Agenda item - Petitions for Council Debate

Petitions to be debated at Council.  Report of the Monitoring Officer.

(1)       Stop the Greens’ Destruction of Brighton and Hove. Proposed by Adrian Carter.

44.1      The Mayor stated that where a petition secured 1,250 or more signatures it could be debated at the council meeting.  He had been made aware of one such petition and invited Mr Maclay to join the meeting and to present the petition concerning the way in which the Council was being run on behalf of the lead petitioner Mr Carter.

44.2      Mr Maclay thanked the Mayor and stated that the petition which had been signed by over 5,000 people and raised concern over the way in which the city council was currently being run and called on the Green Administration to stand down.

44.3      Councillor Mac Cafferty thanked Mr Maclay for presenting the petition and stated that.

44.4      Councillors Brown and O’Quinn spoke on the petition and noted that charity events were held at the stadium and that the actual sport was not illegal or unregulated. It was also recognised that the protests had an impact on residents and if the stadium closed it would have impact on jobs.

44.5      The Mayor thanked Mr Maclay for presenting the petition and stated that as it was a matter for the Council, he would put the recommendation to note the petition to the vote.

44.6      RESOLVED: That the petition be noted.