Mayor's Question Time - Thu 12th Mar 2015 - 7:00pm

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Mayor's Question Time - Thu 12th Mar 2015 - 7:00pm 0:25 - Q1 Local Library Closures are making it harder for residents to access them as they have to travel further to use them? 6:15 - Q2 Are Bristol House Prices too high? Is the Mayors Vision of building 750 new affrodable homes a year big enough? 11:20 - Specific Questions 12:11 - Q3 Will contractors working for the council get paid the Living Wage? 15:27 - Q4 How will the 20mph speed limits be enforced? 17:48 - Q5 Do the 20mph restrictions apply at 1am in the moring? 20:00 - Q6 Would George Ferguson apply to the restriction at 1am in the morning? 20:27 - Q7 What Does a "Sustainable Bristol" look like? 23:48 - Q8 What Does the Council plan to do to increase political participation? 26:32 - ## Facilitator asks for feedback on the Mayors answer 26:50 - ## Facilitator asks for any suggestions on to increase political participation 27:04 - Q8 Continues 27:34 - Q9 Transparency for the Accounts for Bristol European Green Capital even though Freedom of Information has been requested? 31:35 - ## Members of the audience question the Mayors answer 32:48 - ## Facilitator asks where people can access the quoted figures 34:00 - Q10 What are the Council doing about perinatal mental health? is there a strategy currently in place? 38:00 - Q11 Has the Resident Parking Scheme (RPZ) been driven by Democratic Process? 39:11 - ## In what way do Resident Parking Zones improve the environment? 39:38 - ## Questions if the Mayor listens to the People of Bristol? 40:15 - ## Mayor asks which area the resident is from? 40:32 - ## Mayor is asked where he lives 40:42 - Q12 What does the Mayor have to say to people who have had to change jobs as a Direct Result of imposing RPZ across Bristol? 41:43 - ## Member of the audience gives the Mayor an example 41:54 - ## Mayor says he should get on his bike 42:15 - ## Member of the audience interupts 42:55 - Q13 What Public Transport Improvements have you made to encourage people to take public transport other than more buses? 45:50 - Q14 What will the Winterstoke Road Metrobus Bridge will look like? and how much will it cost? 48:30 - Q15 BS1 resident asks if residents park within the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) after 6pm? 50:08 - ## Facilitator asks if it was an adequet answer? Raises issue regarding a councillor 50:26 - Q15 Mayor Continues 50:47 - Q15 Advisor Continues 51:55 - Q16 With Magna Carta Celebrations in June, can the Council devolve power to a plebiscite? 54:50 - Q17 What does "Bristol is Open" mean? 55:52 - ## Member of the audience asks if there are any health implications associated with increased wifi coverage of the city? 56:32 - Q18 Why is it so difficult to work with the Council to deliver "Fully Funded Affordable Housing"? 58:05 - Q19 Asks if there will be a bylaw for cyclists to giveway to pedestrians on the pavement? 58:55 - ## Facilitator interupts 59:20 - ## Mayor Answers 01:00:05 - Q20 Can the council do more to increase political participation through the education systems through schools? 01:01:43 - Q21 Can there be more signs protecting pedestrians, for example a "no cycle zone"? 01:04:12 - Q22 When will the Arena be finished and will the car parking spaces be available to the public in the day? 01:06:44 - Q23 Are "Chidrens Centre" closures impacting the quality of services they provide? 01:08:44 - Q24 Has there been democratic process behind the Floating Harbour Bridge?