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Notices of motion.

To consider notices of motion received.

Minutes:

The Chair of the Council reported that the following notices of motion had been submitted under Council Procedure Rule 14.

1.    Renewable Energy – Proposed by Councillor Ient

Councillor Ient moved and Councillor Osborne seconded:

 

“That this Council resolves to bring forward the date for implementation of the renewable energy schemes motion which was carried on 16 July 2018 whereby the implementation period is brought forward from 1 September 2019 to 1 April 2019, in recognition that the Council is already in the position to put this in place from the earlier date of 1 April 2019”.

 

The motion was put to the vote and it was Resolved (Carried).

2.    Amendment to deadline for receipt of Questions – Proposed by Councillor Ient

Councillor Ient withdrew this motion at the meeting, as following discussions with Councillor Nicholson he agreed that this would be better considered by a future Council when reviewing the Constitution. 

 

3.   Air Source Heat Pumps – Proposed by Councillor Rowell

Councillor Rowell moved and Councillor Catlin seconded that:

 

This Council will set aside up to £10,000 to undertake a feasibility study to assess whether the capital and running costs involved to both the Council and tenants of installing air source heat pumps in existing and new properties is a viable option both in terms of cost and carbon emissions reduction for the future and report back to Cabinet by 30 June 2019, subject to the Chief Finance Officer in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance identifying the funding for the feasibility study from limited contingency monies contained in the Council budget for 2019/20.’

 

The motion was put to the vote and it was Declared Lost.

4.   Clearing Litter on A26 and A27 – Proposed by Councillor Linington

Councillor Linington moved and Councillor Ient seconded that:

 

‘This Council calls on the Secretary of State for Transport, working as necessary with the Secretary of State for the Environment, to achieve the transfer of responsibility for clearing litter from the A26 and A27 within Lewes District to Highways England and that the Cabinet Member for the Environment shall write to the Secretary of State for Transport to make the case for this.’

 

In moving this motion, Councillor Linington advised that if the motion was supported she may appropriate other East Sussex Councils to join with Lewes Council on the request to Government, and it was suggested she might in addition seek support from the local MPs and Town and Parish Councils, although this did not form part of the formal motion.

 

The motion was put to the vote and it was Resolved (Carried).

5.    Tackling Littering – Proposed by Councillor Rowell

Councillor Rowell moved and Councillor Denys seconded that:

This Council will therefore set aside up to £50,000 to devise and implement a strategy that will look at education, prevention, extra bins and extra staff to reduce and if possible eliminate the reliance on volunteers to keep Lewes District clean and tidy, subject to Officers being instructed to provide an early report to Cabinet setting out a business case for the strategy and its implementation, including identification of the cost implications and a proposal for how this will be funded from limited contingency monies contained in the Council budget for 2019/20.’

 

The motion was put to the meeting and it was Declared Lost.

 

6.    Drug Litter – Proposed by Councillor Denis

Councillor Denis moved, and Councillor Catlin seconded:

That this Council will put in place a strategic approach to drug litter and refuse by facilitating and encouraging reporting, using reporting evidence to prioritise regular clean-ups of frequently used areas and by working with such other agencies towards reducing litter.’

 

The motion was put to the vote and it was Declared Lost.

 

7.    Tackling Dog Poo – Proposed by Councillor Denis

Councillor Denis moved, and Councillor Catlin seconded:

‘That this Council will introduce such measures as Green Dog Walkers, Dog Poo Fairy, or other suitable methodology to reduce the incidence of dog poo and bagged dog poo left in our amenity and green spaces at the earliest opportunity.’

The motion was put to the vote and it was Declared Lost.

 

8.    Graffiti – Proposed by Councillor Denis

Councillor Denis moved, and Councillor Rowell seconded that:

This Council will

a)    work with young people and strategic partners to address graffiti by:

-       supporting the creation of legitimate creative graffiti spaces;

-       encouraging reporting and prompt removal of graffiti which impacts negatively on communities;

-       considering resourcing a longer-term plan to reduce the incidence of graffiti.

b)    In the meantime, actively encourage the reporting of graffiti through the Council’s reporting app, Report It! (rather than Fix my Street), or by otherwise contacting the Council.

 

The motion was put to the vote and it was Declared Lost.

 

9.    Provision of Changing Places Toilets – Proposed by Councillor Adeniji.

Councillor Adeniji moved and Councillor Boorman seconded:

 

‘That this Council actively pursues the provision of more Changing Places toilets in the district by:

·         When upgrading or renovating any of its toilets considering whether a changing Places toilet can be installed in addition to standard accessible toilets and managed from the location;

·         When installing new public toilets considering whether a changing Places toilet as well as standard accessible toilets can be installed and managed from the location; and

·         Encouraging its partners and campaigning for the provision of Changing Places toilets in the district with the aim of having at least one Changing Place Toilet in every Town.

 

Councillor Rowell moved and Councillor Denis seconded two amendments to the motion that:

1.      ‘At the end of each sentence of the first 2 bullet points add after the word location 'and if considered appropriate then a Changing Places Toilet will be installed'.

2.      ‘At the end of bullet point 3 add after Town 'and village with a population of over 2,000. The Council will provide grant funding if deemed appropriate in order to facilitate this'.

 

Councillor Adeniji agreed that he was happy for the first amendment to be incorporated into his motion.

 

The amended motion including both amendments was then put to the vote and Declared Lost.

 

The original motion as amended (incorporating the first amendment) was put to the vote and Resolved (carried).

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