Decisions

Alignment to Corporate Strategy.

Approve the proposed amendments to the existing Discretionary Rate Relief (DRR) Policy for the continuation of relief into 2019 and 2020 to be applied retrospectively and applicable from 1 April 2019. By this policy the Council awards discretionary business rates relief to help support charities/not for profit organisations working in the city’s various communities.
The key points are:
a)Policy intent, and criteria for assessment, has been retained
b)Existing awards are unchanged by the amendments
c)Reflect the current Corporate Strategy
d)Remove redundant/out of date references (including responsible directorate, previous Mayor’s vision)
e)Incorporate new website links
f)Remove duplication of some text in the policy statement and the application form
Business rates are charged on commercial properties to help pay towards services provided by Bristol City Council. Section 47 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 gives Local Authorities the option to top up mandatory relief (to charities) of 80% by a further 20% in DRR, or up to 100% DRR to not-for-profit organisations. Bristol City Council maintains a DRR policy as part of a package of support available to voluntary and community organisations.

To carry our repairs to enable next year’s programme of carriageway surfacing and preventative maintenance to be carried out, thus prevent further deprecation of the asset.

Pre-patching of the road is required to repair foundation failures prior to carrying out surfacing work which may include preventative maintenance (i.e. Surface Dressing or Micro Asphalt). The foundation repairs are essential to address defects within the lower layers of a road, to ensure that it remains capable of distributing the loading from vehicular traffic.

The Mayor of Bristol has set out the objective of delivering 2000 new homes per year, of which 800 should be affordable, by 2020.
In response to this the Council has established a new Housing Delivery Team, a single multi-function team that will deliver homes through a number of routes including, making grant available to Registered Providers (RPs) to deliver affordable homes for rent.

Approve the total grant allocation to United Communities of £370,000 for 7 social rent units and 8 affordable rent units from the Affordable Housing Fund.

To undertake the concrete structural concrete repair programme in accordance with the contract thus reducing the possibility of further deprecation of the asset.

Approval to carry out Concrete Repairs to Cumberland Basin Complex
Structural concrete repairs is a preventative maintenance process which is used to protect any concrete structure against on going environmental damage and also prolongs the life of the structure and ensures the overall structural stability is maintained . The Cumberland Basin structures form part of the strategic Network and must therefore be kept to National Standards.

To undertake bridge decking waterproofing replacement programme in accordance with the contract thus reducing the possibility of further deprecation of the asset.

Deck Waterproofing Replacement to Netham Bridges.
Waterproofing replacement to bridge decks is an essential preventative maintenance process which is used to protect any concrete structure against ongoing environmental damage and also prolongs the life of the structure and ensures the overall structural stability is maintained. The Netham Bridges structures form part of the strategic Network and must therefore be kept to National Standards.

To accelerate the provision of housing to meet the Mayors target of building 2000 homes a year – 800 affordable by 2020.

To enter into a contract with Perfect Circle JV Ltd to undertake site surveys on up to 27 small Council owned sites which the Council intends to bring forward for residential led development.

Bristol City Council has a statutory duty to commission an information Advice and Support Service (IASS) to provide free impartial, confidential and accurate information, advice and support about education, health and social care for children, young people and their parents, carers or family on matters relating to special educational needs and disability (SEND).
The current contract expires on the 31/5/19 and so a joint re-commissioning exercise was implemented with Bristol City Council Education Services, Bristol City Council Children and Families Social Care Services and NHS BNSSG Clinical Commissioning Group in line with Bristol City Council policy and EU Procurement legislation.

The SENDIAS service contract for the period 1/6/19 – 31/3/2022 is awarded to Supportive Parents.