Meeting documents

Council
Tuesday, 12th November, 2019 6.00 pm

Business Items
1Public participation, petitions, and deputations (Standing Orders 2(vi) and 17)
 This meeting is taking place during the pre-election period known as ‘purdah’ which places restrictions on publicity and business that can be conducted at meetings.
There will be no public participation at this meeting.
2Apologies for absence
3Petitions 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.
4Declaration 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.
5Minutes
 24 September 2019, to approve as a correct record (attached)
 Other - 05 Minutes 24-09-2019 
6Motions by Members (Standing Order No. 14)
 None
7Matters referred from previous meeting
 None
8Chairman’s announcements
9Leader’s announcements
10Chief Executive’s announcements
11Forward Plan dated 1 November 2019
 (attached)
 Report - 11 Forward Plan 011119 
12Report of the Community and Corporate Organisation Policy and Scrutiny Panel
 Report of Councillor Bridger (attached)

 Report - 12 Report of the CCO Policy and Scrutiny Panel 
13Question 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.

14Report and matters referred from the Executive, 23 October 2019
 None
15Reports and matters referred from the Policy/Overview and Scrutiny Panels other than those dealt with elsewhere on this agenda
 None
16Reports and matters referred from the other Committees other than those dealt with elsewhere on this agenda
 Licensing Committee 5 November 2019
LIC 9 Mid-Year report for the administration and enforcement of all licensing regimes (Agenda Item 6)
 Other - 16 Licensing Committee 051119 Draft Minute Extract 
 Other - 16.1 Mid-Year report for the administration and enforcement of all licensing regimes 
17Reports on joint arrangements and external organisations and questions relating thereto
 (1) Avon Fire Authority
Report from Councillor Payne (attached)

(2) West of England Joint Scrutiny Committee
 Report - 17.1 AFA Report 
18Climate Emergency Strategy and Action Plan
 Report of Councillor Petty (attached)
 Report - 18 Climate Emergency Strategy and Action Plan 
19Congresbury Neighbourhood Plan
 Report of Councillor Tonkin (attached)
 Report - 19 Congresbury Neighbourhood Plan 
20Winterstoke Road Bridge – Acceptance of MOD Funding, Agreement to Heads of Terms and Commissioning Plan Approval
 Report of Councillor Tonkin (attached)
 Report - 20 Winterstoke Road Bridge 
21Audit Committee Terms of Reference
 Report of Councillor Cato (attached)
 Report - 21 Audit Committee Terms of Reference 
22Draft Municipal Calendar 2020/21
 Report of the Head of Legal and Democratic Services (attached)
 Report - 22 Draft Municipal Calendar 2020-21 
23Urgent 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.
 
 Minutes