Minutes, agenda, reports
A meeting of the Somerset Rivers Authority Board was held at 10am on 21 July 2017, at the offices of West Somerset Council in Williton.
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 21 July 2017
– SRA Board meeting Minutes 21 July 2017
Members of SRA Board:
Ray Adlam (Axe Brue Internal Drainage Board)
Tony Bradford (Parrett 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 (Mendip District Council)
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)
Rob Forse (Somerset County Council)
Cllr Clare Aparicio Paul (Somerset County Council)
Linda Irwin (Environment Agency)
Martin Woods (South Somerset District Council)
Paul Deal (Mendip District Council)
Barry James (Somerset County Council)
Brendan Cleere (Taunton Deane Borough Council)
Doug Bamsey (Sedgemoor District Council)
AGENDA
1 Apologies for absence
Purpose: Clarification
Lead: Sarah Diacono
2 Election of Chair and Vice-chair
Purpose: Decision
Lead: Sarah Diacono
3 Declarations of interest
Purpose: Transparency
All members
4 Minutes of previous meeting 13 March 2017
Purpose: To agree accuracy
Lead: Chair
Document (downloadable PDF): SRA Board Meeting Draft Minutes 13 March 2017
5 Public Question Time
Purpose: To give the public chance to ask questions
Lead: Chair
6 Finance and Delivery
6ai Strategic Approach to Mitigation funding request
Purpose: Decision
Lead: Matthew Heard
Document (downloadable PDF): Strategic Approach to Mitigation funding request
6aii Cripps & Hixham overrun funding request
Purpose: Decision
Lead: Rachel Burden
Document (downloadable PDF): Cripps & Hixham overrun funding request
6b First Quarter 2017-18 Report
Purpose: Update
Lead: Emma Beardsley
Document (downloadable PDF): 1Q 2017-18 Finance and delivery update
PLEASE NOTE: The report for Item 6b 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)
7 Flood Action Plan Updates
7a Bridgwater Tidal Barrier
Purpose: Update
Lead: Doug Bamsey
Documents (downloadable PDFs):
– Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Update
– Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Appendix
7b Taunton Strategic Flood Alleviation Improvements Scheme
Purpose: Update
Lead: Brendan Cleere
Document (downloadable PDF): Taunton Strategic Flood Alleviation Improvements Scheme
7c Dredging Strategy and plans
Purpose: Update
Lead: Nick Stevens
Document (downloadable PDF): Dredging Strategy and plans
7d Sowy / King’s Sedgemoor Drain (KSD)
Purpose: Update
Lead: Rachel Burden
Document (downloadable PDF): Sowy/King’s Sedgemoor Drain (KSD) update 21 July 2017
8 Somerset Rivers Authority Future
8a Review and revision of W1: Dredging and River Management
Purpose: Decision
Lead: John Rowlands and Iain Sturdy
Document (downloadable PDF): Review and revision of W1 – Dredging and River Management
8b Dredging commitment
Purpose: Decision
Lead: Iain Sturdy
Document (downloadable PDF): Dredging commitment
8c Spreading risk across the Partnership
Purpose: Decision
Lead: Rob Forse
Document (downloadable PDF): Spreading risk across the partnership
8d 2016/17 End of Year report
Purpose: Decision
Lead: Sarah Diacono
Documents (downloadable PDFs):
– 2016-17 End of Year report introduction
– 2016-17 DRAFT End of Year report
8e Precepting legislation
Purpose: Update
Lead: Sarah Diacono
Document (downloadable PDF): Precepting Legislation update
9 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): SRA Guidance Notes for July 2017 Board Meeting