Agenda item

i)             Councillor Smith to propose and Councillor Stone to second:

“Predictions are there is going to be a spike in evictions this Autumn following the Covid-19 crisis moratorium on evictions and the movement of people. Our social lettings agency has an ever more important role to mitigate against this happening.

We call on the Council to invest to save by renting or buying up houses to let in the private sector where tenants or landlords are defaulting.”

ii)            Councillor Russell to propose and Councillor Ashraf to second:

“Since lockdown began on 26 March, the borough of Northampton has been overwhelmed with illegal dumping and fly tipping, filling our streets and any available vacant area with evil smelling and unsightly rubbish.   Our residents pay their ever-increasing council tax and find themselves facing the most appalling situations.

We call on the Council to set up a multi-agency team to track down perpetrators and ensure the appropriate action is taken:

·         against criminal and illegal operators who knowingly rob their customers by charging for the removal of rubbish, which is later dumped in our streets;

·         against landlords who dump household waste on pavements;

·         against and being seen to impose hefty fines on social groups and partygoers who leave piles of used food containers and bottles on our parks;

·         to actively support tenants and residents who want to use the recycling depots but for whatever reason are unable to, and;

·         to work with the University to offer a collection service to student landlords.”

iii)           Councillor King to propose and Councillor Nunn to second:

“‘This Council recognises the importance of Northampton’s arts and cultural sector as the ‘soul’ of Northampton and will work with our Conservative MPs and central government to access Northampton’s portion of the record-breaking national support package, the biggest ever one-off investment in UK culture. This will not only help to secure local jobs, but also mean that our iconic venues can weather the storm created by coronavirus and come back stronger, and continue to be there for local residents and future generations to enjoy. This council will work tirelessly to ensure that this sector emerges from this crisis by continuing to invest in the work of our Heritage, Culture and Communities team in order to provide the support required.”

iv)           Councillor Larratt to propose and Councillor Aziz to second:

“This Council notes the decision of the Planning Committee not to object in principle to the County Councils application to develop the North West Relief Road.  (N/2019/0840).

It has been the policy of this Council to support the development and delivery of the Northern Orbital Road as a matter of urgency.

This Council notes the comments of the Planning Committee with regard to the provision of the Northern Orbital Road.

This Council confirms its position requiring that the Norther Orbital Road be developed and delivered as a matter of urgency to support the North West Relief Road, and that this be communicated to NCC.”

Councillor Smith proposed and Councillor Stone seconded.

“Predictions are there is going to be a spike in evictions this Autumn following the Covid-19 crisis moratorium on evictions and the movement of people. Our social lettings agency has an ever more important role to mitigate against this happening. We call on the Council to invest to save by renting or buying up houses to let in the private sector where tenants or landlords are defaulting.”

Council debated the motion.

Upon a requisition for a recorded vote:

There voted for the motion: Councillors Ashraf, Beardsworth, Birch, Cali, Choudary, Davenport, Duffy, Eales G, Eales T, Haque, Joyce, Markham B, Marriott, Meredith, Russell, Roberts, Smith and Stone.

There voted against the motion: Councillors Ansell, Aziz, Bottwood, Eldred, Golby, Graystone, Hadland, Hallam, Hibbert, Hill, Kilbride, King, Lane, Larratt, Malpas, Markham M, Nunn, Oldham, Parekh, Patel, Shaw and Walker.

There abstained: Councillors Chunga and Sargeant.

The motion was lost.

Jayne West addressed Council and expressed both her own and residents’ concerns regarding cleanliness in Northampton. Ms West stressed that fly tipping in Northampton was a long-standing issue, which affected residents’ wellbeing, community pride and potential economic investment.

Councillor Russell proposed and Councillor Ashraf seconded the motion.

“Since lockdown began on 26 March, the borough of Northampton has been overwhelmed with illegal dumping and fly tipping, filling our streets and any available vacant area with evil smelling and unsightly rubbish. Our residents pay their ever-increasing council tax and find themselves facing the most appalling situations. We call on the Council to set up a multi-agency team to track down perpetrators and ensure the appropriate action is taken:

-       against criminal and illegal operators who knowingly rob their customers by charging for the removal of rubbish, which is later dumped in our streets;

-       against landlords who dump household waste on pavements;

-       against and being seen to impose hefty fines on social groups and partygoers who leave piles of used food containers and bottles on our parks;

-        to actively support tenants and residents who want to use the recycling depots but for whatever reason are unable to, and;

-        to work with the University to offer a collection service to student landlords.”

Council debated the motion.

The altered motion was carried.

Councillor King proposed and Councillor Nunn seconded the motion.

“This Council recognises the importance of Northampton’s arts and cultural sector as the ‘soul’ of Northampton and will work with our Conservative MPs and central government to access Northampton’s portion of the record-breaking national support package, the biggest ever one-off investment in UK culture. This will not only help to secure local jobs, but also mean that our iconic venues can weather the storm created by coronavirus and come back

stronger, and continue to be there for local residents and future generations to enjoy. This council will work tirelessly to ensure that this sector emerges from this crisis by continuing to invest in the work of our Heritage, Culture and Communities team in order to provide the support required.”

Council debated the motion.

The altered motion was carried.

At the Mayor’s invitation, Ruth Hemmingway addressed Council as a resident of Abington. She expressed that she was shocked to see this motion and to see the Council would be supporting the development of the North-West Relief Road and Orbital Road. She suggested that alternative greener methods of transport be explored, given that the Covid-19 pandemic had seen an increase in home-working as well as walking and cycling.

Councillor Birch proposed and Councillor Joyce seconded the amendment to the motion.

Upon a requisition for a recorded vote:

There voted for the altered motion: Councillors Ashraf, Beardsworth, Birch, Chunga, Duffy, Eales G, Eales T, Haque, Joyce, Markham B, Marriott, Meredith, Russell, Roberts, Smith and Stone.

There voted against the altered motion: Councillors Aziz, Bottwood, Davenport, Eldred, Golby, Graystone, Hadland, Hallam, Hibbert, Hill, Kilbride, King, Lane, Larratt, Malpas, Markham M, Nunn, Oldham, Parekh, Patel and Walker.

There abstained: Councillors Cali and Sargeant.

The altered motion was lost.

Councillor Larratt proposed and Councillor Aziz seconded the motion.

“This Council notes the decision of the Planning Committee not to object in principle to the County Councils application to develop the North West Relief Road.  (N/2019/0840).

It has been the policy of this Council to support the development and delivery of the Northern Orbital Road as a matter of urgency.

This Council notes the comments of the Planning Committee with regard to the provision of the Northern Orbital Road.

This Council confirms its position requiring that the Norther Orbital Road be developed and delivered as a matter of urgency to support the North West Relief Road, and that this be communicated to NCC.”

Upon a requisition for a recorded vote:

There voted for the altered motion: Councillors Aziz, Bottwood, Eldred, Golby, Graystone, Hadland, Hallam, Hibbert, Hill, Kilbride, King, Lane, Larratt, Malpas, Markham M, Nunn, Oldham, Parekh, Patel and Walker.

There voted against the altered motion: Councillor Beardsworth.

There abstained: Councillors Ashraf, Birch, Choudary, Chunga, Duffy, Eales G, Eales T, Haque, Joyce, Markham B, Marriott, Meredith, Russell, Roberts, Sargeant, Shaw and Stone.

The motion was carried.