Issue - meetings

The Forum is requested to note future meeting dates and to consider the attached draft Agenda Plan

Future meeting date: Tuesday, 26 April 2016

A draft Agenda Plan based on suggestions received so far had been circulated.

All Forum members are invited to put forward their suggestions for future agendas, these should be submitted to: Mark Hayward- mark_hayward@bathnes.gov.uk .  Suggestions raised at the meeting were:

Robin Kerr asked for higher priority be given to the Bath Transport Strategy and Flooding when considering future agendas 

Cllr McGall suggested that Shops and Retail should be looked at for the wider Bath sector not just the city centre. Additionally the Forum needs to look at diversity and how it gets the opinions of underrepresented groups to feed into the meetings including young people. Cllr Michael Norton highlighted an example of good practice in relation to this in Basildon which he was happy to share..

Cllr Player asked for a full discussion on the impact of HMOs and Article 4. 

Cllr Patterson asked for a discussion on divestment from fossil fuels.

Cllr Norton asked for youth representation on the Forum. 

Jeremy Boss asked for a discussion on Bath as an “employment hub”.

Cllr Darey suggested the Forum looks at ‘What Bath Wants’.

The next meeting of the Bath City Forum will take place on 26^th April 2016