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Council. Full Council sets the budget and council tax and approves major plans.
Notice of Motion 1: Council funding and non-domestic rates
The motion was lost. It was amended to add a point on the costs of council borrowing. Councillors voted 20 for, 50 against, with 1 abstention.
Council. Full Council sets the budget and council tax and approves major plans.
Motion on free parking and high street businesses
Council did not agree the motion. The vote was 18 for, 42 against and 2 abstaining. The motion was lost.
Council. Full Council sets the budget and council tax and approves major plans.
Motion on the Israel-Gaza conflict
The motion was deferred to the next Council meeting in November. No decision was taken.
Council. Full Council sets the budget and council tax and approves major plans.
Notice of Motion 1: the Israel-Gaza conflict
Council agreed the motion as amended by the Labour Group. The amended motion condemns the rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia since 7 October 2023 and stands in solidarity with Muslim and Jewish communities in Cardiff. It asks the council to keep co-ordinating work on community cohesion and safety, led through the Leader's office and the Cabinet Member for Public Health and Equality. It asks the council to keep working with South Wales Police, the Welsh Government and faith and community groups on race and hate crime. It asks the council to write to the Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary, not the Secretary of State for Wales. The vote was 56 for, 1 against (Councillor Cowan), with no abstentions.
Council. Full Council sets the budget and council tax and approves major plans.
Motion on bus lane access for Voluntary First Responders
The motion was withdrawn before the meeting. No decision was taken.
Council. Full Council sets the budget and council tax and approves major plans.
Motion: support devolving the Crown Estate to Wales
The Council agreed the motion as amended by the Labour group, by 55 votes to 10 with no abstentions. The amended motion notes the points set out in it and restates support for subsidiarity, meaning decisions made as close to residents as possible. It says devolution should include substantial onshore assets passing to local government. It asks the Leader to write to the Secretary of State for Wales setting out these beliefs and seeking clarity on possible effects on the Welsh Block Grant and investment.
Council. Full Council sets the budget and council tax and approves major plans.
Motion marking 80 years since the end of the Second World War
Council carried the motion as amended, with 66 votes for and none against or abstaining. The Liberal Democrat amendment, moved by Cllr Molik and seconded by Cllr Carter, was accepted by Cllr Thomas. It added children to the Greatest Generation, added a reference to commonwealth nations, added a passage on different cultures and immigrants, and added a resolution to celebrate Cardiff's diverse cultural heritage.
Council. Full Council sets the budget and council tax and approves major plans.
Motion on Gaza and pension fund investments
Council carried the motion as amended by the Labour group. It agreed to reiterate its November 2024 resolutions on Gaza. It said it does not wish to be associated with companies potentially complicit in war crimes, and resolved to write to the Wales Pension Partnership asking it to review its investments and consider whether any holdings should be divested. It asked the Cardiff and Vale Pension Fund and the Wales Pension Partnership to review their responsible investment policies, so that strong checks are made on whether companies are potentially complicit in war crimes. It asked the Pension Committee and the Partnership to review and report regularly on divestment (selling investments) progress. It also reaffirmed Cardiff's identity as a City of Sanctuary, a status for places that welcome refugees and people seeking asylum. The vote was 57 for, four against (Cllrs Davies, Driscoll, Lancaster and Williams) and none abstaining.
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