Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence.

The minutes of the Meetings of the Council held on 7^th March 2024 to be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Members to declare any interest as appropriate in respect of items to be considered at the meeting.

To receive any announcements from the Chair.

To receive any announcements from the Leader of the Council.

(i)         Public Statements

To consider public statements received in accordance with public meeting procedure rule 15.

(ii)        Public Questions

To consider public questions received in accordance with public meeting procedure rule 16.

(iii)       Petitions

To receive petitions qualifying for full Council in accordance with the council’s petition scheme.

To receive any presentations from the Executive in accordance with meeting procedure rule 3.1 (vi).

To provide an update on the progress of the 2022/23 Annual Review of the Service Delivery Contract which includes the 2022/23 Annual Report.

To inform the Council on the work of the Audit and Governance Committee during the twelve-month period of 1st October 2022 to 31st September 2023.

To advise Council of the findings of an internal review and propose the adoption of a Planning Improvement Plan (PIP) and Planning Improvement Board (PIB) to address the action plan recommended in the report.

To determine the start time of future full council meetings.

To set out the revised political balance of the Council following the results of the Council’s Desborough Ward by-election held on 4th April 2024.

To request a dispensation to a Councillor who is currently unable to attend any Council meetings due to illness.

Motions on Notice

To consider motions received in accordance with Meeting Procedure Rule 18 as follows: -

Motion 1

To be proposed by Cllr Jim Hakewill and seconded by Cllr Joseph Smyth -

“We call upon North Northamptonshire Council to place all current and potential locations (permanent and temporary) for our Gypsy and Traveller communities into the council’s agreed Local Plan preparation and consultation stages concluding with formal adoption in March 2026.”

Motion 2

To be proposed by Cllr John McGhee and seconded by Cllr Matt Keane –

“Corby and North Northants has had steel making and tube making in the area for decades now and with that many people past and present have been employed in the industry. There is a long history in our area of steel and how it has helped grow the area and provided employment for people from all over North Northants.

This council believes that keeping a steel industry in the UK is vital for the long-term economy of Corby, North Northants and the UK. 

This is the time for all MPs to stand up and be counted and back UK Steel and UK workers. 

With the right investment nationally, linked to job guarantees, the UK can become the green capital of steel – creating more jobs not losing them. This will save 1000s of jobs and help keep the Corby and North Northants economy strong and keep our residents in Employment. 

We call on this Council to support the safe UK steel campaign and ask the Leader of the Council to write to the prime minister asking that Parliament support our local people and the economy by supporting the campaign to save UK steel by supporting these 5 points. 

1.            Expand steelmaking ability by at least double.?This            would take us back towards the European average,      while introducing innovative technology and increasing      jobs. 

2.            Tackle energy prices.?Bring in electricity price caps    and public ownership of the grid to make our steel   even more competitive. 

3.            Change procurement rules?to ensure UK public         contracts use 100% UK steel. This alone can create           thousands of jobs. 

4.            Take a public stake in our steel industry.?No more money for nothing. Public investment for steel must   come with solid job guarantees. 

5.            Public investment of £12 billion.?This will fund a        Workers Transition that doubles ability and protects           every job. It will pay for itself in as little as 10 years.”

Motion 3

To be proposed by Cllr Alison Dalziel and seconded by Cllr Zoe McGhee

“North Northamptonshire Council is committed to ensuring that any waste product should be recycled where possible to do so. Community Centre waste management currently falls under the commercial waste provision, and centres are provided with a large, single commercial waste bin, for all waste types.

While waste is sorted and recycled after collection, a large proportion of community centre waste could be placed into recycle bins, which includes both dry recyclable and green waste. There is no current provision  ...  view the full agenda text for item 14.

To receive questions from members.

To consider any items of business of which notice has been given to the Proper Officer and the Chair considers to be urgent, pursuant to the Local Government Act 1972.

Sanjit Sull, Monitoring Officer,

North Northamptonshire Council

Proper Officer

Wednesday 18^th April 2024