Three Notices of Motion had been submitted in accordance with the Council’s procedure rules.

 Cllr Kendall submitted the following motion:

 1.  “Brentwood Borough Council seeks to reverse the impact of Essex County Council’s Part Night Street lighting policy within the Brentwood Borough by requesting that Essex County Council finds the sum of £63,000 per annum (identified by Essex County Council as the amount saved by the night time switch off of the Borough’s lights) to enable the Brentwood street lights to remain on all night.

This Council believes that the safety of Brentwood pedestrians, motorists and residents living in fear of crime need to come first and calls on the County Council to get our streets lights back on as quickly as possible.

This Council also calls on Essex County Council to ensure that the Brentwood Borough is included in the next phase of LED lighting that is going to be rolled out across the County”.

Cllr Aspinell SECONDED the Motion and following a full discussion a recorded vote was requested in accordance with Rule 9.5 of the Council’s Procedure Rules.  Members voted as follows:

FOR:  Cllrs Aspinell, Baker, Barrett, Chilvers, Clark, Cloke, Mrs Coe, Mrs Cohen, Mrs Davies, Mrs Hones, Hossack, Mrs Hubbard, Keeble, Kendall, Le-Surf, Lloyd, Morrissey, Mrs Murphy, Mynott, Newberry, Quirk, Russell, Ms Sanders, Sapwell, Sleep, Mrs Squirrell and Tee  (27)

AGAINST:  Cllrs Faragher,  Kerslake, Mrs McKinlay, Dr Naylor, Parker and Reed (6)

ABSTAIN:  (0)

The MOTION was CARRIED.

Cllr Kendall submitted the following motion:

2.  “Brentwood Borough Council is very concerned to hear that the Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (MECCG) has decided to close the Walk in Medical Centre at Springfield in Chelmsford. This Centre whilst not in our Borough has been extremely well used by residents from the mid Essex area including some from Brentwood. The closure of this Centre will only result in more patients having to use the Accident & Emergency Department at Broomfield Hospital which is exactly what the walk in Medical Centre was designed to avoid. With this increase in the number of people visiting the Broomfield Hospital site including a number from Brentwood this Council calls for an assurance that there will be adequate healthcare capacity available, improved parking provision and a full review of car parking charges with a view to them being reduced’.

The Council therefore requests that the Acting Chief Executive writes to the MECCG expressing our concerns about the closure of the Walk in Medical Centre and asks for an urgent response on the health capacity and car parking issues”.

Cllr Mrs Hubbard  SECONDED the Motion and following a full discussion a vote was taken on a show of hands and the Motion was CARRIED.

Cllr Aspinell  submitted the following motion:

3.  “That in order to protect the environment, this Council seeks clarity on all applications involving construction traffic and new or improved accesses for development so as to  secure reinstatement of any damaged highway or public realm surface areas, including  photographic surveys prior to development , and work with the County Council to promote a local Code of Practice to advise developers and their subcontractors which can be incorporated into standard conditions where appropriate”.

Cllr Baker SECONDED the Motion and following a discussion a vote was taken on a show of hands and the Motion was CARRIED.