Report by Director of Economic Growth & Neighbourhoodsand a debate in accordance with Standing Order 8(6)(e)

Further to Minute 30 of the Policy Committee held on 26 September 2019, the Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the presentation of a petition to the Policy Committee on 26 September 2019 and the decision taken at that meeting to appropriate the Arthur Hill site into the Housing Revenue Account to enable the Council to develop and deliver housing as key worker accommodation to rent.  As the petition had collected over 1,500 signatories, it had exceeded the threshold required for the Lead Petitioner to request a debate by full Council of the issue, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 8(6)(e).  The report entitled ‘Arthur Hill Pool’, which was considered by Policy Committee was attached to the report for information.

The Lead Petitioner, Peter Burt, addressed the Council in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 8(6)(f).

The following motion was moved by Councillor Brock and seconded by Councillor Page and CARRIED:

Resolved –

(1)           That the report be noted and the issues raised in the petition entitled ‘Reading Council - consult us on the future of Arthur Hill Pool’, be debated, in accordance with the provisions in Council Procedure Rule 8(6).

(2)           That the decision of Policy Committee, at its meeting on 26 September 2019, as set out in Section 4.1 of the report, be noted.