Agenda and decisions

Up to one hour is allowed for this item

Any member of the public or Councillor may participate in Public Forum.

Petitions, statements and questions received by the deadlines below will be

taken at the start of the agenda item to which they relate to.

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 18^th March Cabinet is 12 noon on Wednesday 17^th March. These should be sent by e-mail to: 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 Cabinet 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 18^th March Cabinet is 5.00 pm on Friday 12^th March. These should be sent by e-mail to: democratic.services@bristol.gov.uk

DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO SPEAK

If you wish to attend the virtual meeting to speak to your statement/ask your

question, you must register by 12 noon on Tuesday 16^th March by sending an email to: 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.

(subject to a maximum of three items)

To note any announcements from the Chair

Equalities Impact Assessment to follow

Cabinet

1. Noted:

a)      The Council Tax Band D equivalent, as agreed in February 2021, remains unchanged.

b)      That all other budgets agreed by Council remain unchanged, subject to in year movements within delegated authorities.

c)      The Director of Finance (s151 Officer) Assurance Statement; on the robustness of the budget and adequacy of reserves.

d)      The Director of Public Health Assurance Statement.

2.      Approved the Public Health Budget of £38.0million for the 2021/22 financial year:

3.      Authorised the Director of Finance to make any necessary technical adjustments or adjustments to the overall budget upon receipt of the final allocation, with transfers to and or from reserves as appropriate.

4.      Authorised the Director of Communities and Public Health in consultation with the Deputy Mayor and Cabinet member for Communities, Equalities & Public Health and Director of Finance to take all steps required to finalise and implement the 2021/22 Public Health budget following receipt of the grant.

Appendix A to follow

Cabinet

1. Approved the award of a contract for the delivery of the council’s cleaning and security services to Bristol Waste Company Limited from 1st June 2021, for a period of 4 +1+1+ 1 years at a cost of circa £5.8million per annum.
2. Noted the exceptional arrangements for staff, the costs of which are incorporated in annual cost of £5.8m
3. Authorised the Director: Workforce and Change, in consultation with the Deputy Mayor for Finance, Governance and Performance, the Director: Finance and the Director: Legal & Democratic Services to negotiate the terms of and enter into all necessary legal agreements to give effect to this service transition, including the transfer of staff to Bristol Waste Company.