STIRLING COUNCIL
MINUTES of SPECIAL MEETING of STIRLING COUNCIL held as a VIRTUAL MEETING by
MICROSOFT TEAMS on THURSDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2021 at 2.00 PM
Present:
Provost Christine SIMPSON (in the Chair)
Councillor Maureen BENNISON
Councillor Neil BENNY
Councillor Alistair BERRILL
Councillor Margaret BRISLEY
Councillor Robert DAVIES
Councillor Martin EARL
Councillor Scott FARMER
Councillor Bryan FLANNAGAN
Councillor Danny GIBSON
Councillor Graham HOUSTON
Councillor Chris KANE
Councillor Alison LAURIE
Councillor Alastair MAJURY
Councillor Jeremy McDONALD
Councillor Susan McGILL
Councillor Jim THOMSON
Councillor Alasdair TOLLEMACHE
In Attendance
Carol Beattie, Chief Executive
Jim Boyle, Chief Officer – Finance
Graeme Forrester, Lead Solicitor
Graham Gibson, Senior Media Officer
Isabel McKnight, Chief Operating Officer – Communities & Performance
Bruce McClure, Senior Manager Delivery of CRD
Fiona McLean, Culture and Quality Team Leader
Bryony Monaghan, Interim Head of Education (CEdO)
Stuart Oliver, Senior Manager Economic Development & Communities
Brian Roberts, Chief Operating Officer – Infrastructure & Environment
Marie Valente, Senior Manager (CSWO)
Julia McAfee, Chief Officer - Governance (Clerk)
Louise McDonald, Committee Officer (Minute Taker)
Islay Moore, Support Officer – Governance
Recording of Meeting started
Prior to the commencement of business, the Provost welcomed and thanked everyone for attending the meeting via MS Teams.
A statement was read to the meeting providing detail on the procedures related to MS Teams and the protocols that both Members and Officers should adhere to throughout the meeting.
The Provost asked the Clerk to carry out a roll call of all Members participating in the meeting. The Clerk confirmed all Members were present except for Councillors Dodds, Hutchison, MacPherson, Oxburgh and Tweed.
SC450 APOLOGIES
Apologies were submitted on behalf of Councillor Douglas Dodds, Councillor Jane Hutchison, Councillor Alasdair MacPherson, Councillor Ross Oxburgh and Councillor Evelyn Tweed.
SC451 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
There were no declarations of interest.
The report provided Stirling Council with an update on Stirling being longlisted for UK City of Culture 2025 and sought approval to proceed with submitting a formal bid.
Following a Member request, Officers agreed to provide all Elected Members with a list of organisations with whom the Council is engaging.
Councillor Kane proposed the report recommendations and Councillor Farmer
seconded.
The Provost asked the Clerk to carry out a vote as not all Members were in favour of the recommendations.
Motion
“Council agrees to the recommendations contained in the submitted report.”
Proposed by Councillor Kane and seconded by Councillor Farmer
For the Motion
Councillor Neil Benny
Councillor Alistair Berrill
Councillor Margaret Brisley
Councillor Robert Davies
Councillor Martin Earl
Councillor Scott Farmer
Councillor Bryan Flannagan
Councillor Danny Gibson
Councillor Graham Houston
Councillor Chris Kane
Councillor Alison Laurie
Councillor Alastair Majury
Councillor Jeremy McDonald
Councillor Susan McGill
Councillor Christine Simpson
Councillor Jim Thomson
Councillor Alasdair Tollemache
Against the Motion
Councillor Maureen Bennison
The Motion was carried by 17 votes to 1 vote.
Decision
Council agreed to:
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note Stirling’s achievement as the sole Scottish destination to make the
longlist for UK City of Culture 2025; -
to proceed with submitting a formal bid and therefore approved to draw
down the £40k offered by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport
(DCMS) so that officers and partners could move forward as quickly as
possible with shaping Stirling’s bid; -
delegate authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Council Leader and Deputy Leader, Convener and Vice Convener of Finance & Economy Committee and the Leader and Deputy Leader of the opposition to agree the details of the final submission for Stirling’s bid from a Stirling Council perspective; and
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note that progress on the bid would be regularly reported to the Community Planning & Regeneration Committee and, where required and appropriate, Stirling Council.
(Reference: Report by Senior Manager – Economic Development & Communities, dated 2 November 2021, submitted).
The Provost declared the Meeting closed at 2.45pm