A) Councillor Dr R Williams to move
Following the serious disturbances across many English cities Council calls on the Executive to write to the City's MPs, Prime Minister and the Home Secretary to call for a stop in the implementation of Police and Crime Commissioners which would cost, in Hampshire and the IOW alone, nearly £2,000,000 for the election of such an individual.
B) Council Vinson to move
This Council urges the Executive, in discussion with Southampton’s two universities, to explore the adoption of a threshold for the numbers of students living in private accommodation in the community, linking future expansion in student numbers to the provision of addition purpose-built accommodation through the planning process, along the lines in force in Oxford.
Minutes:
(a) Police and Crime Commissioners
Councillor Dr. R. Williams moved and Councillor Letts seconded:-
“Following the serious disturbances across many English cities Council calls on the Executive to write to the City's MPs, Prime Minister and the Home Secretary to call for a stop in the implementation of Police and Crime Commissioners which would cost, in Hampshire and the IOW alone, nearly £2,000,000 for the election of such an individual”.
UPON BEING PUT TO THE VOTE THE MOTION WAS DECLARED LOST
RESOLVED that the motion be not approved.
NOTE: Councillors Moulton and Rayment declared personal and prejudicial interests in the above matter, in view of their appointment as Members of the Police Authority and left the meeting during the consideration of the matter. Councillor Thorpe declared a personal and prejudicial interest as an employee of Hampshire Constabulary and left the meeting during the consideration of the matter.
(COUNCILLOR BURKE IN THE CHAIR)
(b) Students in Private Accommodation
Councillor Vinson moved and Councillor Turner seconded:-
“This Council urges the Executive, in discussion with Southampton’s two universities, to explore the adoption of a threshold for the numbers of students living in private accommodation in the community, linking future expansion in student numbers to the provision of additional purpose-built accommodation through the planning process, along the lines in force in Oxford.”
Amendment moved by Councillor Hannides and seconded by Councillor Claisse:
Third line, after the word ‘community’ deletethe remaining paragraph.
Replace with ‘and other multi occupancy homes in the city (HMOs), for inclusion into a new planning policy to sit along side the planned Article 4 Directive, and for implementation in March 2012. Council notes that there is an existing policy H13 in place under the Local Plan in 2006, which requires that where universities propose new development that will increase student numbers, then residential accommodation is required to be agreed with the council, and that this policy is broadly in line with Oxford’s policy and Council further notes that a change to the policy would take approximately three years. Finally Council welcomes the positive dialogue that has taken place between the Executive and the University of Southampton and welcomes the recent OJEU notice to look to supply a further 1,000 student bed places in dedicated student accommodation.’
Amended Motion to read:
“This Council urges the Executive, in discussion with Southampton’s two universities to explore the adoption of a threshold for the numbers of students living in private accommodation in the community and other multi occupancy homes in the city (HMOs), for inclusion into a new planning policy to sit along side the planned Article 4 Directive, and for implementation in March 2012. Council notes that there is an existing policy H13 in place under the Local Plan in 2006, which requires that where universities propose new development that will increase student numbers, then residential accommodation is required to be agreed with the council, and that this policy is broadly in line with Oxford’s policy and Council further notes that a change to the policy would take approximately three years. Finally Council welcomes the positive dialogue that has taken place between the Executive and the University of Southampton and welcomes the recent OJEU notice to look to supply a further 1,000 student bed places in dedicated student accommodation.”
UPON BEING PUT TO THE VOTE THE AMENDMENT WAS DECLARED CARRIED
UPON BEING PUT TO THE VOTE THE MOTION AS AMENDED WAS DECLARED CARRIED
RESOLVED that the motion as amended be approved.
NOTE: Councillor Dr. R. Williams declared a personal and prejudicial interest in the above matter as a private sector landlord and left the meeting during the consideration of the matter.