Minutes, agenda, reports
A meeting of the Somerset Rivers Authority Board was held at 10am on 31 January 2018 at Mendip District Council’s offices 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 31 January 2018
– Agreed Minutes SRA Board 31 January 2018
Members of SRA Board:
Tony Bradford – Vice-Chair (Parrett Internal Drainage Board)
Cllr David Hall (Somerset County Council)
Matthew Heard (Natural England)
David Jenkins (Wessex Regional Flood & Coastal Committee)
Cllr John Osman – Chair (Mendip District Council)
Cllr Ric Pallister (South Somerset District Council)
Cllr Anthony Trollope-Bellew (West Somerset District Council)
Cllr John Williams (Taunton Deane Borough Council)
Cllr Anne Fraser (Sedgemoor District Council)
In Attendance:
Cllr Clare Aparicio-Paul (Somerset County 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)
Paula Hewitt (Somerset County Council)
David Mitchell (Somerset Rivers Authority)
Nick Plumley (Sedgemoor District Council)
Cllr Nick Weeks (South Somerset District Council)
Scott Wooldridge (Somerset County Council)
Apologies:
Nicola Dawson (Somerset County Council)
Linda Irwin (Environment Agency)
AGENDA
1 Apologies for absence
Purpose: Clarification
Lead: Chair
2 Declarations of interest
Purpose: Transparency
Lead: Chair
3 Minutes of previous meeting 20 October 2017
Purpose: To agree accuracy
Lead: Chair
Document (downloadable PDF): SRA Board Meeting Draft Minutes 20 October 2017
4 Public Question Time
Purpose: To give the public chance to ask questions
Lead: Chair
5 Key Project Updates
5a Bridgwater Tidal Barrier
Purpose: Update
Lead: Doug Bamsey
Document (downloadable PDF): Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Update
5b Taunton Strategic Flood Alleviation Improvements Scheme
Purpose: Update
Lead: Brendan Cleere
Document (downloadable PDF): Taunton Strategic Flood Alleviation Improvements Scheme Update
5c Dredging Strategy and plans
Purpose: Update
Lead: Nick Stevens
Document (downloadable PDF): Dredging Strategy Update
5d River Sowy/King’s Sedgemoor Drain (KSD)
Purpose: Update
Lead: Rachel Burden
Document (downloadable PDF): River Sowy/ King’s Sedgemoor Drain (KSD) Update
5e Strategic Approach to Mitigation
Purpose: Update
Lead: Mark Jones
Document (downloadable PDF): Strategic Approach to Mitigation Update
6 SRA Enhanced Programme 2018-19
Purpose: Decision, subject to funding
Lead: Sarah Diacono
Documents (downloadable PDFs):
– 2018-19 Enhanced Programme Board Paper
– 2018-19 Enhanced Programme List
– 2018-19 Enhanced Programme Summary
– 2018-2019 Enhanced Programme Map
7 Funding request: Environment Agency Enhanced Maintenance
Purpose: Decision
Lead: Rachel Burden
Documents (downloadable PDFs):
– Environment Agency Enhanced Maintenance Additional Funding Request
– Appendix One
– Appendix Two
– Appendix Three
8 Third Quarter 2017-18 Finance Report
Purpose: Update
Lead: Emma Beardsley
Document (downloadable PDF): 3Q 2017-18 Finance Report
PLEASE NOTE: The report for Item 7 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 River Brue – The Way Forwards
Purpose: Update
Lead: Iain Sturdy
Document (downloadable PDF): River Brue Update
10 SRA Scrutiny Panel Recommendations
Purpose: Decision
Lead: Sarah Diacono
Documents (downloadable PDFs):
– SRA Scrutiny Panel Recommendations
– Flood Networks
11 Precepting Legislation
Purpose: Update
Lead: Sarah Diacono
Document (downloadable PDF): Precepting Legislation Update
12 Any Other Business
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): Guidance Notes for January 2018 Board Meeting