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[BLANK_AUDIO] [BLANKAUDIO] [BLANKAUDIO] [BLANKAUDIO] [BLANKAUDIO] [BLANKAUDIO] [BLANKAUDIO] My sign-on meeting and I forget to turn on the microphone. I'd like to welcome you all to this meeting of the full council. And I wish to remind the council, please, that the meeting is being recorded live. And so could you please make sure that when you do speak, you use your microphones. I have just shown you how not to do it. So please, if you would mind switching your microphone on for the recording. Thank you. Item two on the agenda, we have apologies from Councillors Darby, Lee and Roberts. Do the group leaders have any further apologies for the meeting? Sorry. Thank you, just Councillor Smith. Thank you. That will be noted. Thank you. Item three is an nominations, please. Please call the chair. I'm trying not to say change. The chair of the council. Councillor Cousins will move and Councillor Crosby will second. A motion that Councillor Hall be elected chair of Newell can show a district council for the municipal year 2024-25. Councillor Cousins. Thank you, chair. Yes, I'm very happy to nominate Councillor. Oh, I beg your pardon. Thank you. Very happy to nominate Councillor Jean Hall. I can't think of a better person and we're very proud of you as the independence for Newark and district. We're very proud to be nominating Eugene. And we'd also really like to thank Sylvia for the amazing job that you've done this year. Thank you. Councillor Crosby. Thank you very much. Are there any other nominations, please? Okay, thank you. If there are no other nominations, the chair will, I will put the nominations of Councillor Hall to the vote. All those in favour, please? Please, shall we stand, please? I think that is unanimous. Thank you very much. That is unanimous. Thank you. [applause] So, the newly elected chair will now sign the Declaration of Acceptance of Office and will receive the chain of office in her own right. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. It's my speech, Tony. It is. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I was going to hold a whole lot of papers here to frighten you all. But basically, there are two sheets, double spaced, size 14 types. So, don't worry. I'm not going to be here for too long. I would like to thank everyone for giving me the opportunity to speak for a short time about my role as chair of this council over the past year. I have enjoyed chairing for meetings of the council strangely enough. I actually do enjoy it. And it has been an honor to represent New York and Sherwood District Council on civic occasions in many locations. Whilst I have been a councillor previously for eight years, this is the first occasion upon which I've had a role with formal responsibilities and been able to carry these out for a label ed council. I would like to pick out three particular civic occasions that I feel have been a particular privilege. It has been a particular privilege to be able to attend as chair of this council. The first is to do with Polish community. I have attended seven different commemorative and celebratory events organised by the Polish community, ranging from some hell in the Polish cemetery. Others in churches in honour of bravery and sacrifice during the Second World War, and also those celebrating the twinning of towns in Poland with New York. I have learned an awful lot about Poland through these events and I'm encouraged to see that the links are so strong. The second outstanding occasion of particular note to me was the staging across New York and Sherwood District of Stage 4 of the Tour of Britain cycle race, particularly since it started in Edwinstow, which obviously I have the honour to represent. The whole occasion was joyous, not to mention if that's standard of cycling, which all and wonder rolled into one. Now, if you're not a teacher, you may not know what all and wonder means. It's an austere expression and they like to come into some lessons and see all and wonder. I'm so I'm just telling my little dear good boy, but that occasion was full of awe and wonder. It was marvellous and many thanks to our staff who I know had a key part in putting it all together. I can't see the staff concerned, but I'm sure they're all around. Finally, I want to mention my last avictuity, which was only last Saturday, which was to attend the opening of a community hub in Boone. Again, a very lively and positive atmosphere surrounded by people who are working hard for that community. I think it would be good if we could open more of these in areas where they would offer support and encouragement to the local communities. These don't think I haven't appreciated the worthiness or importance of other events that I've been able to participate in. However, these three exemplify the range of things happening around us in your concert of which we should be proud. I want to just say a thanks here, because I've been around the area and very often I want to thank the taxi for not saying who it is. But I would like to thank them for the way that they've taken me about very prompt, which is a lesson for me and very courteous, so thank you to them. Now, I hadn't intended to nominate charity this year, but rather to promote one. I chose their ambulance because every single resident of New York and Sherwood of any status or age might need the air ambulance service one day. I have raised money for them, a final check for the money raised at the Easter raffle in the collection tin and through homemade cake sales. Not my homemade cakes, I don't do that, but it was an officer of this authority who made them all. And they were done, the sales were done at the boot and hub and it was handed over this morning. Look out for us, I hope, in the New York advertiser. Do we have a new advertiser? Please make sure you're printed, that article. It was really, really good, and I want to thank everybody who has contributed to it. All the money raised was from councillors and staff here and Edwin Stokarish councillors and staff. All prizes and cakes were donated. The fact that a worthy amount was able to be donated to such a cause shows what kind and thoughtful people work for and on behalf of this council and my own parish council. Thank you to all. Finally, I want to acknowledge the support I've had in carrying out my role. Thank you to Karen, my civic officer, for getting me organised. Remembering dates and appointments is perhaps not my thought date, as the Labour Group Chair might testify to. So, could Karen just come round, please? So, thank you very much, Nando. Come on, because we want to have you first back then. I'm glad you're in black and white, not so absolutely. I hope, Karen, you will note that this is from my neck of the woods. So, thank you very much for your help and support. It has been you. [Applause] And I know Councilor Tiff doesn't want a particular mention, but she's a veritable sound, not a mouse, she's a photographer. [Laughter] I hope that wasn't a Freudian slip. However, she is a sound of all knowledge on matter civic, which you will agree, because she has been Chair, she is a past Chair. And I have greatly appreciated her help, advice and company throughout this year. So, I know she doesn't want, again, but her garden might appreciate this plan, I thought. So, if you'd like to just come around. [Applause] Thank you. Can you just have a second? It's beautiful. Oh, my God. Is it an outlet plan? Yes. You have a lovely outdoor south-facing garden. I do. [Inaudible] [Laughter] Please note the red. Thank you. [Applause] [Applause] And I had another Edmond Stone, parish counselor, who accompanied me on some things. She can't be here tonight, but I would like to thank her for her efforts in being my consort on various occasions. I'm sure she won't mind me mentioning her name. She is Chrissy Eyre, and she has accompanied me on several occasions and supported me very well. So, she can't be here tonight, but I still want to make sure that she knows that we can't care. And lastly, I want to thank the Councillor for electing me to serve as chair for the first year of this newly elected administration. I have really appreciated the opportunity to serve the residents of New York and show it in this way. And finally, as well, this year has also made me appreciate, and I am not just saying this in case the officers think I am, what a hard-working and talented staff we have across all departments, well done to them all. [Applause] I think this is where I'm going to be. This is where I take my leave. Thank you. Not for a moment. Thank you. [Laughter] I'd just like to say thank you to Councillor Brooks for being our chair for the year, and presenting with your and invite people to share their thanks with Councillor Brooks. [Applause] I'd just like to thank Councillor Brooks for all the advice, help and guidance she's given me this year. It's very new to the job, very new to be in a Councillor, and she's given me so much advice. I feel confident now to go ahead and represent New York and Sherwood, so thank you so much. [Applause] I now want to thank nominations for Vice Chair of New York and Sherwood District Council. I've got a proposal. Councillor Peacock. Thank you, Chair. It's a great honour for me to pose Councillor TIFF for the role of Vice Chair. I've been blessed to have done Linda for more than 25 years, and I know that she's universally light and respected. Linda has got this amazing superpower, which allows anyone in her presence to be at ease and feel valued. Linda's experience of the civic role previously, as Vice Chair and Chair, and I'm sure that she'll be a great source of help and advice to you, Jean. Thank you very much. Do we have a seconder? Councillor BRIANDS here? I don't think you'd like to push that forward. Thank you, Chair, and congratulations on being promoted to Chair. I would like to stand and formally second the proposal for Councillor Linda TIFF for the Vice Chair of the Council this year. She's been excellent as a concert for the previous chair. She's got a wealth of experience and knowledge. She's a fountain of knowledge in this not amount. [Laughter] And I think she'll do absolutely wonderful as your Vice Chair this year and give you so much support. Thank you. Thank you, Councillor BRIANDS. Do we have any other nominations? It doesn't look like it. So, Councillor TIFFed? No, I'll take a vote. Oh, sorry, vote. Sorry. All those in favour of Councillor TIFFed? Thank you, Councillor BRIANDS. Unanimous. Councillor TIFFed. Thank you. Thank you, Councillor. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Councillor. Thank you, Councillor. Thank you, Councillor. Thank you, Councillor. Thank you, Councillor. Thank you, Councillor. Thank you, Councillor BRIANDS. Thank you very much. I'd just like to take this opportunity on behalf of our group to wish you well in your work throughout the year. I'm sure you'll do a grand job for us all. But Madam Chairman, can I just ask you a question, please? Do you have any intention of reinstating prayers at the beginning of our meetings going forward? No, thank you. No, I have no intentions of doing prayers. I think there's too many denominations in our district to isolate one religion. So I'm not happy to do that. Thank you, I respect everybody else's views. Right, we'll move on to declarations of interest by members and officers. Do any members have any interest to declare on items listed on the agenda, aside from those previously declared at item 16, the minutes for no thing? No declarations. Thank you. A gender item 8, minutes for the meeting held on the 7th of March 2024. Can I ask for a proposal and a seconder to approve as a correct record of the minutes for the last meeting held? Councillor BRIANDS. Please speak up. Unanimous. Thank you. Right, we move on to communications. Any communications which the chair. John? I don't have any. Thank you, Chair. No. Chief Executive. And the lead. The lead up. Do you have? Thank you, Chair. It's not really communications, but what I would like to say is, I'd just like to say a few words back. Mr Brooks, who's over there. Obviously, people know that I've known Cooley for a fair few years now. We're colleagues here in this place, and also at Elbowcke's Council. We went to school together as children. Although we haven't always seen our toy, I had no hesitation whatsoever in asking Cooley to the chair, following last year's local elections. And I'm really pleased that she has carried out the role in her own way, and in a way that reflects the values of this Council. Patience, resilience, honesty, and compassion. Just to clarify though, it was purely coincidental that I won't bear the start prize in a raffle. Councillor Brooks has been a great service to the Council over the last year, and representatives with energy and grace. Syria, on behalf of all the whole Council, thank you very much. Thank you. I'd also like to congratulate you, Chair, and the Cooley and the Chair. What can I say? You will bring different, but amazing qualities to the role. I'm really looking forward to you growing to it. You like of every room that you enter, and you have a wonderful rapport with people. I'm thrilled that you will be representing the Council over the coming year, and sincerely hope you enjoy every minute. One of the things I've done for a number of years is at this juncture. Maybe not as junctures have not always been the leader of the Council. It's also extended a thank you to each and every Councillor, and I think it's important that we maintain that. We do play an important role. Whatever our role is, as Councillors, we represent the people that put us here, and we work hard for it. So, thank you. Just want to acknowledge yourself. Following the election of Clayboard, as Mayor of East Midlands on May 2nd, it was a great pleasure and privilege to host her to visit Newark on Friday 17 May. This visit was clear as official visit to any State Council, any Council in East Midlands region. Clay was extremely interested in the ongoing projects that we've got going, and impressed with how our officers are organising and implementing projects. Clay noted we are way ahead of other Councils in dealing with leveling up funding, which is, of course, testament to the hard work and commitment of our officers. It's also testament to the hard work of us as Councillors because that straddles both administrations. And I think we deserve a bit of congratulations around that. Whilst here, Clay was introduced as one of the challenges we face, and is keen to play her part in helping to deliver our ambitions and aspirations. I'd like to thank the businesses that opened the doors to us all, and those involved in the visit. I'd also like to thank those members of the public who took the time to have a brief chat with Clay. I know that Clay really appreciated this. The first East Midlands Council's combined authority board meeting will take place on 17 June. I will be attending as one of two representatives of Nottinghamshire's District and Board of Councillors. And I look forward to regularly reporting back to this Council for progress made. Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Councillor Bekkock. Yep, poor food. Thank you. Councillor Hayes submitted a question to the Council. Unfortunately, it was out of time, but I would like to respond to that for you, and give you an assurance that throughout the last year, I've been working on the unprecedented events from the autumn and winter. And it remains front and centre of my focus. I understand you've received some specific updates in relation to putting in your own ward. And I am quite content to share the minutes of this food partnership meeting with you as well. And I'll make sure the officers send them across to you. And also to say that a report on food preparedness will be presented to a candidate in July, and also hope to be presenting a—or tabling a motion for the next whole Council to debate in the near future on flooding. Thank you. Okay, Councillor TAYsop, Taylor. Councillor Broughs, you. You all right? Councillor Alder. Councillor Alder. Thank you. First of all, oh, yes. Firstly, congratulations, Councillor Haul, and your promotion. It really looks good on you, and good luck for the year ahead. With it just being half a year since we declared our motion for the ocean, I just wanted to shine a bit of light on the unified effort across this Council on meeting those objectives. It's been really cross-pollinating across all of the teams within the Council, and it just re-energises me to see so many employees so committed to this. A few examples include the AS we've been feeding project on the substance track, the giant inflatable whale in Newark. Not only did the tickets sell out within 12 hours, we had overwhelming positive feedback, and it was part of, I know there was other things happening that day, that part of pulling in 8,000 visitors into our town square in one day. So I just wanted to thank the economic team, especially the new Bolt, who found that whale, and the really magical messaging inside it. I also wanted to thank Sue Stott as well from the community team, who brought our motion to life at the Knox County Council Show. This month we've had incredible feedback again, seeing all the surfboards that the schools have been engaged in across the district, seeing children learning through our sensory play. She did an incredible job bringing all that to life. And we've only had two stakeholder meetings with key players along the river trend, and we've already identified key areas of collaboration and where to focus our influence. And one exciting outcome of that is now working with partners to address pollution run-off and car washes. So already we're getting some really tangible, practical ways to stop pollution, as the education and engagement side of things. The reason why I'm bringing this forward tonight is because our action plan isn't actually due until October this year. And so I'm just really proud of all of the officers that have already take great strides in bringing our policy to life. So thank you to everybody who's helping us embed this ocean recovery into their work and finding inspiring ways to take residents on this journey. Thank you, thank you Councilor Bracey. Thank you Chair. And I would just like to start by thanking Councilor Box for her work over the last year. And for coming along to an event that I co-hosted with her this last weekend. And that's actually what I want to speak about, the booting hub. It's been a labour of love for Terry in our housing team. It's done remarkable things in a very short period of time. And it's a co-funded project between the housing team and the economic development team as we were able to achieve some UK SPF funding to help the community of booting. So on Saturday we had an absolutely wonderful day. We had kids on the streets playing with footballs, with hula hoops, learning circus skills. And the best part, the graffiti project, absolutely brilliant. I know that Councilor Tifton, Councilor Brooks saw the large community written on the side. Absolutely wonderful graffiti work there with support from ImageScore who do a lot of our projects. On Saturday we had well over a hundred people in attendance the other day. And not a single person was disappointed that I spoke to. They absolutely loved it. Projects like that are a testament to our office colleagues, to our communities and to us as a Council. It really shows what we're about. It's about community. It's about support. It's about uplifting the people that we are here to represent. So it was absolutely brilliant to see. And we ran out of hard dogs. And I think we may have ended up running out of cakes by the end after Councilor Brooks had collected a few. But no, it was absolutely brilliant. On the day money raised from the cake sale went to Councilor Brooks's charity and to the car project at Holerton. So really worthwhile causes. And one of the things that I'm most proud of with this project, above all else, is that the work done to the gardens at the hub. And I advise everyone to go along. It's 34 members view in an absolutely brilliant project. Go along, have a look. But the garden projects were done by local young people. And over the course of 10 days, they got a Level 3 MVQ with volunteering your way. And it's just testament to those young people. The standard of work is absolutely incredible. You may have seen the photos of myself, Councilor Tifton, Councilor Brooks sat on a bench that was built by them. You know what, it's one of the best built benches that I've ever sat on, built by 15, 16, 17-year-olds. Absolutely wonderful. So I, as a portfolio holder for housing, but also as a resident that lives two minutes away from that estate, I'm so incredibly proud of this project. And also with another hat on, I am the mayor of that town, and it is absolutely wonderful to see. Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Councillor. Thank you. Anybody else? Any other portfolios? Rowan? Councillor Cousins? Thank you, Chair. I'd also like to echo what everybody else has said. And thanks Celia very, very much indeed. And Jean, welcome. You look very at ease already. Just very briefly, we mentioned in Cabinet the other day, and we acknowledge the role that Councillor Holloway largely played from the previous administration. We've got the final piece of funding to complete the Castle Gatehouse project, which is excellent, really exciting, transfer-metry project for our town. It's generating a lot of excitement. We've also had a really, really good look at the planting, at the access, at all of the activities that are going to spin off from that. We're also beginning to look at other projects within this portfolio, which are exciting to do with our offer and to do with digging down into what arts, culture and heritage mean to our community and the feedback from our event that we had, just touching on music and the amount of music that's going on in the area. Very positive, and I'm sure this time next year I'll have lots to say about the development of that project too. But thank you to the previous administration for starting a great project, and I hope perhaps this time, maybe this time next year is a bit ambitious, but who knows? Certainly in 2026, we're all going to be going across and really enjoying the views from the top of the castle and experiencing life as it was in a castle, so thank you very much. Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Councillor CASSUM. And here's the portfolio. Councillor MELTON. Thank you, Chair. Not wanting to miss out on saying thank you to Celia and everybody else, and wishing you a good year. Most of the photo opportunities in my first year as a Councillor in the portfolio holder have actually been photo opportunities provided by our previous administration, so I thought it was appropriate really to say thank you to the previous administration for taking steps to do something more about recycling. I'm hoping that next year I'll be able to get up as a portfolio holder and say this is what we've done, but thank you to the previous administration. Thank you, Councillor HARRIS. MELTON. You'll remember late as you. In accordance with Rule 3.1, to receive the presentation or the debating any petitions from members of the Council if any, I can confirm there are no petitions. So move on to agenda item 11. Questions from members of the public and Council? Councillor HARRIS, would you like us to take it as read that you have submitted or would you like to read it out? Thank you, Chair, and welcome to the Opposition of course working with you and also to Celia for treating me so kindly and my relatively small group last year. Thank you. I will read it out because it's very short and I think it's important that the nature of this is understood because up until recently the District Council provided some coordination on speed watch and community safety groups. But the previous police and crime commission appears to have directed us that this should not happen, so this support appears to have ended. What proposals will the Council now make to reinforce and support community-run groups of speed watch and safety partnerships? I invite Councillor Taylor to respond. Peepop to respond. Councillor interjecting. Councillor interjecting. Councillor interjecting. Councillor interjecting. You can do it if you want. There used to be some limited cooperation, sorry, coordination of speed watch, information by New Concierge District Council. However, having met with the police, we were advised by them that speed watch single point of contact advice spark at the police for new work. That the situation has now changed. The police spark as advised that New Concierge District Council that the PCC has directed the speed watch should be a community-run group with minimal oversight of the police. Apart from training and sending out of letters to offending vehicles, this is a decision taken by the previous PCC, and we can't comment on that any further. However, I cannot help but wonder if it's something to do with someone being booked for speeding five times resulting in a driving ban. I also wonder if it might be to do with the Newark MP having been banned for speeding. And yes, I put it right this time, it was speeding. To confirm, our community protection officer will continue to be involved in community speed watch, but we won't be keeping direct overview of the groups. We'll be liaising with the police to support any community groups which wish to set up as a speed watch, assist with delivery of training and administration of the equipment. In the main individual group should not be affected by this change, it will still run for them as previously. I would also like to take the opportunity to say a thank you to Councillor Gerling, who has agreed to train at group offers, including Councillor Ross and myself, to carry out a speed watch in and around Hortonville. Thank you. Thank you Councillor Harris, Taylor. I don't promise to get any better, I apologise. Councillor Harris, do you have any supplementary questions? Thank you, I'm the bald one, so it's the one to spot. Thank you for that response, it's encouraging to hear that the district council will continue to help out these speakers. They are important for the communities, both small and large, and it would be really good to see the Hortonville group established and be trained. I look forward to further communication and coordination from the district council and hope to report back into your course. Thank you. No further question? Thank you. Councillor Taylor, do you want to respond in any way? No, I think I'm the other one with this bald as well. Thank you. Right, I'll move on to item 12 then. Invite Councillor Peacock to propose the political composition of the council and the allocation of seats on committees to political groups. Move the recommendation on page 33 chair. I'd like to stand to second that please. Thank you. Any comments? Call in favour? Thank you, Your Honor. Unanimous. Right, to allocate chairs, vice-chairs and members to committees, et cetera. Invite Councillor Peacock to propose again. I've been recommendations on page 37 chair. Thank you. And a seconder please. Thank you chair, I'd like to rise to second that. Thank you. Do we have any comments? All in favour? Unanimous. Thank you. Right, item 14 to record a record of urgent decisions. A commitment of section 106 off-site sports and suitable alternative natural green space. New York council gate house. Appointment of representatives to south of the legislature centre trust. Can I please ask the council to note these three urgent decisions? Plus there is an additional supplement to your agenda. The one earth solar farm response to the statutory consultation. These are all for noting. Thank you. Gender, item 15. Notice of the motion. Councillor Jackson, do you have a motion to propose? Thank you. Yes, thank you Madam Chairman. I congratulate you and vice-chair and all your appointments of chair and vice-chair of this council. And we'll see you at the moment in the district over the next year and also to council of... Right, I've seen it. Sorry, I've had some breaks for being at Chairman for the last year. I know it's infectious, isn't it? I didn't want to mention what your charity was of this year, actually, if you got one. So we could get out and support you and... I am in the throes of that. I didn't want to preempt the vote. Well, we look forward to that because the whole council would like to support you on your charity. Thank you very much. I rise to propose this motion after the recent events we've had in this district over the last year. I don't know where you want me to read it out or not. But I believe there is an amendment that's being put forward as well. I mean, mind is they have a caution of where I say it. But I say it as I mean to say, because I think that time we had some action because I don't think we're getting any help from the planning department with flooding issues with local properties and that. So I will propose the motion now because I think the amendment will talk about the amendment later. Thank you, Councillor Jackson. Can I have a seconder, please? Councillor Dells. Thank you. I rise to second this motion, but please, so do you. I also congratulate you both on your appointments and thank Councillor Brooks for her input this past year. Thank you, Councillor Dells. I open the motion for debate. Any comments? Councillor Freeman. Just like to move the amendment, Chair, congratulations to yourself and the Vice Chair and thanks to Councillor Brooks for, as always, a even-handed approach to sharing meetings. Just, I will speak to the amendment and I'm not going to read it out. I assume people have got it, but I think the motion gives us an opportunity to detail and explain what the Norton Show and District Councillors' planning authority are actually doing with current plans and also with future plans, the DPD, which I've got madness. This is the clean version. I don't know what happened to the swary version, but this is the clean version. The reason I'm moving the amendment is to ensure that our residents know exactly what we, as the local planning authority, can and cannot do, and also what we intend to do. In the new DPD, we have here, we have proposed new policies, DM5, DM5 used to be a policy on design. It's now been split into various policies, so DM5B and DM5C specifically address flood risk and water management. And I've gone through the point just briefly. One, we, as our local planning authority, will stay development away from high risk areas of high risk of flooding. Two, that any development that's done in the district does not increase flood risk elsewhere. Three, we will ensure that developments have sustainable drainage systems for management of surface water and that they are put in place. Four, that any such drainage schemes have a robust maintenance schedule so that suds, as they call, sustainable urban drainage schemes are maintained in perpetuity. And five, that all suds schemes should have considered all four aspects of goods in building suds, and that is the quantity of them, the quality, the amenity, and of course biodiversity. DM5C ensures that any, when we're considering applications, that any application has to meet the sequential test and that developments will not be permitted if there are more appropriate sites available. And that's across the whole of the district that those appropriate sites could have a lower risk of flooding. And I've got to say that all the points above, I know other council have mentioned the previous administration tonight and I'm going to mention the previous administration, because all the points above, and then I've spoken to at the moment, are all essential and excellent parts of the plan review that's currently out for public examination. And they're all that have been led through planning policy board by council hallway in a previous portfolio holder, and they are excellent, and they do address a lot of the concerns that council Jackson has highlighted in his motion. So in the spirit of the open door policy that I know councilor peacock has mentioned on various times in this chamber, I'm more than happy to put on record. And thank council Holloway for a leadership on this and a previous efforts and the work done by her and officers on the previous probably board, and this planning policy board as well that brought this to go out to public examination, which was finalized in September. I would also encourage council Jackson on occasion, just to lean to his right a little, and I have a speak other word with his leader, because this is an excellent document that has gone out to consultation so the motion, however, has highlighted things that unfortunately as a local planning authority we can do. We cannot attach unfair conditions and council I know council is Melton and council Harris have spoken many times in planning committee and other councillors about toughening up conditions. But it is very difficult and sometimes conditions could be classes unreasonable. We cannot stipulate for example that drainage and flood alleviation should be built first or upfront as part of development. And we also cannot insist that such schemes be properly funded. However, this resolution as highlighted those and the amendment seeks to lobby and put forward the case for local planning authorities to have that power. So that basis we will lobby the LGA, and we'll love this government and the next government will mind have a more synthetic ear to flooding nationally and in the district. So, hopefully council Jackson will accept the amendment and then obviously people can speak to the amendment if it becomes peace of start emotion. Thank you. What's that mate? Yes, Jeremy, I'll accept the amendment. Thank you. So, we vote on the amendment. So, Council Jackson's indicated that he's prepared to accept the changes that Councillor Freeman has proposed. So, actually that now becomes the substantive motion that you're talking about and that you go to vote on. So, we don't need to vote on any amendment. So, we can now begin the debate. Begin the day. Councillor Dailes. Thank you, Chair. I was happy to second Council of Jackson's motion because I understand and support the reasoning behind it. I'm equally happy to support the amendment because I also recognise that the district council can do very little by itself as a member of the planning committee despite the impact of Bobette and Hank. I'm still obliged to work within the existing national policy frameworks. And I think that we are all frustrated that we cannot just start to apply strict conditions or new sets of rules that would be unenforceable or would be considered to be unreasonable at an appeal. The government and the environmental agency are key to this and of course it is the county council which is the legal authority and I would hope that similar motions have been put forward there as well. I am confident I am sure that this district council, its officers and all of us as members are doing all that we can and I might suggest perhaps more than most. So, what's needed is a full council approach and I think we've got that to drive the higher authorities including the government, environmental agency and the council to recognise that since Bobette and Hank were looking at a very different federal landscape now and we need to be able to reflect that in our planning policy decisions. We need policy change and council have been on those. I'm always happy to lobby. Thank you. Thank you. Councillor Harris. Thank you, Chair. I'm very pleased to see this amendment going through. You'll see, Councillors is absolutely right. This needs to be a full council agreement and like I am as referred to by the Chair of Planning, frustrated at some of the things. I wouldn't say they're unfair conditions though but I accept that they may be seen as unfair by the inspector on appeal. There are a number of things that we do need to address particularly in my own ward where the suds might work but then they go to a combined sewer. The combined sewer then overflows and we have sewage centering through the greets directly many, many hours per year last year in terms of the additional water that's going down even with the suds provision in some of the new estates because eventually that goes to a combined sewer. And it's just unfortunate that the planning conditions don't allow the impact of the developments downstream of the development. I also would like to comment the fact that some of our plans are not allowed to work with the mediation. For example, we still can't insist on having solar panels on new buildings which is part of the other side of this problem, isn't it? We're using too much energy and so therefore there are many new buildings even today built without solar panels. So yes, let's work together on this Council to alleviate the devastating effects of flooding through this district, not just in small numbers but in significant areas. So I support this motion. Let's work together on trying to address this both locally and nationally. Thank you. Councillor Taylor. Thank you. I would like to support this motion. For a number of reasons. The first is, as a Council, we did commit to not forget the flooding issue and to keep going until it is resolved. But the next Council meeting will be a resolution coming forward around the long term plans and ask of government and ask of the mayor, etc. So that will be coming. There will be a report coming to the Cabinet in July. And again, that will give more detail. I'm not heavily into planning as many of you know. But one of the things that in most places happens is when conditions are put on, it's not just left to the district Council. The county Council's flood authorities normally work with the district to enforce them on flooding. Unfortunately, in Nottinghamshire, it's left to the districts. And I would urge the county Council to work with us closer on this issue. And the second thing regarding working with the county council is the flood authority. Part of the work of the partnership group that has been formed to address flooding. The district, this district contacted not in the county council to ask for a list of flood wardens. As people know, there are two types of flood wardens. Excuse me. There's flood wardens who are part of the environment agency scheme. And there are some by Nottinghamshire county council. We asked for the list and we got a reply to say, sorry, you can't have it. We haven't got time to write, to check that they're willing to have their name shared. Now, we're heading, getting close again to the flooding season. We're not that far away. And I would urge Nottinghamshire county council to find the time because the people of New York and Sherwood deserve to have the best coordinated approach to flooding that we can have. I support this resolution. Thank you. Councillor Jackson, would you like to come? Or comments? Councillor CASSIDY. Thank you, Chairman. And let me join others in congratulating yourself and Councillor Tifton your new roles and to thank the council for its also for the year in the chair. I agree with many of the comments that have been made, represented the Brandon and Fernwood Ward, which was heavily affected by recent floods, is heavily affected by a very large development and sits on the river that runs through our district. You'll not be surprised to know that myself, Councillor Haynes, Councillor ALLAN, and Councillor Suddenton as the Councillor spend a lot of time speaking to residents about just this. And we were recently questioned and quizzed as to what the planning authority does to mitigate against it. And so I just wanted to say that I was really pleased and grateful to hear Councillor Freeman's comments to see his enthusiasm for collaboration on this issue as chair of planning so that we can get to a place where our residents trust that as a planning authority we are doing everything in our ability to ensure that we are not increasing flood risk elsewhere. It's something that's very important to our communities, very small vulnerable villages where a large-scale development is nearby. And so just that reassurance that you are on board and taking on this battle is very much appreciated. So thank you, Councillor Freeman. Thank you. Councillor COSENS. Thank you, Chair. I also support the amendment and the sentiments of this motion indeed. And if nothing else, it keeps the subject at the front of our minds, which is where it needs to be because the water might have disappeared for a while, but it only needs to rain a little bit for the puddles to be quite substantial very quickly because the land is still saturated and it's having a major impact. It's having a major impact on farmers and on the people that live in our communities. Earlier this year, I went with a group of other Councillors to lobby in Westminster about increasing the amount of the drainage levy. These are all connected issues of our world today. There's no point in political point scoring because it's our joint responsibility, all of us, to work together. That's the only way we're going to actually deal with these issues. They are massive. And I think it's really important that we work together. First of all, to empower our communities because my sense is people who live in these communities that are impacted actually probably have an awful lot of knowledge and an awful lot to say and we need to support them. So thank you for this. I think it's excellent and I think we should be talking about it. And I hope that we can do something productive together. That's the best way to do things. Thank you. Councillor MELTON. Thank you, Chair. The issue really that I wanted to highlight is the issue which relates to the portfolio that I hold. Before that though, I would like to say that since I've been on planning committee, one of the things I've discovered in the last year, steep learning code, is that a very large portion of what we decide is actually not political. Probably 60, 70% at least are the decisions that we make on planning committee and various other committees and so on. Sorry? Okay. I wasn't expecting heckling from the other side on something when I was saying that we're not being political. Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is that this motion is actually seen, I hope, as a joint motion from the whole Council. And I was actually going to say, well, that was a good thing. So I was surprised to be heckled. Anyway, the other thing that I wanted to say is that the situation is going to get a lot worse. I've probably said before in Council that I'm chair of the Green Liberal Democrats. And when I actually told some of my colleagues around the country that I volunteered for planning committee, they were really rather surprised. But honestly, some of the things that we need to change need to be pushed through at planning level. And we need to be lobbying the government to change and move more quickly to adapt to climate change and the impact that's going to have. Council citizens has just referred to the very high water table at the moment. It's very obvious on Trent Ward, which is the place that I represent, that you drive along and it really doesn't take very much to rise the water table above the surface of the land. So, yes, I want to support this. And I would just like to say that I would like to see more adaptation in terms of natural flood protection, which is one of the things that we're trying to extend throughout the district. So, yes, supporting this. Thank you. Councillor HAYS. Thank you, Chair. I'll join everyone else in congratulating yourself and Councillor TIFF on your appointments and thanking Councillor BROOKS for her year of service. I think there's a lot I agree with that. I say there's quite a positive to hear this amendment and this motion, especially for our communities, as Councillor CASSIDY said, we represent Brandon and Fernwood with Councillor ALLAN, and it has been significantly impacted. We have seen some members of the public, and I don't want to go into too much detail, that have been quite emotional about some of the scenarios that they've found themselves in, whether having to make decisions around what things they're going to save in their homes, that they've spent a lifetime collating on which memories and items are most important. So, you know, it's great that we're having this positive debate, and I actually agree with a lot of what's been said. So, Councillor Taylor, you commented about, We must not forget. 100% agree with that, and it's great to hear that we're all on board with that, and actually we'll rightly say we're never far away from the next flooding season, and that would be upon us before we know it. In terms of Councillor HARRIS and your comment, again, completely agree. It is frustrating, but it's also great to hear that yourself, Andy, so, Councillor Freeman, you're looking to lobby around that, regardless as to which government is in control, so that we can try and make things right for our residents locally. And I guess that goes to the next point in terms of, Councillor Cusson's 100% agree again with the comment around taking the politics out of this. There's people that are significantly impacted. None of us want to turn up, anyone in this room want to turn up to local meetings with residents and see them in bloods of tears about the scenario that they've bound themselves in, so everything that we can do to support and alleviate that, we should try and do that, regardless as to who's accountable and which authority and who's made what decisions in the past is about what we're doing for the future, to make sure that our residents are looked after, making sure that, as Councillor Callister said, these developments that are coming, and we have got large developments on the doorstep of some of our residents here, making sure that these developments are built in the right way to make sure that we don't compound on issues that are already in those communities. So, yes, Councillor, thank you, Chair. Thank you. Councillor Pringle. Thank you, Chair. Congratulations to you and Councillor Tifth, and also making our serialie for her efforts. Councillor Milton said it wasn't going to be political work. Unfortunately, I am going to be political. I'm going to be political because there's not one of us sat in this room no matter what colour we are that weren't affected by any of our residents affected by whatever. So, this motion coming forward, I mean, exactly what we wanted. I mean, the amendment, that hand is put forward, sorry, Councillor Freeman's put forward, absolutely strengthens it, makes it really powerful because, as Councillor Hay says, how many of us have been out to see flood victims that we're in tears because they've lost everything? I mean, need to push forward. I want us to be the lead group. In fact, when a past conversation that Council and I recognise that the water floods from dark, and I've looked at blocked garbage, so we don't get there water, but probably not going to be able to do that. However, let's lean from here, and I'm saying this without any disrespect to Councillor Dales, and the fact that this should be a cross-party motion put forward, and I'd invite Councillor Japston and Councillor Freeman to propose and second it for us all. And I say that because none of us shouldn't let any of these do if they want to play Billy Boys and put it forward, let it drop off. We should be on this all the time, because in two months' time, well tonight, about 11 o'clock we've got every downpour, which is going to stay with us, and I've still got people who are living outside their houses, so it's going to affect them. That's going to get worse. If it does get worse, it's not our responsibility. It's not our fault. We can't have a worry with them upstairs, unfortunately. However, we should be leading on any proposals because of the effect that we've all seen with our residents locally. So I'm suggesting a joint motion between the two of you to drive forward. That's not getting off the train now because everyone that spoke to here is going to be on to you to make sure we're getting some results and seeing some action of this, because we don't want to be in the position of this further down the mark. Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Councillor Hallen. Thank you, Chair. First of all, I'd like to thank Celia for her year in office, and thank you for that, Councillor, for Councillor Brookesall. And also congratulate Councillor Hall and Councillor TIFF for that. New positions. I hope you have a fabulous year. I'm not going to speak very much as you can hear, I'll go back through. I did just want to say we've had some flooding issues in our villages as the same as many of them have. And I did just want to thank actually Knox County Council for the help that they provided out of village. We joined the flood silage scheme, the flood wardens scheme, and they've been excellent. I've spent a day walking from the village through Reynolds Water to check on the blockages that have been there, the silting up, and they've agreed to clear all of that, which will help enormously for the flooding, both downstream and upstream, that has affected both us and further up. So, you know, we have actually galvanized our residents in the village to help to do stuff, which has been a really, really positive thing, because I think actually when residents feel helpless, it has a huge impact on them, whereas if they feel as though they're involved in doing something, I think it actually strengthens the relationship. I've had some brilliant help from officers with the aquasacks and stuff like that, you know, ringing up within the hour, they've been delivered to me, and we've gone out across the village to give those to residents, so it's been really positive. I think the motion and the amendment, I think, is a really positive and a powerful thing, and I think, and I'd just like to say thank you to both sides, and thank you for the count words as well, it's been much appreciated. Thank you. Thank you. Councilor Freeman? Yes, Chair, thank you. Just briefly, just to echo some points on partnership work, it's great to see the Chamber work in partnership on this motion, which now includes the amendments, and the motion does talk about what we intend to do and what the plans intend to do, carry out public examination, and what this district council has local planning authority demands of developers to mitigate against both fluvial and fluvial flooding, but there's also the other side of the planning regime that is enforcement, and I would like to encourage the county councillors in the Chamber when you go back to the county council, because enforcement is very much Norton Sherwood's responsibility, our legal responsibility, but when we're enforcing with developers, and it is a few and far between, but unfortunately some developers don't put in the sub schemes that they have agreed to do, they don't put in the relevant drainage, and we don't employ drainage engineers, so we rely on expertise from other places, like the county council, to assist us in our enforcement. Currently, that partnership on the enforcement side does not exist, so I would encourage the county councillors to go back to the county council and raise it that we should have a more collegiate approach to enforcement issues when it comes to drainage and flooding, as well as I'd say. Thank you, Chair. Just Councillor Wendell's, and then Councillor CASSIDY. Thank you, Chair, I'd also like to congratulate you and Councillor Tifft on your appointments this evening as Chair and Vice Chair, and to thank Councillor BROOKS for her excellent year as Chair. I started to support this motion this evening, as you perhaps expect, to someone who represents Loudon, which is probably one of the parts of the district that's been most affected by flooding over the last 25 years and beyond, and has had a numerous incidents over the last couple of years. I myself have been flooded and out of my home for about four months, major repairs after the drying out and all the rest of it, so I know what it's like to experience flooding. It's a very serious matter, as we all know, and many of us in this Chamber, if we haven't experienced it ourselves, we'll have experienced it close-hand with the people that we represent. So, you know, it's important. We've got rain forecasts for tomorrow. I know there will be many people across the district who will be watching the forecast, looking out of the window, wondering if this is going to be another flooding event or not, and that will continue until we can completely eradicate these major flooding events. So, one of the things that does potentially contribute to flooding can be new developments. We've talked about flood protection measures, alleviation measures within developments, and I'm pleased to see in the motion that, whilst we can't currently force developers to put flood alleviation measures in early in development, I think it's really important that they should, so I'm really pleased to see that we're going to be lobbying government and others local government associations to try and get the powers to be able to do that. So, very much support the motion, and I'm pleased that we're seeing to be in agreement across the Chamber, because it's really important stuff we're talking about. Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Councillor SIDDING. Whoa! Perhaps I don't need that. Thank you, Chair, and congratulations to you. I hope you have a lovely year, to Councillor TIFT. I hope you have a lovely year, and to Councillor BROOKS. Thank you for your year. Having been chairman at Nottinghamshire County Council, and your Conservative District Council, I know what an honour it is to be chosen. So, I wish you all the best. I'd just like to make one point, firstly, not a political point, but Councillor MELTON did say at one point about planning being political sometimes. I'm mindful that we are alive today, and we have people out there who've got a planning application. I've been on the planning committee since 1999, and never at any point have I been political when I've made a decision. So, I'm sure it was a slip of the tongue, Councillor MELTON, but I wouldn't like people out there to think that it's a political decision in here, regarding planning, because clearly it's not, you're aware it's not, but I would hate it to be misconstrued out there. With regard to this motion, yes, I will certainly support it. I represent both here and in another place over 20 parish councils, and during the floods, I was in those villages, most of them, who were very few that didn't flood, and we were well out and has an ongoing problem, but the villages I was in were villages that haven't actually flooded before, so they weren't prepared for people swishing down a road, moving all the signs of road closures and having all the water swishing into their houses. They were frantically trying to move furniture upstairs. I was standing there with water all over my feet, later found out it was sewage, but never mind, I was there to help the residents, and I went around all the villages in turn. We had tractors taking people, taking gods from A to B, and that is where you see the true community spirit. So I do support this motion. I do think it's very important that we work together, and although we are limited without lobbying, and I fully accept that, I think one thing we can do on a planning committee, with difficulty, no doubt, is to try and persuade people not to have a tarmac drive, but to have a drive that will absorb water, because that is the first thing that's a hell. You've got the garden, which takes the water, but to have a drive of some description, pebble or whatever, but not tarmac, is going to absorb water. And if it was my house, I hadn't had a tarmac drive, so I'm guilty, but I've been there for a very long time, 40 years ago, and I don't think we were actually looking at floods as much as we are today. But if I was to redo that drive, I would have a personable drive, because it's so important that the water goes down, and I think it gives those people peace of mind that they've got the drive that protects them a little bit. But we have to do everything we can, we have to work together, it's not political at all. People out there, I've got people in villages who won't be returning until after Christmas, because they are totally flooded out. And, you know, we have to feel for those people when we go home at night, and I do, I have to say, because I've seen them in such diastrates. So I'm very happy to support this, and I'm very happy to see that we're going to work together, because it's only by working together that we're going to succeed. Thank you, Gemma. Thank you, Chancellor. Councillor Brown, which one do I pass? Yeah, yeah, right, thank you very much, and I often stand up here. Congratulations to you both. I will be supporting the motion when I read it. I'm not on any committees, but I'm still part and part of the normal show with district council. I'm proud to be so most of the time, but not all of the time, I'm sad to say. I represent the bridge ward, and yes, we've got some flooding in the bridge ward. I'm going to flood warden, but for what little bit we had, it's not looking to really roam and bellyache about, but what I would like to stand up and say, with the meeting that put place in town hall with officers, and I'm sure with district council, the flood wardens, the environment officers, and the feedback that I've gotten from some of the flood wardens, are difficult to choose to get the right equipment because the telephone number is so far away out of Nottinghamshire to try to get these vehicles here as soon as quick as possible. We all have got duty to care, regardless whether you're along the line, whether you live down the road, they would have a classic conservative labour, or whoever, and that's what people have voted us here for. Picking up from the last of the flood wardens, not in the county council, certainly two or three officers and councillors, was really extreme in what they did to get things moving, very, very quickly. It's a pity that people who live in these flood areas and who've got cars and everything don't take any notice of the flood wardens when they're there with the lights on, and trying to stop them and keep them out of danger. No disrespect to your councillor, Jackson, it's been a long time coming, but I bet it's come, I think it's about time we stop sticking, sticking plasters on, and that we listen to the people who voted for us, democraticly, to represent a monumental district council. Thank you. Thank you. There's no more comments. Councillor Jackson. Councillor JOHNSTON. And close the debate. Thank you Madam Chairman. Yes, interesting points. I accept the amendment, because I think it's better that we send this as a united front from the whole council, no, representative saying that thing. I personally think it could be a little bit stronger, but I notice debate, difficult with policies in this, that and the other. Councillor Taylor, you had to have a go. Not to hand the councillor or the leave flood authority. They've got over 1,000 flood wardens in the council. It's the highest number of any county in the country. They do extensive training. They supply equipment. They've got contact with all the leave flood wardens in the area. Having it very difficult if two councillors try to contact the flood ward and implement messages in the times of emergency. They've been out to every parish council meeting or members of the flood team have to speak to members of the public, speak to place councils and reassure them. And so to be assured, the not to hand the councillor flood team are well onto this and they are leading the way in this country, actually, for flood warning, management and equipment provided. And I didn't know actually, Andy, that the camp council had some enforcement on flooding issues. I would look into that, but I didn't realise that I just came from from from from our county department. But I know my motion was a bit agricultural and it's wording, but I'm trying to get a message across. Although I agree with the members or support the members, I just think it hasn't got enough on only playing liquid lip service and I just don't want it to get lost in the ethos. I mean, we send things down to London to get approval and then we go into consultation, et cetera, et cetera. I mean, I brought a motion about vaping our batteries and the highlights of the fact that we collect these ourselves. But I don't think you've held some of that on. We haven't done anything about it, have we? No, you don't. Not yet? No. You know, it was on the news just last week, again, about the fire danger and the tons of batteries that get thrown away and not recycled. So I don't want this motion to get lost. I want it up there. I want it to be taken serious. We've asked this about climate change and our environment. We have to make hard and strong decisions and not just follow national policy guidelines. And if it takes, we can't do it. Then we find to get this stupid policies changed. Loud, loud, loud, is probably about one of the worst villagers in our dis... in the consumer with the flooding. And unfortunately, often it has over 100 houses suffering from internal flooding, especially after the last two storms we've had this year, the Bets and Hank. But probably 75 to 80% of the houses that have flowed have been built in the last 30, 40 years. Not all houses. Recently built. It means some less than 20 years. And many are land which have never been fit to build on in the first place. The developers are very cunning. And the legislation is at the moment in the planning department, I believe. You can only put flooding restrictions and proposals on applications when it's of 10 or more properties. So the developer puts the application in for nine. Then later I see it's a hard-building process, a separate application for four or more, and gets around the need to put in pretty protection on that development. It's a process. It does happen because I was told that when I was talking to the flood people, nobody showed it. They have ways of getting around this. But I would like to see flood risk assessments on all builds in flood risk areas. Not just 10, 5, 4, 3, but even 1. If there's a flood risk in that area, it should have a flood assessment and risk assessment put to it. I have another example in the locker room at the moment. And applications are just coming in to the planning department. For five houses. So on the side of the Main Street in Loudoun, which is a quite steep bank, a Loudoun Main Street suffers very badly on surface water during a flooding issue. This plot will add significantly to this problem, but policies don't allow our planning department to do any flood mitigation on this site, which will have a severe effect on Main Street in Loudoun, with X of Water going down Main Street into infrastructure that hasn't been designed to take any more water. And a lot more pressure put on it. These are a couple of reasons why we need to change our thoughts about planning policies in flood risk areas. For those of you who do not suffer from flooding, I can only say it's a very traumatic experience and it's been highlighted tonight. I know Mike highlighted as well, and I know plenty of families are out of their homes still from the flood we've had recently. We need action now because climate change is not going to go away, and we need to protect the properties of our residents. I have spoken to NCC flood team and the environment agency who are welcome what I am proposing. One of their main problems, and this came from the environment agency is where we put flood prevention, floods and zany schemes in place. But then they have to ask, Where's the long-term management and maintenance on these schemes? Where's the money in place for it? There's a management scheme within the development on all the houses. Then we've got to make sure, if we do insist on these schemes, that they work and they last a lifetime of development. It's no good putting attenuation pond in, but then just get filled up with rubbish or glass, because they're not looked after or maintained or made throughout the years. And it's so important, you know, there's so much infrastructure in drainage that's been lost or forgotten about in this county while in the whole country. And now it's needed because we're in a lot wetter place and a lot wetter time. I have some development in my ward as well. It's in, well, what I was going to say, I have some developments in my ward. I haven't, seven strength, I haven't not yet even adopted the drains. And this is after ten years, you know, they're just there, and there's so nobody's mates and look after them. We must insist that things are taken on board and don't maintain a lot better properly. Sorry it's a bit long winders. And I don't understand why developers have not been made to put in drainage schemes and attenuation ponds at the start of the development to event water runoff. Excuse me, I've got a bathrobe. And secure the site. It's probably contaminated water that runs off during the building anyway, so it needs to get holding back and containing. But this will make sure that the drainage scheme that they're putting actually works and does get done. There are no lots of developers up and leave before actually doing, now as the drainage scheme or the attenuation ponds are the last thing that they have to do and probably give them based more lip service and do it as cheaply as they possibly can. That's why I want to get it in there first because when there's a developer gets on the site, he does create a lot of issues and problems and I know we've got hiss of that wind development sites and I do know if lots of kind of counters have got a little bit of issues that we came on as well on that development. And this is a happening firm and when an attenuation tank was supposedly put in to collect water in a flood event, but no one knows if it's there or how the water gets in or is responsible for emptying it. And it's left to our enforcement team now to try and track down the developer to make sure that the work was done, if there is a maintenance scheme or I have to care for it. But there should be no need for this if the work was done at the start of the development and we've got people going in there looking at it. And somehow as in that estate they get flooded as well because that's why I'm really not sure whether they actually develop and put the proper attenuation tank and drain these in place. I appreciate that a lot of what I'm asking is not planning policy, I know it's not. I know there will be an amendment in a lot nicer words than what I can say. But I just hope that it's taken on board, but we should be telling the people down in London that we need to change the way we build houses in the future. And also not an app for them but we also need to make them self-sufficient, restore the panels, batteries along with air source or ground source heating on every new house built. We're all serious about climate change and the environment. We'll all talk about it, I'm sorry, nothing happens. That's why I want to raise this tonight, I just wanted to get a good strong message and I hope the amendment gets that message down there to the people it concerns. There's a change of goal not with any government or a listener, I do not know, but let's hope that they do. Thank you, Chairman. Thank you, Councillor JATSON. We're now going to vote on the original motion as altered by Councillor Freeman. All in favour? Thank you. Now we'll move on to a general item 16, minutes for noting. Cabinet 5th March 2024. Okay. Cabinet 26th March 2024. Councillor Harris. Thank you, Chair. This is page 59, minute 113. I noticed that the issue of the Jubilee Bridge has not been resolved in terms of the payment for this. What is the current progress regarding the status of this and the way in which this is going to be adopted by the county council as a right away? This is Councillor Bicott. Chair, it's my belief that the report will come back to Cabinet. I think it was 26 of that month. I think that's right, 26. Yeah, so we'll move on then. Next minutes, Executive Shareholder Committee 5th March 2024. Thank you. Policy and Performance Improvement Committee 4th March 2024. Councillor Bicott. Just in the spirit of much of what's going on today, I'd like to all members of the closure to page 82 and the information sharing with members working group update. I'd like to congratulate Councillor Kallis, who's done an excellent job in bringing this forward. I think the new, I'm not very good at IT, so Terry knows you know that. But it's new tool that's going to become available for us. It's going to be very useful. But I think it's also something that can grow a bit as well and maybe useful for our staff colleagues as well as we're going forward. So thank you for that and good work. Thank you. Planning Committee 14th March 2024. Thank you. Planning Committee 4th April 2024. Order and Governance Committee 24th April 2024. General Purpose Committee 29th February 2024. Councillor Harris. Thank you, Chair. This is minutes 26th on page 101. This concerns the policy with regards to a previous Council's decision relating to information on the rear of the front passenger seats. I know that passengers who haven't complained don't have to wait until the car disappears off in resistance because they won't know the number of the registration number or the tow for number to raise issues with the enforcement. It's one of the difficulties when we have a taxi that you don't know where what its number is until it's gone. Sometimes they are supposed to be on the front window, they're not always legible. So the idea was to put them on the backs of the front seats so that people have complained can actually raise those with the appropriate enforcement officer. Notice that hasn't been done yet and I just wondered when we can affect that policy change which was introduced in the last Council. Thank you, as Chair of Licensing I will provide a written response to that one, Councillor Harris. Thank you. Right, Licensing Committee 29th February 2024. Trustee Board of Gilstra and William Edward Knight Charitors 27th February 2024. Planning Committee 9th May 2024. And that concludes the meeting. There are no exempt items so close the meeting and thank you for bearing with me. [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [ Silence ]