Agenda and minutes

(a)  The Lord Mayor referred to the recent death of former Councillor Julian Cummins and Council stood in silent tribute.

 

(b)  At the invitation of the Lord Mayor Councillor Brett, Lead Executive Member (Children’s Services), made a statement in relation to the death of Casey Leigh Mullen.

 

M HAMILTON

 

It was moved by Councillor  M Hamilton seconded by Councillor Hanley and

 

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 17^th January 2007 be approved.

 

The Lord Mayor announced that a list of written declarations submitted by Members was on deposit in the public galleries and had been circulated to each Member’s place in the Chamber.

 

Following an invitation to declare further individual interests, declarations in accordance with the Council’s Code of Practice were made as follows:

 

(a)  Members declared personal interests in minute 99 of this meeting as follows:

 

  T Grayshon  -  Member of Morley Town Council

  -  School Governor of Morley Newlands

  -  Member of Morley Seven Hills

  -  Board Member of West Yorkshire Playhouse

  -  Lewisham Park Community Centre Management

  -  Employee of Royal Bank of Scotland Group

 

  T Leadley  -  Member of Morley Town Council

  -  Management Committee, Morley Elderly Action

 

  V Kendall  -  Skyrack Adoption Panel

  -  Governor of Roundhay School

  -  Management Committee for Community Action for Roundhay Elderly

  -  Member of West Yorkshire Playhouse Board

 

  B Anderson  -  Board Member of West / North West Almo

  -  Governor of Cookridge Holy Trinity School

 

  G Wilkinson  -  Governor of Lady Elizabeth Hastings Primary School in Collingham

  -  Board Member of East / North East Almo

  -  Member of Wetherby Town Council

 

  P Harrand  -  Governor of Wigton Moor School

  -  Member of Harewood Parish Council

 

  J Bale  -  Governor of Westfield Infant School

  -  Governor of Guiseley School

  -  Member of Management Committee of Community Links

 

  D Hollingsworth  -  Director of Leeds East / North East Almo

  -  Director of Leeds Groundwork Trust

  -  Member of Richmond Hill Elderly Action Management Committee

  -  Member of Aire Valley Regeneration Board

  -  Member of West Yorkshire Fire Authority

  -  Member of Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation Management Committee

  -  Governor of Shakespeare Primary School

  -  Governor of Brownhill Primary  School

 

  J L Carter  -  Governor of Adel School

 

  R D Feldman  -  Governor of Allerton High School

  -  Governor of Brodetsky Primary  School

 

  Mrs R Feldman  -  Governor of Alwoodley Primary School

 

  Mrs A Carter  -  Governor of Calverley Parkside School

 

  A Carter  -  Governor of Westroyds Infants School

  -  Governor of Farsley Springbank Junior School

 

  R Procter  -  Governor of Bardsey School

 

  P Wadsworth  -  Governor of Rufford Park School, Yeadon

  -  Governor of Allerton High School

  -  Governor of Gledhow Primary  School

  -  Board Member or East / North East Almo

 

  A Castle  -  Governor of Central Leeds Federation

 

  W Hyde  -  Governor of Temple Moor High School

  -  Governor of Colton School

 

  D Schofield  -  Governor of Whitkirk School

 

  A Shelbrooke  -  Governor of East Garforth Primary School

 

  C Fox  -  Member of Arthington and Bramhope Parish Councils

 

  B Lancaster  -  Governor of Carr Manor High School

  -  Governor of Pennyfields NW SILC

  -   Mother in receipt of contribution to her residential care

 

  S McArdle  -  Governor of Morley High School

  -  Community Governor of Asquith Primary School

 

  D Blackburn  -  Governor of Whingate Primary and Lower Wortley Primary Schools

  -  Member of West Yorkshire PTA

 

  A Blackburn  -  Member of Leeds West / North West Almo

  -  Governor of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 97.

Four deputations were admitted to the meeting and addressed Council as follows:

 

1  Leeds Asperger Adults Regarding Diagnosis, Support and Awareness

 

2  Stanhope United Community Group Regarding the Sale of Land on which the Centre Stands

 

3  Richmond Hill Bus Action Group Regarding Services in the Area

 

4  Access Committee for Leeds Regarding the Level of Social Service Provision in the City

 

RESOLVED – That the subject matter of the deputations be referred to the Executive Board for consideration

 

That the Revenue Estimates for 2007/08 totalling £505.223m, as detailed and explained in the submitted report and accompanying papers be approved, including a 4.5% increase in the Leeds’ element of the Council Tax.

 

(ii)  Council Tax

 

1  That it be noted that at the meeting on 17^th January 2007, Council agreed the following amounts for the year 2007/08, in accordance with regulations made under Sections 33(5) and 34(4) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

 

a)   230,113 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992 (as amended) as its Council Tax base for the year.

 

b) 

 

being the amounts calculated by the Council in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Regulations, as the amounts of its Council Tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate.

 

2  That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2007/08 in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

 

a) £2,357,617,222.50  being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(2)(a) to (e) of the Act.

 

b) £1,851,122,000  being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(3)(a) to (c) of the Act.

 

c) £506,495,222.50  being the amount by which the aggregate at 5.2(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 5.2(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 32(4) of the Act, as its budget requirement for the year.

 

d) £271,390,671  being the aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable for the year into its general fund in respect of redistributed Non-Domestic Rates and Revenue Support Grant, increased by the amount which the Council estimates will be transferred from its Collection Fund into its General Fund under Section 97(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 and reduced by the amount which the Council estimates will be  transferred from its Collection Fund to its General Fund pursuant to the Collection Fund (Community Charges) (England) Directions 1994.

 

e) £1,021.691741  being the amount at 2(c) above, less the amount at 2(d) above, all divided by the amount at 1(a) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 33(1) of the Act, as the basic amount of its Council Tax for the year.

 

f)  £1,272,222.50  being  ...  view the full agenda text for item 99.

Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 14.10 Councillor A Carter sought leave of Council in moving the motion to delete from paragraph (ii) 3 the words which were in bold type and underlined as notified in the Council Summons and to replace them with the words “have issued” between the words “Authorities” and “the following precepts”.

 

The amended motion was seconded by Councillor Harris.

 

(i)  Revenue Budget

 

That the Revenue Estimates for 2007/08 totalling £505,233,000, as detailed and explained in the submitted report and accompanying papers be approved, including a 4.5% increase in the Leeds’ element of the Council Tax.

 

  (ii)  Council Tax

 

1.  That it be noted that at the meeting on 17^th January 2007, Council agreed the following amounts for the year 2007/08, in accordance with regulations made under Sections 33(5) and 34(4) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

 

a)   230,113 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) Regulations 1992 (as amended) as its Council Tax base for the year.

 

b) 

 

being the amounts calculated by the Council in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Regulations, as the amounts of its Council Tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which one or more special items relate.

 

2.  That the following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2007/08 in accordance with Sections 32 to 36 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992:-

 

a) £2,357,617,222.50  being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(2)(a) to (e) of the Act.

 

b) £1,851,122,000  being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 32(3)(a) to (c) of the Act.

 

c) £506,495,222.50  being the amount by which the aggregate at 2(a) above exceeds the aggregate at 2(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 32(4) of the Act, as its budget requirement for the year.

 

d) £271,390,671  being the aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable for the year into its general fund in respect of redistributed Non-Domestic Rates and Revenue Support Grant, increased by the amount which the Council estimates will be transferred from its Collection Fund into its General Fund under Section 97(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 and reduced by the amount which the Council estimates  ...  view the full minutes text for item 99.

A CARTER

 

It was moved by Councillor A Carter seconded by Councillor Harris and

 

RESOLVED – That the recommendations of the Executive Board with regard to budget adjustments and to the Inspectors report on the Statement of Community Involvement for Leeds, as contained in the corrected report of the Director of Legal and Democratic Services and explanatory information and documentation circulated in the meeting, be approved.

 

A CARTER

 

It was moved by Councillor A Carter seconded by Councillor Harris and

 

RESOLVED – That the recommendations of the Corporate Governance and Audit Committee with regard to the membership of the Standards Committee, as detailed in the report of the Director of Legal and Democratic Services be approved

 

A CARTER

 

It was moved by Councillor A Carter seconded by Councillor M Hamilton and

 

RESOLVED – That the minutes submitted to Council in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 2.2(m) be received.

 

(During discussion of the minutes two motions were passed as referred to in minutes 103 and 104 below)

 

Council Procedure Rule 4 providing for the winding up of business was applied prior to all notified comments on the minutes having been debated.

 

It was moved by Councillor M Hamilton seconded by Councillor J Procter and

 

RESOLVED – That under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 14.14 the meeting be brought to a close at the conclusion of the debate on the Minutes.

 

On the requisition of Councillors Gruen and Hanley the voting on the motion was recorded as follows:

 

YES

 

Akhtar, Anderson, Andrew, Bale, Barker, Bentley, A Blackburn, D Blackburn,

Brett, Campbell, A Carter, Castle, Chapman, Cleasby, Downes, Ewens, Mrs R Feldman, R D Feldman, Finnigan, Fox, Golton, Grayson, M Hamilton, Harker, Harrand, Harris, Hollingsworth, Hussain, W Hyde, Kendall, Kirkland,  Lancaster, Latty, Lobley, Millard, Monaghan, Morton, Phillips, J Procter, R Procter, Pryke, Rhodes-Clayton, Robinson, Russell, Schofield, Shelbrooke, Smith, Taylor, Wadsworth, Wilkinson,Wilson

 

        51

 

NO

 

Armitage, Atha, Atkinson, Beverley, Blake, Congreve, Coulson, Coupar, Davey, Dowson, Driver, Dunn, Gabriel, Grahame, Gruen, S Hamilton, Hanley, Harington, Harper, Harrison, Illingworth, Jarosz, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lyons, McKenna, Minkin, Morgan, Murray, Nash, Ogilvie, Parker, Rafique, Renshaw, Selby, Taggart, Wakefield

 

      37

 

ABSTAIN

 

McArdle

 

      1

 

 

It was moved by Councillor Harris seconded by Councillor J Procter and

 

RESOLVED – That under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 14.14(3) the debate be adjourned to allow that comments made by Councillor Gruen during the debate be obtained in verbatim

 

(The meeting was suspended from 7.05 pm to 7.20 pm)

 

Upon resumption of the meeting Councillor Gruen offered an apology in respect of comments which he had made.

 

(Council rose at 8.40 pm)

 

 

White Paper motions on the following subjects were included in the Summons, but not debated at the meeting:

 

Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages

Governance Arrangements

Funding of Care for the Elderly