(Members Code of Conduct – Part 4A of the Constitution)

To receive disclosures of interests from members and co-opted members on matters to be considered at the meeting. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

Notes:

(1)          Members must consider their interests, and act according to the following:

(2)          Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner.

(3)          Members in arrears of Council Tax by more than two months must not vote in decisions on, or which might affect, budget calculations, and must disclose at the meeting that this restriction applies to them.  A failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence under section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

(4)          Officers must disclose interests in accordance with Council Standing Order 44.

Minute No. 66 – Notices of Motion (BMDC Supporting Local Businesses)

In the interests of transparency, Councillor Joan Clarke disclosed a non-pecuniary interest on the basis that she worked for a logistics transport company.

Minute No. 66 – Notices of Motion (New photo ID rules risk disenfranchising legitimate voters)

In the interests of transparency, Councillor Stubbs disclosed a non-pecuniary interest as a member of the Electoral Reform Society.

Recommended – That the minutes of the meeting held on 13 December 2022 be signed as a correct record (previously circulated).

(Guy Close – 07811 503906)

Resolved – That the minutes of the Council meeting held on 13 December 2022 be signed as a correct record.

To receive any apologies for absence.

(Guy Close – 07811 503906)

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Riaz Ahmed, Birch, Glentworth, Lee, Shafiq, Shaheen and Smith.

(To be circulated before the meeting).

A copy of the Lord Mayor’s announcements had been circulated and published on the Council’s website.

(Access to Information Procedure Rules – Part 3B of the Constitution)

Reports and background papers for agenda items may be inspected by contacting the person shown after each agenda item.  Certain reports and background papers may be restricted. 

Any request to remove the restriction on a report or background paper should be made to the relevant Strategic Director or Assistant Director whose name is shown on the front page of the report. 

If that request is refused, there is a right of appeal to this meeting. 

Please contact the officer shown below in advance of the meeting if you wish to appeal. 

(Guy Close – 07811 503906)

There were no restricted items.

To consider up to five requests for the Council to receive petitions in accordance with Standing Orders. 

If any requests are received, in writing, by mid-day three working days before the meeting (Thursday), details will be circulated.

(Farzana Mughal – 07811 504164)

Save Keighley Household Waste and Recycling Centre – Keighley Central Ward.

Resolved – That the petition be referred to Executive.

The following public question has been submitted:

On behalf of the residents of Steeton and Eastburn and as Chair of the Parish Council can I please urgently request a meeting with the Leader of the Council to secure a commitment to review the Steeton and Eastburn Parking Scheme (which isn’t working)?

(Fatima Butt – 07970 411746)

A public question had been submitted which requested a meeting with the Leader of the Council in relation to Steeton and Eastburn Parking Scheme.

Resolved – That a response be provided and published on the Council’s website.

To consider any further motions (i) to appoint members to a Committee or a Joint Committee; or (ii) to appoint Chairs or Deputy Chairs of Committees (excluding Area Committees).

Resolved – That the following membership changes be approved:

·         Health and Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee – Councillor Caroline Whitaker to replace Councillor Celia Hickson.  Councillor Celia Hickson to replace Councillor Caroline Whitaker as an alternate.

A written report by the Leader of Council giving an update on key issues will be circulated before the start of the meeting.  There shall be a period of up to 15 minutes during which any Member of Council may ask the Leader of the Council (or a Member of the Council nominated by the Leader) a question on any matter arising out of the written report.

The report of the Leader of the Council had been circulated and published on the Council’s website.

To deal with supplementary questions arising from the attached questions of which written notice has been given. 

Notes:

(i)         Answers to written questions shall be circulated at the commencement of the meeting.

(ii)        The Lord Mayor will have regard to the list of questions and the political composition of the Council in calling on Members to put their supplementary question to the Leader of Council and Portfolio Holders.

(iii)       A period of up to 30 minutes shall be available for supplementary questions to Members of the Executive.

1.    Councillor Caroline Firth

As a stakeholder governor at Airedale General Hospital on behalf of this council, I am concerned about the large amount of reinforced autoclaves aerated concrete on the site and back the board’s plea to the Government for a rebuild on the site. The hospital staff are working hard to keep patients safe and ensure the Government knows about the issue, including putting in a funding bid for a new state-of-the-art and environmentally friendly hospital. Can you tell us what Bradford Council and the wider Act as One partnership is doing to support Airedale Hospital with this issue?

2.    Debbie Davies

Would the Portfolio Holder for Neighbourhoods and Community Safety confirm how many hate crimes have been reported to each of the various Hate Crime Reporting Centres available across the district and how many have been reported via the app?

3.    Councillor Aislin Naylor

I have recently had a constituent get in touch regarding recycling in schools. This person works in a school and is concerned about the amount of waste that is being thrown out that could be recycled.

I understand that the onus is on the schools to recycle their rubbish and that the Environmental Task Force team is setting up an Eco school programme to be delivered in schools.

My question what else can the council do to encourage schools to recycle their waste, especially kitchen waste such as cardboard, tins and plastic containers?

4.    Councillor Caroline Whitaker

Item 4.7 of the proposed 2023/24 budget (‘Reviewing waste services to reduce costs and maximise efficiencies’) includes the potential closure of the Keighley Household Waste and Recycling site. Can the Leader please explain: (a) the reasons behind this proposal; and (b) when will the report relating to this proposal be provided to councillors?

5.    Councillor Aneela Ahmed

Does the leader join me in placing on record our congratulations and thanks to the brilliant individuals from our district who won Community Stars Awards last month and those who have been recognised for their achievements in the New Year’s Honours?

6.    Councillor Tariq Hussain

Can I have the latest stats on how many people we are supporting into employment or upskilling through Skills House?

7.    Councillor Andrew Loy

How many fixed penalty notices have been issued under the Ilkley riverside PSPO since its introduction?

8.    Councillor Caroline Firth

Thwaites Brow Road – known locally as The Twines – was put forward by Keighley East district councillors for refurbishment into  ...  view the full agenda text for item 64.

Details of the questions from Members to the Leader of Council and Portfolio Holders and the answers given had been circulated and published on the Council’s website.

In accordance with the recommendations of Executive held on 6 December 2022, to consider a report from the Director of Legal and Governance, which recommends to Council the adoption of the draft Parental Leave Policy for Elected Members, subject to realignment with the Members’ Allowances Scheme.

Resolved –

(1)  That Executive agrees the draft Parental Leave Policy for Elected Members as out in Appendix to Document “AD” and recommends to Council that the Policy be adopted, subject to realignment with the Members’ Allowances Scheme.

(2)  That if the Policy is agreed by Executive and adopted by Council, the policy is kept under review with the first review being undertaken after one year of adoption.

Action: Director of Legal and Governance

(Guy Close – 07811 503906)

In accordance with the recommendations of Executive held on 6 December 2022, the Director of Legal and Governance submitted a report, which recommended to Council the adoption of the draft Parental Leave Policy for Elected Members, subject to realignment with the Members’ Allowances Scheme.

Resolved –

a)    That the Parental Leave Policy for Elected Members is adopted, subject to realignment with the Members’ Allowances Scheme.

b)    That the Policy is to be kept under review with the first review being undertaken after one year of adoption.

Action: Director of Legal and Governance

To consider notices of motion set out below:

13.1

Reducing HGV traffic on narrow, unsuitable roads

To be moved by: Councillor Matt Edwards

To be seconded by: Councillor Caroline Whitaker

Council notes:

Government figures show that HGV traffic nationally is increasing. The most recent figures (September 2021) show that whilst car traffic had decreased, there was an 8.9% increase in HGV traffic in just one year.

The growth of HGV traffic on many of our local roads generates noise and air pollution and undermines residential safety. It can have a real impact on the quality of life of residents living on affected streets, including sleepless nights and mental health problems. It affects cyclists and pedestrians, especially older or vulnerable people and families with small children.

One significant cause of HGV traffic along unsuitable roads is the use by lorry drivers of Google Maps and/or sat navs that are only intended for car use. In extreme cases, HGVs are routed up narrow, unsuitable routes and become stuck (one example is Mill Carr Hill Road, between Oakenshaw and Bierley).

Locally, a large volume of HGV traffic is caused by new development. Residents

frequently report frustration that the appropriate routing of construction traffic is not given sufficient care and attention as part of the planning process, and may feel like an afterthought, when from their perspective it should be front and centre.

Bradford Council does not require a ‘Construction Traffic Management Plan’ to be submitted at the same time as a planning application for major development.

Council resolves to:

·         Ask the Portfolio Holder for Regeneration, Planning and Transport to write to Government Transport Minister Mark Harper asking for his view on the Local Government’s Association’s call for HGVs to be required to use commercial satnavs; and expressing this Council’s support for such a measure.

·         Ask officers to ensure that the ‘National and Local Information Requirements –Planning Applications (including Outline, Reserved Matters and Variation of Condition)’ document makes the submission of a ‘Construction Traffic Management Plan’ a mandatory validation requirement for planning applications for major developments. This will allow our officers, councillors and the public to have access to more information when determining the suitability of planning applications.

·         Produce a ‘Construction Traffic Management Plan’ guidance document for developers that highlights the importance of routing construction traffic away from narrow, unsuitable and residential roads in order to ensure that this is an integral feature of any planning applications and is actively considered at the earliest possible stage in the planning process.

13.2

BMDC Supporting Local Businesses

To be moved by: Councillor Paul Sullivan

To be seconded by: Councillor Debbie Davies

Council notes that:

·         The Council has a target to increase the amount of Council spending on resources locally to 50% of the total by next year and the latest figures published showed this position was actually worsening with only 36.8% of third party spend being from suppliers operating within the Bradford District.

·         following Brexit the UK is no longer subject to EU public sector  ...  view the full agenda text for item 66.

12.1 – Reducing HGV traffic on narrow, unsuitable roads

Moved by: Councillor Rebecca Poulsen

Seconded by: Councillor Debbie Davies

With the addition and deletion of appropriate words, the motion be amended to read as follows:

Council notes:

·         Government figures show that HGV traffic nationally is increasing, with the most recent figures (September 2021) showing that whilst car traffic had decreased, there has been an 8.9% increase in HGV traffic in just one year.

·         The growth of HGV traffic on many of our local roads generates noise and air pollution and undermines resident health and safety. It can have a real impact on the quality of life of residents living on affected streets, including sleepless nights and mental health problems. It affects cyclists and pedestrians, especially older or vulnerable people and families with small children.

·         One significant cause of HGV traffic along unsuitable roads is the use by lorry drivers of Google Maps and / or sat navs that are only intended for car use. In extreme cases, HGVs are routed up narrow, unsuitable routes and become stuck (one example is Mill Carr Hill Road, between Oakenshaw and Bierley).

·         Locally, a large volume of HGV traffic is caused by new development and residents frequently report frustration that the appropriate routing of construction traffic is not given sufficient care and attention as part of the planning process, and seems like an afterthought, when from their perspective it should be front and centre. Bradford Council does not require a ‘Construction Traffic Management Plan’ to be submitted at the same time as a planning application for major development.

Council resolves to:

·         Ask the Portfolio Holder for Regeneration, Planning and Transport to write to Mark Harper MP, Secretary of State for Transport, expressing this Council’s support for the Local Government’s Association’s call for HGVs to be required to use commercial satnavs and asking for his support.

·         Instruct officers to ensure that the ‘National and Local Information Requirements – Planning Applications (including Outline, Reserved Matters and Variation of Condition)’ document makes the submission of a ‘Construction Traffic Management Plan’ a mandatory validation requirement for planning applications for major developments. This will allow our officers, councillors and the public to have access to more information when determining the suitability of planning applications.

·         Instruct officers to produce a ‘Construction Traffic Management Plan’ guidance document for developers that highlights the importance of routing construction traffic away from narrow, unsuitable and residential roads in order to ensure that this is an integral feature of any planning applications and is actively considered at the earliest possible stage in the planning process.

·         Instruct officers to consult with ward members regarding routes to be considered during development of the Construction Traffic Management Plan.

12.2 – BMDC Supporting Local Businesses

Moved by: Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe

Seconded by: Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw

That with the addition of the following words the motion be amended to read as follows:

Council notes that:

·         The Council has a target to increase the amount of Council spending on resources  ...  view the full minutes text for item 66.