To hear addresses from members of the public in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11.8 for which the required notice (1.00pm on Thursday 15^th December 2011) and the full wording of the address has been given to the Head of Law and Governance.

Councillor Van Coulter declared a personal interest in Address  5 from Professor Audrey Mullender, Principal of Ruskin College – Sites and Housing DPD and the Barton Area Action Plan) as he was a graduate and continuing resident of Ruskin College.  He left the meeting when the address took place. 

Councillor Mohammed Altaf-Khan declared a personal interest in Address 5 from Professor Audrey Mullender, Principal of Ruskin College – Sites and Housing DPD and the Barton Area Action Plan) as he was a former student of Ruskin College.

Councillor Susanna Pressel declared a personal interest in Address 5 from Professor Audrey Mullender, Principal of Ruskin College – Sites and Housing DPD and the Barton Area Action Plan) as she was a City Council appointed representative on Ruskin College.

Councillor Mike Rowley declared a personal interest in Address 5 from Professor Audrey Mullender, Principal of Ruskin College – Sites and Housing DPD and the Barton Area Action Plan) as he was a former student of Ruskin College.

Councillor Clark Brundin declared a personal interest in Address 5 from Professor Audrey Mullender, Principal of Ruskin College – Sites and Housing DPD and the Barton Area Action Plan) as he was a City Council appointed representative on Ruskin College.

Councillor Mary Clarkson declared a personal interest in Address 5 from Professor Audrey Mullender, Principal of Ruskin College – Sites and Housing DPD and the Barton Area Action Plan) as she lived close to Ruskin Fields.

Council received 16 requests to address Council (texts of the addresses are appended to these minutes) as follows:

Addresses made in person

(1)       Dene Stansall, Animal Aid – Objection to the proposal to licence a horse-drawn carriage on a designated route in the City centre.

(2)       Niels Paige – Supporting the making of byelaws for horse drawn carriages.

(3)       Doug Robinson – The link road from Northway to New Barton

(4)       Veronica Hurst, Zoe Trail, Clive Hurst – Barton Area Action Plan – In support of Officers recommendations.

(5)       Professor Audrey Mullender, Principal of Ruskin College – Sites and Housing DPD and the Barton Area Action Plan

(6)       Richard English – Sites and Housing DPD

(7)       Jim Smith – Motorcycles and the Oxford Transport Strategy.

(8)       Nigel Gibson – Cutting public services in East Oxford – A Petition

(9)       William Clark – Blackbird Leys Park Town Green application.

(10)     Jane Alexander – Oxford City Council Councillors.

Addresses provided via a written statement

(11)     Mark Pitt – Barton AAP – Barton and Ruskin – Chalk and Cheese- Written statement.

(12)     Peter Shaw – Transforming the A40 Ring Road – Written statement.

(13)     Clive Hurst and Veronica Hurst – Objection to Transforming the A40 Ring Road – Written statement.

(14)     Ed Chipperfield - Forthcoming HMO Licensing Policy – Written Statement.

(15)     Sarah Milliken, Oxford City Committee of the CPRE – Sites and Housing DPD – Written statement.

(16)     Justine Hubbocks, Falcon Close Residents’ Association – Comments about East Minchery Farm – Written statement.

While reading her address to Council, Jane Alexander (address number 10) was warned not to continue once she had read her text, as her continued comments could be considered as a personal attack on a Councillor and defamatory.  However she continued to make the remarks and as a result the Lord Mayor stopped proceedings and adjourned the meeting at 6.07pm.

Consequently the address by Jane Alexander had been redacted from the recording of the meeting published on the internet.