released once the process of identifying such sites had concluded. In addition, Members emphasised the need for such processes to be undertaken thoughtfully and robustly.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the contents of the submitted report be noted.

(b)  That the site selection criteria, as detailed within the submitted report, be approved.

(Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 16.5, Councillor A Carter required it to be recorded that he voted against the decisions taken above, whilst Councillor Finnigan required it to be recorded that he abstained from voting on the decisions taken above)