Agenda item

Motions

(a) Councillor Galton to move:

The Council acknowledges that the state of Southampton’s roads and pavements falls below that expected by many of our residents.

In light of this, the council will commit to review its current defect intervention levels, with a view to expanding the criteria of defect repaired within both the 24 hour and 28 day periods.

The council will also review its policy on city and district centre paving to ensure these high footfall areas are repaired more swiftly to protect residents and support businesses.

(b) Councillor Bogle to move:

This Council celebrates the 70th birthday of our National Health Service and welcomes the ongoing commitment of the thousands of people who work in these important services in the city.

 

This Council notes the rising pressures from an aging population and many more people living with complex conditions that is impacting both the NHS and adult social care.

 

This Council also notes that health outcomes and inequalities in the city are not where we would want them to be.

 

This Council is committed to working in partnership with all providers in the city to innovate and seek to be a centre of best practice for improving health, care and wellbeing in the country. 

 

This Council is committed to embedding health and wellbeing outcomes in all our policies, and will continue tocommit to using all its powers through other determinants of health such as employment, housing and the environment to help improve health outcomes.

 

Minutes:

(a)  The state of Southampton’s roads

 

Councillor Galton moved Councillor Fuller seconded:

 

The Council acknowledges that the state of Southampton’s roads and pavements falls below that expected by many of our residents.

In light of this, the council will commit to review its current defect intervention levels, with a view to expanding the criteria of defect repaired within both the 24 hour and 28 day periods.

The council will also review its policy on city and district centre paving to ensure these high footfall areas are repaired more swiftly to protect residents and support businesses.

Amendment moved by Councillor Rayment and Councillor Furnell seconded:

 

At the end of the first paragraph add “and that this is an important priority for them.”

 

Add a new second paragraph that reads: “The Council, therefore, warmly welcomes this administration’s commitment of over £30.5 million capital investment into the City’s road, footway and cycleway maintenance in 2017/18 and current financial year – more than five times the amount invested in 2012/13.”

 

Final paragraph, first line delete ‘will also review its’ and replace with ‘supports efforts to improve the pothole standards and we are reviewing its current defect intervention levels, with a view to expanding the criteria of defect repaired within both the 24 hour and 28 day periods.’

 

Final paragraph, second line delete ‘to protect residents and support businesses.’

 

Amended Motion to read:

 

The Council acknowledges that the state of Southampton’s roads and pavements falls below that expected by many of our residents and that this is an important priority for them.

 

The Council, therefore, warmly welcomes this administration’s commitment of over £30.5 million capital investment into the City’s road, footway and cycleway maintenance in 2017/18 and current financial year – more than five times the amount invested in 2012/13.

 

The Council supports efforts to improve the pothole standards and we are reviewing its current defect intervention levels, with a view to expanding the criteria of defect repaired within both the 24 hour and 28 day periods. The Council has a clear policy on city and district centre paving to ensure these high footfall areas are repaired more swiftly.

 

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

 

UPON BEING PUT TO THE VOTE THE AMENDMENT IN THE NAME OF COUNCILLOR RAYMENT WAS DECLARED CARRIED.

 

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

 

RESOLVED that the amended motion be approved.

 

(b)  70th Birthday of the National Health Service

 

Councillor Bogle moved Councillor Leggett seconded:

 

 

This Council celebrates the 70th birthday of our National Health Service and welcomes the ongoing commitment of the thousands of people who work in these important services in the city.

 

This Council notes the rising pressures from an aging population and many more people living with complex conditions that is impacting both the NHS and adult social care.

 

This Council also notes that health outcomes and inequalities in the city are not where we would want them to be.

 

This Council is committed to working in partnership with all providers in the city to innovate and seek to be a centre of best practice for improving health, care and wellbeing in the country. 

 

This Council is committed to embedding health and wellbeing outcomes in all our policies, and will continue tocommit to using all its powers through other determinants of health such as employment, housing and the environment to help improve health outcomes.

 

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

 

RESOLVED that the motion be approved.