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To consider any Notices of Motion that have been received in accordance with Procedure Rule 12

Consideration was given to the following Notices of Motion, submitted in accordance with Procedure Rule 12.

1.       HIGHWAYS COMMITTEES

Proposed by Councillor David Brickhill and seconded by Cllr Michael Parsons.

That

·        Three Highways Committees be formed to correspond to the three old District boundaries with one Member from each local Ward entitled to sit on them. 

·        All highways alterations must first be discussed by the appropriate Committee, which will send a recommendation to the Cabinet Member. 

·        All delegated powers to alter or make highways orders, other than temporary closure orders, must first be subjected to this process.

·        That priorities for implementation will be decided by the appropriate Committee if there are budgetary constraints.

RESOLVED

That the motion stand referred to Cabinet.

2          HS2

Proposed by Councillor David Brickhill and seconded by Cllr Brendan Murphy

That if HS2 is to be built, Council will only support its construction, if the entire Cheshire East section is underground.

Note: The sections under Crewe and Manchester are already planned to be underground. This motion suggest that the intervening section is also in a tunnel, thus preserving all the agricultural land that would otherwise be destroyed.

In proposing and seconding the motion, the mover and seconder included the additional words “where possible, to avoid agricultural land and buildings” after the word ”if” and deleted the word “entire”, the motion to now read :-

That if HS2 is to be built, Council will only support its construction if, where possible, to avoid agricultural land and buildings, the Cheshire East section is underground.

RESOLVED

That, subject to the above changes to the wording,the motion stand referred to Cabinet.

3          LATE NIGHT LEVY

Proposed by Councillor David Brickhill and seconded by Councillor Michael Jones

That the Cabinet investigate the cost and likely income of imposing a levy on those establishments which sell alcohol after midnight in order to help fund the cost of control of the late night economy..

Background : The Financial Times reports that Newcastle City Council couldbecome the first local authority in the country to impose a late night levy on pubs, bars and clubs which sell alcohol after midnight to help fund the cost of policing the night-time economy. The paper adds that a further 30 councils are thought to be considering introducing similar levies.

RESOLVED

That the motion stand referred to Cabinet.

4          FIRE SPRINKLERS

Proposed by Councillor Gillian Merry and seconded by Councillor Jacqueline Weatherall

The Council recognises the consequences of fire and the benefits of fitting fire sprinklers in properties.

The Council welcomes the decision of Cheshire Fire Authority to assist social landlords by part-funding the retro-fitting of sprinklers in some high-rise buildings.

The Council urges social landlords to complete a programme of sprinkler retro-fitting to all of their high-rise buildings and to act as advocates for the fitting of sprinklers.

The Council instructs its officers to use whatever powers are available to it to secure the fitting of sprinklers by others, where necessary changing Council’s own policies  ...  view the full minutes text for item 34