Decisions

On 23/6/21 Cabinet resolved that the Upper Bristol Road and Beckford Road Active Travel Fund schemes should proceed to public consultation on the Traffic Regulation Orders and that final decisions on the detail of the proposals were delegated to the Cabinet Member for Climate and Sustainable Travel along with the Director of Place Management.
Cabinet report E3284 outlined proceeding with the Beckford Road element of the City Centre to University of Bath scheme, as well as an amended version of the Upper Bristol Road scheme.
The designs of both schemes have since been revised further in order to produce the best proposals possible to meet the objective of providing good quality walking, cycling and public transport infrastructure together with balancing the needs of local residents and businesses. The revisions are not deemed to be a significant departure from the proposals taken to Cabinet on 23/6/21.
See Cabinet meeting 23/6/21 item 27 for decision E3284 and background documents:
https://democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=122

To approve going ahead to TRO consultation on the Upper Bristol Road proposals shown in drawings TCL0016S01/100-1/I, TCL0016S01/100-2/J, TCL0016S01/100-3/I, TCL0016S01/100-4/F, (option 1) and the Beckford Road proposals shown in drawings TCL0016S02/100-1/H and TCL0016S02/100-2/E (option 1). This has been agreed with the Cabinet Member for Climate and Sustainable Travel.

Radstock Town Council would like to prepare a neighbourhood plan to proceed they need to be designated as a neighbourhood area.

Designation of Radstock Town Council as a Neighbourhood Area for the purposes of undertaking Neighbourhood Planning

Every local authority (LA) has to have a Standing Advisory Council on RE (SACRE) by law. The law says that religious education (RE) must be taught in all schools and academies and a SACRE's role is to advise its LA on what needs to be done to improve RE and collective worship for schools in its area. This is because RE is not part of the National Curriculum; it is a local responsibility. Through the SACRE, local communities and teachers have the opportunity to influence and support what pupils learn in RE.
SACRE can require the LA to review its agreed Syllabus for RE (This must happen at least every five years). At a recent meeting of the B&NES Agreed Syllabus Conference, constituted under Schedule 31 of the Education Act 1996, a unanimous recommendation was made to adopt an updated Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education. The Agreed Syllabus Conference, which included Cllrs Kumar and Jackson, has requested that B&NES Council affect the recommendation.
There are no changes to the current Syllabus from the one already adopted. A link to the current Syllabus is provided below
www.awarenessmysteryvalue.org/syllabus/

As part of the introduction of In Cab Technology to our waste and recycling collection fleet, we are reviewing our services to ensure we achieve high levels of customer service whilst operating efficiently and reduce the carbon impact of our services.

Our garden waste vehicles currently drive around every road in the district on a fortnightly basis to check whether properties have opted into the chargeable garden waste service and have bins or sacks out for collection.

The new technology in the vehicles allows us to be more efficient in our approach. It will route the collection crews to all subscription bins each fortnight, with a simple online booking form for residents to request paper sacks collections (and Christmas trees in January) on their next scheduled fortnightly collection. This method is used by our neighbouring authorities effectively.

The change in approach encourages use of garden waste wheeled bins on an annual subscription as the core service but retains flexibility and convenience for residents wanting to purchase of paper sacks and use the service on an ad hoc basis.

Collection vehicles will therefore only be sent to properties which present garden waste for collection making the service more efficient and sustainable.

This decision has been made in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods.

To introduce a booking system for garden waste sacks to help achieve efficiencies and support the climate emergency declaration by reducing any unnecessary vehicle miles.

Following Cabinet Report E3280, a decision on whether to scale back the Bath Christmas Market plans, or cancel the event was delegated to the Director of Place Management in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children & Young People, Communities & Culture, SAGE and the Director of Public Health.

The rationale would be based on a decision-making framework incorporating Covid-19 related indicators, national guidance on Covid-19 restrictions and risk mitigation measures. Decision dates will be aligned with financial milestones. This process aims to reduce both risk to public health and pressure on council budgets.

The Director of Place Management, based on the evidence available and the overall risks outlined in the Risk Matrix (Appendix A) and the lack of suitable control measures being available, has made the decision to re-shape the council’s plans for the Bath Christmas Market 2021.

Following agreement with Visit West, Bath Business Improvement District, SouthGate and Milsom Place, the council will work with these partner organisations to support the B&NES visitor, hospitality and retail economy and promote Bath at Christmas, through a series of activities and events, including:

• An illumination trail of the iconic and historic buildings of Bath
• A number of festive stalls in Kingston Parade and Abbey Green
• A Victorian carousel ride outside the Roman Baths
• Street entertainment and carol singing
• A virtual Christmas Market
• Support for the Independent Artisan Market in Queen Square
subject to appropriate budget being allocated, procurement of suppliers and with the agreement of our partner organisations and Cabinet Member support.

There were no specific issues raised by the Director of Public Health, in relation to public health considerations, in taking this decision.

This will be subject to further Gateway Decision process, as outlined in the Cabinet Report E3280.

A decision on how to use funding provided by the Department for Work and Pensions to help vulnerable households this winter.

This project will use developer’s contributions from CIL and S106 to fund the development of a new masterplan for Keynsham Memorial Park and some essential site improvements. The park is an important destination park for the district and its role in supporting improvements on the High Street, providing access to new transport routes, promoting healthy lifestyles and addressing the Climate and ecological emergencies requires that the Council invest in understanding current uses and needs affecting the space to inform new facilities and landscapes to prepare for the future.

Approve capital expenditure of £238k for the delivery of Phase 1 of the programme