Agenda and minutes

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

The Chair will draw attention to the emergency evacuation procedure as set out in the Notes

The Senior Democratic Services Officer drew attention to the evacuation procedure as set out in the Agenda.

Councillor Charles Gerrish had sent his apologies.

At this point in the meeting declarations of interest are received from Members in any of the agenda items under consideration at the meeting. Members are asked to indicate:

(a) The agenda item number in which they have an interest to declare.

(b) The nature of their interest.

(c) Whether their interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest or an other interest,  (as defined in Part 2, A and B of the Code of Conduct and Rules for Registration of Interests)

Any Member who needs to clarify any matters relating to the declaration of interests is recommended to seek advice from the Council’s Monitoring Officeror a member of his staff before the meeting to expedite dealing with the item during the meeting.

Councillors and members of the public may register their intention to make a statement if they notify the subject matter of their statement before the deadline.  Statements are limited to 3 minutes each.  The speaker may then be asked by Cabinet members to answer factual questions arising out of their statement.

The Chair informed the meeting that speakers would have the opportunity to address the Cabinet.  The list of registered speakers (attached as Appendix and available on the Minute Book at Democratic Services) was contained in the purple sheet and available in the public gallery.  Each speaker would have up to three minutes to address the Cabinet.

Cabinet at its meeting on May 4th 2016 considered and noted reports from the cross party Local Development Framework (LDF) Steering Group and the Communities Transport and Environment Policy Development & Scrutiny Panel (CTEPDS) on the issue of the Park and Ride (P&R) east of Bath. Cabinet’s responses to the recommendations of the CTEPDS Panel, as agreed at this meeting, are set out below.  This report outlines the work undertaken since May and recommends which site should be promoted as a P&R east of Bath.

Emma Adams read out the statement where she said that there was no need for another Park and Ride and that the Council had not provided business case.  Emma Adams also said that visitor numbers had been inflated during Christmas Market period, and that those numbers were not true reflection on the average number of people coming to Bath.  Emma Adams concluded her statement by saying that there was a lack of communication from the Council and that the whole process was undemocratic and secretive, without the relevant facts and figures.

Harry Adams (11 year old) said that he had studied proposals for the Park and Ride but that he had not seen a real need for another Park and Ride.  Harry Adams also said that another 1,000 cars would not make much difference to the traffic in London Road; other Park and Rides had not been used well; concerns about the wildlife in Meadows; and that technology is moving forward so parking and pollution in Bath would not be an issue.

Annie Kilvington gave a statement (attached as Appendix and available on the Minute Book at Democratic Services) speaking against the Park and Ride proposals.

Lisa Brown gave a statement (attached as Appendix and available on the Minute Book at Democratic Services) speaking against the Park and Ride proposals.

Fiona Powell gave a statement (attached as Appendix and available on the Minute Book at Democratic Services) speaking against the Park and Ride proposals.

Peter Davenport gave a statement (attached as Appendix and available on the Minute Book at Democratic Services) speaking against the Park and Ride proposals.

Alison Smith gave a statement (attached as Appendix and available on the Minute Book at Democratic Services) speaking against the Park and Ride proposals.

Derek Redding gave a statement (attached as Appendix and available on the Minute Book at Democratic Services) speaking against the Park and Ride proposals.

Piers Taylor gave a statement (on behalf of Andrew Lea) by saying that only 57% of existing Park and Rides around Bath were used during the busiest times.  Piers Taylor also said that the images presented by the officers were misleading, that Park and Ride would not be concealed by planting trees, that the proposed development was ecologically illiterate and it would be an act of environmental vandalism, and that Park and Ride East of Bath was not a solution for traffic problems.

David Dunlop gave a statement (attached as Appendix and available on the Minute Book at Democratic Services) speaking against the Park and Ride proposals.

Phil Johnston gave a statement (attached as Appendix and available on the Minute Book at Democratic Services) speaking against the Park and Ride proposals.

Christine Boyd gave a statement (attached as Appendix and available on the Minute Book at Democratic Services) speaking against the Park and Ride proposals.

Andrew Mercer gave a statement and presented a document to the Cabinet (both attached as Appendices and available on the Minute Book at Democratic Services) speaking against the Park  ...  view the full minutes text for item 66.