Agenda and minutes
Venue: Council Chamber, Guildhall, Bath
Link: Webcast video is available
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Evacuation Procedure In the event of a fire, please await direction from staff who will assist with the evacuation. Please do not return to the building until instructed to do so by the fire warden(s). Minutes: The Chair thanked Bath and North East Somerset Council for hosting the meeting, welcomed attendees to the meeting and introduced his colleagues around the table:
The evacuation procedure for the venue was then announced by the Chair.
The Chair then informed everybody present that the meeting was being recorded and that the recording would be available to view after the meeting on the Combined Authority website. Any individuals present who did not wish to be filmed were asked to indicate this.
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: It was noted that apologies had been received from Councillor Toby Savage, Leader, South Gloucestershire Council, Professor Steve West, the Chair of the Local Enterprise Partnership Board and Cllr Stephen Clarke, Chair of the Combined Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
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Declarations of Interest under the Localism Act 2011 Members who consider that they have an interest to declare are asked to: a) State the item number in which they have an interest, b) The nature of the interest, c) Whether the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest, non-disclosable pecuniary interest or non-pecuniary interest. Any Member who is unsure about the above should seek advice from the Monitoring Officer prior to the meeting in order to expedite matters at the meeting itself. Minutes: No declarations of interest were declared.
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Minutes of previous meeting PDF 142 KB To confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Joint Committee held on 30 November 2018 as a correct record.
Minutes: The Joint Committee RESOLVED:
That the minutes of the meeting of the Joint Committee held on 30 November 2018 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
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Chair's announcements To receive any announcements from the Chair of the West of England Joint Committee. Minutes: The Chair shared the following news about the Combined Authority’s recent activities:
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Comments from the Chair of the Local Enterprise Partnership Board To receive any comments from the Chair of the Local Enterprise Partnership Board. Minutes: None for this meeting.
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Comments from the Chair of the WECA Overview & Scrutiny Committee To receive any comments from the Chair of the WECA Overview & Scrutiny Committee. Minutes: None for this meeting.
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Items from the Public (Petitions; Statements; Questions) PDF 137 KB If you wish to present a petition or make a statement at this meeting, you are required to submit this by 12 noon on the working day before the meeting by e-mail to democratic.services@westofengland-ca.gov.uk For this meeting, this means that your petition/statement must be received in this office by 12 noon on Thursday 17 January 2019.
If you wish to ask a question at the meeting, you are required to submit the question in writing to democratic.services@westofengland-ca.gov.uk by no later than 3 working days before the meeting. For this meeting, this means that your question(s) must be received in this office by the end of Monday 14 January 2019.
In presenting any statements at the meeting, members of the public are generally permitted to speak for up to 3 minutes each. The total time available for this session is 30 minutes so at the discretion of the Chair, speaking time may sometimes be reduced depending on how many public items are received. Please note that all public items will be circulated in advance of the meeting to the committee members. Minutes: The Chair advised that one question had been submitted in advance of this meeting, as follows:
It was noted that the full text of the question and the reply sent to the questioner in advance of this meeting would be available to view on the Combined Authority’s website following the meeting.
The Chair then advised that one statement had been received and circulated to Joint Committee members in advance of the meeting, as follows:
In addition, David Redgewell made a statement on transport issues, including comments on the draft Joint Local Transport Plan.
It was noted that the full text of the statements would be available to view on the Combined Authority’s website following the meeting.
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Petitions from any member of the Joint Committee Any member of the Joint Committee may present a petition at a Joint Committee Meeting. Minutes: No petitions had been notified for this meeting.
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Joint Local Transport Plan - consultation PDF 43 KB This report asks the Joint Committee to endorse the draft Joint Local Transport Plan 4 for public consultation, starting in February 2019. Additional documents: Minutes: The Joint Committee considered a report seeking endorsement of the draft Joint Local Transport Plan (JLTP) 4 for consultation, starting in February 2019.
The Chair advised that there was a proposed minor amendment to the JLTP consultation document as published in the agenda papers, whereby it was proposed, in the interests of clarity, that one sentence and a diagram should be removed – copies of the proposed change to page 6 had been circulated to the committee and were available for public inspection at the meeting.
The report recommendations, as amended, were then moved by the Chair and seconded by Councillor Warren.
Councillor Warren stressed that the JLTP was being launched for consultation at this stage; the plan raised transport challenges faced by the region and inevitably a range of views would be received during the consultation; in the longer term, the plan, once finalised and then implemented, would improve people’s lives.
Councillor Ashton indicated his support for endorsing the JLTP for consultation purposes – however, he also flagged that he had particular concerns about the impact a possible new road link to junction 20 of the M5 would have on the Nailsea and Tickenham areas.
Mayor Rees stressed the importance, through the consultation, of sharing the challenges faced by the region with local communities and seeking to ensure constructive dialogue around this.
The Chair then moved to the voting on the recommendations (which was carried out in line with the constitution).
The Joint Committee RESOLVED to approve the following recommendations:
1. That the draft Joint Local Transport Plan 4, as amended at this meeting, be endorsed for consultation starting in February2019.
2. That authority be delegated to the WECA Director of Infrastructure to make any further minor changes to the consultation documents in consultation with the relevant Directors of the constituent authorities.
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Information item - Decisions taken at this meeting PDF 143 KB Details of the decisions taken at this meeting and the draft minutes of this meeting will be published on the West of England Combined Authority website as soon as possible after the meeting. Minutes: In closing the meeting, the Chair advised that details of the decisions taken at this meeting and the draft minutes of the meeting would be published as soon as possible on the Combined Authority website.
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