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Public Forum Statements and Questions PDF 1 MB Public Document Pack Cabinet Supplementary Information Date: Tuesday, 2 June 2020 Time: 4.00 pm Venue: Virtual Meeting - Zoom Committee Meeting with Public Access via YouTube 2. Public Forum (Pages 3 - 34) Issued by: Corrina Haskins, Democratic Services City Hall, Bristol, BS1 5TR Tel: 0117 35 76519 E-mail: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, 02 June 2020 Agenda Item 2 CABINET – 2 June 2020 PUBLIC FORUM ITEMS Statements and questions have been received as follows (full details are attached): Agenda item 2 – Public Forum Arrangements PS02.1 Councillor Martin Fodor Agenda item 8 – Traffic signals maintenance, supply and installation None Agenda item 9 – Moving Forward Together PS09.1 Councillor Graham Morris Agenda item 10 - COVID 19: Cross Directorate Application for Contract Awards, Extensions and Variations Necessary due to the Impact of COVID 19 on Commissioning and Procurement Activity None Agenda item 11 - Extensions and Variations to Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence contracts due to the Impact of COVID 19 None Agenda item 12- 2020/21 Period 1 (April) Finance Report PS12.1 David Redgewell Agenda item 13 - 2019/20 Finance Outturn PS13.1&2 Suzanne Audrey Agenda item 14 - None Agenda item 15 – CQ15.1&2 Councillor Clive Stevens Agenda item 18 - Adult Social Care COVID-19 Funding Page 2 None Agenda item 19 - Port Communities Resilience Fund – Project Closure Report CS19.1 Councillor Don Alexander PQ19.1 Mary Page Agenda item 20 – City Leap Update CQ20.1 Councillor Martin Fodor CQ20.2&3 Councillor Claire Hiscott CQ20.3&4 Councillor John Goulandris Agenda item 17 – Bristol Energy Update PS17.1 Samuel Williams PS17.2 Gordon Richardson CS17.1 Councillor Mark Weston CS17.2 Councillor Tim Kent CS17.3 Councillor Jerome Thomas PQ17.1 Mary Page CQ17.1&2 Councillor Gary Hopkins CQ17.3&4 Councillor Chris Davies CQ17.5 Councillor Martin Fodor CQ17.6&7 Councillor Jerome Thomas CQ17.8&9 Councillor Mark Weston CQ17.10&11 Councillor Geoff Gollop CQ17.12&13 Councillor Richard Eddy Exempt Session ECS17.1 Councillor Geoff Gollop Page 3 Question: CS2.1 Cabinet – 2nd June 2020 Re: Agenda item 2 – Public Forum Statement submitted by: Councillor Martin Fodor This meeting follows recent Licensing, Development Control, and the Extraordinary Full Council. All have allowed live, virtual, public forum statements and questions or petitions. Yet the papers state this [emphasis added]: “Public Forum Please note: written submissions can be considered at this meeting. The meeting will be live streamed for members of the public to view via YouTube, but there will not be an opportunity to participate in the meeting. Up to one hour is allowed for this item Any member of the public or Councillor may submit Public Forum. Petitions, statements and questions received by the deadlines below will be taken at the start of the agenda item to which they relate.” As the main decision making meeting of the council it was worrying that the papers made it appear it would have the least public participation of all when all the facilities exist and have been demonstrated to work for virtual participation. It turns out this was an error and people can be heard. But surely the papers should have been amended to make clear public participation was welcomed? On a separate note, again and again at the recent Extraordinary Full Council the Mayor started that it was not the time or place for questions about matters of public concern [regarding Bristol Energy] as the subject was on the Cabinet Agenda and everything could and would be dealt with there. He referred countless questioners to this meeting as the right one for discussion about the future of the company and how it has been managed. He said the papers will cover this matter. We now find there are no published documents - the entire item on the subject is exempt - and no possibility of presented statements or getting meaningful answers to questions as participation is not allowed and there is nothing to have sight of to refer to, anyway. What does this say about transparency, democracy and a commitment to open meetings? Page 4 Why should the main decision making meeting of the city be subject of the lower standards of participation and opaque decision making - and given the Mayor would have known he was shielded from scrutiny on this matter will he be explaining and apologising for misleading members of the public and councillors before excluding us from the item during the meeting? Page 5 Question: CS9.1 Cabinet – 2nd June 2020 Re: Agenda item 9 – Moving Forward Together Statement submitted by: Councillor Graham Morris I am very pleased to see this report today. I fully endorse the aims and objectives outlined as in my 5 years of service to the residents of Stockwood Ward, it is very clear that Bristol City Council Housing Teams and the tenant have become far removed. I do take issue with the sole blame being laid at the reduction in public sector financing and the real reduction in rental income over this period as this disguises other decisions which have led us to this situation. My primary concerns have been the significant reduction in access to Landlord Services which started in 2006, when Bristol City Council shut the Local Housing Offices. We have then seen further reductions in the Council’s estate with the Citizen Service Points having been closed. When we look at the 6 resident priorities: - Being more visible and having a strong local presence - Listening to what residents say - Keeping our promises - Making it easier for residents to contact us - Tackling anti-social behaviour & crime - Improving the safety and appearance of our homes/estates I contend that all of these primary concerns would not be as prevalent if we had retained Local Housing Offices or some other form of local connection with Landlord Services. I fully understand the rational for a reduction in such facilities but this was undertaken by Bristol City Council PRIOR to austerity. To declare otherwise paints or risks an inaccurate picture of why and where we are now. If we do need to look at how we have arrived at this position, I suggest that the actions of the then Lib Dem Administration, and the decisions of the Labour Party need to be reviewed more closely. I very much welcome this project which is clearly needed and I hope for a successful implementation. Page 6 Question: CS12.1 Cabinet – 2nd June 2020 Re: Agenda item 12 – Finance Update Statement submitted by: David Redgewell On the Coronavirus Transport network issues: We would like to know what progress is being made of marking out bus stops in the Bristol city council area, and S Gloucestershire/BANES/ North Somerset and if WECA the mayoral transport authority have these social distancing measures in hand now? This should also include managing Local Railway stations including Bristol Temple Meads, Bath Spa Bristol Parkway and Weston super Mare. Access by Bus service by routes 36 and 96 to south Bristol hospital urgently need to operate evening and Sunday services from Bristol city centre to Brislington and to Knowle and Hengrove. Also we need service 37 Bath – Bristol via Longwell Green and service 35 Bristol – Marshfield via Kingswood to operate out of core times. We understand that focus is on Mon – Fri 0700 – 1900 but there are essential journeys outside of these times too. Work needs to be carried out in Kingswood Town Centre , Staple hill Downend Warmley, Cadbury heath .Longwell Green , Emerson’s Green, Filton, Patchway, Hanham, Yate ,Thornbury, Chipping Sodbury There needs to be clear management plans for the Bus stations at: Yate, UWE, Cribbs Causeway, Southmead Hospital bus station, BRISTOL bus and coach station, Broadmead city centre, the Harbourside, Clifton Down Station, Old Market, Lawrence Hill Station, Westbury on Trym, Hartcliffe, Knowle and Brislington. We currently have challenges with social distancing on the 75 route between The Wellington Gloucester road and Bedminster and routes 3/4 Bristol city centre to Shirehampton, Avonmouth and Cribbs Causeway bus station. The Government guidance from the The Department for Transport has requested local authorities to work with bus operators on marshalling at key bus stands and extra cleaning of Bus shelters . Are Bristol city council improving information on bus shelters and stations on social distancing notices and realtime information. On public toilets what plans does council have to reopen public toilets On bus services there is a need for extension by the department for transport for covid 19 bus Bus operators grant . To enable social distancing of buses only 20 passengers on a double decker and 10 passengers on a single decker can be carried. Page 7 We are concerned about the bus services being withdrawn: X14 chepstow bus station to Cribbs causeway bus station Newport bus station to Chepstow bus station and Bristol bus and coach station. X5 cribbs causeway bus station to Portishead Clevedon and Weston super mare. All are Operated by stagecoach west but with no public subsidies from Monmouthshire council and Newport city council and Transport for Wales and WECA. Services terminate on the 14th June 2020. The x5 is being retendered by North Somerset and WECA. Service 19 Bath spa bus station to Cribbs Causeway bus station via Hillfields and kingswood, needs an evening service and Sunday services. What plans does the council have to provide extra cycling space pavements and Bus Stabling facilities in line with Department for Transport instructions. Addendum to statement: We are very very concerned about the situation in Bristol city centre with a lack of public toilets including disabled accessible toilets. With the community scheme not now in operation due to shops and restaurants closed down due to covid19 emergency, there is an urgent need to reopen some of the public toilets with grants from central government.
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