Agenda and minutes

To receive any declarations of interest of a pecuniary or non-pecuniary nature from Members in respect of the items on this agenda.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Annual Council meeting held on 20^th May, 2022 and the ordinary meeting of Council held on 26^th May, 2022.

To consider any communications to be submitted by the Mayor or the Chief Executive.

RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL:-

 

That Council approves the Local Code of Planning Conduct and Guidance 2022.

RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL:-

 

That Council approves the adoption of the updated Affordable Housing and Sustainable Travel Supplementary Planning Documents.

RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL:-

 

That Council approves the adoption of the Town Centre Urban Design and Sustainability Strategy produced by Urbed.

To seek approval, in accordance with Section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972, for the absence from meetings of the Authority on behalf of Councillor Wraith MBE on the grounds of ill health and pending the receipt of medical certification that they are fit to resume their duties

Appointment to Boards and Committees

 

Appeals, Awards and Standards Committee

 

Proposed to

Remove – Councillor Makinson

Add – Councillor Bowler

 

Overview and Scrutiny Committee

 

Proposed to

Remove – Councillor Makinson

Add – Councillor Williams

 

Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Healthy Barnsley Workstream)

 

Proposed to

Remove - Councillors Cain, Peace and Makinson

Add - Councillors Smith, Sumner and Williams

 

Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Growing Barnsley Workstream)

 

Proposed to

Remove – Councillors Smith and Sumner

Add - Councillors Cain and Peace

 

Planning Regulatory Board

 

Proposed to

Remove – Councillor Makinson

Add – 1x Vacancy (Labour)

 

 

Appointment to Outside Bodies

 

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Council of Governors

Proposed - Cabinet Spokesperson Place Health and Adult Social Care

 

Barnsley Local Access Forum

Proposed - Cabinet Spokesperson Environment and Highways

 

Barnsley Magistrates Court Liquor Licensing Forum

Proposed - Cabinet Spokesperson Public Health and Communities

 

Barnsley Premier Leisure Board

Proposed - Cabinet Spokesperson Environment and Highways

 

Barnsley Safeguarding Adults Board

Proposed - Cabinet Spokesperson Place Health and Adult Social Care

 

Minding the Gap Multi-Agency Steering Group

Proposed - Cabinet Spokesperson Public Health and Communities

 

PATROL Adjudication Joint Committee

Proposed - Cabinet Spokesperson Environment and Highways

 

Safer Barnsley Partnership Board

Proposed - Cabinet Spokesperson Public Health and Communities

 

Schools Forum

Proposed to

Remove - Councillor McCarthy

Add - Councillor Newing

 

Shaw Lands Trust

Proposed – Councillor Makinson for a term of three years

 

Smokefree Tobacco Alliance

Proposed - Cabinet Spokesperson Public Health and Communities

 

South West Yorkshire Foundation Trust (Previously South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust)

Proposed - Cabinet Support Member Place Health and Adult Social Care

 

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Audit, Standards and Risk Committee
Proposed to

Remove - Councillors Clarke and Stowe

Add - Councillors Lofts and Richardson (Substitute)

 

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Education, Skills and Employability Board

Proposed - Cabinet Spokesperson Regeneration and Culture and Cabinet Support Member Regeneration and Culture (Substitute)

 

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Transport and Environment Board

Proposed - Cabinet Spokesperson Regeneration and Culture and Cabinet Support Member Regeneration and Culture (Substitute)

 

South Yorkshire PCP Violence Reduction Unit Reference Group

Proposed - Cabinet Spokesperson Public Health and Communities

 

South Yorkshire Sub-Regional Migration Group

Proposed - Cabinet Spokesperson Public Health and Communities

 

Stronger Communities Partnership

Proposed - Cabinet Spokesperson Public Health and Communities

 

Transport for the North Scrutiny Committee

Proposed - Cabinet Spokesperson Regeneration and Culture

 

Yorkshire and Humber Joint Health Scrutiny Committee

Proposed – Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee

 

YPO Management Committee

Proposed - Councillor Gardiner and Councillor Barnard (Substitute)

 

YPO Audit and Governance Sub Committee

Proposed – Councill Gardiner and Councillor Barnard (Substitute)

To consider any questions which may have been received from Elected Members and which are asked pursuant to Standing Order No. 11.

 

a)    Councillor Lodge

 

‘What enforcement action can be taken by the Council, against landowners who fail to maintain their land?’

 

b)    Councillor P Fielding

 

‘Given the significantly higher cost of energy for tenants having to use prepayment meters, can the cabinet member please advise how many Berneslai Homes tenants have prepayment meters installed and what is being done to reduce that number?’

 

c)    Councillor Lodge

 

‘Given the varying uses of communal facilities and the variation in tenancies, should a review be undertaken of service charges at ‘sheltered housing’ operated by Berneslai Homes, in order to take away any burdensome costs from tenants during the current cost of living crisis and beyond?’

 

d)    Councillor Hunt

 

‘At the Full Council meeting in February 2022, in response to my question, the Cabinet Support member confirmed that there had been a delay in the project to provide status updates to online requests raised by residents. The response provided stated. “I’m pleased to confirm that the rollout of this functionality is due to start by the beginning of March at the latest, initially providing updates to residents who report fly-tipping issues online. The work to obtain status updates will then be rolled out to other transactions, offering our residents status updates for their online enquiries”. Please can a further update be provided as to my knowledge this functionality promised for March 2022 is still not in place’

 

e)    Councillor Lodge

 

‘A number of tenants in ‘sheltered housing’ have described feeling unsafe and feel this should be a priority of the Council and Berneslai Homes, as such should a review of additional safety measures e.g. CCTV be undertaken?’

 

f)     Councillor W Fielding

 

‘Why does this Council insist on appointing a member of the ruling group to be chair of Overview and Scrutiny contrary to the LGA guidance on best practice?’

 

g)    Councillor P Fielding

 

‘What has the Council done to date to prepare for the 5 year revision of the Local Plan in 2024 and what is the target date for the revised local plan to be adopted?’

 

h)    Councillor Greenhough

 

‘Back in 2018 residents of Fullshaw Cross, between Millhouse Green and Langsett in Penistone West, were promised that a significant chunk of the £1.4m A628 Road Safety Grant would be spent on remodelling that junction. There have been numerous accidents and near misses over the years and myself and my Penistone West colleagues get frequent reports from residents about yet another vehicle ending up in their garden. Initial plans were drawn up which remodelled the junction to clearly define turning priorities on and off the main road to reduce accidents. Since then we have heard nothing, despite frequent emails to the Highways Team to ask for updates. The other planned improvements connected to this grant are moving forward slowly but surely.

 

Could the cabinet member please let us know what is happening with  ...  view the full agenda text for item 67.

Proposer – Councillor Dention

 

Seconder – Councillor W Fielding

 

That this Council notes that:

•         On 1 April 2022, Ofgem increased the energy price cap by 54%.

•         In light of the increased energy price cap, the average standard tariff energy bill will increase by £693 per year. The average pre-pay meter energy bill will increase by £708 per year (Ofgem, 2022).

•         In 2021/22 Barnsley Foodbanks distributed food parcels at a rate of 3200 per 100,000 people – a total of 7265 parcels (Trussell Trust, 2022).

 

That this Council notes the decision taken in June 2022 to impose a ‘Windfall Tax’ on the super-profits of oil and gas companies and to redistribute this as a one-off payment of £400 to households later this year. Council notes that the Windfall Tax was called for by both Sir Ed Davey MP, leader of the Liberal Democrats, and Sir Keir Starmer MP, leader of the Labour Party. Though the Windfall Tax is welcome, Council believes it does not go nearly far enough and the Government should be doing much more to support local people through the Cost of Living crisis.

This Council therefore declares a ‘Cost of Living Emergency’ and calls on the Government to:

•         Immediately reduce the standard rate of VAT from 20% to 17.5% for one year, saving the average household in Barnsley a further £600 this year.

•         Immediately restore the Universal Credit supplement of £20, which was cancelled by the Government in September 2021.

•         Extend free school meals to all those families on Universal Credit.

 

Therefore, that this Council asks the Chief Executive and Council Leader to write to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to express the Council’s demands for VAT to be cut to 17.5%, for the £20 Universal Credit supplement to be restored and for free school meals to be extended to all families on Universal Credit.