Issue - meetings

Up to 30 minutes is allowed for this item.

Any member of the public or councillor may participate in Public Forum.  The detailed arrangements for so doing are set out in the Public Information Sheet at the back of this agenda.  Public Forum items should be emailed to scrutiny@bristol.gov.uk and please note that the following deadlines will apply in relation to this meeting:

Questions - Written questions must be received at least 3 clear working days prior to the meeting.  For this meeting, this means that questions must be received in this office at the latest by 5.00 pm on Tuesday 29th November 2022

Petitions and Statements - Petitions and statements must be received at latest by 12 noon on the working day prior to the meeting.  For this meeting, this means that petitions and statements must be received in this office at the latest by

12.00 noon on Friday 2^nd December 2022

Please note: Questions, petitions and statements must relate to the remit of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board.

Public Forum questions and statements can be viewed here.

David Redgewell submitted two Public Forum questions regarding the 2023-24 budget proposals. Written responses were provided. A Public Forum statement on this issue was also presented to OSMB.

Suzanne Audrey submitted two Public Forum questions regarding the City Leap Partnership. Written responses were provided. A supplementary question was raised highlighting that concerns remained over the risk and querying whether the Risk Register could be made available in redacted form. The Team Manager – Commercial and Governance responded that this had been considered but the relevant information was commercially sensitive and could not be released to the public. A Member supported the concerns raised and requested Officers consider publication where possible.

Councillor Martin Fodor submitted two Public Forum questions regarding the City Leap Partnership. Written responses were provided. A supplementary question was raised following question 5 asking how the ambition of the recommendations from the Citizens Assembly could be translated into the relevant business plan. The Cabinet Member for Climate, Ecology, Energy, and Waste responded confirming that the project as it exists is extremely ambitious within the funding available.

Resolved; That OSMB note the Public Forum.

Up to 30 minutes is allowed for this item.

Any member of the public or councillor may participate in Public Forum.  The detailed arrangements for so doing are set out in the Public Information Sheet at the back of this agenda.  Public Forum items should be emailed to scrutiny@bristol.gov.uk and please note that the following deadlines will apply in relation to this meeting:

Questions - Written questions must be received at least 3 clear working days prior to the meeting.  For this meeting, this means that questions must be received in this office at the latest by 5.00 pm on Wednesday 23 November 2022

Petitions and Statements - Petitions and statements must be received at latest by 12 noon on the working day prior to the meeting.  For this meeting, this means that petitions and statements must be received in this office at the latest by

12.00 noon on Monday 28 November 2022

Please note: Questions, petitions and statements must relate to the remit of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board.