Minutes:
It was moved by Councillor C Johnson and seconded by Councillor S Graham that:
North Tyneside council notes:
§ Storm Arwen caused devastating damage right across North Tyneside,
many homes, businesses, and public places were severely damaged with many forced to move out of their homes in the run up to Christmas.
§ North Tyneside council’s staff did some incredible work to assist residents in the greatest need on immediately following the storm and continue to do so in the aftermath and clean-up.
North Tyneside Council believes:
· The Conservative government’s response was totally inadequate.
North Tyneside Council calls on the Mayor to:
· Write to the Prime Minister to raise our concerns with the way the situation
was handled and to commit to providing funding to aid the recovery.
An amendment was moved by Councillor L Bones and seconded by Councillor S Brockbank as follows:
Under “North Tyneside council notes:” add an addition bullet point statement as follows:
· There is still a significant amount of work to be done by the Council with many fallen trees still blocking public access. There is also now a huge backlog of existing work which has now been pushed even further back.
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North Tyneside Council believes:
· The Conservative government’s response was totally inadequate.
Under “North Tyneside Council calls on the Mayor to:” add an addition bullet point statement as follows:
· Launch a cross party inquiry into the handling of Storm Arwen by North Tyneside Council, including what work is outstanding and what lessons can be learned, and report back to full Council before the end of the municipal year.
A recorded vote on the Motion, was requested by two Members present.
Votes for the Motion,
Councillors L Arkley, K Barrie, L Bartoli, L Bones, S Brockbank, C Johnston, P McIntyre, J Wallace and G Westwater.
Votes against the Motion
N Redfearn, Elected Mayor and Councillors B Burdis, C Burdis, K Clark,
D Cox, S Cox, N Craven, S Day, D Drummond, S Graham, Janet Hunter,
C Johnson, H Johnson, F Lott, A McMullen, J Montague, A Newman,
J O’Shea, N Percy, S Phillips, B Pickard, M Rankin, W Samuel, J Shaw,
J Stirling, M Thirlaway, J Walker and M Wilson.
The amended Motion, on being put to the meeting, was defeated 28 votes to 9 votes.
A further amendment was moved by Councillor C Johnson and seconded by Councillor M Rankin as follows, that:
Under “North Tyneside council notes:” add an addition bullet point statement as follows:
· There is still a significant amount of work to be done by the Council with many fallen trees still blocking public access. There is also now a huge backlog of existing work which has now been pushed even further back.
Under “North Tyneside Council calls on the Mayor to:” add an addition bullet point statement as follows:
· Launch a cross party inquiry into the handling of Storm Arwen by North Tyneside Council, including what work is outstanding and what lessons can be learned, and report back to full Council before the end of the municipal year.
The amended Motion, on being put to the meeting, was approved unanimously.
The substantive motion, on being put to the meeting, was approved by 28 votes to 0 votes with 8 abstentions.