PRESENT:   The Worshipful the Mayor, Councillor H W Curran;

Deputy Mayor, Councillor M R Jones, Councillors T E Ankers, R A Bailey, W T Beard, D N Bebbington, J A Beech, J D Bratherton, D Brickhill, P K Butterill, M Campbell, D J Cannon, R Cartlidge, D H D Charlesworth, S G Conquest, A Crawford, R E Dodd, T R Dunlop, J V Dwyer, B H Dykes, B Evans, G Fenton, M Grant, G Griffiths, P A Hallett, J Hammond, J K Hatfield, S W Hogben, A C Johnson, Z S Krizanac, J Lewis, M A Martin, W S McGinnis, A Moran, S J S Mottram, J A Pearson, A Richardson, M Roberts, S Roberts, B G Silvester, M J Simon, R Stafford, D J Straine-Francis, J I Stockton, C G Thorley, M J Weatherill, R Westwood, L T Wood   and J Wright

 

 

138     Apologies for absence were received from Councillors W S Davies, A Fawcett, M A Hollins, E Howell, R Jones, R Salmon and C Waling.

 

 

139     RESOLVED:  That the Minutes of the meeting held on 13^th December 2006 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Mayor.

 

 

140     It was reported that, on this occasion, no questions or petitions had been received in accordance with the Public Question Time Procedure Rule No. 31(2).

 

 

141     Council received the Mayor's communications and a resumé of civic life in the Borough since the last meeting. 

 

 

142     RESOLVED: That the Council now sit as a Committee of Full Council.

 

 

143     Councillors D Brickhill, A Moran, M J Simon and A Richardson each declared a personal interest in agenda item 9 (Youth Nuisance Policy and Procedures) on the basis of their County Council membership.  Councillors D N Bebbington and B Evans each declared a personal interest in agenda item 10 (Further Electoral Review of Crewe and Nantwich) on the basis that they were parish councillors. 

 

No other Member made any declaration of interest in any item of business on the agenda.

 

 

144     There were no reports or recommendations from the Performance and Overview Committees on this occasion.

           

 

145     The Committee of Full Council was invited to consider a Notice of Motion, submitted by Councillor S W Hogben and supported by Councillors B Evans, M Grant, G Griffiths, A Moran and B G Silvester, in accordance with Procedure Rule No. 7(1).

 

"That this Council expresses its warm appreciation of theoutstanding service rendered by Alan Wenham as its Chief Executive. Under his guidance, the Borough Council led Crewe and Nantwich into an era of unprecedented progress and prosperity and was acknowledged as a leading local authority. The Council wishes him well for the future.

 

 

RECOMMENDED: (a) That this Council expresses its warm appreciation of the outstanding service rendered by Alan Wenham as its Chief Executive. Under his guidance, the Borough Council led Crewe and Nantwich into an era of unprecedented progress and prosperity and was acknowledged as a leading local authority.   The Council wished him well for the future; and

 

(b) That the Council place on record its similar appreciation to Alan Warburton, former Assistant Chief Executive, recognising the immense contribution that he made, especially to the local democracy and civic life of the Borough.

 

 

146     At its meeting held on 11^th January 2007, the Board considered the report of Councillor Brian Silvester, Leader of the Council. 

 

The report provided details of the annual review of the Council's Corporate Strategy and set out proposals for the 2007-2012 Corporate Strategy.

 

RECOMMENDED: That the Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council Corporate Strategy 2007-2012 be approved.

 

 

147     At its meeting held on 11^th January 2007, the Board considered the report of Councillor John Dwyer, Portfolio Holder for Safer Communities. 

 

The report provided details of the draft Youth Nuisance Policy and Procedures.  Subsequent to the Board meeting, it had been re-named "Youth Nuisance Protocol" and a number of editorial amendments had been made to the document. The report set out the procedures which the Crewe and Nantwich Safer Communities Partnership had adopted to ensure a co-ordinated response to reports of youth nuisance and managing individuals under the age of 18-years identified as causing disruption in their communities.

 

RECOMMENDED: That the draft Youth Nuisance Protocol be approved and adopted.

 

 

148     At its meeting held on 11^th January 2007, the Board considered the report of Councillor Margaret Simon, Portfolio Holder for Customers.  The report summarised the Boundary Committee's recommendations.

 

The Board recommended to Council

 

(a) That the electoral arrangements proposed by the Conservative Group in December 2005 be submitted as the Council's response to the Boundary Committee's draft recommendations; and

 

(b) That Council Officers be instructed to research the further demonstrable evidence and maps the Boundary Committee requires and that this be submitted to the Boundary Committee by 12^th February 2007.

 

An amendment to the motion was moved

 

 

 

 

A further amendment was moved

 

iv)  That the original proposals for the Grosvenor/Delamere/ Coppenhall area be supported, on the grounds that they give better equality of representation than the Committee's alternative; that the alleged divisions between certain areas are no greater than similar divisions within other wards; and that the westward enlargement of the Delamere ward takes away its unique character as a ward based evenly around the Town Centre, and dilutes the process of regeneration, which is a major feature of Council policy West of the town centre."

 

 

A further amendment was moved

 

 

 

 

A further amendment was moved

 

"That Council Officers ensure that there are, as far as possible, no technical errors in the submission."

 

 

Before the vote on the substantive motion (as follows) was taken, at least six Members of the Borough Council requested that the vote be recorded to show whether each Member present voted for or against the Motion, or abstained from voting, in accordance with Procedure Rule No. 18

 

 

 

(c) That Council Officers ensure that there are, as far as possible, no technical errors in the submission."

 

The recorded vote was as follows

 

 

Councillors Ankers, Bailey, Bebbington, Beech, Brickhill, Charlesworth, Dodd, Dwyer, Dykes, Fenton, Hallett, Hammond, Hatfield, Johnson, Lewis, McGinnis, Moran, Mottram, Pearson, Richardson, Silvester, Simon, Stockton, Weatherill and Westwood.

 

 

The Deputy Mayor, Councillor M R Jones, Councillors Beard, Bratherton, Butterill, Campbell, Cannon, Cartlidge, Conquest, Crawford, Dunlop, Evans, Grant, Griffiths, Hogben, Krizanac, Martin, M Roberts, S Roberts, Stafford, Straine-Francis, Thorley, Wood and Wright.

 

 

The Worshipful the Mayor, Councillor H W Curran.

 

The Worshipful the Mayor announced the result of the recorded vote: 25 Members voted for the Motion, 23 Members voted against the Motion and 1 Member abstained from voting.

 

 

           

149     The Committee of Full Council was invited to ask questions of the Board or Committee Chairs in accordance with Procedure Rule No. 9. These were responded to by the Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holders as appropriate. 

 

There were no questions to Committee Chairs on this occasion. 

 

 

150     RESOLVED:  That Full Council be now reconvened.

 

 

151     RESOLVED:  That the recommendations of the Committee of Full Council be approved and adopted.

 

 

...................................................Mayor