Back Bristol City's new stadium, says MP Dawn Primarolo
In a joint statement with the council's deputy Labour leader Mark Bradshaw, she says there are strong views on both sides but councillors have a responsibility to the city as a whole.
She says a new stadium would provide the club with a springboard to success in the future.
Councillor Bradshaw is not on the committee which will be making the decision but is the Labour group's spokesman on transport and sustainability which includes planning issues.
The statement says: "This application offers an important, and perhaps unique, opportunity for the future progression not only of Bristol City Football Club, but for sport generally in our city.
"This is also an opportunity for the applicants to address the traffic and environmental concerns in particular.
"The development must not only be a state-of-the-art sporting, events and conferencing facility, but also an example of Bristol's Green Capital ambitions.
"Bristol has a proud sporting tradition, and Bristol City has many thousands of loyal –some might say long-suffering at times –supporters.
"For too long, we have been without a team playing at the highest level in English football. Being minded to approve this application today will not solve these problems overnight, but will give the football club a springboard to further success.
"We have seen how major sporting events can also bring about a more general interest in healthier, more active lifestyles, whether the Olympics and Paralympics, the UK Schools Games and the World Cup.
"There has been much talk about the prospect of Bristol hosting matches in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. We should make no mistake – helping to host such an event would be fantastic for our city. Bristol would benefit not only from the event itself, but through increased trade, investment and tourism to our city. "
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