The Council considered the report of the Corporate Director, Communities Localities and Culture and the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services) on proposed by-laws for the Queen Elizabeth II Olympic Park.

Councillor Ann Jackson moved and Councillor Joshua Peck seconded an amendment to the report recommendations:-

“To add to the report recommendations section:

This Council Notes:

- that some of our smallest ‘pocket parks’ are made unsuitable for use by residents, particularly children, as a result of dogs and their use as dog toilets

- that despite requests from members over many years, the Council continues to have no bye-laws that enables it to prohibit the use of unsuitable parks for the exercise of dogs.

This Council Resolves:

- To ask officers to develop and consult upon suitable bye-laws that would enable the consideration, on a case-by-case basis, of the prohibition of dog exercising in small pocket parks which, through consultation with local residents, are deemed unsuitable, and to bring this forward for decision by Council within six months.

The amendment was put to the vote and was agreed.

The report recommendations, as amended, were then put to the vote and were agreed.

DECISION

1.      To approve the making of the two sets of byelaws for Queen Elizabeth II Olympic Park which are set out in Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 to the report of the Corporate Director, CLC and Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services).

2.      That this Council Notes:

-          that some of our smallest ‘pocket parks’ are made unsuitable for use by residents, particularly children, as a result of dogs and their use as dog toilets

-          that despite requests from members over many years, the Council continues to have no bye-laws that enables it to prohibit the use of unsuitable parks for the exercise of dogs.

3.   That this Council Resolves:

-          To ask officers to develop and consult upon suitable bye-laws that would enable the consideration, on a case-by-case basis, of the prohibition of dog exercising in small pocket parks which, through consultation with local residents, are deemed unsuitable, and to bring this forward for decision by Council within six months.

(Action by: Stephen Halsey, Corporate Director Communities, Localities and Culture and Isabella Freeman, Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services))