To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 30 January 2017  as a correct record.

Agreed the minutes of the meeting held on the 30 January 2017.

Councillors will be asked to make declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda. A flowchart providing guidance on interests is attached to assist councillors.

There were no declarations of interest made by councillors in accordance with the code of conduct.

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

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

The City Council will be asked to consider recommendations in the updated report of the Interim Strategic Director for Transformation and Change regarding the Revenue and Capital Budget and Proposed Council Tax levels for 2017/18.

A background paper (the equality impact assessment) can be accessed at the Council’s website Councillors, Committees and meetings/Committee Meetings/Library/Cabinet background papers 201617 or using the following link - http://tinyurl.com/zneeezz

At the start of the debate Councillor Bowyer proposed, Councillor Evans seconded and Council agreed that in accordance with Part B, Council Procedure Rule 14.6 of the Constitution, Rule of Debate 4.2 (in Appendix one) (which limits speeches to five minutes) is suspended for this item in relation to the speeches by the Leader and the Leader of the Opposition.

Councillor Bowyer (Leader) proposed and Councillor Darcy (Cabinet Member for Finance) seconded a report and the amended recommendations on the Revenue and Capital Budget and Proposed Council Tax Levels for 2017/18.

During the debate, Councillor Evans proposed and Councillor McDonald seconded an amendment for an additional recommendation on fees and charges for bereavement services.

Following a vote, Council agreed the amendment.

During the debate Councillor Evans moved a procedural motion under the Constitution, Appendix One (2) Rules of Debate (11.1) for the meeting to be adjourned, Councillor Lowry seconded the motion.

Following a request from ten councillors for a recorded vote, the motion was lost.

For the motion (26) –

Councillors Mrs Aspinall, Bowie, Coker, Dann, P Davey, S Davey, Evans, Hendy, Lowry, Mavin, McDonald, Morris, Parker-Delaz-Ajete, Penberthy, Rennie, Singh, Smith, Sparling, Stevens, Jon Taylor, Kate Taylor, Tuffin, Tuohy, Vincent, Wheeler and Winter.

Against the motion (29)

Councillors Ball, Mrs Beer, Bowyer, Mrs Bowyer, Mrs Bridgeman, Carson, Cook, Churchill, Darcy, Deacon, Downie, Drean, Fletcher, Foster, Mrs Foster, Fry,  Jordan, Kelly, Martin Leaves, Mike Leaves, Sam Leaves, Loveridge, Dr Mahony, Nicholson, Mrs Pengelly, Ricketts, Riley, Storer and Wigens.

Abstained (1) –

Lord Mayor

Absent (1) –

Councillor James

During the debate, Councillor Darcy moved a procedural motion under the Constitution, Appendix One (2) Rules of Debate (11.1) to move to the vote, Councillor Fry seconded the motion.

Following a vote, the motion was carried.

Following a request from ten councillors for a recorded vote Council agreed -

1.            To approve the proposed net revenue budget requirement for 2017/18 of £183.683m;

2.            To approve the total capital budget of £895.4m to 2021/22 (Appendix 4);

3.            To approve - 

a.   Increase to the Council Tax by one point four nine percent (1.49%);

b.   Increase to the Council Tax Adult Social Care precept of three percent (3%);

c.   the drawdown of £0.192m from the Council Tax Collection Fund;

d.   the amended appendix three, detailing the proposed 2017/18 Council Tax for each band of property.

4.               To use the Council Tax base for 2017/18 as 70,775 [Item T in the formula in Section 31B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended (the “Act”)]; calculate that the Council Tax requirement for the Councils own purposes for 2017/18 is £99,610,438.

5.               To agree that the following amounts are calculated for the year 2017/18 in accordance with Sections 31 to 36 of the Act:

a.   £531,521,693 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for the items set out in Section 31A (3) of the Act (Gross Expenditure and Transfers to Reserves).

b.   £431,911,255 being the aggregate of the amounts which the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 69.