Agenda

To receive any apologies.

To authorise the signing of the minutes of the Council Meeting held on 18^th November 2009, attached.

Matters especially brought forward by the Mayor and the Leader.

To receive any Deputations, Presentation of Petitions or Public Questions.

Report of the Leader of the Council, attached.

A.  Councillor R Williams to move:

This Council supports free concessionary bus travel for the over 60's enjoyed by 8 million people and calls on all three major political parties on social and environmental grounds to pledge its continuation without changing the criteria for eligibility.

B.  Councillor Burke to move:

Council calls on the Executive to abandon its plans to privatize the management of council leisure facilities.

C. Councillor Stevens to move:

Council notes the seriousness of the recommendations in the Warnock Report and in light of the very real concerns shared by all councils and councillors, calls upon Southampton City Council to follow the approach adopted by other authorities and increase the status of the Corporate Parenting Group and its ability to make recommendations within either the scrutiny or Local Safeguarding Children’s Board structure and become a politically proportionate body within the constitution of the authority.

To consider any question of which notice has been given under Council Procedure Rule 11.2.

To deal with any appointments to Committees, Sub-Committees or other bodies as required.

Report of the Leader of the Council formally receiving the 2009 Audit Commission’s Annual Audit and Inspection Letter and the Audit Commission’s Comprehensive Area Assessment, attached.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport seeking approval for the adoption of the Core Strategy, following amendments in accordance with the Inspector’s recommendations, and the endorsement of the list of additional Local Plan Review policies, attached.

Report of the Solicitor to the Council seeking the adoption of a revised Gambling Act Policy, attached.

To move that in accordance with the Council’s Constitution, specifically the Access to Information procedure Rules contained within the Constitution, the press and public be excluded from the meeting in respect of any consideration of the confidential appendix to item no:13

Confidential appendix 2 contains information deemed to be exempt from general publication based on Category 3 of paragraph 10.4 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules. It is not considered to be in the public interest to disclose this information because this Appendix contains confidential and commercially sensitive information relating to the property interests potentially involved in this matter.  

Report of the Cabinet Member for Economic Development seeking approval, subject to certain conditions, for the addition of £3,000,000 to be added to the Economic Development Portfolio Capital Programme, attached.

To move that in accordance with the Council’s Constitution, specifically the Access to Information procedure Rules contained within the Constitution, the press and public be excluded from the meeting in respect of any consideration of the confidential appendix to item no 15.

Appendix 1 to the report contains information deemed to be exempt from general publication based on Category 3 of paragraph 10.4 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules. It is not in the public interest to disclose this information because it comprises financial and business information that if made public would prejudice the Council’s ability to operate in a commercial environment and obtain best value during acquisition negotiations.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport seeking approval for the addition of the sum in the confidential appendix to the Environment and Transport Capital Programme for the Crematorium, attached.

To move that in accordance with the Council’s Constitution, specifically the Access to Information procedure Rules contained within the Constitution, the press and public be excluded from the meeting in respect of any consideration of the confidential appendix to item no: 17.

Appendix 1 of the report contains information deemed to be exempt from general publication based on Category 3 of paragraph 10.4 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules.  It is not in the public interest to disclose this information because doing so would prejudice the Council’s commercial position in relation to future procurement activities supporting the BSF project and could affect the Council’s ability to deliver best value in the procurement of services for the benefit of the public.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services seeking approval for capital and revenue contributions to be added to future years’ budget proposals and £4 million to be added to the Children’s Services Capital programme, attached.

Report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Strategy), summarising the use of the Call-In procedure over the last three months, attached.

NOTE:  There will be Sikh prayers and a Thought for the Day by David Bothwell in the Mayor’s Reception Room at 1.45 pm for Members of the Council and Officers who wish to attend.