Agenda and minutes

To approve and sign as an accurate record the Minutes of the Council Meeting held on 30 June 2010.

The minutes of the Council Meeting held on 30 June 2010 were confirmed and signed as an accurate record.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Michael Adam, Oliver Craig, Andrew Johnson, Ali de Lisle and Matt Thorley.

The Mayor announced with much sadness the deaths of Reverend Roger Thacker and Margaret Randall.  Reverend Roger Thacker became Priest-in-Charge at St Paul’s Church, Hammersmith, on 7 April 1974 - 1979, he was appointed Vicar of St Paul’s Church, Hammersmith from 1979 – 1999 and served as borough chaplain from 1996 - 1997.  Margaret Randall was the wife of Carey Randall who was the first Town Clerk of the London Borough of Hammersmith.

Councillor Dame Sally Powell paid tribute to Reverend Roger Thacker.

The Council observed a minute of silence in their memory.

The Mayor’s Announcements were circulated and tabled at the meeting.  (Copy attached as Appendix 1 to these minutes).

If a Councillor has any prejudicial or personal interest in a particular report he/she should declare the existence and nature of the interest at the commencement of the consideration of the item or as soon as it becomes apparent.

At meetings where members of the public are allowed to be in attendance and speak, any Councillor with a prejudicial interest may also make representations, give evidence or answer questions about the matter. The Councillor must then withdraw immediately from the meeting before the matter is discussed and any vote taken, unless a dispensation has been obtained from the Standards Committee.

Where members of the public are not allowed to be in attendance, then the Councillor with a prejudicial interest should withdraw from the meeting whilst the matter is under consideration, unless the disability has been removed by the Standards Committee.

Councillor Wesley Harcourt declared a personal interest in respect of Special Motion 2 Threshold Housing Advice, as Threshold Housing Advice was a partner organisation of Advice UK who he worked with.  He was also a trustee of the Hammersmith and Fulham Citizens Advice Bureau.

Councillor Lisa Homan also declared a personal interest in this Special Motion as she was a trustee of the Hammersmith and Fulham Citizens Advice Bureau.

This report seeks approval to the proposed submission Local Development Framework Core Strategy (appendix 1) and associated changes to the adopted Proposals Map (appendix 2) with a view that public consultation on the documents to be carried out for a six week period commencing in October 2010.

The report notes that after consideration of representations received during public consultation, the Core Strategy will be submitted to the Secretary of State along with a number of other submission documents identified in the Regulations for independent examination expected in Spring 2011.

7.12pm - The report and recommendation was formally moved for adoption by the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Environment and Asset Management, Councillor Nicholas Botterill.

Speeches on the report were made by Councillors Stephen Cowan, Andrew Jones, Daryl Brown, Michael Cartwright, PJ Murphy, Wesley Harcourt, Lisa Homan and Dame Sally Powell (for the Opposition) and Councillors Nicholas Botterill, Mark Loveday and Stephen Greenhalgh (for the Administration).

The report and recommendation was put to the vote:

            FOR                            24

            AGAINST                   15

            ABSTENTIONS         0

The report and recommendation was declared CARRIED.

8.10pm RESOLVED:

(1)    That the proposed submission Local Development Framework Core Strategy (Appendix 1 of the report) and changes to the Proposals Map (Appendix 2 of the report), with a view that the documents and other associated submission documents required by the Town and Country Planning Regulations are made available for 6 weeks for public consultation commencing on 1 October 2010 or as soon thereafter, be approved; and

(2)    That the Director of Environment in conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Environment, is authorised to approve any technical and other minor amendments to the submission documents:

(a)    before public consultation; and

(b)    after, or in response to, public consultation, and before submission to the Secretary of State for independent examination.

To consider and determine any Special Motions:

8.11pm - Under Standing Order 15(e)(ix), Councillor Mark Loveday moved that Special Motions 1, 2 and 3 be adjourned until the Ordinary Council Meeting to be held on 27 October 2010.  Councillor Victoria Brocklebank-Fowler seconded this motion.

Speeches on the motion were made by Councillors Stephen Cowan and Colin Aherne (for the Opposition) and Councillor Mark Loveday and Stephen Greenhalgh (for the Administration) before it was put to the vote:

FOR                            24

AGAINST                   14

ABSTENTIONS         0

The motion was declared CARRIED.

8.25 pm - RESOLVED: 

That Special Motion 1 (Resolution Building Schools for the Future Urgent), Special Motion 2 (Threshold Housing Advice) and Special Motion 3 (White City Health Centre) be adjourned until the Ordinary Council Meeting to be held on 27 October 2010.

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