Agenda item

Motions on Notice

[That Council consider the motions received by Councillor Paul Singh, Councillor Hazel Malcolm and Councillor Wendy Thompson.]

Decision:

1.     That the following amended motion on Wednesfield in Bloom be agreed:

 

‘That City of Wolverhampton Council congratulates the Wednesfield community on their recent achievements in winning a Gold award and a discretionary community award in the Britain in Bloom Competition 2018. To celebrate this success, the Council has commissioned signs and banners that are now displayed around the entire Wednesfield area. Their success is a wonderful example of community cohesion and of what can be achieved when all sections of our local communities work together. The Council is particularly impressed with the wide range of backgrounds of the various groups and volunteers that contributed to bring colour to the whole of Wednesfield and wishes the group further success for the future’.

 

2.     That the motion on Telford Princess Royal Hospital be agreed.

 

3.     That the following amended motion on Civic Halls refurbishment be agreed.

 

‘That this Council agrees to remit the resolution from Councillor Wendy Thompson to the Capital Projects Member Reference Group for due consideration, where the Civic Halls refurbishment is being monitored in accordance with the Council decision of 16 May 2018’.

Minutes:

a.    Councillor Paul Singh moved the following motion:

 

That this Council congratulates Wednesfield in Bloom for being awarded the Britain in Bloom 2018 Gold Award in the Urban Community category and the Discretionary Award in the Community Achievement category; and calls upon the Cabinet and all Councillors to recognise this fantastic achievement by erecting a sign in Wednesfield.

 

Councillor Paul Singh outlined the rationale for the motion. Councillor Udey Singh seconded the motion.

 

Councillor Greg Brackenridge moved the following amendment to the motion:

 

That City of Wolverhampton Council congratulates the Wednesfield community on their recent achievements in winning a Gold award and a discretionary community award in the Britain in Bloom Competition 2018. To celebrate this success, the Council has commissioned signs and banners that are now displayed around the entire Wednesfield area. Their success is a wonderful example of community cohesion and of what can be achieved when all sections of our local communities work together. The Council is particularly impressed with the wide range of backgrounds of the various groups and volunteers that contributed to bring colour to the whole of Wednesfield and wishes the group further success for the future.

 

Councillor Greg Brackenridge outlined the rationale for the proposed amendment. Councillor Philip Bateman MBE seconded the amendment to the motion.

 

The amended motion was debated by Council.

 

Resolved:

 

That the following amended motion on Wednesfield in Bloom be agreed:

 

That City of Wolverhampton Council congratulates the Wednesfield community on their recent achievements in winning a Gold award and a discretionary community award in the Britain in Bloom Competition 2018. To celebrate this success, the Council has commissioned signs and banners that are now displayed around the entire Wednesfield area. Their success is a wonderful example of community cohesion and of what can be achieved when all sections of our local communities work together. The Council is particularly impressed with the wide range of backgrounds of the various groups and volunteers that contributed to bring colour to the whole of Wednesfield and wishes the group further success for the future.

 

b.    Councillor Hazel Malcolm moved the following motion:

 

That this Council expresses its grave concern over the proposed ‘temporary’ closure of A&E overnight services at Telford Princess Royal Hospital. The impact of an estimated 20 extra ambulances a night and up to 300 additional admissions a month on New Cross Hospital cannot be accepted without additional resources. This Council agrees to ask the Secretary of State to intervene to sustain A&E services at Telford and urges all Councillors to support the online petition to prevent this avoidable overnight closure.

 

Councillor Hazel Malcolm outlined the rationale for the motion. Councillor Martin Waite seconded the motion.

 

Councillor Simon Bennett moved the following amendment to the motion:

 

That this Council expresses its grave concern over the proposed ‘temporary’ closure of A&E overnight services at Telford Princess Royal Hospital. The impact of an estimated 20 extra ambulances a night and up to 300 additional admissions a month on New Cross Hospital cannot be accepted without additional resources. This Council agrees to ask the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust to intervene to sustain A&E services at Telford and urges all Councillors to support the online petition to prevent this avoidable overnight closure.

 

Councillor Simon Bennett outlined the rationale for the proposed amendment. Councillor Wendy Thompson seconded the amendment to the motion.

 

The amended motion was debated by Council and was lost.

 

Resolved:

 

That the substantive motion on Telford Princess Royal Hospital be agreed.

 

c.    Councillor Wendy Thompson moved the following motion:

 

That this Council notes the problems with the Civic Halls refurbishment identified in the Council’s Internal Audit Report; notes that the last estimate of the capital budget for the programme increased from £10.4 million to £38.1 million; recognises that the Council needs to fill a £6 million black hole this financial year; expresses concern at the lack of clarity over exactly how much the final cost of the refurbishment will be, and when it will be completed; and consequently calls for a full and frank report from the project

manager on what the total cost will be and an exact timetable for completion so that all options can be reconsidered.

 

Councillor Wendy Thompson outlined the rationale for the motion. Councillor Jane Stevenson seconded the motion.

 

Councillor John Reynolds moved the following amendment to the motion:

 

That this Council agrees to remit the resolution from Councillor Wendy Thompson to the Capital Projects Member Reference Group for due consideration, where the Civic Halls refurbishment is being monitored in accordance with the Council decision of 16 May 2018.

 

Councillor John Reynolds outlined the rationale for the proposed amendment. Councillor Peter Bilson seconded the amendment to the motion.

 

The amended motion was debated by Council.

 

Resolved:

 

That the following amended motion on Civic Halls refurbishment be agreed:

 

That this Council agrees to remit the resolution from Councillor Wendy Thompson to the Capital Projects Member Reference Group for due consideration, where the Civic Halls refurbishment is being monitored in accordance with the Council decision of 16 May 2018.

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