Issue - meetings

To consider a referral from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee regarding progress on the Environment Strategy.

Meeting: 24/05/2021 - Cabinet (Item 5)

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Minutes:

Cabinet received and considered Minute OSC20/47 arising from the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (OSC) held on 15 March 2021 regarding progress on the Environment Strategy (2020) (ES). 

 

The OSC had considered priorities within the scope of the ES, key performance indicators, internal and external focus and linkages, resource gaps, core stakeholders and initiated partnership projects. 

 

Members were encouraged by the progress made to date and were supportive of the OSC’s recommendation that the Climate Change Steering Group’s Terms of Reference be expanded to include a review the Council’s Grounds Maintenance contract.  It was noted that the Council’s ES would need to be fluid and flexible to ensure that targets kept up-to-date with emerging new strategies and sciences to combat the global emergency.  The need for all officers to consider the environmental impact of all that they do was slowly filtering through the organisation, but more awareness and training was required.     

 

RESOLVED: That the Climate Change Steering Group’s Terms of Reference be expanded to include reviewing the Council’s Grounds Maintenance contract.