Meeting documents
Council
Tuesday, 23rd July, 2019 6.00 pm
| Business Items | |
| 1 | Public participation, petitions, and deputations (Standing Orders 2(vi) and 17) |
| The Council will hear any person who wishes to address it in accordance with the standing orders. The Chairman will select the order of the matters to be heard. Each person will be limited to a period of five minutes for public participation and deputations and three minutes for petitions. This section of the meeting must not exceed 30 minutes and discussion must not refer to a current planning application. The Council will also receive questions from the public and provide answers thereto, subject to the Chairman being satisfied that the questions are relevant to the business of the meeting. Requests to speak must be submitted in writing to the Head of Legal and Democratic Services, or the officer mentioned at the top of this agenda letter, by noon on the working day before the meeting and the request must detail the subject matter of the address. | |
| 2 | Apologies for absence |
| 3 | Petitions to be presented by Members (Standing Order No. 16) |
| These have to be received by the Head of Legal and Democratic Services by 12.00 noon on the day of the meeting. | |
| 4 | Declaration of disclosable pecuniary interest (Standing Order 37) |
| A Member must declare any disclosable pecuniary interest where it relates to any matter being considered at the meeting. A declaration of a disclosable pecuniary interest should indicate the interest and the agenda item to which it relates. A Member is not permitted to participate in this agenda item by law and should immediately leave the meeting before the start of any debate. If the Member leaves the Chamber in respect of a declaration, he or she should ensure that the Chairman is aware of this before he or she leaves to enable their exit from the meeting to be recorded in the minutes in accordance with Standing Order 37. | |
| 5 | Minutes |
| 25 June 2019, to approve as a correct record (attached) | |
Other - 05 cou minute 250619-dr29690  | |
| 6 | Motions by Members (Standing Order No. 14) |
| (1) Re-wilding Programme (Councillor Catherine Gibbons) 'NSC declared a Climate Emergency in February, and the new administration is committed to taking what actions it can to mitigate the effects of climate change. In this context I would like to propose one of those actions - that NSC puts in place a re-wilding programme and actively seeks to identify as many areas as possible, of the verges, parks and open spaces it operates , where this can be done. NSC should take the lead and help Towns, Parishes and community groups with their own re-wilding and tree-planting projects. This will be beneficial in creating additional habitats for bees, insects and other wildlife and provide attractive ' wild' areas of educational value to the community. These areas will be easy to maintain and send a positive message out to our residents that North Somerset is a forward-thinking, environmentally aware, eco- friendly region.' | |
| Other - 06 Motion for Council - Re-wilding Programme | |
| 7 | Matters referred from previous meeting |
| None | |
| 8 | Chairman’s announcements |
| 9 | Leader’s announcements |
| 10 | Chief Executive’s announcements |
| 11 | Forward Plan dated 3 July 2019 |
| (attached) | |
| Report - 11 Forward Plan 030719 | |
| 12 | Reports of the Policy/Overview and Scrutiny Panels |
| None | |
| 13 | Question Time (Standing Order No. 18) |
| Questions must relate to issues relevant to the work of the Executive. Question Time will normally last for 20 minutes. Members are requested to supply the Democratic Services Officer with a note of each question at, or just after, the meeting. A summary note of each question will be included in an appendix to the minutes. | |
| 14 | Report and matters referred from the Executive, 25 June 2019 |
| None | |
| 15 | Reports and matters referred from the Policy/Overview and Scrutiny Panels other than those dealt with elsewhere on this agenda |
| None | |
| 16 | Reports and matters referred from the other Committees other than those dealt with elsewhere on this agenda |
| 17 | Reports on joint arrangements and external organisations and questions relating thereto |
| (1) Avon Fire Authority Oral report from Councillor Tucker (2) West of England Joint Scrutiny Committee Oral report | |
| 18 | Climate Change Emergency Motion Update |
| Report of Councillor Petty (attached) | |
| Report - 18 Climate Change Emergency Motion update | |
| 19 | Yatton Neighbourhood Plan |
| Report of Councillor Tonkin (attached) | |
| Report - 19 Yatton Neighbourhood Plan | |
| 20 | Commissioning Plan for the Procurement of the Combined Reactive and Planned Maintenance, Minor Works and Compliance Testing Contract |
| Report of Councillor Cartman (attached) | |
| Report - 20 Commissioning Plan Maintenance and Compliance Testing Contract | |
| 21 | Urgent business permitted by the Local Government Act 1972 (if any) |
| For a matter to be considered as an urgent item, the following question must be addressed: 'What harm to the public interest would flow from leaving it until the next meeting?' If harm can be demonstrated, then it is open to the Chairman to rule that it be considered as urgent. Otherwise the matter cannot be considered urgent within the statutory provisions. | |