That this Council:-
(a) believes thriving high streets across Sheffield’s communities are vital to both the City’s economy and its wellbeing;
(b) welcomes the actions taken by the previous Administration to support local high streets through the Thriving Local and District Centres programme;
(c) recognises the vital importance to local retail business in the City Centre and District Shopping Centres, of the Christmas Trading period;
(d) notes nearby competing shopping centres such as Rotherham and Chesterfield are offering free car parking incentives in the run up to Christmas;
(e) recalls the main opposition group’s 2015/16 budget amendment, which, if passed, would have provided funding for reduced parking charges and investment in district centres; and
(f) therefore calls on the Administration to offer free Christmas Parking incentives applicable to the City Centre and district centres, during the forthcoming Festive Season.
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Free Christmas Parking Incentives |
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It was moved by Councillor Joe Otten, seconded by Councillor Richard Shaw, that this Council |
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(a) believes thriving high streets across Sheffield’s communities are vital to both the City’s economy and its wellbeing;
(b) welcomes the actions taken by the previous Administration to support local high streets through the Thriving Local and District Centres programme;
(c) recognises the vital importance to local retail business in the City Centre and District Shopping Centres, of the Christmas Trading period;
(d) notes nearby competing shopping centres such as Rotherham and Chesterfield are offering free car parking incentives in the run up to Christmas;
(e) recalls the main opposition group’s 2015/16 budget amendment, which, if passed, would have provided funding for reduced parking charges and investment in district centres; and
(f) therefore calls on the Administration to offer free Christmas Parking incentives applicable to the City Centre and district centres, during the forthcoming Festive Season. |
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Whereupon, it was moved by Councillor Terry Fox, seconded by Councillor Tony Downing, as an amendment, that the Motion now submitted be amended by the deletion of paragraph (f) and the addition of a new paragraph (f) as follows:- |
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(f) welcomes the Administration’s commitment to offer free Christmas Parking incentives during the forthcoming festive season. |
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On being put to the vote, the amendment was carried. |
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The original Motion, as amended was put as a Substantive Motion in the form set out below: |
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That this Council: |
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(a) believes thriving high streets across Sheffield’s communities are vital to both the City’s economy and its wellbeing;
(b) welcomes the actions taken by the previous Administration to support local high streets through the Thriving Local and District Centres programme;
(c) recognises the vital importance to local retail business in the City Centre and District Shopping Centres, of the Christmas Trading period;
(d) notes nearby competing shopping centres such as Rotherham and Chesterfield are offering free car parking incentives in the run up to Christmas;
(e) recalls the main opposition group’s 2015/16 budget amendment, which, if passed, would have provided funding for reduced parking charges and investment in district centres; and
(f) welcomes the Administration’s commitment to offer free Christmas Parking incentives during the forthcoming festive season.
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In being put to the vote, paragraphs (a), (c), (d) and (f) were carried and Paragraphs (b) and (e) were negatived, and the remaining paragraphs renumbered accordingly, resulting in the following resolution:- |
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RESOLVED: That this Council:- |
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(a) believes thriving high streets across Sheffield’s communities are vital to both the City’s economy and its wellbeing;
(b) recognises the vital importance to local retail business in the City Centre and District Shopping Centres, of the Christmas Trading period;
(c) notes nearby competing shopping centres such as Rotherham and Chesterfield are offering free car parking incentives in the run up to Christmas; and
(d) welcomes the Administration’s commitment to offer free Christmas Parking incentives during the forthcoming festive season. |
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(Note: Councillors Aodan Marken, Brian Webster, Robert Murphy and Sarah Jane Smalley voted for Paragraphs (a) to (c) and against Paragraph (d) of the Substantive Motion and asked for this to be recorded.) |