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RESOLVED: That Council resolves to: (a) Reinstate the 2025 budget for public convenience, pending completion of a full public consultation, to include all ‘protected characteristic’ groups on the provision and/or delivery model for services relating to public toilets in Mold, Holywell and Talacre and a comprehensive report to the Environment & Economy Overview & Scrutiny Committee; (b) An engagement plan to encourage organisations to participate in the provision of public conveniences by displaying the ‘Toiled/Toilet’ sticker, as promoted by Welsh Government, with acknowledgement of any potential for financial benefit to businesses through displaying that sticker; (c) Ensure that no public convenience is closed or restricted before Cabinet has considered and voted on the Environment & Economy Overview & Scrutiny report; and (d) Consider the delivery model of public convenience on how it relates to Townscape, regeneration of towns and opportunities through tourism whilst reviewing all grants that might be available both now and in the future.
Councillors: Glyn Banks, Chris Bithell, Teresa Carberry, Geoff Collett, Rosetta Dolphin, Ian Hodge, Gina Maddison and Ted Palmer declared a personal interest in Agenda Item 3.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That Council resolves to: (a) Reinstate the 2025 budget for public convenience, pending completion of a full public consultation, to include all ‘protected characteristic’ groups on the provision and/or delivery model for services relating to public toilets in Mold, Holywell and Talacre and a comprehensive report to the Environment & Economy Overview & Scrutiny Committee; (b) An engagement plan to encourage organisations to participate in the provision of public conveniences by displaying the ‘Toiled/Toilet’ sticker, as promoted by Welsh Government, with acknowledgement of any potential for financial benefit to businesses through displaying that sticker; (c) Ensure that no public convenience is closed or restricted before Cabinet has considered and voted on the Environment & Economy Overview & Scrutiny report; and (d) Consider the delivery model of public convenience on how it relates to Townscape, regeneration of towns and opportunities through tourism whilst reviewing all grants that might be available both now and in the future.
Councillor Parkhurst introduced the Requisition Notice (agenda item number 3) on the proposed closure of public conveniences, which was seconded by Councillor Coggins Cogan. Councillor Richard Jones proposed an amended motion which was seconded by Councillor Ted Palmer. Councillor Parkhurst and Coggins Cogan confirmed that they accepted the amendments to their motion, which became the substantive alternative motion. Councillor Palmer proposed a closure motion which was seconded by Councillor Sean Bibby. Councillor Alasdair Ibbotson proposed a recorded vote on the closure motion which was supported by the requisite number of Members. For the Closure Motion: Councillors: Mike Allport, Glyn Banks, Pam Banks, Sean Bibby, Chris Bithell, Helen Brown, Rob Davies, Ron Davies, Chris Dolphin, Rosetta Dolphin, David Healey, Gladys Healey, Ian Hodge, Christine Jones, Simon Jones, Gina Maddison, Hilary McGuill, Ted Palmer, Kevin Rush, Jason Shallcross. Against the Closure Motion: Councillors: Bernie Attridge, Marion Bateman, Gillian Brockley, Teresa Carberry, David Coggins Cogan, Adele Davies-Cooke, Carol Ellis, Chrissy Gee, Dennis Hutchinson, Alasdair Ibbotson, Richard Jones, Fran Lister, Richard Lloyd, Dave Mackie, Roz Mansell, Allan Marshall, Ryan McKeown, Billy Mullin, Andrew Parkhurst, Mike Peers, Carolyn Preece, Dan Rose, Dale Selvester, Sam Swash, Linda Thew, Ant Turton and Antony Wren. When put to the vote, the closure motion was lost. When put to the vote the substantive alternative motion was supported. RESOLVED: That Council resolves to: (a) Reinstate the 2025 budget for public convenience, pending completion of a full public consultation, to include all ‘protected characteristic’ groups on the provision and/or delivery model for services relating to public toilets in Mold, Holywell and Talacre and a comprehensive report to the Environment & Economy Overview & Scrutiny Committee; (b) An engagement plan to encourage organisations to participate in the provision of public conveniences by displaying the ‘Toiled/Toilet’ sticker, as promoted by Welsh Government, with acknowledgement of any potential for financial benefit to businesses through displaying that sticker; (c) Ensure that no public convenience is closed or restricted before Cabinet has considered and voted on the Environment & Economy Overview & Scrutiny report; and (d) Consider the delivery model of public convenience on how it relates to Townscape, regeneration of towns and opportunities through tourism whilst reviewing all grants that might be available both now and in the future.
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