To approve and sign the minutes of the extraordinary meeting held on 21 March 2022, the ordinary meeting of the 21 March 2022 and the Annual General Meeting of the 20 May 2022 as a correct record.

The Council agreed that the minutes of the extraordinary meeting held on 21 March 2022, the ordinary meeting of the 21 March 2022 and the Annual General Meeting of the 20 May 2022 are confirmed as a correct record.

The following declarations of interest were made by councillors in accordance with the code of conduct in respect of items under consideration at the meeting -

The Assistant Chief Executive will submit a schedule of vacancies on committees, outside bodies etc and of changes notified to us.  

The Lord Mayor put forward a motion which had been seconded by Councillor Penberthy to accept appointments to Committees and Outside Bodies as set out in the order paper.

Council agreed to appoint Councillors Beer and Loveridge to the Erle Trust Fund.

Council agreed to appoint Councillors Patel, Coker, Wheeler and Tuohy to the North Yard Community Trust.

The Lord Mayor requested the Monitoring Officer to look into the process for selecting nominees to the North Yard Community Trust to ensure declarations of interest had been open.

Councillor Evans OBE sought advice to consider part of the proposal separately to the remainder of the recommendation.

The Lord Mayor confirmed that the Council would note the appointment to Committee’s and move to two votes for the Erle Trust Fund and North Yard Community Trust respectively.

Councillor Mrs Beer raised a point of order to seek clarification on the vote for the Erle Trust Fund as its term of reference stated it had to be two Plympton Erle Councillors must sit on the trust.

Councillor Evans OBE sought clarification following Councillor Mrs Beer’s comments that the proposition was in order. Ross Jago (Head of Governance, Performance and Risk) confirmed the proposition was in order.

Councillor Sue Dann proposed a vote on the Erle Trust Fund, seconded by Councillor Penberthy.

For (46)

Councillors Allen, Mrs Beer, Bingley, Bowyer, Briars-Delve, Burden, Carlyle, Churchill, Coker, Collins, Dr Cree, Cresswell, Dann, Darcy, Deacon, Drean, Evans OBE, Finn, Goslin, Harrison, Hendy, Holloway, Hulme, Laing, Loveridge, Dr Mahony, Nicholson, Partridge, Patel, Penberthy, Mrs Pengelly, Poyser, Reilly, Rennie, Riley, Salmon, Shayer, Singh, Smith, Stevens, Stoneman, Tippetts, Tofan, Tuffin, Tuohy, Wakeham, Ms Watkin and Wheeler.

Against (0)

Abstain (1)

Councillor Dann.

Not Present/Did Not Vote (2)

Councillors Bridgeman, Wheeler.

Councillor Sue Dann proposed a vote on the membership to the North Yard Community Trust, seconded by Councillor Penberthy.

Councillor Tudor Evans OBE questioned if the nomination process to this committee was flawed based on the Nolan Principal’s as the nomination was made based on the recommendation of someone who has a conflict of interest as a member of the trust, whose organisation is a beneficiary of the trust. Oppose the process by which the persons who made the nominations have been allowed to be part of the process of nomination by those who could be a beneficiary of the nominated person’s actions.

Councillor Patel responded by explaining that his organisation had benefitted from the North Yard Community Trust in the past, but applied to, and has no intention of doing so in the future, since he became a Councillor. 

Councillor Sue Dann proposed that this issue was looked at in more depth by the Monitoring Officer to ensure that the process of appointment to committees was open and transparent.

Tracey Lee (Chief Executive) explained that the Monitoring Officer always considered matters when bringing a proposal to Council and stated that Councillor Evans OBE had made contact with the Monitoring Officer on the matter and she would reply to the whole  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

To receive questions from and provide answers to the public in relation to matters which are about something the council is responsible for or something that directly affects people in the city, in accordance with Part B, paragraph 11 of the Constitution.

Questions, of no longer than 50 words, can be submitted to the Democratic Support Unit, Plymouth City Council, Ballard House, West Hoe Road, Plymouth, PL1 3BJ, or email to democraticsupport@plymouth.gov.uk. Any questions must be received at least five complete working days before the meeting.

There were eight questions submitted by members of the public.

(a)        To receive announcements from the Lord Mayor, Chief Executive, Service Director for Finance or Head of Legal Services;

(b)        To receive announcements from the Leader, Cabinet Members or Committee Chairs.

The Lord Mayor made the following announcements to Members –

Councillor Shayer (Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Economy) introduced the report. This was seconded by Councillor Bingley.

Following a discussion with contributions from Councillors Evans OBE and Nicholson, the Council agreed to –

For (47)

Councillors Allen, Mrs Beer, Bingley, Mrs Bowyer, Briars-Delve, Burden, Carlyle, Churchill, Collins, Coker, Dr Cree, Cresswell, Darcy, Deacon, Drean, Evans OBE, Finn, Goslin, Harrison, Hendy, Holloway, Hulme, Laing, Mrs Loveridge, Dr Mahony, Nicholson, Partridge, Patel, Penberthy, Mrs Pengelly, Poyser, Reilly, Rennie, Riley, Salmon, Shayer, Singh, Smith, Stevens, Stoneman, Tippetts, Tofan, Tuffin, Tuohy, Wakeham, Ms Watkin, Wheeler.

Against (0)

Abstain (1)

Councillor Dann.

Absent/Did Not Vote (1)

Councillors Bridgeman.

Councillor Jemima Laing introduced the motion on notice on Ambulance response times. This was seconded by Councillor Dylan Tippetts.

Following a discussion with contributions from Councillors Coker, Collins, Finn, Mrs Loveridge, Dr Mahony, Mrs Pengelly the council agreed:

·         The Chair of the Health & Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee ensures that the performance of South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is included in any upcoming scrutiny review of health services within Plymouth. 

·         The Chair of the Health & Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee writes immediately to the city’s three MPs and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to inform them of the seriousness of the situation. 

·         Members formally acknowledge the dedication of the staff of SWASFT whose professionalism will have saved countless lives over the years. This motion is not intended as a criticism of these selfless people who work day and night to care for the residents of Plymouth. 

For (46)

Councillors Allen, Mrs Beer, Bingley, Mrs Bowyer, Briars-Delve, Burden, Carlyle, Churchill, Collins, Coker, Dr Cree, Cresswell, Darcy, Deacon, Drean, Evans OBE, Finn, Goslin, Harrison, Hendy, Holloway, Hulme, Laing, Mrs Loveridge, Dr Mahony, Nicholson, Partridge, Patel, Penberthy, Mrs Pengelly, Poyser, Reilly, Rennie, Riley, Salmon, Shayer, Singh, Smith, Stevens, Stoneman, Tippetts, Tofan, Tuffin, Tuohy, Wakeham, Ms Watkin, Wheeler.

Against (0)

Abstain (1)

Councillor Dann.

Absent/Did Not Vote (2)

Councillor Bridgeman, Nicholson.

Councillor Bill Stevens introduced the motion on notice on changes to the planning system. This was seconded by Councillor Tina Tuohy. 

Following a discussion with contributions from Councillors Allen, Darcy, Evans OBE, Goslin, Nicholson, Smith, Stoneman the motion was not carried.

For (19)

Councillors Allen, Briars-Delve, Coker, Dr Cree, Cresswell, Evans OBE, Goslin, Hendy, Holloway, Laing, Penberthy, Poyser, Reilly, Rennie, Stevens, Tippetts, Tuffin, Tuohy, Wheeler

Against (27)

Councillors Bingley, Mrs Bowyer, Mrs Bridgeman, Burden, Carlyle, Churchill, Collins, Darcy, Deacon, Drean, Finn, Harrison, Hulme, Mrs Loveridge, Dr Mahony, Nicholson, Partridge, Patel, Mrs Pengelly, Riley, Salmon, Shayer, Smith, Stoneman, Tofan, Wakeham, Ms Watkin.

Abstain (3)

Councillors Mrs Beer, Dann, Singh.

Councillor Sally Cresswell introduced the motion on notice on standards in public life. This was seconded by Councillor Tudor Evans OBE. 

Following a discussion with contributions from Councillors Bingley and Stoneman the motion was not carried.

For (19)

Councillors Allen, Briars-Delve, Coker, Dr Cree, Cresswell, Evans OBE, Goslin, Hendy, Holloway, Laing, Penberthy, Poyser, Reilly, Rennie, Stevens, Tippetts, Tuffin, Tuohy, Wheeler.

Against (25)

Councillors Bingley, Burden, Carlyle, Churchill, Collins, Darcy, Deacon, Drean, Finn, Harrison, Hulme, Mrs Loveridge, Dr Mahony, Nicholson, Partridge, Patel, Mrs Pengelly, Riley, Salmon, Shayer, Smith, Stoneman, Tofan, Wakeham, Ms Watkin

Abstain (3)

Councillors Bridgeman, Dann, Singh.

Absent/Did Not Vote (2)

Councillors, Mrs Beer, Mrs Bowyer.

Council agreed to note the report.

Questions to the Leader, Cabinet Members and Committee Chairs covering aspects for their areas of responsibility or concern by councillors in accordance with Part B, paragraph 12 of the constitution.