Motion from Councillor Bridget Smith
This Council supports the establishment of a member led Task and Finish working group, complimentary to the GCP, to look in more detail at the functionality of potential rural transport hubs within the District?
Decision:
The motion was lost.
Minutes:
Councillor Bridget Smith moved the following amendment which was duly seconded by Councillor Aiden Van de Weyer.
This Council supports the establishment of a member led Task and Finish working group, complimentary to the GCP, to look in more detail at the functionality of potential rural transport hubs within the District?
Speaking against the motion, Councillor Tim Wotherspoon on behalf of Councillor Francis Burkitt commented that the Council was an active partner in the Greater Cambridge Partnership. It has recently restructured to give its members greater voice through the creation of working groups to support portfolio holders to develop projects to take forward to the Joint Assembly and Board. Councillor Burkitt was supported by a group looking at the rural transport hubs project. Council was urged to support the structure set up by the Greater Cambridge Partnership and not create an additional group to duplicate that work.
A vote was taken on the motion and was cast as follows:
In favour (9) Councillors, Anna Bradnam, Nigel Cathcart, Tumi Hawkins, Cicely Murfitt, Bridget Smith, Hazel Smith, Ingrid Tregoing, Aidan Van de Weyer and John Williams.
Against (20) Councillors David Bard, John Batchelor, Ruth Betson, Brian Burling, Tom Bygott, Graham Cone, Christopher Cross, Kevin Cuffley, Sue Ellington, Andrew Fraser, Roger Hall, Mark Howell, David McCraith, Raymond Matthews, Tony Orgee, Alex Riley, Peter Topping, Richard Turner, Tim Wotherspoon and Nick Wright.
The motion was therefore declared rejected.