Agenda item

Motions

(a)  Councillor P Baillie to move:

 

This Council is dismayed at the lack of new homes built by this administration.  This Council calls upon the administration to recognise that we are in a housing crisis, that it has wasted six years, now needs to start actually building homes and to have a coherent plan for future home building. 

 

(b)  Councillor Savage to move:

 

This Council notes with alarm the sudden closure of the South Western Arms, St. Denys, Portswood.  We urge the Executive to take necessary measures to safeguard and protect this community asset.

 

(c)  Councillor Denness to move:

Council believes that worrying recent increases in recorded crime – following a long period of steady decline since the mid 1990s – is a direct result of reductions in police numbers following year-on-year cuts in budgets.  

Council believes that our police are doing a fantastic job in holding the line against increasing crime levels but we are worried that a dangerous tipping point may now have been reached.  Council notes the particular impact of these Policing cuts on Southampton and urges the police and crime commissioner to spend more of his resources in the city.

Council, therefore, urges the Leader of the Council to work with other political leaders in Hampshire to lobby the Home Secretary on the issue of the underfunding of Hampshire police.  Council notes a particular issue in the city around motorcycle nuisance. It calls on the Executive to work with the Police to bring in affective preventive interventions in relation to this issue on public land.

 

Minutes:

(a)  Lack of new homes being built

 

Councillor P Baillie moved and Councillor Fitzhenry seconded.

 

This Council is dismayed at the lack of new homes built by this administration.  This Council calls upon the administration to recognise that we are in a housing crisis, that it has wasted six years, now needs to start actually building homes and to have a coherent plan for future home building. 

 

UPON BEING PUT TO THE VOTE THE MOTION WAS DECLARED LOST.

 

RESOLVED: that the Motion be rejected.

 

(b)  Closure of South Western Arms

 

Councillor Savage moved and Councillor Noon seconded.

 

This Council notes with alarm the sudden closure of the South Western Arms, St. Denys, Portswood.  We urge the Executive to take necessary measures to safeguard and protect this community asset.

 

Amendment moved by Councillor O’Neill and seconded by Councillor Claisse

 

Delete Motion B:

 

This Council notes with alarm the sudden closure of the South Western Arms, St. Denys, Portswood.  We urge the Executive to take necessary measures to safeguard and protect this community asset.

 

Replace with:

 

This council is pleased to note the owners of the South Western Arms have no plans to close the pub however as it is a valued asset to the people of St Denys and beyond, we look forward to working with the community to have the South Western Arms registered as an Asset of Community Value if possible.

 

 

Amended Motion to read:

 

This council is pleased to note the owners of the South Western Arms have no plans to close the pub however as it is a valued asset to the people of St Denys and beyond, we look forward to working with the community to have the South Western Arms registered as an Asset of Community Value if possible.

 

UPON BEING PUT TO THE VOTE THE AMENDMENT IN THE NAME OF COUNCILLOR O’NEILL WAS DECLARED CARRIED.

 

UPON BEING PUT TO THE VOTE THE MOTION AS AMENDED WAS DECLARED CARRIED.

 

RESOLVED: that the Motion be approved.

 

(c)  Increases in recorded crime

 

Councillor Denness moved and Councillor Kaur seconded.

Council believes that worrying recent increases in recorded crime – following a long period of steady decline since the mid 1990s – is a direct result of reductions in police numbers following year-on-year cuts in budgets.  

Council believes that our police are doing a fantastic job in holding the line against increasing crime levels but we are worried that a dangerous tipping point may now have been reached.  Council notes the particular impact of these Policing cuts on Southampton and urges the police and crime commissioner to spend more of his resources in the city.

Council, therefore, urges the Leader of the Council to work with other political leaders in Hampshire to lobby the Home Secretary on the issue of the underfunding of Hampshire police.  Council notes a particular issue in the city around motorcycle nuisance. It calls on the Executive to work with the Police to bring in affective preventive interventions in relation to this issue on public land.

Amendment moved by Councillor Moulton and seconded by Councillor Vassiliou

1st Paragraph, 2nd line delete “is a direct result of reductions in police numbers following year on year cuts in budgets.” 

Replace with “may amongst other things (such as drug and alcohol addiction) have links to reductions in police budgets.  Council resolves to work closely with Hampshire Constabulary to properly understand the root causes of increases in crime in Southampton and to ensure that this directly links to priorities and action in the Safe City Strategy.”

2nd Paragraph, 1st line delete “in holding the line against increasing crime levels but we are worried that a dangerous tipping point may now have been reached”

Replace with “but we remain worried about crime levels in the City.”

2nd Paragraph, 3rd line delete “particular” and “these”

Insert after “Policing cuts on Southampton” (whilst recognising the Constabulary’s ongoing commitment to protecting neighbourhood policing)

2nd Paragraph, 5th line, add “particularly in relation to tackling drug related crime.  Furthermore Council notes and supports the campaign by Hampshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner to receive a fairer share of the national policing budget.”

3rd Paragraph, 2nd line after Hampshire insert “including the Police and Crime Commissioner”

After “issue of” delete “the under” and “of” replace with “for”

Amended Motion to read:

Council believes that the worrying recent increases in recorded time - following a long period of steady decline since the mid 1990s - may amongst other things (such as drug and alcohol addiction) have links to reductions in? police budgets. Council resolves to work closely with Hampshire Constabulary to properly understand the root causes of increases in crime in Southampton and to ensure that this directly links to priorities and actions in the Safe City Strategy.

Council ?believes that our police are doing a fantastic job but we remain worried about crime levels in the city.

Council notes the impact of policing cuts on Southampton (whilst recognising the Constabulary's ongoing commitment to protecting neighbourhood policing) and urges the Police and Crime Commissioner to spend more of his resources in the city, particularly in relation to tackling drug related crime. Furthermore council notes and supports the campaign by Hampshire's Police and Crime Commissioner to receive a fairer share of the national policing budget.

Council therefore urges the Leader of the Council ?to work with other political leaders in Hampshire including the Police and Crime Commissioner to lobby the Home Secretary on the issue of funding for Hampshire Police.

Council notes a particular issue in the city around motorcycle nuisance. It calls on the Executive to work with the Police to bring in effective preventative interventions in relation to this issue on public land.

UPON BEING PUT TO THE VOTE THE AMENDMENT IN THE NAME OF COUNCILLOR MOULTON WAS DECLARED LOST

UPON BEING PUT TO THE VOTE THE MOTION WAS DECLARED CARRIED

RESOLVED: that the motion be approved.