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Venue: The Council Chamber - City Hall, College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TR. View directions
Contact: Amy Rodwell Policy Committee Officer
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Apologies for Absence and Substitutions |
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Declarations of Interest 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.
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Chair's Announcements To receive any announcements from the Chair. |
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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 Tuesday 29th October 2024. 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 Thursday 31st October 2024. 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 Thursday 31st October 2024. 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.
When submitting a question or statement please indicate whether you are planning to attend the meeting to present your statement ask your question
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Bristol One Front Door and Future Bright Extension Funding PDF 131 KB To seek approval to hold detailed bid negotiations to secure grant funding from the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) for local employment support services, including Bristol’s Skills Connect One Front Door that helps unemployed people to find work and Future Bright that supports people in employment to secure better paid work.
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Decision: The Committee RESOLVED: 1. To authorise the Head of Service Employment, Skills and Lifelong Learning in consultation with the Chair of the Economy and Skills Committee to take all steps required to negotiate with WECA and to accept and spend the employment support grant funding of up to £1,787m to deliver the Skills Connect One Front Door and Future Bright programmes as outlined in the report. |
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Digital Advertising Screen Contract PDF 133 KB To seek approval to procure and award a contract for the operation of Digital Advertising Screens in Broadmead and other locations as appropriate. Additional documents:
Decision: The Committee RESOLVED: 1. To approve the proposal to procure and award a contract for the operation of Digital Advertising Screens in Broadmead and other locations as appropriate.
Contractual: 1. Authorised the Executive Director for Growth and Regeneration in consultation with the Chair of the Economy and Skills Committee to take all steps required to procure and award the Digital Advertising Screens contract, in-line with the procurement routes and maximum budget envelopes outlined in the report. 2. Authorised the Executive Director for Growth and Regeneration to invoke any subsequent extensions/variations specifically defined in the contract(s) being awarded, up to the maximum budget envelope outlined in the report. |
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Finance update report P5 2024/25 PDF 101 KB The Council Revenue and Capital budget for 2024/25 was agreed by Full Council on 21 February 2024.This report presents to the Economy and Skills Committee the financial forecast at Period 5 / Quarter 2 (P5/Q2) against the budget as at the end of August 2024.
Additional documents: Decision: The Committee RESOLVED: 1. To note the contents of the report, on the provisional P5 outturn position for budgets within the remit of the Economy and Skills Committee. |
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Corporate Risk Management Report - Quarter 2, 2024/25 PDF 145 KB The report provides an update on current significant strategic risks relevant to the Economy and Skills 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 2024-25. Additional documents:
Decision: The Committee RESOLVED: 1. To note the report. |
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Performance Management Report Q1 24/25 PDF 189 KB To brief the Economy and Skills Committee on performance against the BCC Business Plan as relevant to the remit of this Committee, for Q1 2024/25, and for Members to note areas of specific interest or concern with relevant Directors. Additional documents: Decision: The Committee RESOLVED: 1. To note the performance against the Business Plan relevant to the Economy & Skills Policy Committee, including issues raised, and measures to address performance issues to be implemented by relevant services. |