Questions
In accordance the Council Procedure Rules, opportunity is provided for Members of the Council to ask the Mayor or the Chair of a Committee any question about a matter which the Council, or the Committee has powers, duties or responsibilities.
At Council meeting, there will be a maximum question time period of 30 minutes. A period of two minutes will be allowed for each Councillor wishing to ask a question. The Mayor will have the discretion to vary this requirement where they consider it appropriate.
Minutes:
Cllr B Puddicombe asked the Vice-Chair of the Economy and Growth Committee if he had any additional thoughts on the Notice of Motion proposed by Cllr O’Leary in relation to the South Macclesfield Development Area.
Cllr N Mannion, Vice-Chair of the Economy and Growth Committee, thanked Cllr O’Leary for his interest in this proposed development and reminded Members that this development was still a live matter to be considered by a future planning committee and he therefore did not want to discuss the details of the Notice of Motion. Cllr Mannion assured Cllr O’Leary that the Council, as landowner, takes seriously its responsibilities as a developer and will adhere to the Local Planning Authority and the environmental assessments.
Cllr Sewart asked the Chair of the Highways and Transport Committee if he would agree that proposals to make reductions in street lighting, due to be discussed by the committee, could increase the likelihood of criminal activity in residential areas.
Cllr L Crane, Vice-Chair of the Highways and Transport Committee, responded that the report went into detail on any issues arising from the presence or not of street lighting and that the time to debate the matter would be in the committee meeting.
Cllr A Coiley asked if the Vice-Chair of the Highways and Transport Committee could confirm that the Council had responded to the consultation in relation to ticket office closures at railway stations in Cheshire East and objected to the proposals.
In response, Cllr L Crane advised that the Council would be responding to the consultation and providing a more strategic response as part of the Transport for the North response to the consultation. Cllr Crane encouraged others to respond to the consultation to ensure that the voices of Cheshire East were heard.
Cllr H Whitaker referred to Poynton Pool and stated that such a large expenditure of taxpayers’ money needed to be based on the latest data available. Cllr Whitaker and residents wanted to work with the Council to ensure it was not overspending.
In response, Cllr Goldsmith stated that the volume of the pool was
estimated to be around 130,000 cubic metres and that residents
estimated it to be around 85,000 cubic metres. However, anything
over 25,000 cubic metres was considered to be large and the Council
had a legal obligation to make the area safe. The Council was
willing to meet with the Friends of Poynton Pool group to discuss
the matter further.
Cllr J Saunders referred to correspondence sent in error to the parents of children in 10 primary schools in the Macclesfield area advising that their children were classed as overweight. Cllr Saunders asked how this error occurred and what steps were being taken to ensure that it would not happen again.
In response, Cllr C Bulman, Chair of the Children and Families Committee, advised that this task had been outsourced to an external company and that steps were being taken to address the matter.
Cllr A Harrison referred to the discounted membership for Everybody ... view the full minutes text for item 32