Minutes, agenda, reports
A meeting of the Somerset Rivers Authority Board was held at 10am on 20 October 2017, at the offices of Sedgemoor District Council in Bridgwater.
Below are links to a summary of decisions taken at the meeting and the Minutes. These documents tell you what happened at the meeting.
They are followed by lists of people attending the meeting, the agenda and informative supporting documents such as reports and updates.
Documents (downloadable PDFs):
– SRA Board summary of decisions 20 October 2017
– SRA Board meeting Minutes 20 October 2017
Members of SRA Board:
Ray Adlam (Axe Brue Internal Drainage Board)
Jeff Fear (Axe Brue Internal Drainage Board)
Cllr Anne Fraser (Sedgemoor District Council)
Nick Gupta (Environment Agency)
Cllr David Hall (Somerset County Council)
John Harris (Wessex Regional Flood & Coastal Committee)
Matthew Heard (Natural England)
David Jenkins (Wessex Regional Flood & Coastal Committee)
Peter Maltby (Parrett Internal Drainage Board)
Cllr John Osman – Chair (Mendip District Council)
Cllr Nick Weeks (South Somerset District Council) – Substitute
Cllr Norman Cavill (Taunton Deane Borough Council) – Substitute
Apologies:
Tony Bradford – Vice-Chair (Parrett Internal Drainage Board)
Cllr Ric Pallister (South Somerset District Council)
Cllr John Williams (Taunton Deane Borough Council)
In Attendance:
Doug Bamsey (Sedgemoor District Council)
Emma Beardsley (Somerset County Council)
Rachel Burden (Environment Agency)
Brendan Cleere (Taunton Deane Borough Council)
Michele Cusack (Somerset County Council)
Sarah Diacono (Somerset Rivers Authority)
Jonathan Hudston (Somerset Rivers Authority)
David Peake (Somerset County Council)
Nick Stevens (Somerset Drainage Boards Consortium)
AGENDA
1 Apologies for absence
Purpose: Clarification
Lead: Chair
2 Declarations of interest
Purpose: Transparency
Lead: Chair
3 Minutes of previous meeting 21 July 2017
Purpose: To agree accuracy
Lead: Chair
Document (downloadable PDF): SRA Board Meeting Draft Minutes 21 July 2017
4 Public Question Time
Purpose: To give the public chance to ask questions
Lead: Chair
5 Board Interim Arrangements
Purpose: To decide on various Board arrangements prior to legislation
Lead: Sarah Diacono
Document (downloadable PDF): Board Interim Arrangements
6 Flood Action Plan Updates
6a Bridgwater Tidal Barrier
Purpose: Update
Lead: Doug Bamsey
Document (downloadable PDF): Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Update
6b Taunton Strategic Flood Alleviation Improvements Scheme
Purpose: Update
Lead: Brendan Cleere
Document (downloadable PDF): Taunton Strategic Flood Alleviation Improvements Scheme Update
6c Dredging Strategy and Plans
Purpose: Update
Lead: Nick Stevens
Document (downloadable PDF): Dredging Strategy Update
6d Sowy River/ King’s Sedgemoor Drain
Purpose: Update
Lead: Rachel Burden
Document (downloadable PDF): Sowy River/ King’s Sedgemoor Drain Update
7 Draft Half Year Progress Report
Purpose: To approve publication
Lead: Jonathan Hudston
Documents (downloadable PDFs):
– Half Year Progress Report Paper
– Draft 2017-18 Half Year Progress Report
8 Second Quarter 2017-18 Finance Report
Purpose: Update
Lead: Emma Beardsley
Document (downloadable PDF): 2Q 2017-18 SRA Finance Report
PLEASE NOTE: The report for Item 8 is not confidential, with the exception of the appendices which have been made available only to Members. This does contain exempt information and is therefore marked Confidential – Not for Publication. At any point if Members wish to discuss information within this paper then the Board will be asked to agree the following resolution to exclude the press and public:
Exclusion of the Press and Public
To consider passing a resolution under Regulation 4 of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012 to exclude the press and public from the meeting on the basis that if they were present during the business to be transacted there would be a likelihood of disclosure of exempt information, within the meaning of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.
Reason: Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)
9 Funding Request: Flood Alert Systems
Purpose: Decision
Lead: David Peake
Document (downloadable PDF): Flood Alert Systems Funding Request
10 Any Other Business (AOB)
Purpose: To raise urgent items (agreed with Sarah Diacono prior to the meeting)
Lead: Chair
For more information relating to the meeting, such as public attendance and access, please see below:
Document (downloadable PDF): SRA Guidance Notes for October 2017 Board Meeting