Agenda

To note any declarations of interest from 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 declaration 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 any announcements from the Chair.

Up to 30 minutes is allowed for this item.

Any member of the public or councillor may participate in Public Forum. Public Forum items must relate to the remit of the committee and should be addressed to the Chair of the committee.

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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 14 March 2025. Please email questions to policycommittees@bristol.gov.uk

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

3.      Written replies to questions will be available on the Council’s website at least one hour before the meeting.

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

Statements

1.      Written statements must be received at latest by 12.00 noon, at least 2 working days prior to the meeting. For this meeting, this means that statements must be received at the latest by 12.00 noon on Tuesday 18 March 2025. Please email statements to policycommittees@bristol.gov.uk

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 18 March 2025. Please email petition details to policycommittees@bristol.gov.uk

2.      At the meeting, individuals presenting petitions may be required to read out the objectives of the petition.

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To respond to the Golden Motion approved at Full Council on 8 October 2024 and to discuss the ‘Bristol Climate and Nature Partnership’s Inclusive Transport Vision for Bristol’. As part of the Golden Motion, 15 measures have been listed with officer responses to each one. This forms part of a wider motion for Bristol City Council which will lay out how it intends to become the UK’s most accessible city.

To seek approval for the revised proposal to implement linear parking charges in the Central Controlled Parking Zone and some off street car parks and note a number of associated items connected with the implementation of linear parking.

To seek approval for the submission of a Full Business Case (FBC) to the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) for City Regional Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) funding and subject to approval, to accept and invest the funding to deliver the A37/A4018 Workpackage 3 improvements.  To seek approval to accept and invest an increased level of funding to deliver the A4018 corridor improvement project.

To seek approval of the proposed maintenance and Integrated Transport Block (ITB) funding allocation from West of England Combined Authority (WECA) as part of the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS), £1m internal funding, £0.560m Transforming Cities Fund and the £2.362m allocation for pothole funding.

To seek approval from the Transport and Connectivity Committee to submit the City Centre Transport Corridor – Temple Way Full Business Case (FBC) to the West of England Combined Authority (WECA).

To seek approval to the roll-out of Pre-Timed Max settings on signal controlled stand-alone push button pedestrian crossings across the city.

To seek approval for a revised table of fares for Hackney Carriage Vehicles.

To seek approval to submit the Bedminster Bridges Outline Business Case to the West of England Combined Authority which, if approved, would secure funding to continue development of the project up to Full Business Case stage.

To brief the Transport & Connectivity Committee on performance against the BCC Business Plan as relevant to the remit of this Committee, for Q3 2024/25, and for Members to note areas of specific interest or concern with relevant Directors.