Agenda and minutes

The Lord Mayor welcomed all attendees to the meeting, and made a safety announcement in relation to the fire/emergency evacuation procedure.

Apologies were received from Councillor Bowden-Jones, Clarke, Davies, Johnson, Lake, Mead, Pearce, Radford, Threlfall, Tincknell and Windows

To note any declarations of interest from the 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.

Councillor Bolton and Wright highlighted that the petition debate about Cumberland Basin road options at item 8 was about a topic which affected their wards.

To agree the minutes of the previous meeting as a correct record.

On the motion of the Lord Mayor, seconded by Councillor Kent, it was

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Full Council held on the 10 September 2019 be confirmed as correct record and signed by the Lord Mayor.

To note any announcements from the Lord Mayor

The Lord Mayor informed Full Council of the recent death of Bristol City Councillor, Mike Langley on 17^th October following illness.

Councillors Holland, Abraham, Hance, Carey, Bradley, Massey and Hickman, Alderman Woolacott and Mayor Rees addressed Full Council, paying tribute in remembrance of Councillor Langley.

The Full Council then observed a minute’s silence in memory of Councillor Langley.

Please note: Up to 30 minutes is allowed for this item. Public forum items should be e-mailed to democratic.services@bristol.gov.uk

Public forum items can be about any matter the Council is responsible for or which directly affects the city.

Please note that the following deadlines apply to this meeting:

a. Public petitions and statements: Petitions and written statements must be received by 12 noon on Monday 11 November 2019.  One written statement per member of the public is permitted.

b. Public questions: Written public questions must be received by 5pm on Wednesday 6 November 2019 at latest.  A maximum of 2 questions per member of the public is permitted.  Questions should be addressed to the Mayor or relevant Cabinet Member.

Due to the pre-election period for the upcoming Parliamentary elections, it was moved by the Lord Mayor, seconded and agreed that standing orders CPR10.7 and 10.8 be suspended.  Therefore, no verbal response would be provided to public forum questions and written responses would be issued within 10 working days.  There would be no supplementary questions.

Public petitions:

There were no public petitions received.

Public statements:

The Full Council received and noted the following statements (which were also referred to the Mayor for his consideration/information):

All individuals were in attendance and presented their statements.

Public Questions:

The Full Council noted that the following questions had been submitted:

Written responses would be provided as soon as possible and within 10 working days. 

Petitions notified by Councillors can be about any matter the Council is responsible for or which directly affects the city.  The deadline for the notification of petitions by Councillors is 12 noon on Monday 11 November 2019.

No Councillor petitions were received for this meeting.

The Full Council considered a report of the Director – Legal and Democratic Services setting out details of a petition ‘Publish full feasibility report on Cumberland Basin road options’. The petition had reached the 3,500 signature threshold to qualify for a Full Council debate.

Suzanne Audrey, the petition organiser, was invited by the Lord Mayor to present the objectives of the petition.

The Full Council then debated the petition.

Following the debate it was:

RESOLVED:

That the petition and the comment from the debate be noted and referred to the Mayor for consideration and response.

The Full Council considered the review of the Member Officer Protocol

The Lord Mayor moved the report and the recommendations set out therein.

Councillor Lesley Alexander seconded the report.

Following debate it was:

RESOLVED:

Full Council approved the revised Member Officer Protocol.

The Full Council received a progress report of the work of the Bristol Women’s Commission 2018-19.

There was a debate and it was:

RESOLVED

That the report from the Bristol Women’s Commission be noted.

The Full Council received a progress report of the work of the Bristol Commission on Race Equality (CoRE).

There was a debate and it was:

RESOLVED

That the report from the Bristol Commission on Race Equality be noted.

The Full Council considered a report which presented the annual treasury management review of activities and the actual treasury indicators in accordance with Local Government regulations.

Deputy Mayor Councillor Cheney moved the report and the recommendations contained therein.  Following debate it was:

RESOLVED:

That the Annual Treasury Management Report for 2018/2019 be noted.

It was then moved by the Lord Mayor that standing order CPR9.1 be suspended to allow the meeting to go past the 2 hrs 30 minute time limit. Following a vote it was agreed to proceed until no later than 8.55pm.

The Full Council considered a report which summarised the findings made in respect of the Council by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman in 2018/19.

Following date it was:

RESOLVED:

That the annual report of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman Decision be noted.

The Full Council considered a report which outlined the use of special urgency provisions (APR16) in relation to decisions that were taken by Cabinet.

Deputy Mayor Cheney moved the report and the recommendations contained therein.

It was then:

RESOLVED:

Full Council noted the use of special urgency provisions (APR16) in relation to decisions that were taken by Cabinet in respect of Home Care Contract Extension.