Decision Maker: Waste & Street Scene Policy Committee

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: April 4, 2025

Purpose:

Content: 10.1.1 Members of the committee considered a report of the Executive Director Neighbourhood Services outlining its climate statement for 2025/26. The committee has responsibility for the Council’s key environmental services including waste management, highways maintenance, parking services, licensing and environmental regulation. The statement re-iterates the cross-party council commitment to taking what action we can to address the climate emergency, adapt our city and council for a changing climate and reduce emissions to achieve our ambition to be a net zero city and council by 2030.     10.2 RESOLVED: That the Waste and Street Scene Policy Committee;   On the back of the decision taken by the Strategy and Resources Policy Committee at its meeting held on 13 December 2023, the Committee:   1. Considers and agrees its statement to ensure that the proposed actions contained in such statement are reflected in their Work Programme.     10.3 Reasons for Decision     10.3.1 The Waste & Street Scene Policy Committee has delegated authority to monitor the performance of Waste & Street Scene services to ensure that:   • It is important that the response to the Annual Climate Progress Report is open and transparent in setting out the challenges which the local authority faces in making progress and clarifies future expectations on the part we all have to play in addressing climate change. • So that committee consider and, if not previously agreed, agree (with or without amendments) to ensure that the proposed actions contained in the Climate Statement form part of the annual work programme. • The Council is delivering on corporate priorities     10.4 Alternatives Considered and Rejected     10.4.1 Not providing committee climate statements considered due to the resource required to collate.