Glasgow City Council Agenda - 13 September 2012, 13:30 Help

A meeting to be held at City Chambers, Glasgow at 13:30 on 13 September 2012.

Number Item
3313Minutes of Council meeting of 28th June 2012 (Print 2, pages 219 to 228). View Papers
2Print 2 - Committees' minutes - Consideration of paragraphs marked "C" remaining paragraphs being submitted for information and approval as a correct record only (page 229 onwards). View Papers
3Minutes of the Planning Applications Committee of 4th September 2012. View Papers
4Consideration of minutes previously objected to.
5Changes to committees - Public Processions Committee - Appoint Jennifer Dunn and Iris Gibson. View Papers
6Representation on outside bodies:- View Papers
(a)Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) - Appoint James Coleman;
(b)Barlinnie Prison Visiting Committee - Appoint Ms Maria Corr, Dr Jason Ditton, Ms Catherine Theresa Fallon, Ms Frances McGrade, Ms Anne Mills and Ms Andrewina Wilkieson;
(c)Glasgow City Heritage Trust - Remove Ms E McAllister and appoint Philip Braat;
(d)Glasgow Economic Partnership - Appoint Gordon Matheson;
(e)Glasgow Greenspace Partnership - Appoint Yvonne Kucuk as Chair;
(f)Local Licensing Forum - Remove Mr C Singh and appoint Mr Colin Evans, National Union of Students;
(g)Maryhill Housing Association - Remove Martin Rhodes and appoint Helen Stephen as substitute;
(h)National Community Planning and Single Outcome Agreement Group - Appoint Aileen Colleran;
(i)North Toryglen TRA Local Delivery Group - Appoint James Scanlon;
(j)Pearce Institute - Appoint James Adams;
(k)West End Festival Committee - Appoint Pauline McKeever, with Martin McElroy as substitute;
(l)West Local Community Planning Partnership Board - Appoint John Kelly as Chair; and
(m)West of Scotland European Forum - Remove Gordon Matheson and appoint Elizabeth Cameron.
7Correspondence.
8Questions. View Papers
9Notices of motion:-
(a)By Councillor Archie Graham:-

"Glasgow City Council congratulates Team GB on a magnificent performance at the London 2012 Olympic Games, and notes the fantastic contribution made by Scottish athletes who were in the team. Council notes that there is a memorandum of understanding between LOCOG and Glasgow 2014 Ltd which will benefit Glasgow greatly when we host the Commonwealth Games in 2014.

Glasgow City Council has a proud record of support for, and investment in, sport. We and the wider Council family will continue to invest in sport as we firmly believe that sport has the power to change people's lives." View Papers
(b)By Councillor Feargal Dalton:-

"Council notes the significant cultural, economic and social impact of Ireland's An Gorta Mor and the Scottish Highland Potato Famine on the modern day character of our great city. Council recognises the efforts made by Glaswegians at the time to provide relief and sanctuary to those affected; a tradition that continues now as our city and its citizens provide hope and assistance to those throughout the world affected by famine today.

Council therefore agrees to create a working group to examine the feasibility of, and to make recommendations for, a memorial to those who perished and to those who migrated to this city, and elsewhere, to escape starvation and forge a new life." View Papers
(c)By Councillor Martha Wardrop:-

"Council notes that the European Union (EU) has set legally binding limits for levels of major air pollutants under an ambient Air Quality Directive and this directive will be under review in 2013, the European 'Year of Air'. Since 1999, EU legislation has required the UK, as a Member State, to achieve mean and daily limit values for PM10 (by 1 January 2005) and annual mean and hourly limit values for NO2 (by 1 January 2010).

Council acknoweldges that the UK now faces the possibility of huge fines for not meeting legally-binding European standards on air pollution. Glasgow is recognised as one of 40 air quality assessment zones in the UK which have exceeded their permitted NO2 limits in 2010.

Council must protect the health of its citizens and ensure full compliance with UK and European air quality laws throughout Glasgow. Therefore, Council agrees to call on the Scottish Government and UK Government to work together and take the following five actions to ensure the UK fully complies with EU air quality law by 2015:-

(1) Fund a national campaign raising public awareness of the impacts of air pollution on health, the causes and solutions;

(2) Launch a cross-department strategy to tackle air pollution that is led by the UK Cabinet Office, ensuring action on air pollution is included independently monitored performance measures with incentives and penalties for departments involved;

(3) Introduce a national framework for Low Emission Zones (LEZs), providing local authorities with the support, both funding and through policy guidance, to establish LEZs in urban areas by 2014;

(4) Fund further research into the health impacts of air pollution through an appropriate independent body such as COMEAP (Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollution); and

(5) Immediately cease all activities seeking to postpone or delay action on meeting legally binding EU air quality standards, or attempting to weaken those standards in the run up to and during the 2013 European Year of Air." View Papers
(d)By Bailie Elizabeth Cameron:-

This Council welcomes the recent announcement by the Ministry of Defence to proceed with the construction of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship. This development will help to support thousands of jobs in shipbuilding across Britain and in particular it will safeguard skilled jobs and apprenticeships on the Clyde at Govan and Scotstoun. The Type 26 will make a significant contribution to the Royal Navy's capacity to protect our waters and allow our country to play its fullest part in the community of nations. This Council further notes that the MoD will not be in a position until 2015 to place orders with British yards for this ship and that no warship contract for the Royal Navy has gone to a foreign yard for more than half a century. View Papers
(e)By Councillor John Letford:-

"Council notes that a significant number of Glaswegians have not been claiming a range of benefits to which they are entitled.

Council recognises that tenants in Maryhill have received a benefits boost through the action of Maryhill Housing Association and congratulates Maryhill Housing Association on their efforts. The benefits to which tenants were entitled included carers' allowance, jobseekers' allowance, pension credit and disability living allowance.

Council therefore agrees to work with partners to identify those who are missing out on benefits to which they are entitled, particularly as the UK Government seeks to introduce draconian welfare reforms." View Papers
(f)By Councillor Franny Scally:-

"Haemocromatosis - or Genetic Haemocromatosis - may affect as many as 1 in 200 people in Northern Europe, though the condition is not widely recognised or understood. Council recognises that, as Scotland's largest city, Glasgow has a key role to play in the fight against the impact of Haemocromatosis on the wider population.

Council notes that diagnosis of this condition, if carried out early and treated effectively, can significantly improve the lives of those affected. The health benefits to individuals and their families will also be matched by reductions in treatment costs for associated health conditions.

Council therefore agrees to work in partnership with the NHS to produce a strategy to raise awareness of Haemocromatosis and actions to deal with the condition to be considered by the Health and Social Care Policy Development Committee of this Council." View Papers