Issue - meetings

To receive and consider the interim recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Task Group on Developing the Council’s Green Agenda to go to the Executive Cabinet for approval.

Vicky Willett, Shared Service Lead for Transformation and Partnerships, presented the draft interim recommendations to the Task Group.

The interim recommendations, which included a proposed climate change officer and additional resources, had been produced in order to capture the budget cycle for 2020/21.

Members welcomed the report and draft interim recommendations and suggested the following additions;

·         GA Petfood Partners offer to act as a mentor for other local businesses in regards to tackling climate change

·         A climate change networking event for different groups to come together

·         Tree planting scheme

It was agreed that these would be included in the final recommendations.

Decision:

1.    that the report be noted

2.    that the additional suggested recommendations be included in the final report.