Agenda item

Name ofCouncillor askingQuestion

Name ofCabinet Member Responding

Councillor Crow to the Leader of the Council

Does he agree with me that any Councillor that were a member of ‘Momentum,’ should declare that on their register of interest?

Councillor Lamb – (Leader of the Council).

I genuinely do not know if any of my colleagues were/ are a member of ‘Momentum.’ I am very diligent with my declarations, but if Momentum does fall within any of the categories, then yes it should be on the Councillor’s register of interest forms

Councillor Lanzer to theLeader of the Council

Can he update the current risk level of the combined heat and power network associated with the new Town Hall development? Also who would be running the installation of the network if it was to go ahead?

Councillor Lamb – (Leader of the Council).

This question should probably be addressed to the Cabinet Member for Resources, but what I can say is that as we are in active negotiation at present, unfortunately we cannot discuss too much on this issue in Part A session.

Councillor Eade to the Cabinet Member for Resources

Noting that we were in open session, but what level of confidence does he have that the New Town Hall project would remain under the figures originally debated?

Councillor Skudder -  (Cabinet Member for Resources)

Zero. As the figures had changed since the original report, which had been reported at the Scrutiny Commission in September 2017.

Councillor Guidera to the Cabinet Member for Environmental Services and Sustainability

My question relates to the disabled parking on the Broadway/ Crosskeys. I have seen numerous times recently, vehicles with blue badges receiving parking tickets. Having looked into it, it appears that three of the bays were our disabled residents being ticketed. I believe many of the tickets were then being rescinded. Would he consider looking into the Council’s approach for ticketing in that area?

Councillor Thomas – (the Cabinet Member for Environmental Services and Sustainability)

Recently I did however pick up a parking ticket from the floor in the Town Hall reception and took it to the parking team.

However I don’t have an answer now, as I’ll have to look at this matter further. Please forward me any information so I can get to the heart of the issue. One thought though was that car park I believe was an NCP, rather one we own.

Councillor R Burgess to theLeader of the Council

At the last Full Council I asked you a question ‘are there any plans for the Council to commemorate the centenary of the Representations of the People’s Act?’ You replied that you would be speaking to our communications team over this. Can he provide an update on this?

Councillor Lamb – (Leader of the Council).

I believe I said I would speak to the relevant Cabinet Member on my right, which I have done and you’ll find out our approach, in due course.

Councillor B Burgess to the Cabinet Member for Resources

Please can you reconfirm to me your answer to Councillor Eade’s question? What does zero mean?

Councillor Skudder -  (Cabinet Member for Resources)

The figures have increased, so there is a zero percent chance of the figures remaining to the original figures. So in answer to what you are implying is, yes they have increased.

Councillor McCarthy to the Cabinet Member for Environmental Services and Sustainability

In regards to the parking ticket he picked up. Did the recipient who had left the ticket receive a fixed penalty notice for littering?

Councillor Thomas – (the Cabinet Member for Environmental Services and Sustainability)

All I can say was that I passed the ticket to the relevant person.