Agenda item

Slough’s Recovery and Renewal from COVID-19

 

It was moved by Councillor Bains,

Seconded by Councillor Hulme,

 

“Slough Borough Council recognises the important role the Council will have to play in Slough’s recovery and renewal from COVID 19 and therefore agrees to a develop a recovery and renewal plan which will;

 

·  Support and contribute to the renewal of Slough as a place through the £3 billion regeneration of the town centre and the introduction of low carbon zones

·  Help shape a seamless pathway from skills to employment, matching the potential of our residents with the needs of businesses to facilitate the creation of 5,000 new jobs

·  Ensure the strength of our community and voluntary sector is further developed to embed and sustain a collaborative  approach that meets the needs of our most vulnerable resident, including the specific needs of our BAME residents who have been disproportionally affected by COVID-19 

·  Create a strong, robust and engaged community through new models of service delivery and locality- based work.”

 

The motion was put to the vote and carried with 33 votes for and 2 abstentions.

 

Resolved - Slough Borough Council recognises the important role the Council will have to play in Slough’s recovery and renewal from COVID 19 and therefore agrees to a develop a recovery and renewal plan which will;

 

·  Support and contribute to the renewal of Slough as a place through the £3 billion regeneration of the town centre and the introduction of low carbon zones

·  Help shape a seamless pathway from skills to employment, matching the potential of our residents with the needs of businesses to facilitate the creation of 5,000 new jobs

·  Ensure the strength of our community and voluntary sector is further developed to embed and sustain a collaborative  approach that meets the needs of our most vulnerable resident, including the specific needs of our BAME residents who have been disproportionally affected by COVID-19 

·  Create a strong, robust and engaged community through new models of service delivery and locality- based work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

B)  COVID-19

 

  It was moved by Councillor Strutton,

Seconded by Councillor Swindlehurst,

 

“The whole Council resolves to

 

 a) Acknowledge:

·  The hard work Slough’s key workers, voluntary and community groups have played during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; from helping with shopping, delivering the Government’s essentials parcels and the much needed general support to help all those shielding, the elderly and the most vulnerable.

b) Agree to:

·  Officially recognise and commemorate the outstanding work carried out by key workers, voluntary and community groups supporting the work of Slough CVS’s OneSlough initiative through the Mayor’s Office, supported by the political Group Leaders Cllr Swindlehurst (Labour) and Cllr Strutton (Conservative) and the Council’s Chief Executive, Josie Wragg.”

 

The motion was put to the vote and carried unanimously.

 

Resolved –

 

 a)  The Council acknowledges the hard work Slough’s key workers, voluntary and community groups have played during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; from helping with shopping, delivering the Government’s essentials parcels and the much needed general support to help all those shielding, the elderly and the most vulnerable.

 

b)  The Council agrees to officially recognise and commemorate the outstanding work carried out by key workers, voluntary and community groups supporting the work of Slough CVS’s OneSlough initiative through the Mayor’s Office, supported by the political Group Leaders Cllr Swindlehurst (Labour) and Cllr Strutton (Conservative) and the Council’s Chief Executive, Josie Wragg.

 

C)  Green Highways

 

It was moved by Councillor Strutton,

Seconded by Councillor Smith,

 

“This Council resolves to

 

a) Acknowledge:

·  That Slough has one of the highest levels of air pollution deaths in the South East, and that further actions are needed to improve air quality to combat the ‘Climate Emergency’.

·  That encouraging the use of zero emission vehicles and the reduction in traffic congestion will improve overall air quality, alongside investment into zero emission vehicle infrastructures. This is necessary if Slough is to achieve its long term objectives of becoming a green town.

b) Agrees to:

·  Let fully zero emission private vehicles and private hire cars use Slough’s bus lanes, to incentivise the take up of zero emission vehicles and to reduce traffic congestion.

·  Enforce the above policy through the use of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras in all bus lanes.”

It was moved by Councillor Anderson, as an amendment,

Seconded by Councillor Carter,

 

“This Council resolves to a) acknowledge;

 

·  That Slough has one of the highest levels of air pollution deaths in the South East, and that further actions are needed to improve air quality to combat the ‘Climate Emergency’

·  That encouraging the use of zero emission vehicles and the reduction in traffic congestion will improve overall air quality, alongside investment into zero emission vehicle infrastructures. This is necessary if Slough is to achieve its long term objectives of becoming a green town.

 

And therefore agrees to;

 

·  Let fully zero emission private vehicles and private hire cars use Slough’s bus lanes,Continue to incentivise the take up of zero emission vehicles and to reduce traffic congestion.

Enforce the above policy through the Instruct Officers to recommence the work onmaking use of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras in all bus lanes, once the government makes  Green Number Plates for alternatively fuelled vehicles available in October.”

 

A prior request having been made for the record of the voting:

 

There voted for the amendment to the motion:

 

Councillors Ajaib, Akram, Anderson, Bains, Basra, Begum Carter, Chaudhry, A.Cheema, H.Cheema, Dar, Davis, Dhaliwal, Gahir, M.Holledge, Hulme, Mann, Matloob, Minhas, Mohammad, Nazir, Pantelic, D.Parmar, S.Parmar, Plenty, Sabah, A.Sandhu, R.Sandhu and Swindlehurst…………………… 29

 

There voted against the amendment to the motion:

 

Councillors Kelly, Smith, Strutton and Wright…………………………. 4

 

There abstained from voting on the amendment to the motion:

 

The Worshipful the Mayor, Councillor Brooker………………………..  1

 

The amendment to the motion was agreed and became the substantive motion.

 

The substantive motion was put to the vote and carried by 29 votes for and 5 abstentions.

 

Resolved -  This Council resolves to acknowledge;

 

·  That Slough has one of the highest levels of air pollution deaths in the South East, and that further actions are needed to improve air quality to combat the ‘Climate Emergency.’

·  That encouraging the use of zero emission vehicles and the reduction in traffic congestion will improve overall air quality, alongside investment into zero emission vehicle infrastructures. This is necessary if Slough is to achieve its long term objectives of becoming a green town.

 

And therefore agrees to;

 

·  Continue to incentivise the take up of zero emission vehicles to reduce traffic congestion.

·  Instruct Officers to recommence the work on making use of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras in all bus lanes, once the government makes Green Number Plates for alternatively fuelled vehicles available in October.

 

D)  Water Safety

 

It was moved by Councillor R.Sandhu,

Seconded by Councillor Pantelic,

 

“This Council commends the Slough Safer Partnership ‘Stay Out’ Campaign which warns children and adults about the dangers of swimming in the Jubilee River and resolves to;

 

• Work with local partners and families who have lost loved ones to promote water safety for the Jubilee River

• Support the production of a video that educates young people on water safety and to share this with local schools

• Write to Slough’s MP, Tan Dhesi, asking that he continue to raise the issue of water safety in Parliament and lobby the government to expand their water safety education programme.”

 

The motion was put to the vote and carried unanimously.

 

Resolved – This Council commends the Slough Safer Partnership ‘Stay Out’ Campaign which warns children and adults about the dangers of swimming in the Jubilee River and resolves to;

 

• Work with local partners and families who have lost loved ones to promote water safety for the Jubilee River

• Support the production of a video that educates young people on water safety and to share this with local schools

• Write to Slough’s MP, Tan Dhesi, asking that he continue to raise the issue of water safety in Parliament and lobby the government to expand their water safety education programme.