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(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Barry)

Report of Corporate Director (Finance and Performance)

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Barry)

The Corporate Director (Finance and Performance) submitted a report seeking Cabinet’s approval of an updated version of the Council’s 2008-13 Climate Change Strategy.

The options, options analysis, including risk assessment and officer preferred option, were set out in the report as follows:

Option 1

To approve the updated Climate Change Strategy for 2008-13 and to consider the resource implications of delivering the proposed action plans as part of the council’s budget process

Option 2

To approve an amended version of the proposed strategy and to consider the resource implications of delivering the amended action plans as part of the council’s budget process

Option 1 is the preferred option as it will allow the council to have a clear strategy in place that meets its statutory responsibilities for climate change and ensures that the resource implications are fully considered as part of the budget exercise.

It was moved by Councillor Barry and seconded by Councillor Blamire:-

“That the recommendations, as set out in the report, be approved.”

Members then voted:-

Resolved:

(8 Members (Councillors Archer, Ashworth, Barry, Blamire, Bryning, Fletcher, Langhorn and Thomas) voted in favour and 1 Member (Councillor Mace) abstained)

(1)               That the updated 2008-13 Climate Change Strategy (attached as Appendix A to the report) be approved

(2)               That Cabinet notes the progress made in delivering the actions for 2008/9 as set out in Appendix 1 of the Climate Change Strategy

(3)               That the resource implications for delivering the Strategy and its related action plans as set out in Appendix 3 of the Strategy, be considered as part of this year’s budget exercise.

(4)               That the Council’s Corporate Plan and Service Business Plans be updated and amended accordingly to ensure that the council is clear about how it will deliver the strategy’s actions and targets within the agreed timescales.

(5)               Cabinet notes that the Council’s community enabling and leadership role on climate change will also be delivered through its contribution to the Lancaster District Local Strategic Partnership

(6)               Cabinet notes that the Strategy is a working document and that Members and officers will continue to pursue opportunities for further improvements and for attracting external funding.

Officers responsible for effecting the decision:

Corporate Director (Finance and Performance)

Head of Corporate Strategy

Reasons for making the decision:

The decision provides a clear commitment on how the council will meet its own climate change obligations and how it will contribute through the LDLSP to the wider district agenda.