Agenda item

i)             Councillor Beardsworth to propose and Councillor Meredith to second:

“Whatever the boundaries of the new Unitary Councils, for Northamptonshire, those councils will take on responsibility for the care of older people in our community, from 2020.

 A recent study estimated that 35% of inpatients in local hospitals were there simply waiting for suitable after care to be available (so called Bed Blocking).

We ask that this council, working with partners carry out an audit of Adult Social Care facilities in the area and future demand patterns, in order that the new Unitary Council is able to better plan for the needs of older people in the future”.

ii)            Councillor G Eales to propose and Councillor Stone to second:

“Our town is famous for the boot and shoe industry and for leather works. The Central Museum hosts our famous shoe collection and we have a wonderful leather collection.

We note recent announcements on retail closures and the Northampton Chronicle’s current campaign. We know as a council we need to support the regeneration of our town, to increase footfall and to stimulate tourism. Leather and our world renowned shoe makers can play a key role in this.

This council therefore resolves to:

Invite interest from shoe manufacturers and leather good producers around the county to be included in a retail shoe and leather goods outlet in Northampton Town Centre. This plan would see the development of one of the vacant sites in the middle of town to show case and sell shoes and leather goods from our world class manufacturers. The vision being that the demand for our high quality shoes & leather, will make Northampton Town Centre an attraction for visitors into the town. This will aid regeneration and increase footfall.

To make this offer viable for the businesses concerned, this council will make whatever concessionary offers are within our gift for a defined period and play an active role in the deployment of what will be a mutual heritage and commercial concern.

This council will seek to include the University of Northampton to play a part in this initiative”.

iii)           Councillor Joyce to propose and Councillor Ashraf to second:

There are four community libraries in the town that are under threat of closure. We recognise the value of libraries as community hubs and we therefore resolve to work with the friends of the libraries to insure the libraries remain open for community use”.

iv)           Councillor King to propose and Councillor Hibbert to second:

“This motion calls for the Council to continue to promote mental health awareness and support to the Government’s Prevention Concordat for Better Mental Health.

The Concordat is intended to provide a focus for cross-sector action to deliver a tangible increase in the adoption of public mental health approaches across local authorities, the NHS, public, private and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector organisations and others.

This Council is proud to actively support the campaign to make Northampton a ‘happy town’, including the launch of Northampton’s first ‘Happy Café’ in June.  ‘Happy Cafés’ are being set up by supporters of the Action for Happiness movement in local communities, as a friendly and welcoming place to meet others with a shared interest in promoting happiness and well-being.

As well as the ‘Happy Café’ launch, there was also be a celebration of the publication of ‘50 Ways to Feel Happy’, a new illustrated children’s book which helps children build skills and develop healthy habits for their daily lives, promoting resilience, well-being, self-confidence and emotional stability.

This motion calls on the Council to further promote a prevention-focused approach to improving the public’s mental health, which makes a valuable contribution to achieving a fairer and more equitable society”.

i)             Councillor Beardsworth accepted an alteration to the original motion as published on the agenda. The altered motion was seconded by Councillor Meredith.

Council agreed to the altered motion debated below:

“Whatever the boundaries of the new Unitary Councils, for Northamptonshire, those councils will take on responsibility for the care of older people in our community, from 2020.

 A recent study estimated that 35% of inpatients in local hospitals were there simply waiting for suitable after care to be available (so called Bed Blocking).

This council asks scrutiny, working with NCC scrutiny and partners, particularly health service partners, to carry out investigation into Adult Social Care facilities in the area to identify future demand patterns, in order that the new Unitary Council is able to better plan for the needs of older people in the future”.

Council debated the motion.

Upon a vote, the motion was carried.

ii)            Councillor G Eales accepted an alteration to the original motion as published on the agenda. The altered motion was seconded by Councillor Stone.

Council agreed to the altered motion debated below:

“Our town is famous for the boot and shoe industry and for leather works. The Central Museum hosts our famous shoe collection and the town has in trust the National Leather Collection, currently located in the Grosvenor Centre.

We note recent announcements of retail and other High Street closures and the Northampton Chronicle’s current Town Centre campaign. We know as a council that we need to support the regeneration of our town, increase footfall and to stimulate tourism. Leather goods manufacturers and our world renowned shoe makers can play a key role in this.

This council therefore resolves to:

Invite interest from shoe manufacturers and leather goods producers around the county and possibly beyond to be included in a retail shoe and leather goods outlet in Northampton Town Centre. This plan could see the development of one of the vacant sites in the middle of town become a show case for the sale of shoes and leather goods from our world class manufacturers. The vision being that the demand for our high quality shoes & leather goods, will contribute to making Northampton Town Centre an attraction for visitors into the town. This will aid regeneration and increase footfall.

To make this offer work and make it viable for the businesses concerned, this council will work with them and make whatever concessionary offers are within its gift for a defined period and play an active role in the delivery of what will be a mutual heritage and commercial concern.

This council will seek to include the BID and the University of Northampton in playing an active role in this initiative”.

Council debated the motion.

Upon a vote, the motion was carried.

iii)           Councillor Joyce accepted an alteration to the original motion as published on the agenda. The altered motion was seconded by Councillor Ashraf.

Council agreed to the altered motion debated below:

“There are four community libraries in the town that are under threat of closure.

This council recognises the value of libraries as community hubs. This council, therefore, resolves to work with the friends of the libraries to facilitate the libraries remain open for community use.”

Council debated the motion.

Upon the requisition of a recorded vote:

There voted for the motion: Councillors Ashraf, Beardsworth, Birch, Choudary, Culbard, Davenport, Duffy, G Eales, T Eales, Eldred, Flavell, Golby, Hallam, Haque, Hibbert, Hill, Joyce, Kilbride, King, Lane, Larratt, M Markham, Marriott, Meredith, Nunn, Oldham, Parekh, Patel, Russell, Sargeant, Smith, Stone and Walker.

There voted against the motion: Councillor Aziz

There abstained the Mayor.

The motion was carried.

iv)           Councillor King accepted an alteration to the original motion as published on the agenda. The altered motion was seconded by Councillor Hibbert.

Council agreed to the altered motion debated below:

“This motion calls for the Council to continue to a commitment to support mental health awareness and support to the Government’s Prevention Concordat for Better Mental Health.

The Concordat is intended to provide a focus for cross-sector action to deliver a tangible increase in the adoption of public mental health approaches across local authorities, the NHS, public, private and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector organisations and others.

This Council is proud to actively support the campaign to make Northampton a ‘happy town’, including the launch of Northampton’s first ‘Happy Café’ in June.  ‘Happy Cafés’ are being set up by supporters of the Action for Happiness movement in local communities, as a friendly and welcoming place to meet others with a shared interest in promoting happiness and well-being.

As well as the ‘Happy Café’ launch, there was also be a celebration of the publication of ‘50 Ways to Feel Happy’, a new illustrated children’s book which helps children build skills and develop healthy habits for their daily lives, promoting resilience, well-being, self-confidence and emotional stability.

This motion calls on the Council to further promote a prevention-focused approach to improving the public’s mental health ,  including supporting community based initiatives, for example, community choirs and health walks, which makes a valuable contribution to achieving a fairer and more equitable society”.

Council debated the motion.

Upon a vote, the motion was carried.