Agenda item

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.

Fia Heijltjes (6 years old and accompanied by parent) in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 2 and on the Council's website] addressed her concerns with road safety.

David Redgewell made a statement around traffic and bus issues in West of England Combined Authority as per background paper circulated to the Cabinet in advance of the meeting.

Susan Charles in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 3 and on the Council's website] expressed her concerns about future of parking spaces for Blue Badge holders.

Shiva Page in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 4 and on the Council's website] expressed a number of concerns related to Equality Impact Assessments on Clean Air Zone, Liveable Neighbourhoods and Active Travel Schemes.

Martin Grixoni in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 5 and on the Council's website] said that he was concerned about misplaced priorities, in particular with recycling and refuse collection.

Allison Herbert in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 6 and on the Council's website] where she highlighted the reasons and benefits of having Bath Christmas Market, and the issues which people mostly complain about , such as access, parking and transport.

Kathryn Davis addressed the Cabinet by supporting Bath Christmas Market as a unique event for local and national visitor experience.  Kathryn Davies welcomed the report before the Cabinet by saying that this was an opportunity to deliver an event in 2021 which would provide phenomenal boost to local economy, tourism, and hospitality network.

Charlie Williams said that there would always be those who would be for and against Active Travel Schemes but the Cabinet should stay consistent and continue to combat climate change by trailing and eventually implementing schemes which may not always be popular with all residents.

Jeremy Labram (Chair, Camden Residents’ Association) in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 7 and on the Council's website] said that the residents were keen to get into in the Liveable Neighbourhood programme as soon as possible.  The association would also like to see the detail of the assessment of the Walcot bid to understand what the project team’s misgivings were over complexity and challenge so the residents could start to address those now.

Rachael Hushon in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 8 and on the Council's website] said that residents who live in the lower Lansdown area were grateful to the Council who have recognised that the Kingsmead area and lower Lansdown needed to be looked at in a joined up way with regards to Liveable neighbourhood planning.

Lynda Lloyd in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 9 and on the Council's website] said that she was concerned that the creation of Liveable Neighbourhoods seems to be on a ‘Bubble’ principle yet the impact was far wider than the immediate community who live within a proposed Liveable Neighbourhood.

Patrick Rotheram in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 10 and on the Council's website] where he expressed his concerns about Camden Low Traffic Neighbourhood, in particular traffic calming measures such as a 20 mph limit and permanent resident parking on Paragon, enforcing the HGV weight limit, and a pedestrian crossing at the unsafe junction of Paragon and Lansdown. 

Malcolm Baldwin in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 11 and on the Council's website] said that having spoken in a general context about LTNs at last meeting, it was great to this evening have the opportunity for Cabinet to agree, and hopefully sign-off a process which could lead to implementation of a number of major environmental and life-style improvements in the city.

Kari Ericsson in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 12 and on the Council's website] expressed her concern about the lack of transport infrastructure, such as pooled cars, buses and taxis, in the delivery of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, and negative impact that Liveable Neighbourhoods may have on businesses in Bath.

Councillor Joanna Wright in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 13 and on the Council's website] expressed her concerns that the Cabinet has decided not to implement the bus gate on North Road which would give an ammunition to the few who would actively oppose Liveable Neighbourhoods, and in her view this would make Liveable neighbourhoods so much harder to deliver.  Councillor Joanna Wright used this opportunity to tender her resignation of the Liberal Democrat Party and said that she would be representing the ward of Lambridge as a Green Party member.

Councillor Michelle O’Doherty in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 14 and on the Council's website] read out a statement from a resident in her constituency in respect to the parking situation around Chelsea Road.

Some members of the public were asked factual questions by the Cabinet Members in order to clarify/verify details and specifics mentioned in their statements.