Agenda item

Strategic Policy and Resources Committee

Minutes:

Moved by Councillor Black,

Seconded by Councillor Bunting,

 

      That the Minutes of the proceedings of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 20th and 26th November, 2020, omitting matters in respect of which the Council has delegated its powers to the Committee, be approved and adopted.

 

The information contained in the report associated with the following

amendment is restricted in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 6 of the Local Government Act(Northern Ireland) 2014.

 

Amendment 1

 

Council Assets Rental Holiday and

St. George’s Market – Financial Implications

 

            Moved by Councillor Groogan,

            Seconded by Councillor McDonough-Brown,

 

      “That the decision of the Special Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 26th November, under the heading “Council Assets Rental Holiday and St. George’s Market – Financial Implications”, be rejected and accordingly the Council agrees to waive the rental fees for stallholders in St. George’s market and to defer the request relating to the units to allow for further information to be provided."

 

            The Council proceeded to vote on the matter, with twenty Members for and thirty-six against and it was declared lost.

 

Amendment 2

 

Commercial and Procurement Service - Pricing Policy

 

Moved by Councillor Ferguson,

Seconded by Councillor Groogan,

 

      “That the decision of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 20th November, under the heading “Commercial and Procurement Service - Pricing Policy”, be rejected and accordingly the Council agrees that the matter would be reconsidered by the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee.”

 

            On a recorded vote, forty-two Members voted for the amendment and seventeen against, and it was declared carried.

 

For 42

 

Councillors Baker, Beattie, Black, Bradley, Canavan, Carson, Matt Collins, Michael Collins, Corr, De Faoite, Donnelly, Ferguson, Flynn, Garrett, Gormley, Groogan, Hanvey, Heading, Howard, Hutchinson, M. Kelly, Kyle, Long, Lyons, Magee, Magennis, Maskey, McCabe, McAllister, McAteer, McDonough-Brown,, McKeown, McLaughlin, McMullan, McReynolds, Mulholland, Murphy, Nicholl, O’Hara, Smyth, Walsh and Whyte.

 

 

Against 17

 

The Lord Mayor (Alderman McCoubrey); The High Sheriff (Councillor Verner);

Aldermen Copeland, Dorrian, Haire, Kingston, Rodgers and Sandford; and

Councillors Brooks, Bunting, Cobain, Hussey, T. Kelly, McCullough, Newton, Pankhurst and Spratt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amendment 3

 

Casement Park – Notice of Opinion

 

            Moved by Councillor Matt Collins,

            Seconded by Councillor Ferguson,

 

      “That the decision of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 20th November, under the heading “Casement Park – Notice of Opinion”, be rejected and accordingly the Council agrees that the matter would be reconsidered, with delegated authority, at a special meeting of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee.”

 

            On a recorded vote, seven Members voted for the amendment and fifty-one against and it was declared lost.

 

For 7

 

Councillors, Matt Collins, Michael Collins, Ferguson, Flynn, Groogan, O’Hara and Smyth.

 

 

Against 51

 

The Lord Mayor (Alderman McCoubrey); The High Sheriff (Councillor Verner);

Aldermen Copeland, Dorrian, Haire, Kingston, Rodgers and Sandford; and

Councillors Baker, Beattie, Black, Bradley, Brooks, Bunting, Canavan, Carson, Cobain, Corr, De Faoite, Donnelly, Garrett, Gormley, Hanvey, Heading, Howard Hussey, Hutchinson T. Kelly, M. Kelly, Kyle, Long, Lyons, Magee, Magennis, Maskey, , McAllister, McAteer, McCabe, McDonough-Brown, McCullough, McKeown, McLaughlin McMullan, McReynolds, Mulholland, Murphy, Newton, Nicholl, Pankhurst, Spratt, Walsh and Whyte

 

 

 

 

Amendment 4

 

Covid-19 Christmas Response Funding

 

            At the request of Councillor Walsh, the Council agreed to amend the minute of the meeting of 26th November, under the above mentioned heading, to provide that authority was delegated to the special meeting of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee, to decide on how the remaining Department for Communities funding would be allocated.

 

Adoption of Minutes

 

            Subject to the foregoing amendments, the minutes of the proceedings of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 20th and 26th November, omitting matters in respect of which the Council has delegated its powers to the Committee, were approved and adopted.

 

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