Glasgow City Council Agenda - 22 June 2016, 13:30 
A meeting to be held at City Chambers, Glasgow at 13:30 on 22 June 2016.
| Number | Item |
|---|---|
| 5662 | Minutes of Council meeting of 12th May 2016 (Print 2, pages 61 to 67). View Papers |
| 2 | Print 2 - Committees' minutes - Consideration of paragraphs marked "C", remaining paragraphs being submitted for information and approval as a correct record only (page 68 onwards). View Papers |
| 3 | Consideration of minutes previously objected to. |
| 4 | Changes to committees etc View Papers |
| (a) | Local Licensing Forum - Remove Gary Paterson and appoint Raj Jeyaraj - National Union of Students; and |
| (b) | Partick West Area Partnership - Remove Aileen Colleran as chair and rotate the chair between the other elected members as follows: Period 1 to 15th October 2016 - Feargal Dalton, Period 2 to 4th February 2017 - Kenny McLean; and Period 3 to 3rd May 2017 - Dr Martin Bartos. |
| 5 | Representation on outside bodies. View Papers |
| (a) | Community Safety Glasgow - Remove Dr Nina Baker and appoint Dr Martin Bartos. |
| (b) | Strathclyde Partnership for Transport - Remove Pauline McKeever and appoint Dr Martin Bartos. |
| 6 | Correspondence. |
| 7 | Questions:- View Papers |
| (a) | Question by Bailie Dr Nina Baker - "Noting recent press coverage of the declining numbers of girls taking science exams in Scotland, to ask the executive member for education what the figures are for boys and girls at Glasgow schools taking Highers in Physics, Chemistry and Biology over the past 5 years." |
| (b) | Question by Councillor Martha Wardrop - "How many litres of glyphosate has the council used in the year ending 31st March 2016?" |
| 8 | Notices of motions:- |
| (a) | By Councillor Frank McAveety:- "Council welcomes the opening of The Tontine which is the first Glasgow City Region City Deal project to be completed in the city; understands that its purpose is to support the development of high-growth companies in innovative industries; notes that the project is expected to create around 500 jobs and inject £53.6million into the economy of the Glasgow City region; recognises that Glasgow currently holds the title of European Entrepreneurial Region 2016; and resolves to continue to support innovation and growth to the benefit of our City." View Papers |
| (b) | By Councillor Susan Aitken:- "Council believes that the recent participatory budgeting pilots carried out in each of the city's wards represent a step forward in giving Glaswegians greater control over decision-making in their communities. Council notes that the Scottish Government has stated its intention that a minimum of 1% of Council's budgets should be subject to Community Choices budgeting, looks forward to receiving feedback from the pilots carried out in Glasgow, and instructs officers to build on the lessons learned from these pilots to prepare for the devolution of far greater sums to community control and the embedding of participatory decision-making throughout the city. Council further instructs officers to undertake a review of all of the Council's functions, budgets and processes relating to democratic scrutiny and oversight as the first step in developing a plan for the future decentralisation of spending, decision-making and service planning to local neighbourhood level, in order to fulfil the ambition of Glasgow becoming a beacon city for community empowerment." View Papers |
| (c) | By Bailie Dr Nina Baker:- "Council notes that Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has responsibility for a wide range of life-saving rescues that do not involve fire. Council notes with grave concern, the proposals by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to change the Crewing arrangements for the Polmadie Community Fire Station River Clyde Rescue Boat, which were put in place by the Chief Fire Officer of Strathclyde Fire and Rescue in 2010 and which have served the communities of Glasgow, Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire. In Glasgow with its many rivers, canals and other bodies of water, the principal causes of death in emergencies with SFRS has been called, are due to drowning. It also notes that wrongly-resourced services not only put the public at risk but also raises the level of risk to any emergency services' personnel attending at an emergency. Council believes that the Scottish Government's Draft Fire Framework document for 2016 requires an operational delivery model to be flexible and tailored to meet the differing risks within the local community, which is reflected within the local senior officers' plan as tailored to the local pattern of needs and that one size does not fit all parts of Scotland. In Glasgow, the fast running tidal Clyde and its various tributaries and other bodies of water constitute a significant risk which deserves to have specialist-trained personnel who are not diverted to other duties. Council therefore resolves to write to the Chief Fire Officer and Justice Secretary, expressing its strongest wish to retain the dedicated boat at Polmadie and that the crewing arrangement does not move to the proposed Dual Crewed system." View Papers |
| (d) | By Councillor James Adams:- "Council recognises the importance of pollination in ensuring that our ecosystems are healthy and resilient; acknowledges that bees are a crucial part of this process; is concerned that the bee population is under threat; commends the actions so far of this Administration in promoting bee-keeping and biodiversity; notes the Scottish Natural Heritage's 'Scottish Pollinator Strategy ' which provides a guide to Scottish Government, local government and public bodies to addressing the causes of decline in populations, diversity and range of our pollinator species; therefore agrees to develop a local pollinator strategy to establish goals in relation to supporting our pollinators." View Papers |
| (e) | By Bailie Elaine McDougall:- "Council welcomes Glasgow's New Strategic Plan for Cycling 2016-2025 to transform Glasgow into the most cycle friendly City in Scotland; recognises the importance of cycling in promoting social, health and environmental benefits; commends the work already undertaken in the City to encourage cycling and the wider promotion of active and sustainable forms of transport; understands that the aim of the plan is to create a vibrant cycling City where cycling is accessible, safe and attractive to all; notes that this Council will commit capital funding of £2m per annum over the next three years towards the Plan; and looks forward to working with our external partners to create a cycling friendly Glasgow." View Papers |
| (f) | By Councillor Archie Graham:- "Council notes that Glasgow owns one of the richest museum collections in Europe, with more than 1.4 million items in its collection; recognises the extensive work which has been undertaken to ensure that our City's museums continue to flourish; notes the success of the partnership established with Glasgow University and Scottish Screen to refurbish Kelvin Hall and welcomes the plans for the Burrell Collection which will mark the most comprehensive modernisation since the museum's opening in 1983; further notes that Glasgow has a strong history of supporting free access to its museums and will continue to ensure that this is the case; acknowledges the generous support given to Glasgow Museums by the Friends of Glasgow Museums and the various volunteers; and resolves to continue to ensure that Glasgow is an international city with a world class museum collection." View Papers |
| (g) | By Councillor Angus Millar:- "Council affirms that all young people in Glasgow and across Scotland have the right to study in a learning environment which is fully inclusive, tolerant and accepting of LGBTI+ identities, and which is free of homophobic and transphobic bullying. Council notes the recent contribution of the Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) campaign in raising awareness around homophobia and transphobia, and welcomes the news that this year's Pride Glasgow event will be themed around the campaign and inclusive education more generally. Council resolves to work closely with the TIE campaign and other external stakeholders, including equalities organisations and the Scottish Government, to ensure that homophobic and transphobic bullying in Glasgow's schools is effectively tackled and that Glasgow's classrooms actively promote equality and inclusivity for young people of LGBTI+ identities." View Papers |
| (h) | By Councillor Graeme Hendry:- "Council believes that all staff should be treated fairly, equally and in a transparent manner in relation to access to opportinities and additional payments. GIven this Council supports the removal of the ACZ payments as they are only open to some staff and not all. Council notes that all staff will still have access to additional responsibility payments. Further Council instructs the Chief Executive to carry out a full review of recruitment policies to ensure we have transparent policies that ensures that all staff have confidence in the fairness and consistency with which they are applied. In particular this should include the drafting of a Secondments Policy as Glasgow is one of the very few public bodies in Scotland to have no such policy." View Papers |
| (i) | By Councillor Franny Scally:- "Council calls on RBS to reconsider planned closures in its branch network and in doing so to reverse its decision to close Maryhill and Possilpark branches. Council notes that the branches are in areas where there is a significant need to promote and enhance financial inclusion and that have many vulnerable residents who would struggle to access alternative banks or digital banking. Council is unaware of any attempts by RBS to consult with the local community ahead of this announcement, and therefore urges RBS to shelve its branch closure programme in Maryhill and Possilpark. Council calls on RBS to engage with residents, with a view to investing in local communities, as opposed to withdrawing core financial services often relied on by both businesses and the most vulnerable. Council notes that the UK Government bailed out RBS to the tune of £45 billion." View Papers |
| (j) | By Councillor Kieran Wild:- "Council notes that Glasgow residents can dispose of energy efficient light bulbs at the four recycling centres at Polmadie, Shieldhall, Dawsholm and Queenslie. Council agress that Glaswegians are keen to recycle and it is the Council's responsibility to make it as easy as possible for residents to recycle. However, the recycling centres are not easy to get to for the majority of Glaswegians without access to a car. Also, the Council website provides no guidance as to the businesses across the city that will accept light bulbs for recycling. Council therefore requests that a report, examining the promotion of energy efficient light bulb recycling, including the feasibility of light bulb collection points at Council facilities, such as schools or libraries, be brought to an appropriate policy committee before the end of the calendar year." View Papers |