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Motions on notice 2019/20

Meeting: 22/07/2019 - Council (Item 36)

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This item has a time limit of 60 minutes.

 

Motions received by the Head of Law and Governance in accordance with Council Procedure Rules by the deadline of 1.00pm on Wednesday 10 July 2019 are listed below.

 

Cross party motions will be taken first, then motions will be taken in turn from the Labour, Liberal Democrat, Green groups and non-group councillors in that order.

 

Substantive amendments to these motions must be sent by councillors to the Head of Law and Governance by no later than 10.00am on Friday 20 July so that they may be circulated with the briefing note.

 

Minor technical or limited wording amendments may be submitted during the meeting but must be written down and circulated.

 

Council is asked to consider the following motions:

 

a)    Emergency motion on Sudan: end the killings and human rights violations (proposed by Councillor Aziz, seconded by Councillors from the Liberal Democrat and Green Groups)

b)    A City of Sanctuary (proposed by Councillor Djafari-Marbini, seconded by Councillors from the Liberal Democrat and Green Groups)

c)    Making Oxford an Anti-racist City (proposed by Councillor Aziz)

d)    Natural Capital Census (proposed by Councillor Goddard, seconded by Councillor Landell Mills)

e)    Car Free Day (proposed by Councillor Wolff, seconded by Councillor Simmons)

f)     Not penalising school age children for climate change strike action (proposed by Councillor Henwood)

g)    Multilateral nuclear disarmament (proposed by Councillor Tanner)

h)   Tourism Management (proposed by Councillor Wade, seconded by Councillor Harris)

i)     Climate Emergency priorities in new builds (proposed by Councillor Wolff, seconded by Councillor Simmons)

 

Minutes:

Council had before it nine motions on notice submitted in accordance with Council procedure rules and reached decisions as set out below.

 

Council resolved to adopt the following motions as set out in these minutes:

 

a)    Emergency motion on Sudan: end the killings and human rights violations

b)    A City of Sanctuary

c)    Making Oxford an Anti-racist City

d)    Natural Capital Census

 

The following motions were not taken as the time allocated for debate had elapsed:

 

e)    Car Free Day

f)     Not penalising school age children for climate change strike action

g)    Multilateral nuclear disarmament

h)   Tourism Management

i)     Climate Emergency priorities in new builds