Agenda item

Members' Items (if any)

Minutes:

Member’s Item in the name of Councillor Barry Rawlings – Cost of the Pandemic:

 

The Chairman introduced the Item and noted that Councillor Barry Rawlings had indicated that he wished to raise his Members Item during the consideration of the following items: Agenda Item 7 – Covid-19 Recovery Planning,  and Agenda Item 8 - Outturn 2019/20; Budget 2020/21 and Business Planning 2021-25.

 

Member’s Item in the name of Councillor Alison Moore: Adult Social Care:

 

At the invitation of the Chairman, Councillor Moore introduced her Member’s Item.   Following the introduction, which outlined issues surrounding Covid-19 and Adults Social Care, Councillor Alison Moore MOVED the following motion:

 

THAT THE COMMITTEE ESTABLISH AN INFORMAL WORKING GROUP ON THE MATTER.

 

The Motion was SECONDED by Councillor Barry Rawlings.

 

The Chairman commented that regardless, he would request for a future briefing where Members can talk about the lessons learned in relation to Covid-19.   (ACTION)

 

The Chairman moved to the vote.  Votes were recorded as follows:

 

Member

Vote

Councillor Daniel Thomas

Against

Councillor David Longstaff

Against

Councillor Dean Cohen

Against

Councillor Geof Cooke

For

Councillor Val Duschinsky

Against

Councillor Anthony Finn

Against

Councillor Ross Houston

For

Councillor Arjun Mittra

For

Councillor Alison Moore

For

Councillor Sachin Rajput

Against

Councillor Barry Rawlings

For

Councillor Gabriel Rozenberg

For

Councillor Peter Zinkin

Against

 

The motion was declared LOST.

 

Member’s Item in the name of Councillor Arjun Mittra: Black Lives Matter and BAME:

 

At the invitation of the Chairman, Councillor Mittra introduced his Members’ Item.

 

Members Item Request:

Instruction from Committee:

That the Council seeks the views of its BAME communities on the issues arising from the Black Lives Matter protests and the PHE report

The Committee requested that engagement and views be sought by using the good networks that the Council has. 

That the Council reviews the PHE report and responds to the issues raised affecting Barnet's BAME communities

The Committee noted that they had received a comprehensive report from the Director of Public Health (which had been published to the Committee website)

 

The Committee suggested that this is considered alongside the Covid-19 Recovery Report. 

That the Committee agrees to include dealing with structural inequality arising from the PHE report and the pandemic in its recovery planning

The Committee suggested that this is considered alongside the Covid-19 Recovery Report.  The Committee noted that this particular issue could have its own workstream. 

That the Council considers how to support BAME staff already at work and those returning to work.

To begin consulting with staff on the matter and then consider next actions.

That the Council updates its Equalities Policy and Action Plan to address any racism or inequality found by the review of the PHE report or the consultation with Barnet's BAME communities,

The Committee noted that this work would be undertaken within corporate Barnet documents.   

That the Council issues a statement in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign and responding to the PHE report, as many other Councils have already done from RB Kensington & Chelsea to LB Brent to LB Camden, to LB Havering.

The Committee noted that this point had been covered by the recent statement put out by the Leader of the Council. 

 

Following a point from the Chief Executive, The Committee invited the Barnet Equalities Allies back to a future meeting.  (ACTION)

 

The actions captured in relation to this Member’s Item were unanimously agreed.

 

RESOLVED that the Committee issue their instruction in relation to the Members’ Items, as set out above. 

 

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