Agenda

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Questions

1.      Written public questions must be received by 5.00 pm, at least 3 clear working days prior to the meeting. For this meeting, this means that questions must be received at the latest by 5.00 pm on Friday 29 November. Please email questions to policycommittees@bristol.gov.uk

2.      Any individual can submit up to 3 written questions.

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4.      At the meeting, questioners will be permitted to ask up to 2 oral supplementary questions.

Statements

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2.      Statements, provided they are no more than 1,000 words in length, will be circulated to all committee members and will be published on the Council’s website at least one hour before the meeting.

Petitions

1.      Details of the wording of any petitions, and the number of signatories to petitions must be received at latest by 12.00 noon, at least 2 working days prior to the meeting. For this meeting, this means that petition details must be received at the latest by 12.00 noon on Tuesday 3 December. Please email petition details to policycommittees@bristol.gov.uk

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To consider a range of measures to promote sustainable transport through parking policy.  Measures to withdraw current subsidies for discretionary services, to rationalise anomalies, to improve the customer experience and to facilitate effective enforcement will make efficient use of a range of public spaces to help change driver behaviour towards sustainable modes of travel.

1.      To seek approval to procure a new cashless (telephone) parking contract for 10 years with value subject to contract award up to £10,000,000.

2.      To seek approval for a phased reduction of Pay and Display (P&D) machines throughout the city, for P&D machines as described in the report, subject to a case-by-case analysis as descried in the Equalities Impact Assessment (EQIA).

3.      To seek approval to procure a contract of value £5,000,000 to replace remaining P&D machines on a 5-year schedule, including 10-years maintenance for each machine from the point of installation.

4.      To seek approval to award a contract of value £500,000 for the continued operation and maintenance of the council’s existing P&D machines for the 5-year duration of the replacement programme.

To seek approval to submit the Muller Road phase 2 Outline Business Case (OBC) and reallocate the outstanding Investment Fund (IF) funding available to Concorde Way (Dovercourt Road).

To approve the delegation of the award of bus service contracts, up to a total of £4.7m, to the Supported Bus Services Priorities Task and Finish Group.

To provide an update on current significant strategic risks relevant to the Transport and Connectivity Committee. The risks relate to achieving objectives set in the Council’s Corporate Strategy 2022-2027 and the report summarises progress in managing the risks and actions being taken as at Quarter 2 September 2024-25.