Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Cleary, Middleton and Oxley.

Members to indicate whether they will be declaring any interests under the Code of Conduct.

Members making a declaration of interest at a meeting of a Committee or Council are required to disclose the existence and nature of that interest.  This requirement is not discharged by merely declaring a personal interest without further explanation.

The Chair advised that it was taken as given that Councillors J Andrews, Burr, Duncan, Goodrick and Mason declared personal non-prejudicial and non-pecuniary interests as North Yorkshire County Councillors and that they had been lobbied.

Councillor P Andrews declared a personal non-prejudicial and non-pecuniary interest due to his associations with the Fitzwilliam Estate and that he had been lobbied.

Councillor Raine declared a personal non-prejudicial and non-pecuniary interest as the owner of not-for-profit business in Malton and that she had been lobbied.

Councillor Mason declared a personal non-prejudicial and non-pecuniary interest as the owner of a business in Malton and that he had been lobbied.

Councillors Arnold, Clark, Cussons, Docwra, Duncan, Graham, Goodrick, Keal, King, Mackenzie, Potter, Riby, Thackray and Windress declared personal non-prejudicial and non-pecuniary interest as they had been lobbied.

The Notice of Motion submitted to Council as Item 12A of our last Council meeting on 6 October 2022;

“That the Council enter into negotiations with Fitzwilliam Malton Estate (FME) to sell Wentworth Street Car Park to FME, subject to the use being restricted to car parking only and the sale price to be approved by the District Valuer.”

Councillor P Andrews proposed and Councillor Burr seconded the following motion;

“That Council enter into negotiations with Fitzwilliam Malton Estate (FME) to sell Wentworth Street Car Park to FME, subject to the use being restricted to car parking only and the sale price to be approved by the District Valuer.”

During the debate, Members considered an email submitted by a member of the public, who had asked that their comments be considered by Elected Members and included in the minutes of the meeting. Councillor P Andrews had submitted a response to the issues raised in that email and both are attached at Appendix A.

Upon being put to the vote the motion was lost.

Resolved

That Council does not enter into negotiations with Fitzwilliam Malton Estate (FME) to sell Wentworth Street Car Park to FME, subject to the use being restricted to car parking only and the sale price to be approved by the District Valuer.

Recorded vote

For: Councillors P Andrews, Burr, Potter, Raine, Riby, Thackray and Wass

Against: Councillors J Andrews, Arnold, Clark, Cussons, Duncan, Frank, Graham, Goodrick, Keal, King, Mackenzie, Mason and Windress

There being no other business, the meeting closed at 8.30pm.