Agenda

Council - Tuesday, 18th March, 2014 2.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber - Council House. View directions

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

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1.

Apologies

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Minutes of the Meeting held on 25th February 2014 pdf icon PDF 108 KB

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3.

Awards

(a) West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Awards to be

  presented by Yvonne Mosquito, West Midlands Deputy Police and

  Crime Commissioner

 

  I.  Outstanding Citizen Award

 

  II.  Outstanding Young Citizen Award 

 

(b)  The Coventry Good Citizen Award to be presented by the Lord Mayor and Judge Griffith-Jones, Honorary Recorder.

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Correspondence and Announcements of the Lord Mayor

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5.

Petitions

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6.

Declarations of Interest

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Matters Left for Determination by the City Council/Recommendations for the City Council

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Social Value Policy pdf icon PDF 28 KB

From the Cabinet, 11th February 2014

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Question Time pdf icon PDF 22 KB

(a)  Written Question Booklet

 

(b)  Oral Questions to Chairs of Scrutiny Boards/Chair of Scrutiny

Co-ordination Committee

 

(c)  Oral Questions to Chairs of other meetings

 

(d)  Oral Questions to Representatives on Outside Bodies

 

(e)  Oral Questions to Cabinet Members and Deputy Cabinet Members on any matter

 

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Statements (if any)

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Debates

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10.1

To be moved by Councillor Hammon and seconded by Councillor Lepoidevin

 

“This Council fully supports the Prime Minister’s commitment to hold a referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union in 2017”

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10.2

To be moved by Councillor Lucas and seconded by Councillor Townshend

“This Council reaffirms its commitment that it is a City “Open for Business” and that the promotion of economic prosperity must be combined with the delivery of social justice.

 

This Council will continue to work in the coming municipal year with all partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors to promote:

 

1) The creation of jobs

2) Improved health outcomes and a reduction in health inequalities;

3) Better social care for older and vulnerable individuals;

4) Better and safer children’s services;

5) Education, employment and training for all, but, especially, young people;

6) Greater community safety through the “Safer Homes” initiative;

7) The development of alternative energy sources and supplies, both for commercial

   and domestic users;

8) The development of a greener environment; and

9) The development of high quality public services

 

This Council evidences the delivery of such policies, thus far, by:

 

a) The approval for development and planning permission for the Friargate

  development;

b) The introduction of the Coventry Investment Fund;

c) The reduction in the teenage pregnancy rate;

d)  The assistance given to those penalised by the “bedroom tax”;

e) The improvement in Primary School achievement;

f) An investment of £5.6 million in priority areas of delivery of children’s services in

   the municipal year 2014/15;

g) The recruitment of twenty additional special constables as part of the “Safer

   Homes” initiative and increased partnership working with West Midlands Police;

h) The introduction of Heatline;

i) The retention of floral displays in the City Centre and on the main arterial roads,

  and the promise to plant two new trees for every tree removed as a result of

  development;

j) The creation of high quality public realm:

k) A new model of working for advice services across the City”

 

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