Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Mrs Diane Chambers, Rodney Chambers, Chishti, Doe, Etheridge, Hewett, Juby, Kearney, Kemp, Mackinlay, the Deputy Mayor (Councillor Maisey), Price and Smith.

Councillor Griffiths declared a personal interest in any discussion that may take place during the course of the meeting with reference to Medway Community Healthcare because he is a Non-Executive Director of the Trust.

Councillor O’Brien declared a personal interest in any mention of the Health Service or the Hospital as members of his family work within the NHS.

Exempt and confidential items are not available to the press and public but a brief summary of the contents may be found under each heading.

Any press and public that are present at the meeting may be asked to leave at this point, as the item to be discussed contains sensitive information and the Local Government Act 1972 allows for this to happen because the information relates to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information.) 

The Mayor, supported by Councillor Jarrett, proposed the recommendation set out in the report.

In accordance with rule 11.4 of the Council Rules at the request of six Members, a vote on the proposal was recorded as follows:

For:

Councillors Avey, the Worshipful Mayor of Medway (Councillor Baker), Brake, Bright, Carr, Chitty, Clarke, Filmer, Griffin, Adrian Gulvin, Pat Gulvin, Hicks, Iles, Irvine, Jarrett, Mackness, Mason, O’Brien, Purdy, Rodberg, Royle, Tolhurst, Turpin, Watson, Wicks and Wildey – 26

Against:

Councillors Bowler, Colman, Cooper, Craven, Gilry, Christine Godwin, Paul Godwin, Griffiths, Harriott, Hubbard, Igwe, Maple, Murray, Osborne, Shaw and Stamp – 16

Decision:

The Council agreed to exclude the press and public for the consideration of agenda item 4 (Proposed Addition to the Capital Programme – Chatham Waterfront Bus Station) as it contained commercially sensitive information under paragraph 3 of part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

This report seeks Council approval to an addition to the Council’s capital programme in respect of agreements with Arriva Southern Counties Limited (Arriva) and Maidstone and District Motor Services Limited (MDMS) to accept a surrender of MDMS’ lease of the existing Pentagon bus station and to enable Arriva to commence operations in the new Chatham Waterfront Bus Station.  

This report sought approval to an addition to the Council’s Capital Programme in respect of agreements with Arriva Southern Counties Limited (Arriva) and Maidstone and District Motor Services Limited (MDMS) to accept a surrender of MDMS’s lease of the existing Pentagon bus station and to enable Arriva to commence operations in the new Chatham Waterfront Bus Station.

Councillor Jarrett, supported by Councillor Filmer, proposed the recommendation set out in the report.

Councillor Maple, supported by Councillor Griffiths, proposed an amendment:

To delete recommendation 8.1, as set out in the report, and replace with: “The Council agrees to waive the departure fee of all bus providers from the date of the opening of Chatham Waterfront Bus Station until 31 May 2013”.

On being put to the vote, the amendment was lost.

In accordance with rule 11.4 of the Council’s constitution at the request of six Members, a vote on the substantive motion was recorded as follows:

For:

Councillors Avey, the Worshipful Mayor of Medway (Councillor Baker), Brake, Bright, Carr, Chitty, Clarke, Filmer, Griffin, Adrian Gulvin, Pat Gulvin, Hicks, Iles, Irvine, Jarrett, Mackness, Mason, O’Brien, Purdy, Rodberg, Royle, Tolhurst, Turpin, Watson, Wicks and Wildey – 26.

Against:

Councillors Bowler, Colman, Cooper, Craven, Gilry, Christine Godwin, Paul Godwin, Griffiths, Harriott, Hubbard, Igwe, Maple, Murray, Osborne, Shaw and Stamp – 16.

Decision:

The Council agreed to add the scheme for the lease surrender to the Council’s Capital Programme for the sum set out in section 8.1 of the report, to be funded from the General Reserve.