Motions received by the Head of Law and Governance in accordance with Council Procedure Rules by the deadline of 1.00pm on Wednesday 18 November 2020 are listed below.

Cross party motions are taken first, then motions will be taken in turn from the, Labour, Liberal Democrat, Green groups and independent members 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 27 November 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)    Cross-party motion - Improving coronavirus testing and tracing (proposed by Cllr Upton, seconded by Cllr Simmons, supported by Cllr Gant)

b)    Domestic Abuse and Covid-19 Workplace and Community Safety (proposed by Cllr Aziz)

c)     Universal Basic Income (proposed by Cllr Garden, seconded by Cllr Gant)

d)    Supporting the climate and ecological emergency (proposed by Cllr Simmons)

e)    Charitable donations from members’ allowances (proposed by Cllr Henwood)

f)      Homelessness and Social Housing (proposed by Cllr Tidball)

g)    Pavement parking (proposed by Cllr Roz Smith, seconded by Cllr Landell Mills)

h)    Defining ‘Net Zero’ buildings (proposed by Cllr Wolff)

i)       Chinese New Year (proposed by Cllr Henwood)

j)      The Permitted Deportation of EU Nationals Found Rough Sleeping (proposed by Cllr Wade, seconded by Cllr Gotch)

k)     Student fees (proposed by Cllr Garden)

l)       Fireworks (proposed by Cllr Goddard)

Council had before it 12 motions on notice submitted in accordance with Council procedure rules and reached decisions as set out below.

Motions agreed:

a)    Improving coronavirus testing and tracing [amendment agreed by all parties]

b)    Domestic Abuse and Covid-19 Workplace

c)     Community Safety Universal Basic Income  [as amended by the proposer]

d)    Supporting the climate and ecological emergency [as amended]

Motions not taken as the time allocated for debate had finished:

e)    Charitable donations from members’ allowances

f)      Homelessness and Social Housing

g)    Pavement parking

h)    Defining ‘Net Zero’ buildings

i)       Chinese New Year

j)      The Permitted Deportation of EU Nationals Found Rough Sleeping

k)     Student fees

l)       Fireworks