Agenda and draft minutes

Resolved – that Councillor Khan be elected Chair for the Public Safety Protection Committee for 2016/17 Municipal Year.

Resolved – that Councillor Eddy be elected Vice-Chair for 2016/17 Municipal Year.

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and asked all parties to introduce themselves. He explained the relevant Safety Information to everyone.

The Committee considered the Annual Business Report. The following membership of the Public Safety and Protection Committee was noted:

Councillor Khan – Labour (Chair)

Councillor D Alexander – Labour

Councillor Langley – Labour

Councillor Keen – Labour

Councillor Pickersgill – Labour

Councillor Eddy – Conservative (Vice-Chair)

Councillor Windows - Conservative

Councillor O’Rourke – Green

Councillor C Davies – Liberal Democrat

The Terms of Reference, as set out in the report and as approved at Full Council at its Annual Meeting on 31^st May 2016, were noted.

Members discussed options for establishing 2 Sub-Committees (A and B) to meet alternately throughout the year at the following times:

14^th June 2016 Sub-Committee B

12^th July 2016 Sub-Committee A

16^th August 2016 Sub-Committee B

20^th September 2016 Sub-Committee A

18^th October 2016 Sub-Committee B

15^th November 2016 Sub-Committee A

20^th December 2016 Sub-Committee B

24^th January 2017 Sub-Committee A

28^th February 2017 Sub-Committee B

28^th March 2017 Sub-Committee A

25^th April 2017 Sub-Committee B

The Committee agreed to establish 2 Committees as follows:

PSP Sub-Committee A (6 Members) – 3 Labour, 1 Conservative, 1 Green, 1 Liberal Democrat

PSP Sub-Committee B (4 Members) – 2 Labour, 1 Conservative, 1 Liberal Democrat

and with the proposed Terms of Reference set out in the report. In view of the numbers of Councillors present from each party, it was agreed that the subsequent meeting which had been provisionally convened as a Sub-Committee A should be held as a Full Committee.

Resolved –

(1)   that the Membership of the Committee be noted;

(2)   that the Terms of Reference of the Committee be noted;

(3)   that the above Dates and Times of Meetings be approved;

(4)   that the size of Sub-Committee A and B be agreed as set out above (ie Sub-Committee A – 6 Councillors, Sub-Committee B – 4 Councillors) with the membership to be determined at a later date ;

(5)   that the Terms of Reference of the Sub-Committees as set out in the report be approved.

Please see Minute Number 4 for details.

Please see Minute Number 4 for details.

Please see Minute Number 4 for details.

Please see Minute Number 4 for details.

Please see Minute Number 4 for details.

Apologies for Absence were received from the following: Councillor Anna Keen, Councillor Mike Langley and Councillor Ruth Pickersgill.

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.

Please note that the Register of Interests is available at https://www.bristol.gov.uk/councillors/members-interests-gifts-and-hospitality-register

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.

There were no Declarations Of Interest.

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 democratic.services@bristol.gov.uk and please note that the following deadlines will apply in relation to this meeting:-

Questions - Written questions must be received 3 clear working days prior to the meeting.  For this meeting, this means that your question(s) must be received in this office at the latest by 5 pm on Wednesday 1^st June 2016.

Petitions and Statements - Petitions and statements must be received on the working day prior to the meeting.  For this meeting this means that your submission must be received in this office at the latest by 12.00 noon on Monday 6^th June 2016.

There were no Public Forum items.

The Minutes of the full PSP Committee meeting held on 14 July 2015 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Resolved – that the Minutes of the Full Committee held on 14^th July 2015 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.