Minutes, agenda, reports

The first ever meeting of the Somerset Rivers Authority Board was held at 10am on 27 February 2015 in the Wyndham Room at Somerset County Council’s County Hall headquarters in Taunton.

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 27 February 2015
– Agreed Minutes SRA Board 27 February 2015

Members of the Board:

Ray Adlam (Axe Brue Internal Drainage Board)
Tony Bradford – elected Vice-Chair (Parrett Internal Drainage Board)
Jeff Fear (Axe Brue Internal Drainage Board)
Nick Gupta (Environment Agency)
David Jenkins (Wessex Regional Flood & Coastal Committee)
Mark Jones (Natural England)
Peter Maltby (Parrett Internal Drainage Board)
Cllr Duncan McGinty (Sedgemoor District Council)
Cllr John Osman – elected Chair (Somerset County Council)
Cllr Ric Pallister (South Somerset District Council)
Cllr Harvey Siggs (Mendip District Council)
Cllr Tim Taylor (West Somerset Council)
Cllr John Williams (Taunton Deane Borough Council)

In Attendance:

Martin Buckle (Somerset County Council)
Sarah Diacono (Somerset County Council)
Paula Hewitt (Somerset County Council)
Iain Sturdy (Somerset Drainage Boards Consortium)

AGENDA

1 Appointment of Chair & Vice Chair
Purpose: Decision
Lead officer: Paula Hewitt

2 Declarations of interest
Purpose: Transparency
All members

3 Constitution
Purpose: Sign-off decision
Lead officer: Martin Buckle
Document (downloadable PDF): Constitution

4 Public Question Time
Please submit your questions in writing via email with a 2 working day notice period to: sra@somerset.gov.uk
Lead: Chair
Document (downloadable PDF): Public Questions for SRA Board 27 February 2015

5 SRA Programme of Work

5a Developing the SRA
Purpose: Progress update
Lead officer: Sarah Diacono
Document (downloadable PDF): SRA Development presentation

5b Common Works Programme
Purpose: Progress update
Lead officer: Sarah Diacono
Document (downloadable PDF): Common Works Programme presentation

5c 2015/16 Enhanced Maintenance Programme
Purpose: To consider and make recommendation
Lead officers: Sarah Diacono, Iain Sturdy
Documents (downloadable PDFs):
– Enhanced Maintenance Programme 2015-16 Introductory presentation
– Proposed Schemes, Options and Key
– Map of Proposed Schemes 2015-16

5d DCLG/Defra/SRA Funding Options Review, Terms of Reference
Purpose: Progress update
Lead officer: Sarah Diacono
Document (downloadable PDF): DCLG/Defra/SRA Funding Options Review and Terms of Reference

6 2015-16 Budget
Purpose: To consider and make recommendation
Lead officer: Sarah Diacono
Documents (downloadable PDFs):
– 2015-16 Budget Introductory presentation
– SRA 2015-16 Budget Detail

7 Flood Action Plan
Purpose: Progress update
Lead officer: Sarah Diacono
Document (downloadable PDF): Flood Action Plan update presentation

8 Any Other Business (AOB)
Purpose: To raise urgent items (agreed with Paula Hewitt prior to the meeting)
Lead: Chair