The Director of Technical Services presented a report which updated Members on the various projects currently being undertaken by Technical Services to achieve the Corporate Objective to ‘Reduce the Council’s Carbon Footprint’, as set out in the Council’s Corporate Plan.

Cabinet Members were asked to note the progress made to date on the ongoing projects and to endorse the further initiatives proposed, including the monitoring of future progress by senior officers in conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Environment.

The Deputy Leader of the Council moved a motion, duly seconded, and it was -

Resolved:  That

(1)  the performance and progress made on the various Council ‘Carbon Footprint Reduction’ projects to date undertaken by the Technical Services Department be noted;.

(2)  the further ‘Carbon Footprint Reduction’ projects proposed be endorsed and an action plan be quickly produced setting out the planned implementation of this programme along with the action plans produced for other Corporate Plan Priorities; and

(3) the proposed arrangements for monitoring the delivery of these projects including regular informal briefings for the Cabinet Member for Environment be endorsed.