This Council recognises the successful regeneration of Leeds city centre over the past 20 years creating a more attractive and safer environment, leading to substantial job creation.
This Council particularly notes the emergence of businesses catering for Leeds lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in the Lower Briggate area.
Council believes that recognising this area as the city’s gay quarter will encourage further investment and the creation of jobs as well as creating a tolerant and safe environment for all.
This Council therefore supports the campaign to officially recognise this area as the Leeds Gay Quarter and requests that officers bring a report to the Executive Board detailing how this will be achieved.
S GOLTON
Minutes:
It was moved by Councillor Golton, seconded by Councillor Matthews, that this Council recognises the successful regeneration of Leeds city centre over the past 20 years creating a more attractive and safer environment, leading to substantial job creation.
This Council particularly notes the emergence of businesses catering for Leeds lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in the Lower Briggate area.
Council believes that recognising this area as the city’s gay quarter will encourage further investment and the creation of jobs as well as creating a tolerant and safe environment for all.
This Council therefore supports the campaign to officially recognise this area as the Leeds Gay Quarter and requests that officers bring a report to the Executive Board detailing how this will be achieved.
An amendment was moved by Councillor Wakefield, seconded by Councillor J Lewis, that this Council recognises the successful regeneration of Leeds city centre over the past 20 years creating a more attractive and safer environment, leading to substantial job creation.
This Council particularly notes the emergence of businesses catering for Leeds lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in the Lower Briggate area’
Delete all after ‘Lower Briggate area’ and replace with:-
‘and further notes that for the first time Stonewall has placed the Council in the Top 50 employers in their Workplace Equality Index.
Council believes that recognising the contribution of the LGBT community to the success of Leeds and aiming to be an LGBT friendly city will encourage further investment and the creation of jobs as well as creating a tolerant and safe environment for all in the City Centre and across the whole district.
This Council requests that officers bring a report to the Executive Board detailing how this will be achieved.
The amended motion would read:-
‘This Council recognises the successful regeneration of Leeds city centre over the past 20 years creating a more attractive and safer environment, leading to substantial job creation.
This Council particularly notes the emergence of businesses catering for Leeds lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in the Lower Briggate area and further notes that for the first time Stonewall has placed the Council in the Top 50 employers in their Workplace Equality Index.
Council believes that recognising the contribution of the LGBT community to the success of Leeds and aiming to be an LGBT friendly city will encourage further investment and the creation of jobs as well as creating a tolerant and safe environment for all in the City Centre and across the whole district.
This Council requests that officers bring a report to the Executive Board detailing how this will be achieved.’
A second amendment was moved by Councillor Lamb, seconded by Councillor Lobley, to delete all after ‘substantial job creation’ and replace with:-
‘This Council celebrates the fact that Leeds is a tolerant, diverse and inclusive city, but believes that it is against the spirit of this to segregate certain communities to specific parts of the city.’
Amended motion would read:-
‘This Council recognises the successful regeneration of Leeds City Centre over the past 20 years creating a more attractive and safer environment, leading to substantial job creation.
This Council celebrates the fact that Leeds is a tolerant, diverse and inclusive city, but believes that it is against the spirit of this to segregate certain communities to specific parts of the city.’
The first amendment in the name of Councillor Wakefield was carried, and upon being put as the substantive motion, it was
RESOLVED – That this Council recognises the successful regeneration of Leeds city centre over the past 20 years creating a more attractive and safer environment, leading to substantial job creation.
This Council particularly notes the emergence of businesses catering for Leeds lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in the Lower Briggate area and further notes that for the first time Stonewall has placed the Council in the Top 50 employers in their Workplace Equality Index.
Council believes that recognising the contribution of the LGBT community to the success of Leeds and aiming to be an LGBT friendly city will encourage further investment and the creation of jobs as well as creating a tolerant and safe environment for all in the City Centre and across the whole district.
This Council requests that officers bring a report to the Executive Board detailing how this will be achieved.