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Public Forum

Meeting of Public Health and Communities Policy Committee, Friday, 11th October, 2024 9.30 am (Item 6.)

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.

Members of the public who plan to attend a public meeting at City Hall are advised that you will be required to sign in when you arrive. Please note that you will be issued with a visitor pass which you will need to display at all times.

Please also note:

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 Monday 7^th 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 Wednesday 9^th 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 Wednesday 9^th 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

Minutes:

It was noted that the Committee had received 30 Public Forum questions and 142 Public Forum statements for this meeting as follows:

Questions:

Number	Name	Subject
PQ01, PQ02	Sally Wyatt	Allotment rents and tenancy agreement
PQ03	Derek Patterson	Plant-based catering
PQ04, PQ05, PQ06	Tim Beasley	Allotment rents and tenancy agreement
PQ07, PQ08	Sarah Freeman	Allotment rents and tenancy agreement
PQ09, PQ10, PQ11,	Danica Priest	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PQ12, PQ13, PQ14	Anne DeHaan	Allotment rents and tenancy agreement
PQ15, PQ16	Cllr Ellie Freeman	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PQ17, PQ18	Joshua Roberts	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PQ19, PQ20, PQ21	Catherine Withers	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PQ22, PQ23, PQ24	Thomas Pearce	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PQ25, PQ26, PQ27	Cllr Guy Poultney	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PQ28, PQ29	Jacob Finnian Eric	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PQ30	Katy Ladbrooke	Allotment rents and tenancy agreement

Questioners in attendance were invited to ask supplementary questions and responses were as follows:

· In response to supplementary question from Sally Wyatt, officers confirmed that there was a temporary ban on water usage for allotment tenants due to health and safety concerns.

· In response to supplementary question from Derek Patterson, the chair advised that current catering contracts were approved by the previous administration and were due to be renewed, and discussions around plant based food this would be reviewed as appropriate.

· In response to supplementary question from Tim Beasley, the Chair advised that it would be difficult to confirm a rate increase for allotments for 2026/27 but this would be reviewed in line with inflation and the council’s budget position in due course.

· In response to supplementary questions from Catherine Withers, officers confirmed that they had worked closely with ecologists when reviewing options for a cemetery expansion along with recent discussions with Natural England to which an update would be provided to the Committee in due course.

· In response to supplementary question from Sarah Freeman, the Chair confirmed that savings targets had been identified council-wide and did not only effect the allotments budget.

· In response to supplementary questions from Danica Priest, officers confirmed that the scrub clearance enhanced the ecological benefits of the site and that officers would continue to engage with community groups going forwards.

· In response to supplementary question from Joshua Roberts, officers noted that whilst MG5 grassland was found in within the SNCI, the proposed location for the attenuation pond and drainage pipe was in an area that did not contain MG5 grassland. The ecological surveys had been shared with the Committee and consultees but in accordance with planning process, surveys were not publicly available, which was in line with other local authorities.

· In response to supplementary questions from Cllr Guy Poultney, officers advised that the report contained detail on availability of non-denominational burials. In response to concerns around transparency, the Chair advised that the additional briefings and site visits had been organised to ensure Members had access to the information and allow opportunity for questions in order to make an informed decision.

Statements:

Number	Name	Subject
PS01	Martin Rands	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS02	Ruth Hecht	Allotment Rents and Tenancy Agreement
PS03	Alastair Sawday	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS04	Joanna Mellors	Allotment Rents and Tenancy Agreement
PS05	Owen Pilcherwood	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS06	David Carter	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS07	Withdrawn
PS08	Sue Mullins	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS09	Helen Powell	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS10	Mark CD Ashdown	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS11	Helen Withers	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS12	Erika Uridge	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS13	Louise Matthews	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS14	Jim Mason	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS15	Dan	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS16	Anne Silber	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS17	JordanaDavarian-Cross	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS18	Maureen Anderson	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS19	Julia Halpenny	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS20	Luke Fitzpatrick	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS21	Bonnie Welch	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS22	Rachel Hall	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS23	Anita Bennett	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS24	Rebecca Eyton	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS25	Phoebe Taylor	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS26	Steve Whiting	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS27	Richard Matthews	Allotment Rents and Tenancy Agreement
PS28	Charlotte Ellis	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS29	Neil Goldsmith and Frances Robertson	Local pharmacy provision in North Bristol
PS30	James Davies	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS31	Angela Truell	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS32	Susan Sullivan	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS33	Frances Neville	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS34	Sophie Stevens	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS35	Jenny Padfield	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS36	Vicki Holman	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS37	Toby Baker	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS38	Kevin Mullins	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS39	Teresa Tremlett	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS40	Catrina Davis	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS41	Jason Picton	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS42	T J Anderson	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS43	T K Cockle	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS44	John Beard	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS45	Michelle Graffagnino	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS46	Martyn Cordey	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS47	Pip Woolf	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS48	Lesley Powell	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS49	Robert Broughton	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS50	Helen Philips	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS51	Julia Victor of Friends of Novers Hill and Crox Bottom	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS52	Ian Whitttern	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS53	Rebecca Bell	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS54	Stuart McCarthy-Thompson, Avon Wildlife Trust	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS55	Amanda Barrett	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS56	Steve Beard	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS57	Deborah Sharp	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS58	Nick Barker	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS59	Owen Newman	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS60	Kathy Welham	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS61	Debbie Bell	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS62	David Clarke	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS63	Maddy Longhurst	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS64	Hilary Rydon	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS65	Anna Archer	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS66	Mark Brown	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS67	Angie Weller	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS68	Jacob Finnian Eric	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS69	Sarah MacDonald & Juliette Taylor	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS70	Councillor Lisa Stone	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS71	Bianca Chinn	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS72	Joshua Roberts	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS73	Jasmine Beard	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS74	Lily Mazzotta	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS75	Flick Brown & James Smith	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS76	Helen Russell	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS77	Kerry Lyon	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS78	Kim Dowsett	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS79	Karen Brown	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS80	Tony Pitt	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS81	Kate Laver	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS82	Dave Lewis	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS83	Dr Sascha Roest-Ellis	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS84	Mike Karthauser	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS85	Kieran Becker	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS86	Marie Marsh	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS87	George Cook	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS88	ZdenkaCervena	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS89	Robert Thomas	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS90	Mary Marsh	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS91	Sue Chubb	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS92	Danica Priest	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS93	Gemma Lasseter	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS94	Amandine Tchou	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS95	Andrew Bradbury	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS96	Val Shepstone	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS97	Avellanaecology, Neill Talbot	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS98	Ricky Chandler	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS99	Paul Becker	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS100	Ana T Castro Castellon & Alec Jenkins	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS101	Kirsty Claxton	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS102	Michelle Ruse	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS103	Angela Mayhew	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS104	Laura Hardidge	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS105	Laura Chapman	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS106	Zoe Palmer	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS107	Ethan Murphy	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS108	Jessica McLean	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS109	Ollie Shears	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS110	Chris Lucas	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS111	Sue Fairhurst	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS112	Barbara Lewis	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS113	Katie Milne	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS114	jane harper	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS115	Tony Coll	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS116	Birgit Muller	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS117	Thomas Pearce	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS118	Matthew Feltham	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS119	Jo Sergeant	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS120	Amanda Brett	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS121	Christina Hamati	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS122	Anna Abbott	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS123	Mark Hayward Jenkins	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS124	Bristol Tree Forum, John Tarlton	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS125	Nasim Dumont	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS126	Catherine Withers	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS127	Sarah Smith	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS128	EsmaPearcey	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS129	annvowles	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS130	Cllr Ellie Freeman	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS131	Chris Faulkner Gibson, Bristol Allotments Forum	Allotment rents and tenancy agreement
PS132	Cllr Ani Stafford-Townsend	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS133	Tim Edwards	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS134	Stuart Budd	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS135	Emma Robinough	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS136	Duncan Porter	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS137	Sebastian Whitehouse	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS138	Jody Reed	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS139	Frances Whitlock	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS140	Matthew morse	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion
PS141	Ena Yarde	Allotment rents and tenancy agreement
PS142	Cllr Guy Poultney	South Bristol Cemetery Expansion

Within the time available for Public Forum, individuals in attendance presented their statement.

RESOLVED; That the Public Forum be noted.

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