Agenda, decisions and minutes

To approve, and the Mayor to sign as a correct record, the Minutes of the meeting of Council held on 14 June 2023.

RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 14 June 2023 be approved and signed by the Mayor as a correct record.

Councillors to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests, other registerable interests, or non-registerable interests (including other pecuniary interests) they may have in the business to be transacted, and officers to declare any interests they may have in any contract to be considered.

None received.

The Mayor made announcements in respect of:

(a)          The King’s Birthday Honours;

(b)         MK Can world record attempt; and

(c)          The recent death of David Baume.

Any petitions received by the deadline of 7:30 pm on Monday 17 July 2023 will be reported at the meeting.

The Council received a petition from residents requesting a 20 MPH speed limit in Wolverton town. The Cabinet member undertook to ask Highways Officers to undertake a technical assessment of the area.

The Council received a petition from residents requesting a 20 MPH speed limit on streets in Oxley Park.  ...  view the full minutes text for item CL24

To receive questions and provide answers to questions received from members of the public by the deadline of 7:30 pm on Monday 17 July 2023 and any urgent questions agreed by the Mayor.

Questions were received from eight members of the public.  The Mayor advised that the questions on Galley Hill would be taken together so that Councillor Middleton would provide a combined response to all of the initial questions before members of the public would ask any supplementary questions.

David Lee asked  ...  view the full minutes text for item CL25

None.

None.

That Council agree to adopt the Statement of Licensing Policy 2023-28.

Councillor Exon (the Vice Chair of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee) moved the following recommendation from the meeting of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee held on 13 June 2023, which was seconded by Councillor McLean:

“That the Council adopt the Statement of Licensing Policy 2023 - 2028.”

The recommendation was  ...  view the full minutes text for item CL27

To receive the Scrutiny Annual Report 2022-23.

Councillor Hume (the former Vice Chair of the Scrutiny Management Committee) moved the following recommendation from the meeting of the Corporate Oversight and Scrutiny Management Committee held on 5 July 2023, which was seconded by Councillor D Hopkins:

“That Council receive the Scrutiny Annual Report 2022-23.”

The recommendation was agreed  ...  view the full minutes text for item CL28

To receive the annual report of the Audit Committee 2022-23.

Councillor Crooks (the current Chair of the Audit Committee) moved the following recommendations from the meeting of the Audit Committee held on 13 July 2023, which was seconded by Councillor Geary:

“1.    That the Audit Committee Annual Report 2022-23 be received by Council.

2.      That the revised Audit Committee  ...  view the full minutes text for item CL29

Councillors to ask questions of the Leader, a Cabinet Member, the Chair of any Committee, or the Leader of a Political Group on the Council.

Questions were received from Councillors Rolfe, Bell, McLean, Ferrans, Geary, V Hopkins and Hume.

Question from Councillor Rolfe to Councillor Townsend (Cabinet member for Public Realm)

Councillor Rolfe asked Councillor Townsend, what was being done to resolve any issues where wheelie bins were mistakenly delivered to households that would be  ...  view the full minutes text for item CL30

Councillor Clarke moved the following motion which was seconded by Councillor R Bradburn:

“1.    That this Council notes that:

a)        This year on the 22 June was the 75^th Anniversary of HMT Empire Windrush, which in 1948 was the first crossing that brought hundreds of Caribbeans to the  ...  view the full minutes text for item CL31

The Mayor moved and the Deputy Mayor seconded the following recommendations:

“That Council note the revised political makeup of Milton Keynes City Council and agree:

(a)     revised allocations to Committees, and Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority as set out in Annex A of the report; and

(b)     revised appointments to  ...  view the full minutes text for item CL32