Assistant Director of Corporate Services & Monitoring Officer Helen Miles County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1UD Telephone (01983) 821000 Name of meeting FULL COUNCIL Date WEDNESDAY, 24 JULY 2019 Time 5:00 PM Venue Members of the Committee COUNCIL CHAMBER, COUNTY HALL, NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT All Members of the Council Democratic Services Officer: Jennifer Armstrong telephone 821000, email jennifer.armstrong@iow.gov.uk PRAYERS led by Reverend Veronica Brown 1. Minutes To approve as a correct record and to sign the Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 15 May 2019 (Paper A). 2. Declarations of Interest To invite Members to declare any interest they might have in the matters on the agenda. 3. To deal with any questions from members of the public - a maximum of up to 15 minutes for written questions, with up to a further 15 minutes for oral questions. Questions may be asked without notice but to guarantee a full reply at the meeting, the question must be delivered in writing or by electronic mail to Democratic Services no later than 5.00 pm on Monday, 22 July 2019.The Procedure for asking oral questions is set out below. Details of this and other Council committee meetings can be viewed on the Isle of Wight Council’s website at http://www.iwight.com/Meetings/current/. This information may be available in alternative formats on request. Young people are welcome to attend Council meetings however parents/carers should be aware that the public gallery is not a supervised area. 4. Petition – Forest Road A petition of over 2,500 Island residents has been received. The petition asks: That Full Council refer the request to instruct Island Roads to install traffic lights at the junction on Forest Road to Cabinet to consider all potential options when all relevant information including the outcome of the Police investigation is available The procedure for dealing with the petition is: The petition sponsor, Cameron Palin, will have the opportunity to address the Council. (3 minutes maximum) and then the leader will be given opportunity to reply (3 minutes maximum). Members will have 15 minutes to debate the matter. Leader to sum up (maximum 2 minutes) and then the petition as stated above will be voted upon. 5. Petition – Mental Health Centres A petition of over 2,500 Island residents has been received. The petition asks: That Full Council request Cabinet review the decision to reconfigure Mental Health day centres, to include retention of local drop-in centres as a key component of any improved, modernised and more widely promoted service. The procedure for dealing with the petition is: The petition sponsor, Colleen Brannon, will have the opportunity to address the Council. (3 minutes maximum) and then the leader will be given opportunity to reply (3 minutes maximum). Members will have 15 minutes to debate the matter. Leader to sum up (maximum 2 minutes) and then the petition as stated above will be voted upon. 6. Chairman’s Official Announcements To receive the Chairman’s official announcements (Paper B). 7. Leaders Update report (20 mins) i) To receive the Leader’s update report – (5 minutes maximum) (Paper C) ii) Members questions on Leader’s update report (15 minutes maximum) 8. Member’s Absence from Council Meetings To consider the report of the Assistant Director for Corporate Services and Monitoring Officer. (Paper D) 9. Reports of the Leader Approval of the Corporate Plan 2019 -2022 (Paper E) 10. Motions submitted under Procedure Rule 9 of the Council’s Constitution (i) By Councillor Chris Whitehouse To Move that: this Council notes the impact upon the Island of the Local Government Act 2000 (ii) By Councillor Michael Lilley The Isle of Wight Council resolves to: 1. Declare a ‘Climate Emergency’ 2. Pledge to achieve net zero carbon emissions on the Island by 2030, considering, both production and consumption of emissions according to the Standard provided by the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol. 3. Require the Chair of Policy and Scrutiny Committee for Neighbourhoods and Regeneration, Planning Housing and the Environment to establish a Task & Finish Group to report back to the Council within six months with an action plan, detailing how the Council will work with partners and central government to ensure that the islands net carbon emissions (Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions as defined by the GHG Protocol) are reduced to zero by 2030. 4. Provide an annual report on GHG emissions, what is working and what is more challenging and progress towards achieving net zerocarbon emissions; and provide provision to contribute to the UNESCO report; Biosphere Reserves Real-Life Observatories of Climate Change; in line with IW Council’s support for UNESCO Biosphere Status 5. Require the Leader and Chief Executive to establish a ‘Climate Change Board’ comprising of key groups, organisations and expert witnesses before the end of September 2019, to underpin our efforts to decarbonise the Island. 6. Write to the government requesting (a) additional powers and funding to make the 2030 target possible, and (b) that ministers work with local government and other governments to ensure that the UK maximizes carbon reduction by 2030 in line with the overriding need to limit global warming to a maximum of 1.5°C. (iii) 7. Liaise with other Local Authorities that have declared a Climate Emergency through the Local Government Association in establishing a LGA Climate Emergency Local Authority group to put additional pressure on the Government in relation to point 6. 8. Develop and implement a community engagement plan via the IW Council’s Environmental Forum to i) fully inform residents about the need for urgent action on climate change ii) offer a vision of a healthier, more child friendly and greener Island that is a model of best practice iii) mobilise residents in the delivery of the action plan. By Councillor Geoff Brodie The Isle of Wight Council resolves to publicly recognise that local mental health services, that have previously been recognised as inadequate and needing transformation, are in 2019 still not adequate for the urgent needs of residents who are experiencing: Suicidal ideation, crisis, trauma, depression, anxiety and other mental health issues. Council resolves to reaffirm its commitment to the Local Authority Mental Health Challenge and calls on the IW Health and Wellbeing Board, IW Healthwatch, and the Policy and Scrutiny Committee for Health and Social Care to host a review of the current IW Mental Health transformation blueprint and its implementation. This to include: • enabling the voice of service users, families, staff, and careers, to be listened to and involved; • the setting of a more vigorous effort that produces positive outcomes in 2020. (iv) By Councillor Debbie Andre This Council notes that on 19th June 2019 the UNESCO MAN Biosphere Committee approved the application, led by the Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, for the Isle of Wight to become a UNESCO Biosphere. The wording of the proposal put before the Committee is set out below for information. “This Council takes the view that the award of Biosphere status has the potential to create and access major opportunities to support and develop a sustainable economy on the Island, in particular by supporting and protecting key elements of the landscape and environment.” In order to maximise these opportunities this Council therefore requests that the Administration takes and/or supports the following actions: 1. The formation of an appropriate Management Committee to bring together appropriate bodies to maintain and preserve Biosphere Status in line with the current partnership based Steering Committee which oversees the Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. 2. To review and, if necessary, amend the current draft Island Plan in order to recognise and thereafter support and maintain the status of the Isle of Wight as a UNESCO Biosphere. 3. To encourage and develop awareness of the Biosphere amongst businesses, residents and relevant agencies. 4. Directly, or through any body set up in accordance with subparagraph 1 above, to make links and liaise with any potential partners, including other relevant Biosphere areas, in order to access information and assistance in order to harness and maximise the benefits of biosphere status. 11. Member Question time of the Leader (30 minutes) Questions must be delivered in writing or by electronic mail to the proper officer no later than Thursday, 18 July 2019. HELEN MILES Assistant Director of Corporate Services & Monitoring Officer 16 July 2019 Interests If there is a matter on this agenda which may relate to an interest you or your partner or spouse has or one you have disclosed in your register of interests, you must declare your interest before the matter is discussed or when your interest becomes apparent. If the matter relates to an interest in your register of pecuniary interests then you must take no part in its consideration and you must leave the room for that item. Should you wish to participate as a member of the public to express your views where public speaking is allowed under the Council’s normal procedures, then you will need to seek a dispensation to do so. Dispensations are considered by the Monitoring Officer following the submission of a written request. Dispensations may take up to 2 weeks to be granted. Members are reminded that it is a requirement of the Code of Conduct that they should also keep their written Register of Interests up to date. Any changes to the interests recorded on that form should be made as soon as reasonably practicable, and within 28 days of the change. A change would be necessary if, for example, your employment changes, you move house or acquire any new property or land. If you require more guidance on the Code of Conduct or are unsure whether you need to record an interest on the written register you should take advice from the Monitoring Officer - Helen Miles on (01983) 821000, email helen.miles@iow.gov.uk, or Deputy Monitoring Officer Justin Thorne on (01983) 821000, email justin.thorne@iow.gov.uk. Notice of recording Please note that all meetings that are open to the public and press may be filmed or recorded and/or commented on online by the council or any member of the public or press. However, this activity must not disrupt the meeting, and if it does you will be asked to stop and possibly to leave the meeting. This meeting may also be filmed for live and subsequent broadcast via a hosted internet site (except any part of the meeting from which the press and public are excluded). If you wish to record, film or photograph the council meeting or if you believe that being filmed or recorded would pose a risk to the safety of you or others then please speak with the democratic services officer prior to that start of the meeting. Their contact details are on the agenda papers. If the press and public are excluded for part of a meeting because confidential or exempt information is likely to be disclosed, there is no right to record that part of the meeting. All recording and filming equipment must be removed from the meeting room when the public and press are excluded. If you require further information please see the council guide to reporting on council meetings which can be found at http://www.iwight.com/documentlibrary/view/recording-of-proceedings-guidance-note All information that is recorded by the council is held in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. For further information please contact Democratic Services at democratic.services@iow.gov.uk Arrangements for Submitting Oral Questions at Meetings of Council and Cabinet: The front desk “opens” for public wishing to attend the meeting half an hour before the meeting. In the circumstances that a member of the public wishes to ask an oral question, they should approach the front desk and notify them of their intention. They will be given a form to complete which details their name, town/village of residence, email address and the topic of the question (not the question in full, unless they wish to provide this). These forms will be numbered in the order they are handed back. The time for registering questions will be for a 20 minute period (up to 10 minutes prior to the start of the meeting). After that time expires the forms will be collected and given to the Chairman of the meeting. If time allows after dealing with any written questions, the Chairman will then ask those who have submitted a form to put their question. These will be in the order they were received. As the subject matter is known, the Chairman should be able to indicate which member will reply. If time permits the Chairman may accept further questions. The option to ask a supplementary question will be at the Chairman’s discretion. Once the defined period of time allowed for questions has passed (and assuming the Chairman has not extended this) then all remaining oral questions are left unanswered. No oral question will receive a guaranteed written response, unless the member responding indicates as such.