Issue - meetings

To consider any Notices of Motion that have been received in accordance with the Council Procedure Rules.

Consideration was given to the following Notices of Motion, which had been submitted in accordance with the Council’s Procedure Rules.

1                     Second Winter Gritting Consultation

Proposed by Councillor Janet Clowes and Seconded by Councillor
Tony Dean

We propose that:

1.        In line with Cheshire East Council’s Policy Decision of 2014, the results of the Second Winter Gritting Consultation, conducted in 2020 as a result of the call-in to the Environment and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Committee, is published on the Cheshire East Website, together with a full report that includes:

a)    Who was invited to take part in the Consultation.

b)     Who responded to the Consultation.

c)     What documentation was provided to those selected to respond to the consultation

d)     How the information, presented by respondents, was evaluated by Cheshire East Highways to inform the current Winter Gritting and Adverse Weather Strategy.

2       That as a result of the Consultation, Cheshire East Council publishes details of the well-maintained highways metrics used to determine which routes remained on the gritting schedules, but importantly, which routes did not remain on the gritting schedule as a result of this consultation and its findings.

https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/council_information/consultations/consultation-results/consultations_results.aspx

“As part of the Council's commitment totransparency, from August 2014 we will feedback the results of consultations and surveys undertaken by the Council, from a single location”.

References:

Cabinet 4 February 2020:

Well-Managed Highways Infrastructure

Environment and Regeneration Committee 16 March 2020:

Call in of Cabinet Decision - Well Managed Highways Infrastructure

RESOLVED:

That the Motion be referred to the appropriate Committee.

2                     Low Carbon Advertising

Proposed by Councillor Brian Puddicombe and Seconded by Councillor Quentin Abel

This Council notes

• It is possible for local authorities to implement advertising policies against specific products if they consider them to be harmful to the amenity of an area.

• The Council holds an Advertising Concession Agreement with Clear Channel UK (Adshel) to provide advertising on bus shelters.

• The Council promotes advertising opportunities on roundabouts across the Borough.

• That as a Local Planning Authority this Council is responsible for planning consent for advertising infrastructure.

This Council believes

• That the purpose of advertising is to stimulate demand for goods and services.

• That some advertising content undermines the Council’s objectives regarding public health, air pollution and sustainable consumption.

This Council resolves

• To review its Advertising Concession Agreement to investigate the current set of prohibitions to include products that undermine the Council’s objectives regarding public health, air pollution and sustainable consumption.

• To implement a Low Carbon Advertising Policy as part of the Council’s planning policies to apply to bus stops, billboards  and advertising spaces within the jurisdiction of the local planning area.

• To adopt a presumption against planning applications for all new digital advertising screens due to the high electricity use of these technologies.

RESOLVED:

That the Motion be referred to the appropriate Committee.

3          Integrated Rail Plan

Proposed by Councillor Rachel Bailey and Seconded by Councillor
M Sewart.

Government announced its Integrated Rail Plan on 18 November 2021, a plan  ...  view the full minutes text for item 56