Venue: Council Chamber - Civic Suite
Contact: Kevin Flaherty 0208 3149327
No. | Item | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minutes: Councillor Tauseef Anwar was proposed by Councillor Joan Millbank and seconded by Councillor Hilary Moore.
In accepting his unanimous appointment, the Speaker thanked the Council for re-electing him as the Council’s second ever Speaker.
RESOLVED that Councillor Tauseef Anwar be elected as Speaker of the Council for the Municipal Year 2021/2022.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Election of Deputy Speaker PDF 174 KB Minutes: The election of Councillor Pauline Morrison was proposed by Councillor Joan Millbank and seconded by Councillor Hilary Moore.
RESOLVED that Councillor Pauline Morrison be elected as Deputy Speaker of the Council for the Municipal Year 2021-2022. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Declaration of Interests PDF 206 KB Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minutes: RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on March 3 2021 be confirmed and signed as a correct record. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Announcements and Communications PDF 276 KB Minutes: Report of the Returning Officer
On behalf of the Council, the Speaker welcomed recently elected Councillors Samantha Latouche, Jack Lavery, Rachel Onikosi and James Royston to their first meeting of the Council.
The Speaker advised the Council that the other printed announcements would be considered in greater depth when the Mayor delivered his annual report. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive Composition PDF 125 KB Minutes: Following the Confirmation of Councillor Kim Powell earlier in the evening, the Mayor informed the Chief Executive that the members, listed below, will serve as members of the Cabinet in the municipal year .
RESOLVED that the constitution and composition of the Executive for the municipal year 2020/21 be noted. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scheme of Delegation PDF 203 KB Minutes: The Mayor confirmed he had not made any changes to the existing powers delegated by him in relation to Executive functions since the last report in July 2020
RESOLVED to note that there are no changes to the existing Mayoral Scheme of Delegation in Part VIII of the Council’s Constitution. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Council Committee Terms of Reference PDF 25 KB Minutes: There had been no changes to the terms of reference of Council committees.
RESOLVED to note that there are no changes to the terms of reference of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee, Standards Committee or other committees. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allocation of Seats 2021 PDF 154 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Council considered a report setting out an allocation of seats on committees to political groups on the Council in compliance with the requirements of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Overview and Scrutiny Select Committees would continue to be allocated with the proportion of seats held by the political groups on the Council.
At the proposal of Councillor Millbank, seconded by Councillor Moore, Members agreed unanimously to form an Overview and Scrutiny Committee of all 44 non-executive Councillors that was politically balanced.
RESOLVED that
(i) seats be allocated to political parties as indicated on the schedule attached to the report;
(ii) the Overview & Scrutiny Committee shall comprise all 44 non-executive Councillors; and
(iii) the composition of the Constitution Working Party, the Appointments Committee, the Urgency Committee, 3 Planning Committees, a Strategic Planning Committee, a Licensing Committee, a Licensing (Supplementary) Committee, a Pensions Investment Committee, a Health & Safety Committee, an Elections Committee and an Audit Panel with the Terms of Reference set out be agreed. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appointment to Committees PDF 33 KB Additional documents: Minutes: It was moved by Councillor Moore and duly seconded by Councillor Millbank that members be appointed to serve on committees as listed below. The motion was declared carried and it was:
RESOLVED that members be appointed to serve on committees, as indicated, for the municipal year 2021/22.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appointment to Bodies PDF 29 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Speaker reported there were no bodies where there were more candidates than places available. The Speaker then moved and the Deputy Speaker seconded a proposal that the tabled schedule of appointments be adopted.
The motion was declared carried and it was:
RESOLVED that members be appointed ti serve on other committees and organisations as set out below:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mayoral Appointments 2021 PDF 25 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Speaker proposed and the Deputy Speaker seconded a proposal that the schedule of appointments made by the Mayor be noted.
RESOLVED to note the appointments made by the Mayor to the following external bodies/committees.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional documents: Minutes: The Speaker, seconded by the Deputy Speaker moved that the recommendations in the report be approved and it was unanimously:
RESOLVED that:
(1) ordinary meetings of the Council be held on 29 September 2021, 24 November 2021, 19 January 2022, 23 February 2022 and 2 March 2022 (fall back) and that the post election Annual General Meeting be held on 25 May 2022; and
(2) an attached schedule of meetings (Appendix A) for the municipal year 2021/22 be approved. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Local Democracy Working Group Report PDF 253 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Councillor Kevin Bonavia moved that the recommendation be approved and this was seconded by Councillor Juliet Campbell and it was then unanimously:
RESOLVED that the report attached at Appendix A be endorsed.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional documents: Minutes: Councillor Amanda De Ryk moved that the recommendation be approved and this was seconded by Councillor Pat Codd and it was then unanimously:
RESOLVED that the Pay Policy Statement for 2021/22 be approved as attached at Appendix 1. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proposed changes to the Council's Constitution. PDF 324 KB Minutes: Councillor Susan Wise moved that the recommendation be approved and this was seconded by Councillor Kevin Bonavia and it was then unanimously:
RESOLVED that t the Constitution be amended to include the revisions shown at Appendices 1 to 3. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annual Mayoral Report Minutes: The Mayor delivered the following address:
“Thank you, Speaker.
It’s good to be back and see familiar faces in person. This is the first time most of us have been back in this chamber since the start of the Covid pandemic.
And I’d like to thank you to everyone who’s made it possible.
Over the last year, we have had over 15,000 residents login to stream Council meetings online and when you think about how many people used to come to our meetings in person, it’s quite the achievement. And I want to thank all those who has worked hard to make that happen.
A particular thank you to Chamu and James, you’ve been amazing, Suki, Petra, Katharine and our legal teams, Charlotte, Clare, Kevin and all our colleagues in governance and IT. The Government hasn’t made it easy for you, and you’ve had next to no time to put this together and you’ve done really well. Thank you.
My speech today is going to set out how we are going to recover as a Council and as a community. A recovery that builds on our achievements over the past three years. Tonight, I’ll talk about how we will push forward our efforts to make our borough greener; our communities healthier; our local jobs more secure; and make the work of this council even more inclusive.
But first I want to acknowledge that this year has been a painful one for many in our borough. Throughout this year, and I think it’s the most difficult year in our borough’s history, Lewisham has stood together as we always do, and as we always will. But 598 people in the borough have now lost their lives due to Covid: people’s grandparents, mums and dads, partners.
I’ve spoken to staff from Lewisham Hospital and they’ve told me heart- breaking stories about how overwhelmed they were during the last year. They told me how some people died without family around them and they had to work around the clock to make people as comfortable as they possibly could. As best they could. And the ripples are felt through the NHS, right down to each cancelled surgery, each postponed test, each missed healthcheck. The full impact of Covid won’t be known for years.
One thing we do know – and I say this despite the phenomenal NHS vaccine effort – and Dominic Cummings is right – this Government let people down when they needed them the most. They have repeatedly been too slow to respond. And as a result, the UK and Lewisham are home to some of the highest levels of deaths from Covid in the world. That truth needs to be investigated, it needs to be understood and Lewisham’s voice needs to be heard in next year’s public inquiry. Covid’s inflicted too high a price on our community.
The rise of food banks in our borough is an inspiring example of the community coming together to help those most in need. ... view the full minutes text for item 17. |