Agenda item

White Paper Motion - Grass Cutting Service

THAT this Council condemns the ruling administration for its continuing failure to provide an adequate grass cutting service in the city.

 

K WAKEFIELD

 

 

 

Minutes:

It was moved by Councillor Wakefield seconded by Councillor Lowe

 

That this Council condemns the ruling administration for its continuing failure to provide an adequate grass cutting service in the city.

 

An amendment was moved by Councillor Finnigan seconded by Councillor Elliot

 

Delete the word ‘condemns’ and replace with, ‘requests’.  Delete all after ‘administration’ and replace with “looks at a series of sanctions and penalties to review the failure to provide an adequate grass cutting service in the City”

 

A second amendment was moved by Councillor Smith seconded by Councillor J Procter

 

Delete all after the word Council and replace with:

 

“supports the ongoing attention being paid by the ruling administration and the consequential actions being put in place to ensure an improving standard of grass cutting on Highways and ALMO land in the City.”

 

The amendment was lost, the second amendment was carried and upon being put as the substantive motion it was

 

RESOLVED – That this Council supports the ongoing attention being paid by the ruling administration and the consequential actions being put in place to ensure an improving standard of grass cutting on Highways and ALMO land in the City.

 

During the debate on this item the following members declared personal interests as members of ALMO Boards:

 

Brett, Lancaster, Anderson, R D Feldman, Lowe, Gruen, Hanley, R Lewis, Akhtar, Ewens, Taylor, A Blackburn, Latty, Schofield, Wilkinson, Elliot, Murray, Dowson, Ogilvie, Selby, Parker, Hollingsworth, Robinson, Wadsworth, Illingworth.

 

On the requisition of Councillors Hanley and Atha the voting was recorded as follows:

 

The amendment in Councillor Finnigan’s name

 

YES

 

Armitage, Atha, Atkinson, Beverely, Blake, Congreve, Coulson, Coupar, Davey, Dowson, Driver, Elliot, Finnigan, Gabriel, Grahame, Grayshon , Gruen, Hanley, Harington, Harper, Harrison, Illingworth, Jarosz, Leadley, J Lewis, R Lewis, Lowe, Lyons, McKenna, Minkin, Morgan, Mulherin, Murray, Nash, Ogilvie, Parker, Rafique, Renshaw, Selby, Wakefield

 

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NO

 

Akhtar, Anderson, Andrew, Bale, Barker, Bentley, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Brett, Campbell, A Carter, J L Carter, Mrs A Carter, Castle, Chapman, Cleasby, Downes, Ewens, Mrs R Feldman, R D Feldman, Fox, Golton, M Hamilton, Harker, Harrand, Harris, Hollingsworth, Hussain, W Hyde, Kendall, Kirkland, Lancaster, Latty, Lobley, Millard, Monaghan, Morton, Phillips, J Project, Pryke, Rhodes-Clayton, Robinson, Russell, Schofield, Shelbrooke, Smith, Taylor, Townsley , Wadsworth, Wilkinson, Wilson

 

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The amendment in Councillor Smith’s name

 

YES

 

Akhtar, Anderson, Andrew, Bale, Barker, Bentley, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Brett, Campbell, A Carter, J L Carter, Mrs A Carter, Castle, Chapman, Cleasby, Downes, Ewens, Mrs R Feldman, R D Feldman, Fox, Golton, M Hamilton, Harker, Harrand, Harris, Hollingsworth, Hussain, W Hyde, Kendall, Kirkland, Lancaster, Latty, Lobley, McArdle, Millard, Monaghan, Morton, Phillips, J Project, Pryke, Rhodes-Clayton, Robinson, Russell, Schofield, Shelbrooke, Smith, Taylor, Townsley , Wadsworth, Wilkinson, Wilson

 

 

  52

 

NO

 

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

 

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The substantive motion

 

YES

 

Akhtar, Anderson, Andrew, Bale, Barker, Bentley, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Brett, Campbell, A Carter, J L Carter, Mrs A Carter, Castle, Chapman, Cleasby, Downes, Ewens, Mrs R Feldman, R D Feldman, Fox, Golton, M Hamilton, Harker, Harrand, Harris, Hollingsworth, Hussain, W Hyde, Kendall, Kirkland, Lancaster, Latty, Lobley, McArdle, Millard, Monaghan, Morton, Phillips, J Project, Pryke, Rhodes-Clayton, Robinson, Russell, Schofield, Shelbrooke, Smith, Taylor, Townsley , Wadsworth, Wilkinson, Wilson

 

  52

 

NO

 

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

 

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