Motion 1
To consider a notice of motion proposed by Councillor Lee Anderson and seconded by Councillor Kevin Rostance, as follows:-
“For the Council to consider banning all dogs from Council owned football and sports pitches and explore options for the introduction of a PSPO”.
Motion 2
To consider a notice of motion proposed by Councillor Christian Chapman and seconded by Councillor Jason Zadrozny, as follows:-
“This Council is committed to regenerating our Town Centres. This Council recognises the problems caused by crime and anti-social social behaviour and its effect on trade.
This Council notes the decisive action taken after complaints about serious anti-social behaviour in the centre of Sutton, congratulates Ashfield District Council on its multi-agency approach to tackle the issues raised and welcomes the difference that our action has made to resident’s lives.
This Council further notes the adverse effect that drug taking is having on our Town Centres with a rise in the use of dangerous drugs like ‘Black Mamba’ or ‘Spice’ with parts of our District resembling horror films.
This Council acknowledges that the main way we can call for extra police resources via Nottinghamshire Police is through the Police and Crime Panel. This Council regrets that the former Labour Leader of this Council failed to attend a single meeting for 8 months.
This Council resolves to:
1) Write to the Home Secretary backing the call for drugs like ‘Black Mamba’ or ‘Spice’ to be reclassified as Class A drugs to give the Police more power to act.
2) To fully co-operate with the ‘Black Mamba / Spice Summit’ that the leader of Ashfield District Council called for at a recent meeting of Nottinghamshire County Council.
3) To write to Police and Crime Commissioner Paddy Tipping calling for more police resources across the Ashfield District.”
Motion 3
To consider a notice of motion proposed by Councillor Helen-Ann Smith and seconded by Councillor John Wilmott, as follows:-
“This Council notes that the previous Labour administration spent £3million shrinking our bins in a failed attempt to increase recycling and that under Labour, fly-tipping went up by 39% across the Ashfield District.
This Council acknowledges that fly-tipping and the state of our streets is one of the biggest concerns that Councillors hear on the doorstep and that urgent action was needed to tackle the problem.
This Council welcomes the ‘Big Ashfield Spring Clean’ where 82,500kg of waste was collected over 3 weeks in Hucknall, Kirkby, Sutton and The Rurals – the most amount of rubbish collected since Ashfield District Council was created in 1974.
This Council further notes:
(1) 60,900kg of rubbish was collected in static skips.
(2) 8,700kg of rubbish was collected in flying skips.
(3) 12,900kg of rubbish was collected in side waste.
(4) 160 fridges freezers were removed.
(5) 867 items of bulky waste were collected.
(6) That 99.66% of all rubbish was recycled.
Across the District:
(1) In Sutton, 33,500kg of rubbish was collected.
(2) In Kirkby and The Rurals, 28,500kg was collected.
(3) In Hucknall, 20,500kg was collected.
This Council would like to thank Council Staff for going beyond the call of duty to ensure the Big Ashfield Spring Clean was a huge success and thanks to the hundreds of residents across our District who helped with litter picks concentrating on our parks and town centres.
This Council therefore resolves to:
(1) Start the planning for the Big Ashfield Spring Clean 2019, learning the lessons from 2018 to improve an already hugely successful scheme.
(2) Continue this Council’s fight for a cleaner District as a priority and to use every power we have to catch, prosecute and publicise the fly-tippers who spoil our environment.”
Minutes:
The Council received a notice of motion moved by Councillor Lee Anderson and seconded by Councillor Kevin Rostance as follows:-
“For the Council to consider banning all dogs from Council owned football and sports pitches and explore options for the introduction of a PSPO”.
Having been fully considered, the motion was put to the vote which resulted in an equal number of votes cast. In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 18.2, the Chairman exercised her second/casting vote and it was
RESOLVED
that the Council agrees to consider banning all dogs from Council owned football and sports pitches and explores options for the introduction of a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO).
(During consideration of the motion, Councillor Cathy Mason left the room at 7.36 p.m. and returned to the meeting at 7.37 p.m.)