Glasgow City Council Agenda - 10 September 2020, 11:00 
A meeting to be held at By video conference at 11:00 on 10 September 2020.
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| 1 | Minutes of Council meeting of 30th July 2020 (Print 1, pages 1 to 5). View Papers |
| 2 | Print 1 - Committees' minutes - Consideration of paragraphs marked "C", remaining paragraphs being submitted for information and approval as a correct record only (page 6 onwards). View Papers |
| 3 | Changes to committees etc. View Papers |
| 4 | Representation on outside bodies. View Papers |
| 5 | Correspondence. |
| 6 | Questions. View Papers |
| 7 | Notices of motions. |
| (a) | By Councillor Graham Campbell:- "Council understands and shares the deep concern and horror that many feel about racism and racial injustice in the US and across the world as highlighted by the Black Lives Matter movement and others campaigning for justice. Council expresses and shares the sympathy, grief and anger at the associated deaths and stands in solidarity with the campaigners. Council acknowledges the anger, frustration and heartfelt anguish of our own BME citizens who are experiencing racism in their daily lives and who expressed that through joining in their tens of thousands on Black Lives Matter protests and in online teach-ins across Scotland this summer. Council acknowledges 3 central demands coming from those demonstrations were to 1. tackle access to employment and opportunities by removing discriminatory barriers; 2. take more serious action against racism and racial hate crime incidents in Glasgow schools; and 3. recognise the historic legacy of chattel slavery based on the exploitation of Enslaved Africans by removing or amending street names and statues celebrating figures associated with slavery through the tobacco, sugar and cotton trades. Council commends the successful interventions of its cross party BME Employment Working Group, in monitoring, evaluating and adjusting our employment procedures (for example with more inclusive shortlisting and interview procedures) thus helping to double the BME Council family workforce from 1.6% in 2017 to 3.3% by 2019. Council further notes other progress made since 2017: - establishment of a Senior Arts, Music and Diversity Manager at Glasgow Life and an agent for change model to tackle racism and inequality; - establishing jobs fairs targeted at BME communities; - setting up an autonomous BME Employees Staff Network; - appointing Equalities Champions throughout the Council family's workforce and established in each department; - establishing a Glasgow Black Voluntary Sector network; - having a BME Task Group as part of our Covid-19 Strategic Recovery Plan; - developing greater BME Voluntary sector involvement in Community Planning Partnerships; - Hosting official Black History Month events in City Chambers for the first time alongside exhibitions; and - Working in partnership with Dr Stephen Mullen and Glasgow University in addressing slavery links and increasing understanding regarding the university and the city with the transatlantic slave trade. Council recognises - despite these important developments and interventions - its own role, that of the Glasgow Family and of our citizens in continuing to address institutionalised racism in all its forms. Council believes that it is not enough to be against racism, and that there is a responsibility on us all to identify and dismantle barriers of structural racism that exist in our society and institutions - to be actively anti-racist. Council further believes that the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER) has been a valuable stakeholder in raising awareness and mobilising action. Council notes that it works closely with CRER and co-chairs an existing group exploring the feasibility of a national museum dedicated to illuminating colonialism and imperialism and slavery. Council further notes its call for more action on racial equality in Scotland, these include: - annual targets to support achievement of the existing commitment on fair representation for minority ethnic people in the workforce; - ensuring that teachers, through continuous professional development and the provision of adequate resources, are fully equipped and confident in supporting learning and teaching for all Curriculum for Excellence capacities and levels; - mandatory recording and analysis of racist incidents in Scotland's schools; - ensure gathering and analysis of data on racial disparities within all progress reporting on the National Performance Framework; and - join CRER and Glasgow City Council in a scoping study regarding the establishment of a national museum. Council commits to working with CRER to realise these aims in Glasgow and welcomes the opportunity to celebrate the contribution of Black and Minority Ethnic communities; and continue to have an unwavering voice that amplifies the idea that Black Lives Matter. Council also commits to holding a public consultation over this legacy answerable through a special Cross-Party Working Group - convened by Councillor Campbell; resolves to write to the Scottish Government in support of all of these actions." View Papers |
| (b) | By Councillor Malcolm Cunning:- "Council expresses its sincerest condolences to the thousands of people affected by the tragic loss of life as a result of the coronavirus pandemic; and recognises the enormous stresses and pressures on everyone during this incredibly trying time. Council notes the phenomenal response from frontline staff across the Council family, the public sector and our third sector partners, who have kept the city going by delivering essential tasks and services. Council believes that the Coronavirus pandemic has revealed the true extent to which we all depend on these essential services and the staff that carry them out; that the regular 'Clap for Carers' and other frontline staff demonstrate the gratitude and respect for the those involved; and believes that gratitude should be matched by action. Council resolves to pay tribute to all those involved in the response to the public health emergency and associated lockdown; and to add its collective voice to the calls for a pay rise for frontline workers, that is fully funded by the Scottish Government; and instructs the Leader of the Council to engage within COSLA and write to the First Minister in these terms." View Papers |
| (c) | By Bailie Kyle Thornton:- "Council agrees that flytipping is anti-social behaviour, environmentally damaging and that residents should not have to tolerate it in their communities. Council notes that since the suspension of the bulk uplift services due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in late March that residents have reported increased sightings of flytipping in areas across Glasgow. Council thanks all of those responsible citizens in Glasgow who have complied with requests to keep bulky waste in gardens and private spaces until services are able to fully resume. Council agrees that the bulk uplift service must resume as soon as possible. Council resolves to have a zero-tolerance approach to flytipping. Council resolves that firm and clear action is required to tackle flytipping across Glasgow and therefore instructs that a report should be brought to the Environment and Sustainability Committee outlining actions available to enforce a zero-tolerance approach to flytipping. Council instructs that this report should be submitted to the committee within the next three months and should set out proposals (and their associated costs) in the following areas: The cost of flytipping to Glasgow City Council from clean-up to investigation and enforcement. How to increase investigation and enforcement against those who commit flytipping. Outline how the Council could "name and shame" those who are caught flytipping. The effectiveness of the Council's current reporting streams for flytipping and if these can be changed or improved. How to ensure flytipping is cleared quickly to prevent areas becoming 'hotspots' and what work can be undertaken to stop 'hotspots' for flytipping developing. The impact that charging for bulk uplift will have on flytipping. Any other matters related to flytipping which officers consider pertinent. " View Papers |
| (d) | By Councillor Allan Young:- "Council recognises that Glasgow faces unprecedented economic challenges arising from the coronavirus pandemic, and must strive to prevent immediate harm and deliver a fairer and greener recovery; agrees that any proposals from the Glasgow Economic Recovery Group should come before an appropriate Council Committee as soon as possible; considers that certain sectors such as retail, hospitality, tourism and leisure have been disproportionately impacted and agrees to write to Scottish Ministers and to the Chancellor of the Exchequer emphasising the need for targeted financial support as well as an extension to the UK job retention scheme; understands that jobs in these sectors were typified by low pay and insecure work prior to the pandemic and therefore Council agrees that assistance shall include conditions to improve pay and standards; further believes that economic recovery must accelerate efforts to reach net zero carbon emissions and therefore agrees the Council and city region shall re-evaluate current infrastructure projects to prioritise low-carbon investment; and instructs the Chief Executive to bring a report within one cycle to an appropriate committee considering what more the Council can do through its various functions, including its arms-length bodies and shareholdings, to support these aims." View Papers |
| (e) | By Councillor Martha Wardrop:- "Council welcomes the significant investment of £7.5m from the Transport Scotland's Spaces for People programme in measures to provide additional space for physical distancing in public places for people to walk, wheel or cycle while COVID-19 restrictions remain in place across the city. Council acknowledges the importance of the completion of a network of safe, high-quality spaces for cycling and wheeling, including low traffic neighbourhoods and segregated arterial routes connecting the city centre to suburbs and peripheral neighbourhoods, with a commitment to deliver 20mph speed limits on residential roads on a city-wide basis. Council also supports the early roll-out of 'car free' zones to more schools and locations attended by large numbers of potentially vulnerable pedestrians, building on lessons emerging from the current pilot. In addition, the Council agrees to continue to develop community engagement to help identify locations in the city centre and across neighbourhoods that could be improved to protect public health, support physical distancing and prevent the spread of Covid-19. The Council will monitor and evaluate projects using data gathering technologies and feedback provided by members of the public to enable progress of appropriate schemes for permanence." View Papers |