Agenda and minutes

Venue: Lavery Room, City Hall

Items
No. Item

1a

Apologies

Minutes:

Apologies were recorded from Councillors de Faoite and Maghie

1b

Minutes

Minutes:

            The minutes of the meeting of 24th October were taken as read and signed as correct.  It was reported that those minutes had been adopted by the Council at its meeting on 4th November.

 

1c

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

            Councillor Lyons declared an interest in agenda item 2 (a) in that he was employed by a Teachers Trade Union.  As there was no discussion, he was not required to leave the meeting.

 

1d

Schedule of Meetings 2025 pdf icon PDF 150 KB

Minutes:

            The Committee approved the following schedule of meetings for the Standards and Business Committee in 2025 and agreed that all meetings would commence at 5.30 pm:

 

·        Tuesday, 7th January;

·        Thursday, 23rd January;

·        Thursday, 20th February;

·        Tuesday, 25th March;

·        Monday, 28th April;

·        Thursday, 22nd May;

·        Tuesday, 24th June;

·        Thursday, 21st August;

·        Tuesday, 23rd September;

·        Thursday, 23rd October; and

·        Thursday, 20th November.

 

2.

Motions

Minutes:

2a

Notice of Motion - Addressing Educational Inequalities in Belfast pdf icon PDF 417 KB

Minutes:

            The Committee agreed that the motion, which had been proposed by Councillor Bell and seconded by Councillor Long, be referred, in the first instance, to the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee.

 

2b

Notice of Motion - Retail Business in Sandy Row pdf icon PDF 412 KB

Minutes:

            The Committee agreed that the motion, which had been proposed by Councillor Kelly and seconded by Councillor R. Brooks, be referred, in the first instance, to the City Growth and Regeneration Committee.

 

2c

Notice of Motion - Armed Forces Covenant pdf icon PDF 412 KB

Minutes:

            The Committee agreed that the motion, which had been proposed by Alderman Lawlor and seconded by Alderman McCullough, be referred, in the first instance, to the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee.

 

2d

Notice of Motion - Removal of Knockbreda Out of Hours Doctors Service pdf icon PDF 410 KB

Minutes:

Proposal

 

Moved by Deputy Lord Mayor, Councillor McCormick,

Seconded by Alderman McCullough,

 

      That the motion be adopted.

 

            On a vote by show of hands, twelve Members voted for the proposal to adopt the motion, with two against and with one no vote it was declared carried.

 

            Accordingly, the Committee agreed that the motion, which had been proposed by the Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor McCormick and seconded by Alderman McCullough, be adopted.