Issue - meetings

Report of Director of Service Delivery

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Isabelle Linington

(Key decision):

(1) To agree the proposed recommendations set out at appendix one to the report.

(2) To agree funding of £5,000 for the provision of a drinking water tap at Lewes skate park subject to final design being signed off by the Leader of the Council.

(3) To request that the Scrutiny Committee set up a Panel to scrutinise the implementation of the recommendations set out at appendix one to the report.

The Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Service Delivery regarding the role of the Climate Action Group. The Group was formed to “conduct a review of council services with regards to climate change adaptation and mitigation” following a resolution to that effect at the Full Council meeting on 26 November 2018. The report outlined the recommendations made by the Group.

Visiting member, Councillor Nicholson commended the report as a good start to tackling the issues of climate change. She suggested that steps be taken to ensure that the recommendations were SMART (Smart Measurable, Assignable, Relevant, Time-based). The Chief Executive advised that before a report was considered by Scrutiny Committee, the recommendations made by the Climate Action Group would be analysed in greater detail to identify how they could be measured and potential to influence external organisations. Greater detail around the anti-idling campaign would also be part of the report to Scrutiny Committee.

Following a suggestion by visiting member, Councillor Denis, it was unanimously agreed to amend the wording of resolution three and this was reflected below.

Resolved (Key decision):

(1) To agree the proposed recommendations set out at appendix one to the report.

(2) To agree funding of £5,000 for the provision of a drinking water tap at Lewes skate park subject to final design being signed off by the Leader of the Council.

(3) To request that the Scrutiny Committee set up a Panel to scrutinise the implementation of the recommendations set out at appendix one to the report.

Reasons for decisions:

(1) The remit of the Climate Action Group was to make recommendations for climate change mitigation and adaptation at Lewes District Council, as resolved at Full Council on 26 November 2018.

(2) It was agreed that recommendations would go forward to Cabinet. Detail of the recommendations was included at appendix one to the report.