Councillors will putforwardamotion calling on Mayor George Ferguson to ask utility companies to co-operate more so work is carried out at the same time.
As soon as the chamber convened on January 5th, Tom Udall, a Democrat from New Mexico, putforwardamotion to change the rules of the filibuster, whereby 41 of the 100 senators can stymie almost any measure.
Earlier this month, doctors passed amotion of no confidence in the GMC at their annual conference and next week a Labour MP is to putforwardamotion in parliament calling for an end to self-regulation for the medical profession.
The precariousness of the prime minister's position was embarrassingly demonstrated on July 10th, when the Knesset voted by 54 to 52 in favour of amotion of no confidence in the prime minister putforward by the right-wing Likud party not far short of the 61 votes needed to topple Mr Barak.
The motion was putforward by the Communication Workers Union which has been holding strikes across the country in a bitter row over jobs, pay and services.