Glasgow City Council Agenda - 08 December 2016, 13:30 Help

A meeting to be held at City Chambers, Glasgow at 13:30 on 08 December 2016.

Number Item
1Minutes of Council meeting of 27th October 2016 (Print 5, pages 260 to 265). View Papers
2Print 5 - Committees' minutes - Consideration of paragraphs marked "C", remaining paragraphs being submitted for information and approval as a correct record only (page 266 onwards). View Papers
3Consideration of minutes previously objected to.
4Changes to committees etc - Personnel Joint Consultative Forum - Remove Paul Rooney and appoint Philip Braat. View Papers
5Representation on outside bodies. View Papers
6Correspondence.
7Questions by Bailie Dr Nina Baker:- View Papers
(a)"To ask the executive spokesperson for Education how many young people have completed the various streams of the Enhanced Vocational Inclusion Programme."
(b)"To ask the executive spokesperson for Regeneration how many responses were obtained from the survey on begging undertaken in April. This written question requests a written answer."
8Notices of motions:-
(a)By Councillor Frank McAveety:-

"Council recognises the importance of public transport in connecting our communities; is deeply concerned about the cuts to bus services across Glasgow, leaving communities stranded and isolated; is further concerned that there are poverty and health implications of these changes with many local people unable to directly access vital local facilities, such as hospitals, doctor's surgeries and shops; believes there to be a strong and compelling case for greater regulation and intervention to halt the decline of bus services in Glasgow and across Scotland; further believes that community consultation must be central to this process; resolves to continue to press bus operators to restore vital local bus services and to fight to ensure that passengers and communities come before profit; and agrees that the Leader of the Council should write to the Scottish Transport Minister to express this Council's concerns and request that the Scottish Government legislate to re-regulate the bus industry." View Papers
(b)By Councillor Feargal Dalton:-

"Council notes the progress made in attainment by our pupils in Glasgow, and across Scotland. Furthermore, Council recognises the ongoing improvements in positive destinations for Glasgow school leavers in 2014/15 and thanks pupils, parents and staff for their hard work and dedication.

Council notes that an attainment gap continues to exist between pupils from different socio-economic backgrounds and between schools in different parts of Glasgow. Council believes that closing the gap in education is crucial to ensuring that all of Glasgow's children and young people have equal opportunity to fulfil their potential, as well as to addressing other deep-seated inequalities in the city. Council resolves to re-double efforts to close Glasgow's attainment gap and to address skill gaps and skill shortages via the education service in Glasgow, working with partners in further and higher education and within the business community in the city.

Council further resolves to work positively with the Scottish Government to develop and deliver new approaches to educational provision which will complement and expand exisiting provision. Council therefore instructs the Chief Executive to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills to offer any and all assistance to the Scottish Government to close the attainment gap." View Papers
(c)By Councillor Kieran Wild:-

"Council congratulates our Land and Environmental Services department on having secured £3,250,000 from Sustrans Scotland and the Scottish Government's Community Links PLUS scheme for the South City Way segregated cycle lane project. The South City Way provides segregated cycle lanes from Glasgow's South Side all the way into the heart of the city, going from Victoria Road to Stockwell Street junction near Merchant City.

In addition to the project the Council will prioritise developing the Woodside "Mini-Holland" scheme, a North City Way between Queen Street Train Station to Hawthorn Street through Sighthill and an East City Way between the city centre and Dennistoun." View Papers
(d)By Councillor Matt Kerr:-

"Council is concerned that our elderly population is disproportionately at risk from drops in temperature during winter months; welcomes the payment of Glasgow's £100 Affordable Warmth Dividend which has supported around 25,000 of Glasgow's elderly citizens since it was launched in 2011; encourages all eligible citizens to apply for the Affordable Warmth Dividend and resolves to continue to ensure that the most vulnerable in our city are protected." View Papers
(e)By Bailie Marie Garrity:-

"Council is concerned that Glasgow citizens borrow over £57million annually through payday lenders, home credit, pawnbrokers and rent-to-own outlets; recognises the importance of ensuring that our vulnerable citizens are not financially excluded and have access to affordable credit and bank/credit union accounts; welcomes the launch of the 'Wee Glasgow Loan' which provides a cheaper and fairer alternative to High Street lenders for affordable credit; understands that the loan will be available to all Glasgow's residents and will be based more on affordability than the credit scoring system; recognises that this is part of a much wider strategy by the Poverty Leadership Panel called 'People Make Glasgow Fairer Strategy' which was launched in October this year and is a city wide and all age strategy to tackle poverty; praises all those involved in this fantastic project and resolves to continue to work with our partners to help reduce poverty for our citizens." View Papers
(f)By Councillor Archie Graham:-

"Council congratulates Glasgow City Women's football team on making Scottish history by winning 10 successive Scottish Women's Premier league titles in a row; believes this to be the result of the hard work and dedication of the team, including players and behind the scenes staff; and wishes all those involved every success for the future." View Papers
(g)By Councillor Mhairi Hunter:-

"Council supports the equalisation of the State Pension Age between men and women but deplores the unfair way that changes have been made, faster than originally planned and with little or no notice given to those affected, giving them insufficient time to prepare for a later retirement date; is concerned that as a result many women born in the 1950's are living in hardship; praises the Women Against State Pension Inequality Campaign for the tireless work they have been engaged in to highlight this issue.

Council instructs the Chief Executive to write to the Prime Minister asking her to intervene and instruct ministers to make fair transitional pension arrangements for women born on or after 6th April 1951 who have unfairly borne the burden of the increase in the State Pension Age; and more specifically calls on the UK Government to take immediate steps which enables letters to be sent now to men and women, review the design of the new 'State Pension Statement' and develop a programme for ongoing awareness raising and education." View Papers
(h)By Councillor Kenny McLean:-

"Council notes national and city planning guidance which recommends mixed communities and mixed tenure in housing developments.

Council also notes with concern the over-concentration of certain types of tenures, such as purpose built student accommodation, in parts of the city and the concerns of the communities affected by them.

Council therefore resolves to amend supplementary guidance to the city development plan to ensure that the objectives of mixed tenures and mixed communities are achieved in Glasgow." View Papers
Additional item. 
9Emergency motion by Councillor Susan Aitken. View Papers