Agenda and minutes

(up to one hour is allowed for this item)

Please note: Public forum business at Cabinet meetings must be about matters on the agenda.

The order of business for public forum will be:

a)      Petitions and statements from Bristol residents (petitions to be heard

before statements).

b)      Questions from Bristol residents.

c)      Petitions and statements notified by councillors (petitions to be heard

before statements).

d)      Questions from councillors.

Please also note:

Petitions and statements (must be about matters on the agenda):

·         Members of the public and members of the council, provided they give notice in writing or by e-mail (and include their name, address, and ‘details of the wording of the petition, and, in the case of a statement, a copy of the submission) by no later than 12 noon on the working day before the meeting, may present a petition or submit a statement to the Cabinet.

·         One statement per member of the public and one statement per member of council shall be admissible.

·         A maximum of one minute shall be allowed to present each petition and statement.

·         The deadline for receipt of petitions and statements for the 07 June Cabinet is 12 noon on Monday 06 June 2016. These should be sent, in writing or by e-mail to:

Democratic Services, City Hall, P.O Box 3176, Bristol, BS3 9FS.

Democratic Services e-mail: democratic.services@bristol.gov.uk

Questions (must be about matters on the agenda):

·         A question may be asked by a member of the public or a member of Council, provided they give notice in writing or by e-mail (and include their name and address) no later than 3 clear working days before the day of the meeting.

·         Questions must identify the member of the executive to whom they are put.

·         A maximum of 2 written questions per person can be asked. At the meeting, a maximum of 2 supplementary questions may be asked. A supplementary question must arise directly out of the original question or reply.

·         Replies to questions will be given verbally at the meeting. If a reply cannot be given at the meeting (including due to lack of time) or if written confirmation of the verbal reply is requested by the questioner, a written reply will be provided within 10 working days of the meeting.

·         The deadline for receipt of questions for the 07 June Cabinet is 5.00 pm on Wednesday 01 June 2016. These should be sent, in writing or by e-mail to: Democratic Services, City Hall, P.O Box 3176, Bristol, BS3 9FS.

Democratic Services e-mail: democratic.services@bristol.gov.uk

To note any declarations of interest from the Mayor and Councillors.  They are asked to indicate the relevant agenda item, the nature of the interest and in particular whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest.

Any declarations of interest made at the meeting which is not on the register of interests should be notified to the Monitoring Officer for inclusion.

To receive and note any announcements from the Mayor

None on this occasion

Report of the Scrutiny Inquiry day: The Case for Culture - How can we support Bristol’s cultural sector to continue to grow and flourish?

Ward: Citywide

·         The report be referred to Full Council for information and debate

·         That work begins on the revamping of the council’s Cultural Strategy for the city which will be key in our bid for Capital of Culture.

·         That Cllr Tincknell Deputy Mayor (with special responsibility for Democracy, Culture, Policy, Strategy & Communications, International) be asked to form a steering group to look at the Capital of Cultural bid to start the development of a revamped strategy

·         This emergent steering group be asked to review the report and consider the suggestions for the key themes that the cultural strategy must cover.

·         Progress on the revamped Cultural Strategy be reported back to Place Scrutiny Commission so they can monitor progress.

The contract ends in 2016, approval is sought to go out to tender

Agreed to go out to tender for Bristol Harbour Festival 2017-2020 with the option to extend by +2 years (max 6 year contract to 2022)

Update on the Energy Service’s progress and recommendations for approval

1.      Approval of the allocation of £5.0m of Tier 1 capital funding through Prudential Borrowing for the installation of the City Centre Heat Network Phase 1 (previously £6m of Tier 2 approved).

2.      Delegated authority to the Service Director, Energy, to negotiate and sign Heads of Terms agreements and subsequent commercial contracts with the University of Bristol (UoB) and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UHBFT) in relation to the City Centre Heat Network Phase 1.

3.      Within a Prudential Borrowing spend envelope of £5.0m and subject to a satisfactory financial business case being maintained, delegated authority to the Service Director, Energy, in conjunction with the Service Director, Finance, to authorise the activities required to implement the City Centre Heat Network Phase 1 and extensions.

4.        Delegated authority to the Service Director, Finance to approve the necessary borrowing for the project under Tier 1 of the Corporate Capital Programme subject to Recommendation 3.

Update on the Sustainable Travel Transition Year (STTY) Fund for delivery in 2016/17 and recommendations for approval

1.                  Endorsed the Sustainable Travel Transition Year (STTY) Fund for delivery in 2016/17 (as detailed in Table 1) and agrees to proceed with the proposals contained in this report.

2.                  Agreed that Bristol City Council, through a formal legal agreement, will deliver the project in collaboration with Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils and agrees that Bristol City Council will be the accountable body in reporting to Government on behalf of the partnership authorities. 

3.                  Agreed that the Service Director for Transport, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport, be given delegated authority within the legal agreement with the other Unitary Authorities to proceed with the proposed project (listed in Table 1) and is authorised to implement the option best suited to the local circumstances that brings the most benefit in terms of modal shift from single occupancy car use.

4.                  Agreed that the Service Director Legal Services be authorised to negotiate

and complete an extension to the existing legal agreement, dated 19th

November 2012, with Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire

and North Somerset Councils to enable implementation of the STTY in

2016/2017.