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TO CONSIDER MOTIONS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
Meeting: 13/04/2011 - Council (Item 12)
12 TO CONSIDER MOTIONS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL PDF 76 KB
The motions submitted by Councillors for debate at this meeting are set out in the attached report.
Decision:
12.1 Motion proposed by Councillor Helal Abbas regarding Mr John Onslow
Councillor Helal Abbas moved, and Councillor Joshua Peck seconded, the motion as printed in the agenda.
Councillor Peck stated that the intention of the motion was not to change the street name ‘Gladstone Place’ but to rename the Council building colloquially known by that name as ‘John Onslow House’. In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 15.8.1 he and Councillor Abbas varied the wording of their motion to clarify this.
Councillor David Snowdon moved, and Councillor Peter Golds seconded, a tabled amendment to the motion. Subject to a small variation to the wording, which was agreed by Councillors Snowdon and Golds, the amendment was accepted by Councillors Abbas and Peck who varied their substantive motion accordingly.
Councillor Rabina Khan then moved, and Councillor Rania Khan seconded, a further tabled amendment to the motion. This amendment was put to the vote and was defeated.
Councillor Tim Archer suggested that if the substantive motion was agreed, the arrangements set out therein for consideration of matters relating to the naming of Council buildings should apply immediately but that the Constitution Working Party should be asked to look at how best to deal with the issue in the longer term.
The substantive motion as amended was then put to the vote and was agreed as follows:-
DECISION
This Council notes that
· The long-standing service to the Council, its employees and the residents of this borough of GMB steward, John Onslow, who died in 2008.
· The Bow Ideas Store at Gladstone Place was originally built as the Passmore Edwards Public Library of Bow, after the great eponymous philanthropist.
This Council resolves
· To mark John's commitment to Tower Hamlets by renaming the Council building known as Gladstone Place ‘John Onslow House'.
· That the Civic Awards ad hoc Committee be tasked with preparing a report for Council recommending whether to rename any Council-owned buildings posthumously after local notables.
· That the Civic Awards ad hoc Committee consider whether any buildings can be renamed sympathetically, in keeping with the history of the Borough and in a cost effective fashion.
· That the Civic Awards ad hoc Committee consider any recommendation from Members or members of the public for buildings to rename and persons to be so honoured posthumously.
· That the Civic Awards ad hoc Committee consider Reg Ward, Jimmy Lemkin, former Councillor Bill Kilgour, former Councillor Ted Johns, former Bethnal Green MP Mancherjee Bhownaggree (the first BME person ever elected in modern day Tower Hamlets), former Whitechapel and St Georges MP Walter “Stoker” Edwards
(Action by: Aman Dalvi, Corporate Director, Development and Renewal; and John S Williams, Service Head Democratic Services)
12.2Motion proposed by Councillor Peter Golds regarding character references
Councillor Peter Golds moved and Councillor Tim Archer seconded the motion as printed in the agenda.
Councillor Helal Abbas moved, and Councillor Shiria Khatun seconded, a tabled amendment. This was accepted by Councillors Peter Golds and Tim Archer, who varied their substantive motion accordingly.
Minutes:
12.1 Motion proposed by Councillor Helal Abbas regarding Mr John Onslow
Councillor Helal Abbas moved, and Councillor Joshua Peck seconded, the motion as printed in the agenda.
Councillor Peck stated that the intention of the motion was not to change the street name ‘Gladstone Place’ but to rename the Council building colloquially known by that name as ‘John Onslow House’. In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 15.8.1 he and Councillor Abbas varied the wording of their motion to clarify this.
Councillor David Snowdon moved, and Councillor Peter Golds seconded, a tabled amendment to the motion as follows:-
“After ‘This Council notes that’, insert:
‘1. The long-standing service to the Council, its employees and the residents of this Borough of GMB steward, John Onslow, who died in 2008.
2. The Bow Ideas Store at Gladstone Place was originally built as the Passmore Edwards Public Library of Bow, after the great eponymous philanthropist.’
After ‘This Council resolves’, delete all and insert:
‘1. That the Civic Awards ad hoc Committee be tasked with preparing a report for Council recommending whether to rename any Council-owned buildings posthumously after local notables.
2. That the Civic Awards ad hoc Committee consider whether any buildings can be renamed sympathetically, in keeping with the history of the Borough and in a cost effective fashion.
3. That the Civic Awards ad hoc Committee consider any recommendations from Members or members of the public for buildings to rename and persons to be so honoured posthumously.
4. That the Civic Awards ad hoc Committee consider John Onslow, Reg Ward, Jimmy Lemkin, former Councillor Bill Kilgour, former Councillor Ted Johns, former Bethnal Green MP Mancherjee Bhownaggree (the first BME person ever elected in modern day Tower Hamlets), former Whitechapel and St Georges MP Walter “Stoker” Edwards’.”
Subject to two variations to the wording (removal of ’delete all and’ in line 8 and deletion of ‘John Onslow’ in line 19) which were agreed by Councillors Snowdon and Golds, the above amendment was accepted by Councillors Abbas and Peck, who varied their substantive motion accordingly.
Councillor Rabina Khan then moved, and Councillor Rania Khan seconded, a further tabled amendment to the motion as follows:-
“Replace ‘This Council resolves
· To mark John’s commitment to Tower Hamlets by renaming Gladstone Place ‘John Onslow Place’
With
‘This Council resolves
· To mark John Onslow’s commitment by naming a newly created street after him’.”
After debate this amendment was put to the vote and was defeated.
Councillor Tim Archer suggested that if the substantive motion was agreed, the arrangements set out therein for consideration of matters relating to the naming of Council buildings should apply immediately but that the Constitution Working Party should be asked to look at how best to deal with the issue in the longer term.
After further debate the substantive motion as amended was then put to the vote and was agreed. Accordingly it was:-
RESOLVED
This Council notes that
· The long-standing service to ... view the full minutes text for item 12