Agenda and minutes

To appoint a relief Chairman.

1.1       The Motion was moved by the Lord Mayor and seconded by Councillor       Melvyn Caplan that Councillor Jan Prendergast be elected as Relief        Chairman.

To sign the Minutes of the Meeting of the Council meeting held on 9 July 2014.

2.1       The minutes of the proceedings at the Council meeting held on 9^th July 2014           were, with the assent of the Members present, signed by the Lord Mayor as a      true record of the proceedings.

(a)          The Lord Mayor to report that on Saturday 28 June she attended, in the presence of The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh a drumhead service at the Royal Hospital Chelsea to commemorate and remember those who volunteered to serve in the First World War. After the service she witnessed the presentation to Her Majesty of a copy of the revised version of Field Marshal Sir John Chapple’s book ‘Stepping Forward’, the story of the Battle Honours and Lineages of London Volunteer Reserves Forces, including links with London Boroughs and Livery Companies (a copy of which has been bought by Westminster Library). 

(b)           The Lord Mayor to report that on Monday 30 June she attended the re-dedication of the War Memorial Stone in Covent Garden.

(c)           The Lord Mayor to report that on Monday 30 she attended a service presided over by the Bishop of London to mark 50 Years of The Chapel of St Barnabas in Soho.

(d)          The Lord Mayor to report that on Saturday 5 July she cut the ribbon to open the newly refurbished community space above the substation in Moreton Street in theLillington & Longmore Estate, Pimlico, SW1.

(e)           The Lord Mayor to report that on Sunday 6 July she attended, in Civic State, the annual Civic Service at Westminster Abbey.

(f)           The Lord Mayor to report that on Sunday 13 July she attended the 2014 British 10K Run and officially started the race.

(g)          The Lord Mayor to report that on Sunday 13 July she attended the WECH Summer Festival on the Elgin Estate W9.

(h)          The Lord Mayor to report that on Tuesday 22 July she attended the Westminster Almhouses Foundation Founders Day Celebration Service at St. Stephen’s Church, Rochester Row.

(i)            The Lord Mayor to report that on Saturday 2 August she attended the Queen’s Park Community Festival, Queen’s Park Gardens W10.

(j)            The Lord Mayor to report that on Monday 4 August she attended the Metropolitan Police World War One Centenary service at the National Police memorial in The Mall.

(k)          The Lord Mayor to report that on Monday 4 August she attended the candlelit Vigil in Westminster Abbey to commemorate Britain’s entry into the First World War one hundred years ago.

(l)             The Lord Mayor to report that on Sunday 24 August she attended the Children’s Day of the Notting Hill Carnival.

(m)        The Lord Mayor to report that on Friday 29 August she attended the Westminster Looked After Children and Care Leavers Fun Day at the Hub, Regent’s Park.

(n)          The Lord Mayor to report that on Sunday 7 September she attended the installation of the Venerable Jane Sinclair as Canon Steward at Westminster Abbey.

(o)          The Lord Mayor to report that on Monday 8 September she attended the Passage annual reception in the State Rooms, Speakers House.

(p)          The Lord Mayor to report that on Thursday 18 September she attended the 200^th Anniversary of Meacher & Higgins in Crawford Street.

(q)          The Lord Mayor to report  ...  view the full agenda text for item 3.

3.1       The Lord Mayor referred to the Communications set out on the agenda.

3.2       The Lord Mayor read the citation relating to the first Victoria Cross awarded to a Westminster resident during the First World War, Lieutenant Frank Alexander de Pass.  The Council stood and observed a minutes silence in memory of him and all other servicemen and women who lost their lives in conflicts over the last 100 years.

To receive any declarations of interests from Members and Officers of the Council.

4.1       There were no Declarations of Interest.

5.1       There were no Petitions or Deputations.

(Standing Order 9 limits the questions to matters relevant to the general work or procedure of the Council).

A list setting out the order of questions is attached.

6.1       The questions, supplementary questions and replies will be included on the            Council’s website.

(a)        Councillor Iain Bott – Development in Marylebone

(b)        Councillor Adam Hug – Supporting Local Employment

7.1       Development in Marylebone

            Councillor Bott spoke and Councillor Davis replied.

7.2       Supporting Local Employment

            Councillor Hug spoke and Councillor Astaire replied.

With the approval of the Chairman of the meeting, the Leader of the Council may make a statement on an urgent matter and the Leader of the Opposition will have an equivalent right of reply.

8.1       There were no urgent matters.

To consider items chosen for debate from the attached Future Policy Plan.

9.1       The meeting debated items chosen for debate from the Future Policy Plan.

            Growth Deal for London

            The Majority Party had selected Item number 49 on the Future Policy Plan:             Growth Deal for London.  The debate will be referred to the relevant     Executive Director for consideration when next reporting on the subject.

            Care Bill Implementation

            The Minority Party had selected Item 16 on the Future Policy Plan: Care     Bill Implementation.  The debate will be referred to the relevant Executive Director for consideration when next reporting on the subject.

            At 9.28pm the time for debates having concluded the Lord Mayor put the     following items of business to the vote in accordance with Standing Order 19:

            General Purposes Committee

(i)               Scheme of Delegations

Resolved:  That the recommendations in paragraph 1 be agreed.

(ii)              Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014

Resolved: That the recommendations in paragraph 2 be agreed.

(iii)            Name and Terms of Reference of the Superannuation Committee

Resolved: That the recommendations in paragraph 3 be agreed.

(iv)            Programme of Full Council Meetings 2015-2016

Resolved:  That the recommendation in paragraph 4 be agreed.