Agenda

Council - Tuesday, 3rd December, 2013 2.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber - Council House. View directions

Contact: Carolyn Sinclair/Suzanne Bennett 024 7683 3166/3072

Media

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies Additional documents: Webcast for 1.
2.	Minutes for the Extraordinary Meeting, held on 10th October and the Ordinary Meeting held on 22nd October 2013 PDF 43 KB Additional documents: 02 - Minutes 22-10-13 , item 2. PDF 91 KB Webcast for 2.
3.	Exclusion of the Press and Public To consider whether to exclude the press and public for the items of private business for the reasons shown in the report. Additional documents: Webcast for 3.
4.	Coventry Good Citizen Award To be presented by the Lord Mayor and Judge Griffith-Jones, Honorary Recorder Additional documents: Webcast for 4.
5.	Correspondence and Announcements of the Lord Mayor (a) Presentation of Illuminated Address to Councillor Timothy Sawdon, Lord Mayor for 2012/2013 (b) Lord Mayor’s announcements Additional documents: Webcast for 5.
6.	Petitions Additional documents: Webcast for 6.
7.	Declarations of Interest Additional documents: Webcast for 7.
	Matters Left for Determination by the City Council/Recommendations for the City Council Additional documents: Webcast
8.	The Coventry Award of Merit PDF 33 KB From the Meeting of Cabinet Member (Community Safety and Equalities, 3^rd October 2013 Additional documents: The Coventry Award of Merit , item 8. PDF 51 KB Webcast for 8.
9.	Medium Term Financial Strategy PDF 32 KB From the Cabinet, 19^th November 2013 Additional documents: Medium Term Financial Strategy Report , item 9. PDF 134 KB Medium Term Financial Strategy Revised Risk Appendix , item 9. PDF 50 KB Mediurm Term Financial Strategy - Scrutiny Briefing Note , item 9. PDF 24 KB Webcast for 9.
10.	Growing Business Rates Through Creating the Coventry Investment Fund PDF 40 KB From the Cabinet, 19^th November 2013 Additional documents: Growing Business Rates Through Creating the Coventry Investment Fund Report , item 10. PDF 254 KB Webcast for 10.
11.	Regenerating City Centre Office Accommodation through the Development of Student Accommodation PDF 32 KB From the Cabinet, 19^th November 2013 Additional documents: Regeneratiing City Centre Office Accommodation through the development of Student Accommodation - public report , item 11. PDF 82 KB Webcast for 11.
	Other Business Additional documents: Webcast
12.	Report of the Leader on Changes to Cabinet Membership PDF 51 KB Report of the Executive Director, Resources Additional documents: Webcast for 12.
13.	Amendments to Appointments of the City Council PDF 38 KB Report of the Executive Director, Resources Additional documents: Webcast for 13.
14.	Question Time 14.1 Written Question – There are no written questions 14.2 Oral Questions to Chairs of Scrutiny Boards/Chair of Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee 14.3 Oral Questions to Chairs of other meetings 14.4 Oral Questions to Representatives on Outside Bodies 14.5 Oral Questions to Cabinet Members and Deputy Cabinet Members on any matter Additional documents: Webcast for 14.
15.	Statements (if any) Additional documents: Webcast for 15.
16.	Debates 16.1 To be moved by Councillor Sawdon, and seconded by Councillor Skinner: “This Council, noting the resolution of the Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee of 8^th August 2012 which ‘Supported the principle of a Coventry Week linking the Godiva Festival with the Coventry Inspiration Book Awards, the Positive Images Festival, Armed Forces Day and an international food festival’ calls for further action to be taken to pursue this issue”. 16.2 To be moved by Councillor Gingell, and seconded by Councillor Caan: “This Council condemns the hideous practise of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and supports the national campaigns including that of the British Arab Federation (BAF) in its campaign to ensure its eradication. We support: 1. Enforcement of the law so that British girls and girls resident in Britain are protected from being taken to different legal jurisdictions with the intention of carrying out FGM. 2. Better enforcement of the law including against parents and guardians who organise FGM and Practioners who conduct FGM procedures 3. Better education to support young girls in resisting FGM, to educate boys to oppose it and to empower communities to confront it We call upon all relevant authorities, including those involved in law enforcement, the justice system and public health, to do everything in their power to protect young girls from this life endangering, health threatening crime” Additional documents: Webcast for 16.
	Private Business Additional documents: Webcast
17.	Regenerating City Centre Office Accommodation through the Development of Student Accommodation PDF 28 KB From the Cabinet, 19^th November 2013 Additional documents: Restricted enclosure 17 View the reasons why document 17./2 is restricted Webcast for 17.