Note by the Chief Executive:
The Chief Whip of the Majority Party has advised that at the commencement of this meeting he will move a Procedural Motion to the effect that the meeting will not consider Agenda items 5, 6, 7 and 8 set out here but proceed after considering items 3, 4 and 9 to consider the business set out in the Extraordinary Council Agenda called to commence on the rising of this meeting.
i. The Lord Mayor to report that, on Sunday 2nd July, he attended the annual Civic Service at Westminster Abbey.
ii. The Lord Mayor to report that, on Monday 3rd July, he gave an interview on BBC Radio London’s Robert Elms Show.
iii. The Lord Mayor to report that, on Monday 3rd July, he hosted a reception to mark Pride Week.
iv. TheLord Mayor to report that, on Tuesday 4th July, he hosted the annual Westminster Community Awards.
v. The Lord Mayor to report that, on Thursday 6th July, he attended the annual Pride in London Banquet.
vi. The Lord Mayor to report that, on Saturday 8th July, he led the annual Pride Parade through central London.
vii. The Lord Mayor to report that, on Monday 10th July, he attended the annual Order of the Bath ‘At Home’ Reception at Westminster Abbey.
viii. The Lord Mayor to report that, on Wednesday 12th July, he attended the State Arrival of Their Majesties The King and Queen of Spain at Horseguards Parade.
ix. The Lord Mayor to report that, on Thursday 13th July, he attended the City of London Corporation Banquet in honour of Their Majesties The King and Queen of Spain.
x. The Lord Mayor to report that, on Tuesday 18th July, he attended a Reception hosted by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to mark the Official Birthday of Her Majesty The Queen.
xi. The Lord Mayor to report that, on Wednesday 19th July, he attended a Pride Reception hosted by the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street.
xii. The Lord Mayor to report that, on Thursday 20th July, he chaired the Annual General Meeting of the London Mayors’ Association.
xiii. The Lord Mayor to report that, on Wednesday 16th August, he attended a performance of the musical “Yank!” at Charing Cross Theatre.
xiv. The Lord Mayor to report that, on Wednesday 6th September, he attended the annual London Borough Mayors’ Service and Reception at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
xv. The Lord Mayor to report that, on Saturday 9th September, he attended a reception on the Finish Line of the Great River Race.
xvi. The Lord Mayor to report that, on Tuesday 12th September, he attended a dinner hosted in his honour by the Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom.
xvii. The Lord Mayor to report that, on Sunday 17th September, he attended a Service of Thanksgiving and Re-dedication to mark the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
xviii. The Lord Mayor to report that, on Tuesday 19th September, he toured the Francis Crick Institute.
xix. The Lord Mayor to report that, on Sunday 24th September, he hosted lunch for walkers participating in the Ataxia Westminster Parks Sponsored Walk.
xx. The Lord Mayor to report that, on Tuesday 26th September, he attended the Official Opening of the London Business School Sammy Ofer Centre.
xxi. The Lord Mayor to report that, on Wednesday 27th September, he attended the Official Opening of Sir Simon Milton Square.
xxii. The Lord Mayor to report that, on Thursday 28th September, he attended the City of London Sherrifs’ Admission Ceremony and Breakfast.
xxiii. The Lord Mayor to report that, on Friday 29th September, he visited Westminster’s care homes as part of the annual Silver Sunday Programme.
Minutes:
2.1 The Lord Mayor referred to these as set out on the agenda.
2.2 The Leader and other Members spoke in tribute of the work undertaken by Charlie Parker who was attending his last Council meeting as Chief Executive. Following which Mr Parker replied.
Procedural Motion
It was moved by Councillor Tim Mitchell and seconded by Councillor Jacqui Wilkinson:
“That consideration of the business set out in the agenda other than Agenda Item 4 (Petitions) and Item 9 (Committee Reports) be either not considered or deferred to the next meeting.
That the Council note, that in view of the intention to hold a full Budget debate at the Extraordinary Council meeting to be held on the rising of this meeting, it is intended that the programme of Council meetings be adjusted in order that the Extraordinary meeting programmed for 7 March 2018 instead become an Ordinary meeting to include Question Time held in accordance with Standing Order 9. A report to facilitate this will be made to Council via the General Purposes Committee on 24 January 2018.”
It was moved by Councillor Guthrie McKie and seconded by Councillor David Boothroyd:
“That the Procedural Motion be amended in order to allow Agenda Item 5 – Questions to be taken”.
The Lord Mayor then put the amendment to the vote on a show of hands and declared the amendment LOST.
The Lord Mayor then put the unamended Procedural Motion to the vote and on a show of hands declared the Procedural Motion ADOPTED.
Resolved:
That the Council note, that in view of the intention to hold a full Budget debate at the Extraordinary Council meeting to be held on the rising of this meeting, it is intended that the programme of Council meetings be adjusted in order that the Extraordinary meeting programmed for 7 March 2018 instead become an Ordinary meeting to include Question Time held in accordance with Standing Order 9. A report to facilitate this will be made to Council via the General Purposes Committee on 24 January 2018.