Minutes of meetings of 9th and 23rd October, 2009
Minutes:
Moved by Councillor Hartley,
Seconded by Councillor Convery,
That the minutes of the proceedings of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 9th and 23rd October be approved and adopted.
Request for Matter to be
Taken Back for Further Consideration
Major Projects – Titanic Signature Project
The Chairman (Councillor Hartley), at the request of Councillor M. Browne, agreed that the minute under the heading “Major Projects – Titanic Signature Project” be taken back to the Committee for further consideration. However, the Council determined to vote on whether it would grant the necessary consent to the matter being taken back.
On a vote by show of hands, fourteen Members voted for the matter to be taken back and thirty-three against. The Council accordingly did not agree to the minute being taken back to the Committee for further consideration.
Amendments
Plaques in the City Hall
Moved by Councillor Crozier,
Seconded by Councillor Humphrey and
Resolved – That the decision of 23rd October under the heading “Plaques in the City Hall” be rejected and accordingly that the Council agrees that the various plaques which had previously been located on the East Staircase of the City Hall be replaced on a temporary basis and that the Memorabilia Working Group give consideration to their location on a permanent basis.
London Cultural Olympiad – Live Sites Screen
Moved by Councillor Stoker,
Seconded by Councillor Rodgers,
That the decision of 23rd October under the heading “London Cultural Olympiad – Live Sites Screen” be rejected and accordingly that the Council refuses to grant permission for the use of the City Hall grounds to locate the screen.
A division on the amendment was demanded. A poll having been taken on the amendment, there voted for it ten Members, viz., the High Sheriff (Councillor McCoubrey); and Councillors Adamson, D. Browne, Cobain, Empey, Kirkpatrick, McGimpsey, Rodgers, Smyth and Stoker; and against it thirty-four Members, viz., the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor (Councillor Long); the Deputy Lord Mayor (Councillor Lavery); and Councillors Attwood, Austin, M. Browne, Brownlee, Campbell, Convery, Crozier, Cunningham, Cush, D. Dodds, Ekin, Hartley, Humphrey, Jones, B. Kelly, N. Kelly, Kyle, Maginness, A. Maskey, C. Maskey, McCann, McCarthy, McClenaghan, McKenzie, Mac Giolla Mhín, Mhic Giolla Mhín, Mullaghan, Newton, O’Neill, Patterson, Rodway and Stalford. Two Members, Councillor W. Browne, who expressed a conflict of interest in that he was on the Membership of the Committee for Culture, Arts and Leisure, and Councillor McCausland, did not vote.
The amendment was accordingly declared lost.
Adoption of Minutes
The minutes of the proceedings of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 9th and 23rd October were thereupon approved and adopted, subject to the rejection of the minute of the meeting of 23rd October under the heading “Plaques in the City Hall”; the Council accordingly agreed that the various plaques which had previously been located on the East Staircase of the City Hall be replaced on a temporary basis and that the Memorabilia Working Group give consideration to their location on a permanent basis.