Minutes, agenda, reports
A meeting of the Somerset Rivers Authority Board was held at 10am on 13 March 2017, at the offices of Mendip District Council in Shepton Mallet.
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 13 March 2017
– Agreed Minutes SRA Board 13 March 2017
Members of SRA Board:
Cllr John Osman – Chairman (Somerset County Council)
Tony Bradford – Vice-Chairman (Parrett Internal Drainage 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)
John Harris (Wessex Regional Flood & Coastal Committee)
Matthew Heard (Natural England)
Cllr Tom Killen (Mendip District Council)
Peter Maltby (Parrett Internal Drainage Board)
Cllr Ric Pallister (South Somerset District Council)
Cllr John Williams (Taunton Deane Borough Council)
In Attendance:
Emma Beardsley (Somerset County Council)
Rachel Burden (Environment Agency)
Sarah Diacono (Somerset Rivers Authority)
Paula Hewitt (Somerset County Council)
Nick Stevens (Somerset Drainage Boards Consortium)
Apologies:
Cllr David Hall (Somerset County Council)
David Jenkins (Wessex Regional Flood & Coastal Committee)
AGENDA
1 Declarations of interest
Purpose: Transparency
All members
2 Minutes of previous meeting February 8 2017
Purpose: To agree accuracy
Lead: Chair
Document (downloadable PDF): SRA Board Meeting Draft Minutes 8 February 2017
3 Public Question Time
Purpose: To give the public chance to ask questions
Lead: Chair
4 Precepting legislation
Purpose: To update the Board on progress of legislation
Lead: Chair
PLEASE NOTE: The reports for Item 5 are not confidential, with the exception of one paper which has 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 This does contain exempt information and is therefore marked Confidential – Not for Publication.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)
5 2017-18 Budget
Purpose: Decision
Lead: Emma Beardsley
Documents (downloadable PDFs):
– SRA Board paper 2017-18 SRA Budget
– SRA Budget 2017-18
PLEASE NOTE: The reports for Item 6 are not confidential, with the exception of one paper which has 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)
6 2017/18 Enhanced Programme
Purpose: Decision
Lead: Sarah Diacono
Documents (downloadable PDFs):
– SRA Board paper 2017-18 SRA Enhanced Programme
– 2017-18 SRA Enhanced Programme List
– 2017-18 SRA Enhanced Programme Map
– 2017-18 SRA Enhanced Programme Summary
7 2017-18 Calendar of meetings
Purpose: Decision
Lead: Sarah Diacono
Document (downloadable PDF): Calendar of 2017-18 SRA meetings
8 Flood Action Plan specific update
Sowy/King’s Sedgemoor Drain (KSD)
Purpose: To update the Board on key projects
Lead: Rachel Burden
Document (downloadable PDF): Update on Sowy/KSD project 13 March 2017
9 Any Other Business (AOB)
Purpose: To raise urgent items (agreed with John Osman prior to the meeting)
Lead: Chair