Agenda and minutes

Members of the public intending to attend the meeting are asked to

please note that, in the interests of health, safety and security, bags may

be searched on entry to the building. Everyone attending this meeting is

also asked please to behave with due courtesy and to conduct

themselves in a reasonable way.

Please note: if the alarm sounds during the meeting, everyone should

please exit the building via the way they came in, via the main entrance

lobby area, and then the front ramp. Please then assemble on the paved

area between the side entrance of the cathedral and the roundabout at

the Deanery Road end of the building.

If the front entrance cannot be used, alternative exits are available via

staircases 2 and 3 to the left and right of the Council Chamber. These

exit to the rear of the building. The lifts are not to be used.

Please do not return to the building until instructed to do so by the fire

warden(s).

The Lord Mayor welcomed all attendees to the meeting, and made a safety

announcement in relation to the fire/emergency evacuation procedure.   

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Beech, Bradley, Clough,

M Davies, Denyer, Hickman, Jama, Khan, Lake and Quartley and Tincknell.  

To note any declarations of interest from the Mayor and 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.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Lord Mayor referred to recent events including terror attacks that had taken place and the Grenfell Tower fire.  The Full Council then stood and observed a minute’s silence in memory of the victims of these incidents.

At the invitation of the Lord Mayor, Cllr Smith, Cabinet member for Housing gave an update in relation to the fire safety of Bristol’s tower blocks.

Please note: public forum business is permitted for this Extraordinary Full

Council provided that it relates to the business for which the meeting has

been arranged (i.e. the items on the meeting agenda). Up to 30 minutes is

allowed for this item.

Public forum items should be emailed to democratic.services@bristol.gov.uk

Please note that the following deadlines will apply in relation to this

meeting:

Questions: Written questions must be received at least 3 clear working

days prior to the meeting. For this meeting, this means that question(s)

must be received by 5.00 pm on Wednesday 21 June 2017 at the latest.

Petitions and statements:  Petitions and statements must be received by

12 noon on the working day prior to the meeting.  For this meeting, this

means they must be received by 12.00 noon on Monday 26 June 2017 at

the latest.

Public statements:

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

PS 6.1 – Sandra Wye re: Jubilee pool

PS 6.2 – Stephen Trebaczyk re: Jubilee pool

PS 6.3 – Roger Tunstall – re: Jubilee pool

PS 6.4 – Anne Marie Capstick re: Jubilee pool

PS 6.5 – Stuart Capstick re: Jubilee pool

PS 6.6 – Caroline Black re: Jubilee pool

PS 9.1 – David Redgewell re: Response to the Bundred review

Statements were presented by individuals present at the meeting.

Public questions:

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

PQ 6.1 – Question from Sarah Pigott re: Jubilee pool

PQ 6.2 – Question from Stephen Trebasczyk re: Jubilee pool

PQ 6.3 – Question from Roger Tunstall re: Jubilee pool

PQ 6.4 – Question from Tasha Cooper re: Jubilee pool

The Mayor responded verbally to these questions and to supplementary questions asked.

a.      Petition: Jubilee Pool, Knowle – for debate.

b.      Petition: Scotland Lane, Stockwood – for presentation.

a. Petition – “Save Jubilee pool”

The Full Council considered a report of the Service Director - Legal and Democratic Services setting out details of a petition entitled “Save Jubilee pool.”  The petition had reached the threshold (3,500 signatures from people who live, work or study in Bristol) to qualify for a Full Council debate.

Nicola Skinner (on behalf of Cllr Hopkins, 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 be noted and referred to the Mayor for consideration and

response.

b. Petition – “Scotland Lane”

The Full Council considered a report of the Service Director - Legal and Democratic Services setting out details of a petition entitled “Scotland Lane.”  The petition had reached the threshold (3,500 signatures from people who live, work or study in Bristol) to qualify for a Full Council debate.

The petition organiser, Cllr Morris, formally presented the petition to Full Council.  In so doing, Full Council noted that due to the fact that a funding application regarding Scotland Lane (and other roads) had been submitted to the Department for Transport for consideration, he was not seeking a debate on the petition at this stage.

RESOLVED:

That the petition be noted.

To receive the Bristol City Youth Council manifesto.

The Full Council received and noted a document setting out the Bristol City Youth Council manifesto / priorities for the year ahead.

The manifesto / priorities were presented at the meeting by Youth Council representatives.

Councillors Godwin, Hiscott, England and J Clark then responded to the Youth Council representatives regarding their manifesto, on behalf of their respective political groups.

The Mayor then also responded.

On behalf of the Full Council, the Lord Mayor thanked the youth representatives for their presentation, and suggested that it would be appropriate for a progress report to be brought back to the Full Council later in the year.

ADJOURNMENT – At this point the Lord Mayor advised that the Full Council meeting would adjourn for a 20 minute refreshment break.

To receive the annual statement from the Mayor of Bristol.

Procedural note: after the Mayor’s statement, each of the other political group leaders is entitled to make their own statement to Full Council, following which the Mayor will be given an opportunity to make a final response.

The Full Council received and noted the annual statement from the Mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees, outlining his key aims and priorities for the year ahead.

Councillors Dudd, Weston, Combley and Hopkins then responded to the Mayor’s statement on behalf of their respective political groups.

The Mayor then made a final response and summed up.

To note the response to the Bundred review, as approved by the Cabinet on 16 May 2017.

The Full Council considered a report advising members that the Cabinet

had approved (on 16 May 2017) the response to the Bundred review, as set out in

appendix 1 of the report.

Cllr Cheney, Cabinet member for Finance, Governance and Performance

introduced the report. 

Following debate, it was 

RESOLVED:

That the Cabinet response to the Bundred review (as set out at Appendix 1 to the

report) be noted, including the timescale for implementing the recommendations

to improve corporate governance and performance.