Agenda and minutes
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Procedural motion Minutes: Councillor Warren moved a procedural motion to amend the seating plan and requested a recorded vote. The motion was put to the vote and declared LOST.
Voting was recorded as follows:
FOR: Councillors Davidson, Shaw and Warren
AGAINST: Councillors Aden, Agha, Allie, Bradley, Butt, Carr, Chan, Chohan, Choudhary, Choudry, Collier, Colwill, Conneely, Daly, Dixon, Duffy, Eniola, Ezeajughi, Farah, Harrison, Hirani, Hoda-Benn, Hossain, Hylton, Kabir, Kansagra, Kelcher, Long, Mahmood, Marquis, Maurice, McLeish, McLennan, Miller, W Mitchell Murray, Naheerathan, Nerva, M Patel, R Patel, Pavey, Perrin, Pitruzzella, Shahzad, Ketan Sheth, Krupa Sheth, Southwood, Stopp, Tatler and Thomas
ABSTENTIONS: The Mayor and Deputy Mayor |
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To elect the Mayor of the borough for the municipal year 2016/17 Minutes: The Worshipful the Mayor, Councillor Jones called for nominations for the office of the Mayor of the Borough for the municipal year 2016/2017.
Councillor Butt nominated Councillor Ahmed and this was seconded by Councillor McLennan.
There being no other nominations it was
RESOLVED:
that Councillor Ahmed be and is hereby elected, Mayor of the London Borough of Brent, for the municipal year 2016/2017.
Councillor Ahmed was robed and invested with the Mayor’s chain. Councillor Jones received her past Mayor’s badge.
The past Mayor, Councillor Jones vacated the Chair which was taken by the newly elected Mayor.
Councillor Ahmed signed the statutory Declaration of Acceptance of Office of Mayor.
The Mayor then thanked Members of the Council for his election and stated that the charities he would be supporting would be Brent Centre for Young People, Sufra North West London and Community Action on Dementia Brent.
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Appointment of a councillor of the borough to be Deputy Mayor Minutes: The Mayor announced the appointment of Councillor Chohan as Deputy Mayor of the London Borough of Brent for the municipal year 2016/2017.
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Vote of thanks to the outgoing Mayor Minutes: Councillor McLennan moved a vote of thanks, which was unanimously supported.
RESOLVED:
that the Council place on record their thanks and regard for the outstanding public service rendered by the co-opted members, independent members, observers and others who have served on council committees, sub-committee, consultative committees, boards, governing bodies, resident associations etc during the past municipal year.
Councillor Butt moved a vote of thanks to the retiring Mayor for her tireless work across the borough in raising the profile of the Mayoralty, the Council and her charity, Brent Young Carers. Councillor Butt stated that Councillor Jones had, in addition to her ward work, attended many charitable, community and faith events representing the Borough, most significantly, she ensured a fitting tribute to mark Remembrance Sunday and the Queen’s 90th Birthday. He also reminded members that in her Mayoral year Councillor Jones had collected her MBE for services to the local community.
Councillors Colwill, Warren and Carr congratulated the new Mayor on his appointment and paid tribute to the work Councillor Jones had undertaken during her year as Mayor. Other councillors added their words of appreciation for the work carried out by Councillor Jones during her Mayoral year.
RESOLVED:
that the Council records its appreciation of the outstanding service rendered by Councillor Lesley Jones as Mayor of Brent during the past Municipal Year. The Council also appreciates her attendance at a vast number of community events and functions and her service to all sections of Brent's diverse community.
Councillor Jones, having been invested with the past Mayor’s Badge, congratulated Councillor Ahmed, thanked councillors for their tributes and support and reflected on her year in office. She was pleased to have been able to help raise the profile of Brent Young Carers and she thanked the officers who had supported her. Councillor Jones pointed out the importance of all councillors taking an active part in supporting Mayoral events for the benefit of the charities involved. |
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The outcome of the Kilburn Ward by election held on 05 May 2016. Minutes: The Mayor welcomed Councillor Pitruzzella to her first Council meeting.
RESOLVED:
that the result of the Kilburn by election held on 5 May 2016 be noted.
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Declarations of personal and prejudicial interests Members are invited to declare at this stage of the meeting, any relevant personal and prejudicial interests and discloseable pecuniary interest in any matter to be considered at this meeting. Minutes: None declared. |
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Minutes of the previous meeting PDF 107 KB Minutes: RESOLVED:-
that the minutes of the previous meeting held on 22 February 2016 be approved as an accurate record of the meeting. |
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Matter arising - former Councillor Oladapo PDF 142 KB Minutes: The Chief Executive read to the meeting a statement about the death of former Councillor Tayo Oladapo in order to clarify the Council’s understanding of events surrounding his death, and specifically the timing of when the Council received official notification of his death.
The meeting stood in silence for one minute in memory of Tayo Oladapo.
The Mayor offered his condolences to the family and friends of Tayo Oladapo. Councillors Butt, Colwill and Warren spoke on behalf of their groups in tribute to Tayo Oladapo and other councillors spoke of his humour, sincerity and the hard work he put into being a councillor for his local area. |
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Notification of Executive appointments To receive notification of appointments to the Cabinet, Highways Committee and Barham Park Trust Committee. Minutes: It was noted that the Cabinet at its meeting on 23 May 2016 would make appointments to the Barham Park Trust Committee.
RESOLVED:
that the appointments to the Cabinet and Highways Committee, as tabled, be noted.
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Representation of political groups on committees PDF 86 KB This report deals with rules to be applied on the allocation to political groups of seats on committees established by the Council. Minutes: Councillor Warren requested that his group be allocated the Opposition place on the General Purposes, Planning and Equalities Committees and that his group be treated as the principle opposition group. The nominations put forward for appointments to committees under the following item indicated that the Conservative Group also wished to take the Opposition place on the General Purposes, Planning and Equalities Committees. Councillor Butt proposed that the Conservative Group be designated the principle opposition group. Councillor Warren requested a recorded vote on the matter.
RESOLVED:
(i) that the size of the committees to be established by the Council and the allocation of seats to each of the political groups be as follows:
*plus 1 non voting co-opted member #plus 4 statutory co-opted members and 2 non statutory co-opted members
(ii) to note that the political balance on sub-committees will be reviewed at the first meetings of the Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing Committee and General Purposes Committee;
(iii) that the Conservative Group comprising Councillors Colwill, Kansagra and Maurice be designated the Principal Opposition Group for the purposes of the Members Allowance scheme.
Voting on (iii) above was recorded as follows:
FOR: Councillors Aden, Agha, Allie, Bradley, Butt, Chohan, Choudhary, Choudry, Colwill, Conneely, Daly, Dixon, Eniola, Ezeajughi, Farah, Harrison, Hirani, Hoda-Benn, Hossain, Hylton, Kabir, Kansagra, Khan, Mahmood, Maurice, McLeish, McLennan, Miller, W Mitchell Murray, Naheerathan, M Patel, Pavey, Pitruzzella, Shahzad, Ketan Sheth, Krupa Sheth, Southwood, Tatler, Thomas and Van Kalwala
AGAINST: Councillors Davidson, Shaw and Warren
ABSTENTIONS: The Mayor and Councillors Carr, Chan, Collier, Duffy, Jones, Kelcher, Long, Marquis, Nerva, R Patel, Perrin and Stopp
(this minute was amended by the meeting on 11 July 2016 to include the above recorded vote) |
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Appointments to committees and outside bodies and appointment of chairs/vice chairs Minutes: Councillor Duffy declined his appointment to the Tricycle Theatre.
RESOLVED:
(i) that the appointment of Chairs, Vice-Chairs and the memberships of committees be as set out in Appendix A to these minutes;
(ii) that the following statutory co-optees be appointed to the Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee for the municipal year 2016/17:
(iii) that Dr J Levison, representing the Jewish faith, and Payam Tamiz, representing the Muslim faith, be appointed as non-statutory co-opted members of the Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee for the municipal year 2016/17; (iv) that Sheila Darr be appointed as a non-statutory co-opted member of the Standards Committee for the municipal year 2016/17; (v) that Mendip Johal be appointed as an Independent Person for the Standards Committee; (vi) that David Ewart be appointed as a non-statutory co-opted member and chair of Audit Committee; (vii) that appointments/nominations to outside bodies be made as set out in Appendix B to these minutes.
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Calendar of meetings PDF 66 KB The Council will be asked to agree the dates on which it shall meet during the ensuing year, and to settle, as far as is considered advisable and practical, the dates and times at which the Cabinet, committees and other bodies shall meet. Additional documents: Minutes: Amendments to the calendar of meetings were tabled. The date shown in paragraph 3.6 of the report for the September Council meeting was amended to 19th to reflect that shown in the attached calendar.
RESOLVED:
(i) that the dates for Full Council and other meetings to take place during the municipal year 2016/2017, as set out in the calendar attached to the submitted report, as amended, be agreed in principle;
(ii) that the Head of Executive and Member Services be authorised to make any alterations deemed necessary to the municipal calendar during the course of the municipal year having consulted the Leader of the Council; the Leader of the Principal Opposition Group and the Chair of the affected meeting.
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Urgent business At the discretion of the Mayor to consider any urgent business. Minutes: None. |