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RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting be confirmed as a correct record.
RESOLVED: That the Committee notes the progress which has been made.
RESOLVED: That the item be deferred until the next meeting.
RESOLVED: (a) That the contents of the report be noted; and (b) That the suggestions made for the Climate Change Committee to further engage with schools on Climate Change be noted.
RESOLVED: That the Committee recommend the item to Constitution and Democratic Services Committee to be placed on its Forward Work Programme for it to review the performance of the Climate Change Committee and that Members of the Committee be included in that process.
RESOLVED: That the Forward Work Programme be accepted with the item on Feasibility of Leasing Car Park Spaces to Third Party Companies be prioritised, along with the additional items as discussed to be included.
None.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting be confirmed as a correct record.
The minutes of the meeting held on 8th January 2025 (agenda item number 3) were submitted and confirmed as a correct record. RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting be confirmed as a correct record.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the Committee notes the progress which has been made.
Members received a report (agenda item number 4) on progress with actions from previous meetings, together with a verbal update. On number 5, the information had now received and would be sent to the Committee. On number 6, the information had been sent to Councillor Marshall so that action was now closed. On remaining open actions, progress would be followed up by the Democratic Services Manager. In response to a question from Councillor Marshall, the Programme Manager said she would follow that up with the Energy Team. RESOLVED: That the Committee notes the progress which has been made.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the item be deferred until the next meeting.
Item requested by Cllr Simon Jones who was not present. On being put to the vote, it was agreed that the item should be deferred until the next meeting. RESOLVED: That the item be deferred until the next meeting.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the contents of the report be noted; and (b) That the suggestions made for the Climate Change Committee to further engage with schools on Climate Change be noted.
The Programme Manager introduced the report (agenda item number 6) which provided details on the level of engagement that had taken place with a variety of stakeholders, with young people being considered some of the most important and influential in driving climate action forward. Members welcomed the toolkit, which was free, to help secondary schools bring carbon reduction and climate change into the curriculum and suggested this could become a paid-for resource for out-of-county schools which the Programme Manager said could be looked into. The recommendations in the report were supported. RESOLVED: (a) That the contents of the report be noted; and (b) That the suggestions made for the Climate Change Committee to further engage with schools on Climate Change be noted.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the Committee recommend the item to Constitution and Democratic Services Committee to be placed on its Forward Work Programme for it to review the performance of the Climate Change Committee and that Members of the Committee be included in that process.
Councillor Ibbotson introduced the verbal item and said there had been a suggestion that the Climate Change Committee could be replaced by a Programme Board. Based on that, he suggested that a self-assessment should be carried out and sought Members’ views. Following a discussion, it was agreed that the Committee would recommend the item to Constitution and Democratic Services Committee to be placed on its Forward Work Programme for it to review the performance of the Climate Change Committee and that Members of the Committee be included in that process. RESOLVED: That the Committee recommend the item to Constitution and Democratic Services Committee to be placed on its Forward Work Programme for it to review the performance of the Climate Change Committee and that Members of the Committee be included in that process.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the Forward Work Programme be accepted with the item on Feasibility of Leasing Car Park Spaces to Third Party Companies be prioritised, along with the additional items as discussed to be included.
The Programme Manager introduced the current Forward Work Programme for consideration. She explained that the item on Feasibility of leasing car park spaces to third party companies for vehicle charging had been deferred for a long time and suggested that contact be made with the Chief Officer and Cabinet Member to ask that this report be prioritised. In response to a query from Councillor Eastwood, the Programme Manager said the request of bio diesel appearing on the Forward Work Programme would be actioned and she would speak to Councillor Eastwood outside of the meeting. It was agreed that the deferred item on ‘Feasibility into Changes to Planning Regulations / Approvals to Install ‘Hooks’ in New Builds To Accommodate Solar Panels’ would be included on the Forward Work Programme for the meeting on 24th June. On the basis of the comments received, the Forward Work Programme was supported. RESOLVED: That the Forward Work Programme be accepted with the item on Feasibility of Leasing Car Park Spaces to Third Party Companies be prioritised, along with the additional items as discussed to be included.
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