Motions on Notice
Full council, 25 June 2019: a named vote on the motion.
For 18, Against 23, Abstained 0.
Party in overall control of the council on the date: Conservative. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.
For (18)
- Amy Tisi (Liberal Democrats)
- Catherine del Campo (Liberal Democrats)
- Clive Baskerville (Liberal Democrats)
- John Baldwin (Liberal Democrats)
- Joshua Reynolds (Liberal Democrats)
- Karen Davies (Liberal Democrats)
- Mandy Brar (Liberal Democrats)
- Simon Bond (Liberal Democrats)
- Simon Werner (Liberal Democrats)
- Carole Da Costa (Independent Alliance)
- Ewan Larcombe (Independent Alliance)
- Geoff Hill (Independent Alliance)
- Helen Price (Independent Alliance)
- Helen Taylor (Independent Alliance)
- Jon Davey (Independent Alliance)
- Wisdom Da Costa (Independent Alliance)
- Lynne Jones (Local Independents)
- Neil Knowles (Local Independents)
Against (23)
- Andrew Johnson (Conservative)
- Chris Targowski (Conservative)
- Christine Bateson (Conservative)
- David Cannon (Conservative)
- David Coppinger (Conservative)
- David Hilton (Conservative)
- Donna Stimson (Conservative)
- Gary Muir (Conservative)
- Gerry Clark (Conservative)
- Gurch Singh (Conservative)
- Gurpreet Bhangra (Conservative)
- John Bowden (Conservative)
- John Story (Conservative)
- Julian Sharpe (Conservative)
- Leo Walters (Conservative)
- Maureen Hunt (Conservative)
- Phil Haseler (Conservative)
- Ross McWilliams (Conservative)
- Samantha Rayner (Conservative)
- Sayonara Luxton (Conservative)
- Shamsul Shelim (Conservative)
- Simon Dudley (Conservative)
- Stuart Carroll (Conservative)
From the minutes
. 23 Councillors voted against the motion: Councillors Bateson, Bhangra Bowden, Cannon, Carroll, Clark, Coppinger, Dudley, Haseler, Hilton, Hunt, Johnson, Luxton, McWilliams, Muir, Rayner, Sharpe, Shelim, Singh, Stimson, Story, Targowski and Walters. The motion therefore fell. Motion b) Councillor Baldwin introduced his motion. He explained that whatever had contributed to the plight of a homeless person and whatever their weaknesses, the challenges were to be overcome by everyone. To tolerate fellow citizens sleeping in doorways was an affront to human dignity. Ove the last eight weeks he had spoken to council officers and partners in the voluntary sector. All told him the same thing, that their clients were once fellow pupils, neighbours or friends. They were all residents of the borough and the council should do what it could to help them. Sadly many things could not be done but his motion was one that could. He asked for a simple act of generosity that would cost nothing in financial terms but the value would double and redouble. Support for the motion would demonstrate the council was serious about practical, affordable steps to create a transition from the street to full re-integration. Councillor Price seconded the motion. She commented that borough was blessed with many residents who volunteered in many ways. Their value could be shown by supporting the motion. Enabling the dormitory bus to be parked outside John West House would free up the volunteers to spend more t
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