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RESOLVED: That subject to the amendment, the minutes of the meeting held on 26 November 2024 be approved as a correct record.
RESOLVED: That the Committee notes the progress which has been made.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee notes the contents of the report, and progress made in the past year to improve data collection for the Council’s carbon footprint; and (b) That responses to the questions raised be shared with the Committee.
RESOLVED: That the Committee notes the contents of the report.
RESOLVED: That the Committee notes the status and progress with the Climate Change strategy review, key themes and messaging, proposed changes and timescale for draft strategy.
RESOLVED: That the Forward Work Programme be accepted with the additional items.
Councillor Mel Buckley declared a personal interest on agenda item 7 (Climate Change Strategy Review Update relating to community engagement) as an organiser of Flint Pride.
Councillor Allan Marshall set out his reasons for moving a motion to adjourn the meeting and was seconded by Councillor Ron Davies. On being put to the vote, the motion was lost.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That subject to the amendment, the minutes of the meeting held on 26 November 2024 be approved as a correct record.
The Chair provided clarification on the resolutions for minute 27. As a point of accuracy, it was agreed that minute 28 should reflect that the Forward Work Programme was not accepted. RESOLVED: That subject to the amendment, the minutes of the meeting held on 26 November 2024 be approved as a correct record.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the Committee notes the progress which has been made.
Members received a report (agenda item 4) on progress with actions from previous meetings together with a verbal update. In relation to a number of long-standing actions, the Programme Manager for Climate Change & Carbon Reduction agreed to liaise with the Democratic Services Manager to update the document for the next meeting. On that basis, the recommendation was supported. RESOLVED: That the Committee notes the progress which has been made.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee notes the contents of the report, and progress made in the past year to improve data collection for the Council’s carbon footprint; and (b) That responses to the questions raised be shared with the Committee.
The Climate Change Project Officer presented a report (agenda item 5) on the results of the Council’s carbon footprint calculation for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, including comparison statistics. The Project Officer agreed to pursue responses from Streetscene to the following questions (to be included in Action Tracking): • How do we know if consumption is reducing or increasing if individual streetlights are unmetered? • Should the move to LEDs show a reduction in consumption overall? • Is usage still being charged to the Council on the basis of estimated billing on usage from sodium lights and if so, are we being overcharged? The Project Officer also agreed to email the Committee with a response to the Chair’s question on the proportion of unmappable SIC spend with nil value emissions returned. On that basis, the recommendation was supported. RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee notes the contents of the report, and progress made in the past year to improve data collection for the Council’s carbon footprint; and (b) That responses to the questions raised be shared with the Committee.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the Committee notes the contents of the report.
The Programme Manager for Climate Change & Carbon Reduction presented a report (agenda item 6) on funding climate change projects to date and potential options for future projects to move the Council towards becoming Net Zero Carbon by 2030. In response to comments from Councillor Allan Marshall on feed-in tariff income in paragraph 1.02 of the report, the officer would liaise with the Energy team to confirm specific details of data on power generated from solar PV arrays and rates of payment. This would be reflected in the Action Tracking report. The recommendation was supported. RESOLVED: That the Committee notes the contents of the report.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the Committee notes the status and progress with the Climate Change strategy review, key themes and messaging, proposed changes and timescale for draft strategy.
The Programme Manager for Climate Change & Carbon Reduction presented the report (agenda item 7) on progress with a range of activities within the Climate Change Strategy review, together with key headlines, messaging from internal and external engagement. The next steps included a suggested workshop in February to enable the Committee to review the Draft Strategy prior to formal consideration in March. The recommendation was supported. RESOLVED: That the Committee notes the status and progress with the Climate Change strategy review, key themes and messaging, proposed changes and timescale for draft strategy.
The Chair confirmed that the draft report on the Committee’s Inquiry into surface water flooding would be submitted to County Council later in the month. On the Pensions Inquiry, a provisional date of 21 February had been identified for oral evidence sessions. The Chair would confirm via email to the Committee once a venue was agreed.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the Forward Work Programme be accepted with the additional items.
The Chair presented the current Forward Work Programme for consideration. It was agreed that the following items would be included: • Report on the take up of Officer and Member carbon training in line with Council Plan targets. • Ensuring carbon impacts are part of decision making through the Integrated Impact Assessment and carbon impacts in capital spend proposals - the capital business case template. • Effectiveness of the Climate Change toolkit used in schools and town/community councils. Corporate climate risks and mitigating actions. • Promotion of local work with suppliers on Decarbonising Procurement. • Regional climate risk and adaptation work. • Proposed Council land usage, renewable energy, biodiversity enhancement and links with the Local Area Energy Plan. Feasibility study for changing planning approvals to ensure installation of solar hooks on appropriate new builds. • Committee workshop in February to review the Draft Climate Change Strategy. The Chair agreed to liaise with officers to schedule the items. On that basis, the Forward Work Programme was supported. RESOLVED: That the Forward Work Programme be accepted with the additional items.
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