Agenda item

Moved by Councillor Black,

Seconded by Councillor Murphy,

      That the minutes of the proceedings of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 19th June, omitting matters in respect of which the Council has delegated its powers to the Committee, be approved and adopted.

Amendment

Dual Language Street Signs Policy

Moved by Councillor Beattie,

Seconded by Councillor Maskey,

      That the decision of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 19th June, under the heading “Dual Language Street Signs Policy”, be amended to proceed with the original motion, as proposed by Councillor Wash and seconded by Councillor McLaughlin at the February 2020 meeting of Council, namely for the Council to amend its Irish language street signage policy to the following:

                              i.continue with the 1/3rd of the eligible electorate in the street to initiate the process;

                             ii.change the policy to reflect that it will be the majority of respondents to the survey that will decide if the process has been successful. Therefore, it will be 50% +1 of respondents that will determine if the petition to erect bilingual signage has been successful. Non-respondents will not be considered as a negative response; and

                            iii.those respondents who respond as ‘Don’t Care’ are not considered to be a negative response and will be treated as a void vote.’

On a vote by show of hands, twenty-five Members voted for the amendment and thirty-three against and it was declared lost.

Dual Language Street Signs Policy

At the request of Councillor Ferguson, the Chief Executive confirmed that the further legal advice to be submitted to the Committee would include the views of the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ).  

Amendment

Recovery Programme (Temporary Road Closures)

Moved by Alderman Kingston,

Seconded by Councillor Pankhurst,

      That the decision of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 19th June, under the heading “Recovery Programme”, be amended to provide that the temporary road closures, as outlined in the third bullet point, should be expedited with the exception of public Translink Buses.

On a vote by show of hands, nineteen Members voted for the amendment and thirty-eight against and it was declared lost.

Amendment

Recovery Programme (Temporary Road Closures)

Moved by Councillor T. Kelly,

Seconded by Councillor Brooks,

      That the decision of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 19th June, under the heading “Recovery Programme”, be amended to remove the final paragraph under the third bullet point, and to add the following ”And to also consult locally on any proposals relating to the Ormeau Road and any other arterial route before adopting a Council position.”

On a vote by show of hands, seventeen Members voted for the amendment and thirty-eight against and it was declared lost.

Recovery Programme (Temporary Road Closures)

            At the request of Councillor O’Hara, the Council agreed that the list of temporary road closures be amended to also include Union Street, between Donegal Street and Little Donegal Street, under the third bullet point.

            At the request of Councillor McMullan, the Council agreed that the first paragraph, under the third bullet point, in relation to the Council writing to the Department for Infrastructure seeking to expedite the temporary road closures be amended to include consultation with disabled people and older people, for example, The Inclusive Mobility and Transport Advisory Committee (IMTAC).

Amendment

Recovery Programme (St. George’s Market fees)

Moved by Councillor Groogan,

Seconded by Councillor O’Hara,

      That the decision of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 19th June, under the heading “Recovery Programme”, be amended, under the first bullet point, in relation to the decision not to waive the stall fees for market stall holders at St. George’s Market, to agree to bring back a paper on the cost of waiving the stall fees for market stall holders at St George’s Market and to enter into discussions with the stall holders around their proposals to assist with the economic recovery of the Market.

            The proposer agreed, at the request of Alderman Rodgers, that the Council should also invite a deputation of Market Stall Traders to discuss the issue at the next Committee.

      Resolved - That the decision of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 19th June, under the heading “Recovery Programme”, be amended, under the first bullet point, in relation to the decision not to waive the stall fees for market stall holders at St. George’s Market, to agree to submit a report on the cost of waiving the stall fees for market stall holders at St George’s Market to the next Committee and to enter into discussions with the stall holders around their proposals to assist with the economic recovery of the Market and also invite a deputation of market stall traders to the Committee to discuss the matter.

Adoption of Minutes

            Subject to the foregoing additions and amendment, the minutes of the proceedings of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 19th June were thereupon approved and adopted.