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1. |
Apologies for Absence
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Minutes:
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Apologies for absence were received from
Councillors Mike Chaplin, Alexi Dimond, Tony Downing, Peter
Garbutt, Brian Holmshaw, Ruth Milsom, Nabeela Mowlana, Henry
Nottage, Minesh Parekh, Colin Ross, Sophie Wilson, Paul Wood and
Cliff Woodcraft.
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It was agreed that the congratulations and
best wishes of the Council be conveyed to Councillor Sophie Wilson
and her partner on the recent birth of their daughter.
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Declarations of Interest PDF 129 KB
Members to declare any
interests they have in the business to be considered at the
meeting.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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Councillor Jackie Satur declared a personal
interest in agenda item 6 – Notice of Motion Regarding
“Guaranteeing No More Bus Service Cuts And No More Fare
Increases” – on the grounds that her husband was a
director of First Buses.
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Public Questions and Petitions and Other Communications PDF 1007 KB
5.1 Questions relating to
urgent business – Council Procedure Rule 16.6(ii).
5.2 Questions relating to the
discharge of the functions of the South Yorkshire Joint Authorities
(under the provisions of Section 41 of the Local Government Act
1985) and of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined
Authority – Council Procedure Rule 16.6(i).
5.3 Supplementary questions on
written questions submitted at this meeting – Council
Procedure Rule 16.4.
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Minutes:
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Clive Stephenson, Licensing Strategy &
Policy Officer
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3.1.1
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The Lord Mayor (Councillor Sioned-Mair
Richards) reported that Clive Stephenson, Licensing Strategy &
Policy Officer, had suddenly and unexpectedly died a couple of days
ago. She expressed her sadness and
shock at Clive’s death and invited Councillor David Barker, a
Joint Chair of the Licensing Committee, to speak to pay tribute to
Clive.
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Councillor Barker paid tribute to Clive for
his professionalism and dedication to the Council in his role
within the taxi licensing service and commented on the high regard
within which he was held by Councillors and the taxi
trade. He stated that Clive’s
death was a loss to the Council and to the city and he extended his
sympathies to Clive’s family, friends and colleagues.
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3.1.3
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The Lord Mayor asked that the condolences of
the Council be conveyed to Clive’s family.
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3.2
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Parish Nursing Project
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The Lord Mayor (Councillor Sioned-Mair
Richards) reported that a collection for the Parish Nursing
Project, which had been held at the previous meeting of the
Council, had raised the amount of £2,010, and those funds
would be used to support the services provided by the Parish Nurses
to marginalised people in the community.
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3.3
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UEFA European Women's Football Championship
2022
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The Lord Mayor (Councillor Sioned-Mair
Richards) expressed her thanks to the Council’s Major Events
Team, and other Council and partner organisation services, for
their work in hosting UEFA European Women's Football Championship
2022 matches within the city over recent weeks.
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Petitions and Public Questions
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The Lord Mayor (Councillor Sioned-Mair
Richards) reported that four petitions and questions from twelve
members of the public had been received prior to the published
deadline for submission of petitions and questions for this
meeting. Representations
were to be made on behalf of the petitioners on one of the four
petitions and the other three petitions would be received in the
absence of a speaker. The Lord Mayor added that questions from
another two members of the public had been received yesterday and
immediately prior to the meeting and she proposed to use her
discretion, as chair of the meeting, and permit the questions to be
asked on this occasion.
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3.5
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Petitions
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3.5.1
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Petition Requesting Action On Pension Divestment
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The Council received a joint paper and
electronic petition containing 197 signatures requesting action on
pension divestment.
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At the request of the Lord Mayor (Councillor
Sioned-Mair Richards), Martin Mayer and Sarah Johnson made
representations on behalf of the petitioners
and June Cattell, Sue Owen, Hilary Smith, Ayan Abdulkadir and
Flis Callow were also invited to ask
the questions that they had submitted on this matter.
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Martin Meyer, on behalf of the petitioners,
requested the Council to join the Palestinian call for
international support for boycott divestment and sanctions in
supporting justice for Palestine. Several authoritative
organisations have declared that Israel operates as an apartheid
state. Amnesty International’s report details that
fragmentation and segregation of occupied Palestinian land, denial
of Palestinian’s rights to equality, equal nationality and
status, restriction of ...
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Members' Questions
To receive any questions or
petitions from the public, or communications submitted by the Lord
Mayor or the Chief Executive and to pass such resolutions thereon
as the Council Procedure Rules permit and as may be deemed
expedient.
(NOTE: There is a time limit of
one hour for the above item of business. In accordance with the arrangements published on
the Council’s website, questions/petitions are required to be
submitted in writing, to committee@sheffield.gov.uk,
by 9.00 a.m. on Monday 18th July. Questions/petitions
submitted after the deadline will be asked at the meeting subject
to the discretion of the Chair.)
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Minutes:
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Urgent Business
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With the permission of the Lord Mayor
(Councillor Sioned-Mair Richards), Councillor Shaffaq Mohammed
asked the following question relating to urgent business, under the
provisions of Council Procedure Rule 16.6(ii):-
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What steps does the Leader of the Council
intend to take to help secure the future of Doncaster Sheffield
Airport?
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In response, Councillor Terry Fox (the Leader
of the Council) stated that since the recent announcement regarding
the future of the Airport, which took the Council by surprise, an
emergency meeting was called with the South Yorkshire Leaders and
the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority. Councillor Fox had
also met with the other South Yorkshire Leaders, the Mayor of South
Yorkshire, local Members of Parliament, including Louise Haigh
(Shadow Secretary of State for Transport), to discuss the
implications of the Airport closing down. All the South Yorkshire Authorities were working
hard to seek answers following the announcement as it was not clear
what the exact position was. There was
currently a six-week consultation period, and a request had been
made for this to be extended.
Councillor Fox referred to other planned meetings with interested
parties, including meetings to discuss the potential job losses if
the Airport was to close. The Council
was continuing to work with the other South Yorkshire Authorities
and the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority to see if they
could offer any assistance. Councillor
Fox expressed sympathy and concern regarding the adverse effects of
a possible closure, which included inconvenience to people who had
booked flights there, damage to the regeneration of the region and
the potential loss of around 800 jobs.
He stated that he would ensure that Members and local residents
were kept fully informed of any progress made following the various
meetings.
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4.2
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South Yorkshire Joint Authorities
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4.2.1
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The Lord Mayor (Councillor Sioned-Mair
Richards) referred to the unprecedented heat wave being experienced
in the country and to the fact that a state of emergency had been
operating within South Yorkshire’s emergency services in
recent days, and she invited Councillor Tony Damms, the Chair of
the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority, to comment on the
response of the local fire and rescue services.
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Councillor Damms commended the work undertaken
by firefighters in such exceptionally demanding circumstances over
the past few days, and also acknowledged the assistance provided by
support staff of the Fire and Rescue Service and he proposed that a
letter of thanks, from the Lord Mayor, on behalf of the Council, be
sent to the Chief Fire Officer expressing thanks and appreciation
for the work of the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service over
the past few days. Councillor Paul
Turpin seconded that proposal.
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The Lord Mayor suggested that the thanks of
this Council should also be extended to the South Yorkshire Police
and Ambulance services, and to Council services who had been
involved in the emergency responses in recent days. This suggestion was supported by the Council.
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There were no questions relating to the
discharge of the functions ... view
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5. |
Notice of Motion Regarding "Guaranteeing No More Bus Service Cuts and No More Fare Increases" - Given By Councillor Andrew Sangar and To Be Seconded By Councillor Kurtis Crossland
That this Council:-
(a) is hugely disappointed at
the cancellation of a number of bus services in Sheffield coming at
the end of this month;
(b) believes that the further
cuts to come in the Autumn will devastate Sheffield’s public
transport system, making many people’s lives much harder as
they will struggle to get around our city;
(c) believes that the
Sheffield Bus Partnership has failed the citizens of Sheffield by
not improving services and keeping fares low, which has led
to:-
(i) cuts to services
available to the general public;
(ii) extortionate fare
increases, forcing people to use their cars over public transport
as a cheaper and more accessible option; and
(iii) a lack of public
confidence in the reliability of the bus service, which is also
contributing to decreasing passenger numbers; noting that
punctuality of bus services has reduced, down to 83% from 87% over
the past five years, whilst reliability is at its lowest rate in
years;
(d) is concerned that
increased car use will add to air pollution in the city centre if
fewer people are using more energy efficient bus services and that
cuts to bus services are preventing people from getting to work,
school, running errands and attending medical appointments;
(e) further notes that London,
which was not subject to bus deregulation in 1986, has seen decade
upon decade increases in bus patronage and mileage;
(f) notes that, under
the Bus Services Act 2017, the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined
Authority has the power to enact bus franchising and that this was
agreed in the original 2015 Sheffield devolution deal;
(g) believes that bus
franchising will be a long-term solution to these problems,
allowing bus operators and local authorities to work
collaboratively to improve bus services and realise untapped growth
potentials in regional and rural areas;
(h) resolves to:-
(i) call on the
Council’s and Regional Authority’s leaderships to
protect passengers from further fare increases, cuts to routes and
unreliable services by using any available means, which could
include, but not necessarily be limited to:-
(A) giving notice to
immediately terminate the Bus Partnership Agreement;
(B) enlisting the full support
of South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority;
(C) an active media campaign;
and
(D) a review of existing bus
priority measures in order to deliver a more reliable, greener and
efficient bus service;
(ii)
support the introduction of a statutory bus quality contract in
Sheffield; and
(iii) send
copies of this motion to all the other parties to the Bus
Partnership Agreement; and
(i) believes that
alongside the strategic long-term problems with buses in our city
there are a number of smaller, simpler issues that need to be
resolved in order to give Sheffield the best possible bus and mass
transit services, and these include:-
(i) improving the
accuracy of real time information signage at bus stops;
(ii)
making sure every bus stop accurately identifies the buses that
stop there, and has accurate timetables physically displayed;
and
(iii) ...
view the full agenda text for item 5.
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Minutes:
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It was moved by Councillor Andrew Sangar, and
seconded by Councillor Kurtis Crossland, that this Council:-
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(a) is hugely
disappointed at the cancellation of a number of bus services in
Sheffield coming at the end of this month;
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(b) believes
that the further cuts to come in the Autumn will devastate
Sheffield’s public transport system, making many
people’s lives much harder as they will struggle to get
around our city;
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(c) believes
that the Sheffield Bus Partnership has failed the citizens of
Sheffield by not improving services and keeping fares low, which
has led to:-
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(i) cuts
to services available to the general public;
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(ii)
extortionate fare increases, forcing people to use their cars over
public transport as a cheaper and more accessible option; and
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(iii) a lack of
public confidence in the reliability of the bus service, which is
also contributing to decreasing passenger numbers; noting that
punctuality of bus services has reduced, down to 83% from 87% over
the past five years, whilst reliability is at its lowest rate in
years;
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(d) is
concerned that increased car use will add to air pollution in the
city centre if fewer people are using more energy efficient bus
services and that cuts to bus services are preventing people from
getting to work, school, running errands and attending medical
appointments;
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(e) further
notes that London, which was not subject to bus deregulation in
1986, has seen decade upon decade increases in bus patronage and
mileage;
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(f) notes
that, under the Bus Services Act 2017, the South Yorkshire Mayoral
Combined Authority has the power to enact bus franchising and that
this was agreed in the original 2015 Sheffield devolution deal;
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(g) believes
that bus franchising will be a long-term solution to these
problems, allowing bus operators and local authorities to work
collaboratively to improve bus services and realise untapped growth
potentials in regional and rural areas;
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(h) resolves
to:-
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(i) call
on the Council’s and Regional Authority’s leaderships
to protect passengers from further fare increases, cuts to routes
and unreliable services by using any available means, which could
include, but not necessarily be limited to:-
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(A) giving
notice to immediately terminate any Bus Partnership Agreement;
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(B) enlisting
the full support of South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority;
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(C) an active
media campaign; and
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(D) a review of
existing bus priority measures in order to deliver a more reliable,
greener and efficient bus service;
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(ii)
support the introduction of a statutory bus quality contract in
Sheffield; and
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(iii) send
copies of this motion to all the other parties to the Bus
Partnership Agreement; and
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(i)
believes that alongside the strategic long-term problems with buses
in our city there are a number of smaller, simpler issues that need
to be resolved in order to give Sheffield the best possible bus and
mass transit services, and these include:-
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(i)
improving the accuracy of real time information signage at bus
stops;
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(ii)
making sure every bus stop accurately identifies the buses that
stop there, and has ...
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Notice of Motion Regarding "Secure, Connected, Respected Neighbourhoods" - Given By Councillor Mazher Iqbal and To Be Seconded By Councillor Abdul Khayum
That this Council:-
(a) notes, with shock and
anger, that Sheffield’s bus networks are beginning to be
slashed this month, culminating in a third of services being
decimated by October as the Government cuts funding and commercial
operators withdraw;
(b) believes our communities
deserve a public transport system as good as in London, and yet
despite the Government promising to deliver this (in their
Levelling Up White Paper) they are now refusing to give our region
the money or the powers to make this happen;
(c) notes that South Yorkshire
was given nothing in the latest round of bus funding from the
Government, and believes it is simply not good enough to continue
to under-fund our buses and limit people’s opportunities to
get to work, education, health services and for business growth, as
well as failing to help us to tackle the climate emergency;
(d) notes that Labour
councillors have long called for bus franchising to be explored,
and enacted the local bus partnership as this was the only option
available to the Council at the time to help provide greater local
control, but believes that this partnership, whilst helpful at the
time, is no longer fit for purpose;
(e) believes that one of the
main issues all councillors and candidates encountered on the
doorsteps during the local election was residents’ concerns
on the poor state of public transport, and we need to work
cross-party to demand to the Government that South Yorkshire gets
significantly improved funding and greater local control over the
bus network, and commends the actions of recently elected South
Yorkshire Mayor, Oliver Coppard, for his commitment to working
alongside our region's councils, and doing everything he can to
save as many services as possible;
(f) believes that in
order for Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and bus prioritisation lanes
to be adopted successfully, and with public support, there needs to
be a public transport offer that is fit for purpose;
(g) believes that our
communities deserve better and notes that there is a general sense
within the country of a government failing to get to grips with the
major issues that affect neighbourhoods – crime,
connectivity, lack of opportunities, and the cost-of-living
crisis;
(h) notes with dismay the
recent violent crime and serious incidents in the city and that,
whilst the levers to fully address this reside with the Government,
the Council must be steadfast in its prioritisation of community
safety and doing everything we can locally;
(i) notes that despite
the challenging year-on-year budget position the Council is
investing more in community safety measures such as community
wardens, increased CCTV cameras, increased outreach work (including
expanded youth services) and greater information sharing and
ability to respond quickly to local issues via the Local Area
Committees;
(j) believes that the
Council must do everything it can to help our partners respond to
serious incidents, and that we need a city-wide protocol –
bringing together our partners (such as the police, Police and
Crime Commissioner, social services ...
view the full agenda text for item 6.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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It was moved by Councillor Mazher Iqbal, and
seconded by Councillor Abdul Khayum, that this Council:-
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(a) notes, with
shock and anger, that Sheffield’s bus networks are beginning
to be slashed this month, culminating in a third of services being
decimated by October as the Government cuts funding and commercial
operators withdraw;
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(b) believes
our communities deserve a public transport system as good as in
London, and yet despite the Government promising to deliver this
(in their Levelling Up White Paper) they are now refusing to give
our region the money or the powers to make this happen;
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(c) notes that
South Yorkshire was given nothing in the latest round of bus
funding from the Government, and believes it is simply not good
enough to continue to under-fund our buses and limit people’s
opportunities to get to work, education, health services and for
business growth, as well as failing to help us to tackle the
climate emergency;
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(d) notes that
Labour councillors have long called for bus franchising to be
explored, and enacted the local bus partnership as this was the
only option available to the Council at the time to help provide
greater local control, but believes that this partnership, whilst
helpful at the time, is no longer fit for purpose;
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(e) believes
that one of the main issues all councillors and candidates
encountered on the doorsteps during the local election was
residents’ concerns on the poor state of public transport,
and we need to work cross-party to demand to the Government that
South Yorkshire gets significantly improved funding and greater
local control over the bus network, and commends the actions of
recently elected South Yorkshire Mayor, Oliver Coppard, for his
commitment to working alongside our region's councils, and doing
everything he can to save as many services as possible;
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(f)
believes that in order for Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and bus
prioritisation lanes to be adopted successfully, and with public
support, there needs to be a public transport offer that is fit for
purpose;
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(g) believes
that our communities deserve better and notes that there is a
general sense within the country of a government failing to get to
grips with the major issues that affect neighbourhoods –
crime, connectivity, lack of opportunities, and the cost-of-living
crisis;
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(h) notes with
dismay the recent violent crime and serious incidents in the city
and that, whilst the levers to fully address this reside with the
Government, the Council must be steadfast in its prioritisation of
community safety and doing everything we can locally;
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(i) notes
that despite the challenging year-on-year budget position the
Council is investing more in community safety measures such as
community wardens, increased CCTV cameras, increased outreach work
(including expanded youth services) and greater information sharing
and ability to respond quickly to local issues via the Local Area
Committees;
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(j)
believes that the Council must do everything it can to help our
partners respond to serious incidents, and that we need a city-wide
protocol – bringing together ...
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Notice of Motion Regarding "Pride in Sheffield" - Given By Councillor Sophie Thornton and To Be Seconded By Councillor Simon Clement-Jones
That this Council:-
(a) wishes to thank the
charitable and voluntary sector for the support they already
provide to the LGBTQ+ community throughout the year;
(b) reaffirms its commitment
to keep all people safe in our City, no matter their gender or
sexual identity, secularity, skin colour or disability;
(c) notes the need to improve
the safety of our LGBTQ+ community, noting that homophobic and
transphobic violence is increasing and trans or non-binary
Sheffielders are especially at risk of
violence, depression, self-harm, and suicide;
(d) acknowledges the greater
risk to LGBTQ+ people of colour, especially transgender women of
colour;
(e) believes that this
Council’s support for Sheffield’s LGBTQ+ community
should go well beyond painted rainbow crossings, and as such -
(f) supports LGBTQ+
cultural events in Sheffield through:-
(i) Sheffield holding an
annual Pride event going forward from 2022, as at present no such
event is organised to take place, celebrating Sheffield’s
LGBTQ+ community, in a similar vein to Pinknic and Barnsley Pride;
(ii) acknowledging the
importance of holding Pride events due to the heritage of Pride as
a protest, and that there is still work to be done towards
equality; and
(iii) supporting community
groups involved in and facilitate spaces for dates across the
LGBTQ+ calendar, including but not limited to Pride Month, LGBTQ+
History Month, Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR), and International
Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT);
(g) believes in the importance
of how this Council’s economic development work can support
the LGBTQ+ community and support diverse business owners by asking
the Economic Development and Skills Policy Committee to consider
looking at starting consultation work with the LGBTQ+ community to
develop an LGBTQ+ ‘quarter’ in Sheffield with the
spaces LGBTQ+ people in Sheffield both want and need; and this
should include:-
(i) supporting LGBTQ+
owned business, charities, nightlife and safe spaces in the same
way other cities have done, including Manchester (Canal Street
area), Birmingham (Hurst Street area) and Leeds (Freedom
Quarter);
(ii) taking into account
the importance of non-alcoholic (dry spaces) and child friendly
spaces in an LGBTQ+ quarter – with a desire for any such area
to be fully inclusive, including for disabled people, and safe,
with good street lighting among other considerations;
(iii) agreeing to the principle
that any LGBTQ+ quarter shouldn’t just be bars and clubs,
noting the real problems of drug abuse and alcoholism in the
community, for which this Council must support schemes that focus
on harm reduction with these issues; and
(iv) looking at places such as
Common Press in London and the Queer Emporium in Cardiff as
examples of good practice of inclusive, diverse spaces;
(h) expresses its
disappointment that Sheffield’s Gender Identity Clinic is
only now starting to see appointments for those referred to them in
2018 and calls on the Government to do more to support these
crucially important services for trans and non-binary people;
(i) supports the health
and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ Sheffielders by
asking the Policy Committees, in ...
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Additional documents:
Minutes:
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It was formally moved by Councillor Sophie
Thornton, and formally seconded by Councillor Simon Clement-Jones,
that this Council:-
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(a) wishes to
thank the charitable and voluntary sector for the support they
already provide to the LGBTQ+ community throughout the year;
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(b) reaffirms
its commitment to keep all people safe in our City, no matter their
gender or sexual identity, secularity, skin colour or
disability;
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(c) notes the
need to improve the safety of our LGBTQ+ community, noting that
homophobic and transphobic violence is increasing and trans or
non-binary Sheffielders are especially at risk of violence,
depression, self-harm, and suicide;
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(d)
acknowledges the greater risk to LGBTQ+ people of colour,
especially transgender women of colour;
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(e) believes
that this Council’s support for Sheffield’s LGBTQ+
community should go well beyond painted rainbow crossings, and as
such -
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(f) supports LGBTQ+
cultural events in Sheffield through:-
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(i)
Sheffield holding an annual Pride event going forward from 2022, as
at present no such event is organised to take place, celebrating
Sheffield’s LGBTQ+ community, in a similar vein to Pinknic
and Barnsley Pride;
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(ii)
acknowledging the importance of holding Pride events due to the
heritage of Pride as a protest, and that there is still work to be
done towards equality; and
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(iii)
supporting community groups involved in and facilitate spaces for
dates across the LGBTQ+ calendar, including but not limited to
Pride Month, LGBTQ+ History Month, Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR),
and International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
(IDAHOBIT);
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(g) believes in
the importance of how this Council’s economic development
work can support the LGBTQ+ community and support diverse business
owners by asking the Economic Development and Skills Policy
Committee to consider looking at starting consultation work with
the LGBTQ+ community to develop an LGBTQ+ ‘quarter’ in
Sheffield with the spaces LGBTQ+ people in Sheffield both want and
need; and this should include:-
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(i)
supporting LGBTQ+ owned business, charities, nightlife and safe
spaces in the same way other cities have done, including Manchester
(Canal Street area), Birmingham (Hurst Street area) and Leeds
(Freedom Quarter);
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(ii)
taking into account the importance of non-alcoholic (dry spaces)
and child friendly spaces in an LGBTQ+ quarter – with a
desire for any such area to be fully inclusive, including for
disabled people, and safe, with good street lighting among other
considerations;
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(iii) agreeing
to the principle that any LGBTQ+ quarter shouldn’t just be
bars and clubs, noting the real problems of drug abuse and
alcoholism in the community, for which this Council must support
schemes that focus on harm reduction with these issues; and
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(iv) looking at
places such as Common Press in London and the Queer Emporium in
Cardiff as examples of good practice of inclusive, diverse
spaces;
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(h) expresses
its disappointment that Sheffield’s Gender Identity Clinic is
only now starting to see appointments for those referred to them in
2018 and calls on the Government to do more to support these
crucially important services for trans and non-binary people;
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(i)
supports the health and ...
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Notice of Motion Regarding "Expanding On-Street Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure" - Given By Councillor Lewis Chinchen and To Be Seconded By The Lord Mayor (Councillor Sioned-Mair Richards)
That this Council:-
(a) believes that the mass
uptake of Electric Vehicles (EVs) will depend on convenient and
affordable charging infrastructure;
(b) notes that EV ownership is
skewed towards those with off-street parking (80% of EV owners have
access to a driveway);
(c) believes that we need to
ensure that the 40% of households in this country that do not have
access to off-street parking have ways to conveniently charge an
EV;
(d) notes that Sheffield
currently does not have any on-street residential EV charging
infrastructure;
(e) believes that without
proper investment in on-street EV charging technology, we will
continue to see inequality in EV ownership between those with
off-street parking and those without;
(f) recognises that
there is a chicken and egg situation where it is often not
initially financially viable for the private sector to invest in
new infrastructure due to the limited EV ownership in areas that
need this infrastructure;
(g) believes that a
partnership between Government, this Council and innovative private
sector enterprise is the best way to develop our on-street EV
charging network;
(h) notes the work of other
local authorities such as the London Borough of Lambeth in
expanding on-street EV charging infrastructure across 11 council
estates through a partnership with a private company; and
(i) requests the
Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee to
consider:-
(i) developing an EV
charging strategy that outlines a vision for every household in
Sheffield to be within walking distance of a public EV charging
point;
(ii) inviting businesses
to Sheffield to explore innovative infrastructure solutions such as
retractable chargers, as well as successful commercial models that
maximise private sector investment;
(iii) applying to the
Government’s On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme and/or the Local Electric
Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund once this becomes fully
available following national pilots; and
(iv) working collaboratively
and collectively with neighbouring local authorities and the South
Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) where appropriate to
take advantage of economies of scale, share knowledge and ensure
our strategies are aligned, whilst recognising the differences
between our respective areas.
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It was formally moved by Councillor Lewis
Chinchen, and formally seconded by the chair of the meeting
(Councillor Anne Murphy), that this Council:-
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(a) believes
that the mass uptake of Electric Vehicles (EVs) will depend on
convenient and affordable charging infrastructure;
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(b) notes that
EV ownership is skewed towards those with off-street parking (80%
of EV owners have access to a driveway);
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(c) believes
that we need to ensure that the 40% of households in this country
that do not have access to off-street parking have ways to
conveniently charge an EV;
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(d) notes that
Sheffield currently does not have any on-street residential EV
charging infrastructure;
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(e) believes
that without proper investment in on-street EV charging technology,
we will continue to see inequality in EV ownership between those
with off-street parking and those without;
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(f)
recognises that there is a chicken and egg situation where it is
often not initially financially viable for the private sector to
invest in new infrastructure due to the limited EV ownership in
areas that need this infrastructure;
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(g) believes
that a partnership between Government, this Council and innovative
private sector enterprise is the best way to develop our on-street
EV charging network;
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(h) notes the
work of other local authorities such as the London Borough of
Lambeth in expanding on-street EV charging infrastructure across 11
council estates through a partnership with a private company;
and
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(i)
requests the Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee
to consider:-
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(i)
developing an EV charging strategy that outlines a vision for every
household in Sheffield to be within walking distance of a public EV
charging point;
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(ii)
inviting businesses to Sheffield to explore innovative
infrastructure solutions such as retractable chargers, as well as
successful commercial models that maximise private sector
investment;
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(iii) applying
to the Government’s On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme
and/or the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund once
this becomes fully available following national pilots; and
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(iv) working
collaboratively and collectively with neighbouring local
authorities and the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
(SYMCA) where appropriate to take advantage of economies of scale,
share knowledge and ensure our strategies are aligned, whilst
recognising the differences between our respective areas.
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Whereupon, it was formally moved by Councillor
Julie Grocutt, and formally seconded by
Councillor Bryan Lodge, as an amendment, that
the Motion now submitted be amended by the addition
of new paragraphs (j) to (m) as follows:-
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(j) notes that
the UK has only 15% of the charging points it needs to meet net
zero – and believes that government inaction is creating a
two-tier transport Britain;
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(k) notes that in June
2021 Parliament’s Select Committee on Climate Change, found
that there needs to be over 150,000 public charging points
operating in our country by 2025, and yet the Government is
currently trailing way behind at around 42,000 public charging
points overall, itself an increase of less than 20,000 in the last
12 months, therefore way off the target required;
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(l) notes that,
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Updates to the Council's Constitution PDF 530 KB
To approve, with or without amendment, the
recommendations in the report of the Director of Legal and
Governance (Monitoring Officer), published with this
agenda, regarding changes to the Council’s
Constitution.
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RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: On the
motion formally moved by Councillor Julie Grocutt and formally
seconded by Councillor Sue Alston, that this Council:-
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(a) approves
the changes to the various Parts of the Constitution, as outlined
in sections 3.1 and 3.2 of the report of the Director of Legal and
Governance and as set out in appendices A to H;
and
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(b)
notes the minor and consequential changes to Part
3.3 of the Constitution that had been made by the Director of Legal
and Governance, as outlined in section 3.3 of the report and as set
out in appendices I and J.
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Minutes Of Previous Council Meetings PDF 534 KB
To receive the records of the
proceedings of the ordinary meeting of the Council held on
2nd February, the special meeting of the Council held on
2nd March and the extraordinary meeting of the Council
held on 23rd March 2022, and to approve the accuracy
thereof.
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RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: On
the motion formally moved by Councillor Dianne Hurst and formally
seconded by Councillor Garry Weatherall, that the
minutes of the ordinary meeting of the Council held on
2nd February, the special meeting of the Council held on
2nd March and the extraordinary meeting of the Council
held on 23rd March 2022, be approved as true and
accurate records.
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Memberships of Council Bodies and Representatives to Serve on Other Bodies PDF 218 KB
To consider any changes to the
memberships and arrangements for meetings of Committees and other
Council bodies, etc., delegated authority, and the appointment of
representatives to serve on other bodies.
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RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: On
the motion formally moved by Councillor Dianne Hurst and formally
seconded by Councillor Joe Otten, that:-
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(a) it be noted
that Councillor Ben Curran replaced Councillor Paul
Wood as the Labour Group Spokesperson on the Housing Policy
Committee with effect from 7th June 2022;
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(b) it be noted that, at its
meeting held on 22nd June 2022, the Waste and Street
Scene Policy Committee appointed Councillor Mike Chaplin as Deputy
Chair of the Committee;
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(c) Councillor Steve Ayris be
appointed as Deputy Chair of the Health Scrutiny
Sub-Committee;
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(d) Councillor Richard
Williams be appointed as Deputy Chair of the Charitable Trusts Sub-Committee;
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(e) it be confirmed that the
Regulatory Committees are to operate with two chairs in 2022/23,
(namely Councillors Dianne Hurst and Alan Woodcock on Planning and
Highways Committee, and Councillors David Barker and Jayne Dunn on
the Licensing Committee), continuing the arrangements operated in
recent years, and not operate with a Chair and Deputy Chair which
had been the designations approved in error at the annual meeting
of the Council on 18th May 2022;
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(f) it be noted that, in
order to reflect the practice in operation, the “Committee
Chair Job Share Protocol” in Part 5 of the Council’s
Constitution will be updated to reflect that the Chairs of the
Regulatory Committees, each with equal full responsibility for the
role, are designated as “Joint Chairs”, and the
job-share chairs, i.e. two Members jointly to share the position of
Committee Chair, that have been appointed to the Policy Committees,
are designated as “Co-Chairs”;
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(g) it be noted that,
in accordance with the authority given by the City Council at its
annual meeting held on 18th May 2022, the Monitoring
Officer had authorised the following appointments, with
effect from the dates shown:-
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Health Scrutiny
Sub-Committee
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(1) Councillors Abtisam Mohammed, Anne Murphy
and Garry Weatherall appointed to serve on the Sub-Committee, with
effect from 1st June 2022; (2) Councillor Martin Phipps
appointed to serve on the Sub-Committee in place of Councillor
Angela Argenzio, with effect from 8th June 2022, noting
that he will also serve as Group Spokesperson on the Sub-Committee;
and (3) Councillor Angela Argenzio appointed to serve as a
substitute member of the Sub-Committee, in place of Councillor
Martin Phipps, also with effect from 8th June 2022
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Housing Policy
Committee
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(1) Councillor Fran Belbin
appointed to serve on the Committee in place of Councillor Safiya
Saeed, with effect from 12th July 2022; and (2) Councillors Minesh
Parekh and Safiya Saeed appointed to serve as substitute members on
the Committee, with effect from 12th July 2022
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Waste and Street Scene Policy
Committee
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(1) Councillor Mike Chaplin
appointed to serve on the Committee, with effect from
1st June 2022; and (2) Councillor David Barker appointed
to serve as a substitute member on the Committee, with effect from
12th July, 2022
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Corporate Joint Committee with
Trade Unions
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Councillors Joe Otten, Martin Smith and
Richard Williams appointed ...
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