Agenda and minutes

Full Council - Tuesday, 11th October, 2022 10.00 am

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26.	Minutes of the meeting held on 12 July 2022 PDF 485 KB View item 26. as HTML 74 KB Additional documents: Webcast for 26. Minutes: 26.1     RESOLVED – to confirm as a correct record minutes of the County Council meeting held on 12 July 2022.
27.	Apologies for absence Additional documents: Webcast for 27. Minutes: 27.1     Apologies were received from on behalf of Councillors Collier, Chris Dowling Osborne, Redstone, Robinson, Rodohan and Standley.
28.	Chairman's business Additional documents: Webcast for 28. Minutes: Her MaJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II 28.1     As this was the first Full Council meeting since the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II the Chairman asked all present to stand in silence as a mark of respect.   GARRY PELTZER-DUNN 28.2     The Chairman referred to the recent death of a former colleague Garry Peltzer-Dunn. Garry was a member of Hove Borough Council and Brighton & Hove City Council. Many councillors will know Garry through his involvement with the Fire Authority. Councillor Galley, as Chairman of the East Sussex Fire Authority, then spoke and paid tribute to Garry.   CHAIRMAN’S ACTIVTIES 28.3    The Chairman reported that he had attended a number of engagements since the last meeting of the Council including: the appeal launch for St John’s Church, Hollington, the Lewes, Glynde and Beddingham Brass Band centenary concert, wreath laying in Lewes in memory of her Majesty the Queen, events to commemorate the Newhaven Dieppe raids, a garden fete for the Conquest Hospital, the proclamation events for King Charles III in Lewes and Hastings, the BBC Sussex and Surrey Make a Difference Awards, the Choral Evensong at Chichester Cathedral, a Jewish South Coast seminar for councillors and an event hosted by the Rotary Club of East Sussex. The Chairman also attended receptions hosted by the Bishop of Chichester, the Mayor of Seaford and the High Sheriff   28.4       The Chairman thanked the Vice Chairman for his ongoing support and his attendance at the Service of Thanks Giving for Her Majesty.      PETITIONS 28.5     The following petitions were presented before the meeting by members:   Councillor Galley                                                                                                -  calling on the County Council to introduce a 30 mph speed limit and other traffic calming measures in Piltdown Councillor Maples                                                                                             - calling on the County Council to divest the Pension Fund from fossil fuel related investments and to support a windfall tax on oil companies Councillor Scott -             calling on the County Council to install traffic calming measures in the Northampton Way, Norfolk Drive, Kent Road and Lincoln Close area of Hastings.     PRAYERS 28.6     The Chairman thanked Pastors Cathy and Glenn Khan for leading prayers before the meeting.
29.	Questions from members of the public PDF 503 KB View item 29. as HTML 46 KB Additional documents: Webcast for 29. Minutes: 29.1     Copies of the questions from the public and the answers from Councillor Fox (Chair of the Pension Committee), Councillor Claire Dowling (Lead Member for Transport and Environment) and Councillor Bennett (Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change) are attached to these minutes. Supplementary questions were asked and responded to.
30.	Declarations of Interest Additional documents: Webcast for 30. Minutes: 30.1     The following members declared personal interests in items on the agenda as follows:   Member Position giving rise to interest Agenda item   Whether interest was prejudicial     Councillor Daniel     Associate Hospital Manager of the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust     Item 6   No
31.	Reports Additional documents: Webcast for 31. Minutes: 31.1     The Chairman of the County Council, having called over the reports set out in the agenda, reserved the following for discussion:    Cabinet Report – paragraph 1 (Council Monitoring) and paragraph 2 (Annual Progress Report on the Council’s Climate Emergency Plan)   NON RESERVED PARAGRAPHS   32.2     On the motion of the Chairman of the County Council, the Council adopted those paragraphs in reports in reports that had not been reserved for discussion as follows:   Cabinet Report – paragraph 3 (Ashdown Forest Trust Fund)   Governance Committee – paragraph 1 (Amendment to the Constitution – Financial Regulations), paragraph 2 (Amendment to Constitution – Scheme of Delegation to Officers) and paragraph 3 (Amendment to the Constitution – Health and Wellbeing Board Terms of Reference)
32.	Report of the Cabinet PDF 290 KB View item 32. as HTML 82 KB Additional documents: Additional Documents - Cabinet report - Appendices 1 to 7 - Council Monitoring , item 32. PDF 1 MB Additional Documents - Cabinet report - Appendices 8 and 9 - Climate Emergency Action Plan , item 32. PDF 462 KB View as HTML (32./3) 79 KB Additional Documents - Cabinet report - Appendix 10 - Ashdown Forest , item 32. PDF 473 KB View as HTML (32./4) 85 KB Webcast for 32. Minutes: Paragraph 1 (Council Monitoring) and Paragraph 2 (Annual Progress Report on the Council’s Climate Emergency Plan)   32.1 Councillor Bennett introduced the reserved paragraphs in the Cabinet report.   32.2  The paragraphs were noted after debate.
33.	Questions from County Councillors PDF 312 KB View item 33. as HTML 43 KB (a)  Oral questions to Cabinet Members (b)  Written Questions of which notice has been given pursuant to Standing Order 44     Additional documents: Webcast for 33. Minutes: 33.1 The following members asked questions of the Lead Cabinet Members indicated and they responded:   Questioner   Respondent Subject Councillor Field Councillor Maynard Ability to fulfil duties in relation to Adult Social Care   Councillor Lambert  Councillor Bennett Services to be delivered by the NHS from Warwick House, Seaford   Councillor Murphy Councillor Glazier Cost of security staff for the County Council meeting   Councillor Scott Councillor Maynard Support for hosts of Ukrainian guests   Councillor  Stephen Shing Councillor Claire Dowling Consideration of the planning application in relation to Exceat Bridge   Councillor Daniel Councillor Glazier Provision of sustainable funding from the Government for local services in East Sussex   Councillor Ungar Councillor Maynard Funding of joint working with the NHS   Councillor Maples   Councillor Glazier   Windfall tax on Big Oil and support for affordable green energy   Councillor Denis   Councillor Glazier   Local planning process and Investment Zones   Councillor Stephen Shing   Councillor Bennett   Update regarding County Council owned land in Eastbourne Road, Willingdon   33.2     Six written questions were received from Councillors Field, Lambert, Murphy and Georgia Taylor for the Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health, the Lead Member for Transport and Environment and the Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change. The questions and answers are attached to these minutes. The Lead Members responded to a supplementary questions.
34.	Report of the East Sussex Fire Authority PDF 229 KB View item 34. as HTML 48 KB Additional documents: Webcast for 34.

 

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