Meeting Details

To confirm and authorise the signing of the Minutes of the Meeting of the Council held on 1 November 2016.

(15 minutes allocated)



To receive and deal with petitions in accordance with Standing Order 8.



As agreed by Council Business Management Committee a schedule of outstanding petitions is available electronically with the published papers for the meeting and can be viewed or downloaded.

(90 minutes allocated)

To deal with oral questions in accordance with Standing Order 9(B)

A.   Questions from Members of the Public to any Cabinet

       Member, Assistant Leader, District Committee

       Chairman or Ward Forum Chairman (20 minutes)

B.   Questions from any Councillor to a Committee

       Chairman, Lead Member of a Joint Board or Ward

       Forum Chairman (20 minutes)

C.   Questions from Councillors other than Cabinet

      Members and Assistant Leaders to a Cabinet Member

      or Assistant Leader (25 minutes)

D.   Questions from Councillors other than Cabinet

      Member and Assistant Leaders to the Leader or

      Deputy Leader (25 minutes)

(5 minutes allocated)

To make appointments to, or removal from, committees, outside bodies or other offices which fall to be determined by the Council.

(30 minutes allocated) (1600-1630)

To consider a report of the Improvement Quartet: Councillor John Clancy, Councillor Brigid Jones, Mark Rogers and Peter Hay.

Councillor Brigid Jones to move the following Motion:

"The Council welcomes and notes the signs of progress in children's social care and in education, notes that an action plan in response to the September/October Ofsted inspection will be submitted to Cabinet, and notes progress on the voluntary trust arrangement for children's services, as part of the further steps in recovery, with debate and comments at this meeting informing the recommendations to Cabinet in January 2017."

(15 minutes allocated)

To consider a report of the Leader.

Councillor John Clancy to move the following Motion:

"This City Council:

1.   Consents to the draft Mayoral West Midlands Combined Authority Order

     (Appendix A) being laid in Parliament.

2.   Delegates to the Chief Executive, acting in consultation with the Leader of the

      Council, the power to approve minor and drafting amendments to the Order."

NB  Appendix A will be circulated in due course.

(15 minutes allocated)

To consider a report of the Licensing and Public Protection Committee.

Councillor Barbara Dring to move the following Motion:

"That the City Council approves the revised Statement of Licensing Policy and authorises:-

(i)   the Interim City Solicitor to update the list of Policy Framework Plans to include

      the same; and

(ii)  the Director of Regulation and Enforcement to do what is necessary to publish

      and comply with the same."

To consider a report of the Health, Wellbeing and Environmental Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

Councillor John Cotton will present the report.

(90 minutes allocated maybe reduced to 75 minutes)

To consider the attached Motions of which notice has been given in accordance with Standing Order 4(A).