Agenda item

The Liberal Democrat Group presented its alternative budget, as set out in the Council Agenda, on the amendment sheet circulated around the Chamber and published on the City Council’s website.

 

On a show of hands the Liberal Democrat Group’s alternative budget was lost by:

 

12 votes in favour: Councillors Bick, Chadwick, Dalzell, Gehring, Martinelli, Matthews, McGerty, Payne, Pippas, Porrer, Summerbell and Tunnacliffe

 

To 20 votes against: Councillors Ashton, Baigent, Barnett, Bird, Collis, Davies, Green, Hadley, Herbert, Johnson, Massey, Moore, O’Reilly, Robertson, Sargeant, Sheil, Smart, Smith, Thornburrow and Todd-Jones.

 

In accordance with the Council’s budget procedure, Councillor Bick moved separately the following proposals, which formed part of the Liberal Democrat Group alternative budget:

 

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B0014	Civic Bee Keeper (p333 of agenda pack)

 

On a show of hands the proposal was lost by:

 

12 votes in favour: Councillors Bick, Chadwick, Dalzell, Gehring, Martinelli, Matthews, McGerty, Payne, Pippas, Porrer, Summerbell and Tunnacliffe

 

To 19 votes against: Councillors Ashton, Baigent, Barnett, Bird, Collis, Davies, Green, Hadley, Herbert, Johnson, Massey, Moore, O’Reilly, Robertson, Sargeant, Sheil, Smart, Smith and Todd-Jones.

 

1 abstention: Councillor Thornburrow

 

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B0021	Support for lone parents in / at risk of poverty (p334 of agenda)

 

On a show of hands the proposal was lost by:

 

12 votes in favour: Councillors Bick, Chadwick, Dalzell, Gehring, Martinelli, Matthews, McGerty, Payne, Pippas, Porrer, Summerbell and Tunnacliffe

 

To 20 votes against: Councillors Ashton, Baigent, Barnett, Bird, Collis, Davies, Green, Hadley, Herbert, Johnson, Massey, Moore, O’Reilly, Robertson, Sargeant, Sheil, Smart, Smith, Thornburrow and Todd-Jones.

 

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CAP0009	Chesterton Rec Public Toilet Rebuild (p337 of agenda)

 

On a show of hands the proposal was lost by:

 

12 votes in favour: Councillors Bick, Chadwick, Dalzell, Gehring, Martinelli, Matthews, McGerty, Payne, Pippas, Porrer, Summerbell and Tunnacliffe

 

To 20 votes against: Councillors Ashton, Baigent, Barnett, Bird, Collis, Davies, Green, Hadley, Herbert, Johnson, Massey, Moore, O’Reilly, Robertson, Sargeant, Sheil, Smart, Smith, Thornburrow and Todd-Jones.

 

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CAP0010	Scotland Road play equipment (p337 of agenda)

 

On a show of hands the proposal was lost by:

 

12 votes in favour: Councillors Bick, Chadwick, Dalzell, Gehring, Martinelli, Matthews, McGerty, Payne, Pippas, Porrer, Summerbell and Tunnacliffe

 

To 20 votes against: Councillors Ashton, Baigent, Barnett, Bird, Collis, Davies, Green, Hadley, Herbert, Johnson, Massey, Moore, O’Reilly, Robertson, Sargeant, Sheil, Smart, Smith, Thornburrow and Todd-Jones.

 

 

 

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CAP0012	Succession Tree Planting on Parkers Piece (p338 of agenda)

 

On a show of hands the proposal was lost by:

 

12 votes in favour: Councillors Bick, Chadwick, Dalzell, Gehring, Martinelli, Matthews, McGerty, Payne, Pippas, Porrer, Summerbell and Tunnacliffe

 

To 20 votes against: Councillors Ashton, Baigent, Barnett, Bird, Collis, Davies, Green, Hadley, Herbert, Johnson, Massey, Moore, O’Reilly, Robertson, Sargeant, Sheil, Smart, Smith, Thornburrow and Todd-Jones.

 

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CAP0017	‘Happy to chat’ benches - (p338 of agenda)

 

On a show of hands the proposal was lost by:

 

12 votes in favour: Councillors Bick, Chadwick, Dalzell, Gehring, Martinelli, Matthews, McGerty, Payne, Pippas, Porrer, Summerbell and Tunnacliffe

 

To 20 votes against: Councillors Ashton, Baigent, Barnett, Bird, Collis, Davies, Green, Hadley, Herbert, Johnson, Massey, Moore, O’Reilly, Robertson, Sargeant, Sheil, Smart, Smith, Thornburrow and Todd-Jones.

 

Unless otherwise stated, all references in the recommendations to sections, pages and appendices relate to Version 2 of the Budget Setting Report (BSR).

 

This can be found via:

 

https://democracy.cambridge.gov.uk/documents/g3896/Public%20reports%20pack%2025th-Feb-2020%2018.00%20Council.pdf?T=10

 

It was RESOLVED to agree the Executive’s budget proposals by:

 

19 votes in favour: Councillors Ashton, Barnett, Bird, Collis, Davies, Green, Hadley, Herbert, Johnson, Massey, Moore, O’Reilly, Robertson, Sargeant, Sheil, Smart, Smith, Thornburrow and Todd-Jones.

 

To 0 votes against

 

12 abstentions: Councillors Bick, Chadwick, Dalzell, Gehring, Martinelli, Matthews, McGerty, Payne, Pippas, Porrer, Summerbell and Tunnacliffe

 

To approve the following:

 

i.               Revenue Pressures shown in Appendix C (b) and Savings shown in Appendix C (c) of the officer’s report.

ii.             Non-Cash Limit items as shown in Appendix C (d) of officer’s report.

iii.            No bids to be funded from External or Earmarked Funds (which would be included as Appendix C (e) of the officer’s report).

iv.           Delegation to the Chief Financial Officer (Head of Finance) of the calculation and determination of the Council Tax taxbase (including submission of the National Non-Domestic Rates Forecast Form, NNDR1, for each financial year) set out in Appendix A (a) of the officer’s report.

v.             The level of Council Tax for 2020/21 as set out in Appendix A (b) as amended.

vi.           Delegation to the Head of Finance to finalise changes relating to any corporate and/or departmental restructuring and any reallocation of support service and central costs, in accordance with the CIPFA Service Reporting Code of Practice for Local Authorities (SeRCOP).

vii.          Any recommendation in respect of the proposals outlined in Appendix D(a) of officer’s report for inclusion in the Capital Plan including any additional use of revenue resources required.

viii.        The revised Capital Plan for the General Fund as set out in Appendix D (c) of the officer’s report, and the Funding as set out in Section 6, page 25 of the BSR.

ix.           The impact of revenue and capital budget approvals and approved the resulting level of reserves to be used to support the budget proposals as set out in the table in section 8, page 46 of the BSR.

x.             The creation of an earmarked reserves to be called the Transformation Fund and its associated remit on page 19 of the BSR.

xi.           The updated Corporate Plan 2019-2022 attached as Appendix B to the officer’s report.