Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

Extraordinary meeting, Constitutional and Nomination Committee - Friday, 4th March, 2022 9.00 am

Venue: Council Chamber, Level 2, Town Hall Extension. View directions

Contact: Andrew Woods 

Items
No. Item

5.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 119 KB

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 2 February 2022.

Minutes:

Decision

 

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 2 February 2022 as a correct record.

6.

Membership of Committees and the Appointment of members to Outside Bodies pdf icon PDF 214 KB

Report of the City Solicitor attached

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report of the City Solicitor that requested the recommendations be made to the Council regarding the composition of the Council’s committees and the nomination of members to GMCA Scrutiny Committees and its associated Scrutiny Pool and the appointment of a substitute member to the GMCA and AGMA.

 

Decision

 

The Committee recommends the Council agree the following appointments to:

 

  • Council Committees;
  • Standing Executive Consultative Panel;
  • GMCA (substitute member);
  • AGMA (substitute member):

 

Committee

Appoint

Art Galleries

Councillor Leech

Audit

Councillor Good

Constitutional and Nomination

Councillor Leech

Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny

Councillor Good

Licensing Policy

Councillor Leech

Personnel

Councillor Leech

Planning and Highways

Councillor Leech

Resources and Governance Scrutiny

Councillor Good

Standards

Councillor Good

 

 

Standing Executive Consultative Panel

Councillor Leech

 

 

GMCA

Councillor Rahman (substitute member)

AGMA

Councillor Rahman (substitute member)

Removal from Committees and outside bodies

Remove

Health Scrutiny

Councillor Leech

Manchester Airport Consultative Committee

Councillor Whiston

 

7.

HS2 Phase 2b Western Leg (Crewe-Manchester) hybrid Bill Petitioning pdf icon PDF 251 KB

Report of the Strategic Director (Growth and Development) and the City Solicitor is attached.

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report of the Strategic Director (Growth and Development) and the City Solicitor seeking Council approval for the City Council to object to elements of the HS2 Phase 2b Western Leg (Crewe -Manchester) hybrid Bill, deposited in Parliament on 24 January 2022.

 

Decision

 

To recommend that Council, subject to being satisfied that it is expedient for Manchester City Council to do so, oppose elements of the HS2 Phase 2b Western Leg (Crewe- Manchester) hybrid Bill as detailed in the report submitted.

 

Council is recommended to:

 

(1)      Resolve, being satisfied that it is expedient for Manchester City Council to do so, to oppose elements of the HS2 Phase 2b Western Leg (Crewe- Manchester) hybridBill introduced into 24 January 2022 session of Parliament as detailed in the report.

 

(2)       Subject to (1) above, delegate authority to the Strategic Director (Growth and Development), in consultation with the Leader of the Council and City Solicitor, to take all such steps as may be necessary to give effect to the above resolution including all those steps required for the Council to submit any petition and thereafter to maintain and if considered appropriate authorise the withdrawal of any petition points that have been resolved  in respect of the Bill, and to negotiate and/or seek assurances/ undertaking/agreements to the Bill.