Issue - meetings

Councillor Holden submits a report reviewing the progress towards the Council’s environmental targets over the previous financial year and presents the council’s third Environmental Statement. The report also outlines the next re-verification process for EMAS. The Cabinet is asked to; agree a number of recommendations with regard to the previous years targets; approve a number of amendments to the Council’s guide to Environmentally Friendly Purchasing; receive papers on certain EMAS elements for a decision; delegate authority on certain EMAS decisions; receive a report on the capital implications of meeting certain EMAS targets and note the outline timetable for the next EMAS re-verification.

Councillor Holden submitted a report reviewing progress towards the Council’s environmental targets over the previous financial years and presenting the Council’s third Environmental Statement .   The report also outlined the next re-verification process.  The report sought clarification of the elements of the EMAS system to be reported to Cabinet and those elements which could be delegated to Officers.  Finally, the report outlined proposed changes to the Guide to Environmentally Friendly Purchasing.

RESOLVED:

(1)that the proposed revisions to certain EMAS targets be approved and progress towards all targets made in the previous financial year be noted;

(2)that the proposed amendments to the Council's Guide to Environment-Friendly Purchasing be approved;

(3)that Cabinet receive papers and take decisions on the following EMAS elements:-

·        External verification of the system

·        Annual review of the 19 EMAS targets and corporate action programme

·        Annual text for the EMAS Public Statement

(4)that all other elements of EMAS be approved under the delegated powers of the Chief Executive and Director of Environment and Development in consultation with the Cabinet Lead Member for Arts, the Environment and Leisure

·        Annual review of EMAS key documents: the policy and registers

(5)that a further report on the capital implications of meeting certain EMAS targets be submitted; and

(6)that the outline timetable for the next EMAS re-verification programme be noted.