Agenda item
Statements, Deputations or Petitions from Public or Councillors
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.
Minutes:
Lily Hughes in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 1 and on the Council's website] asked the Cabinet to vote on stopping the use of glyphosate for the treatment of street weeds, and focus on manual and mechanical methods of removal. Lily Hughes also presented Council Leader with a petition called ‘Stop spraying Bath & North East Somerset streets with toxic weed killer glyphosate ‘
Kari Erickson in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 2 and on the Council's website] invited the Cabinet to reflect on some of their goals as a Liberal Democrat Administration, and how these intersect with their relationship with the private sector.
Simon Marshall in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 3 and on the Council's website] expressed his concerns about future of parking spaces in Bath for Blue Badge holders.
Ian Perkins in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 4 and on the Council's website] expressed his concerns about future of parking spaces in Bath for Blue Badge holders and called for a consultation with all affected residents.
Susan Charles in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 5 and on the Council's website] expressed her concerns about future of parking spaces in Bath for Blue Badge holders and medical personnel.
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Julie Gregory in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 6 and on the Council's website] described her personal experience as a Blue Badge holder. Julie Gregory felt that the consultation on this matter had not been done correctly.
Lindsay Holdoway in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 7 and on the Council's website] expressed his support for the City Centre Security and High Street Renewal with the hope that the existing scheme would become permanent and possibly lead to full pedestrianisation in due course.
Lynda Lloyd in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 8 and on the Council's website] expressed her concerns about future of parking spaces for Blue Badge holders.
Harry Tedstone in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 9 and on the Council's website] asked the Cabinet to defer the decision on ‘On Street Parking Permits And Charges’ in order that it be properly looked into and with an urgent economic impact assessment undertaken.
Councillor Jess David in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 11 and on the Council's website] expressed her support for the paper on investment in neighbourhood services, and in particular, the decision to move away from the use of weedkiller containing glyphosate in the treatment of street weeds.
Councillor Eleanor Jackson in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 12 and on the Council's website] expressed his concerns about future of parking spaces in Bath for Blue Badge holders and a need for long term parking permits for professions such as medics, carers and traders.
Councillor Vic Pritchard addressed the Cabinet about the Bath City Centre Security agenda item and questioned the rationale for the report, the allocated budget for this project, and that the Cabinet had not fulfilled their duty under the Equalities Act of proper consultation with disabled people.