Issue - meetings

1)  That the framework for the Low Emission Strategy attached at Appendix B of the report of the Head of Housing and Community Services be adopted.

2)  That authority be delegated to the Head of Housing and Community Services to develop an action plan to deliver against the priorities in the framework for the Low Emission Strategy. The development work should be informed by the views of representatives from all stakeholder groups.

3)  That the resulting Low Emissions Strategy be reported back to the Committee once the actions have been prioritised and Council actions have been identified separately from other stakeholder actions. Actions that are resources should be identified separately from actions that require resourcing.

4)  That an annual update on progress of the actions in the Low Emissions Strategy be provided to the Committee once agreed.

Dr Stuart Maxwell, Senior Scientific Officer, introduced the framework for the Low Emission Strategy and advised the Committee that three responses had been received during public consultation.

During discussion the following points were made:

·  Air quality was a cross cutting issue and should be considered by Communities, Housing and Environment Committee alongside Planning Committee and Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transport Committee.

·  There was no central responsible body for air quality. Improvement in this area would require several different organisations to work together.

A revised recommendation was proposed.

RESOLVED: That the revised recommendation be taken as the substantive motion.

For – 9  Against – 0  Abstain - 0

RESOLVED:

1)  That the framework for the Low Emission Strategy attached at Appendix B of the report of the Head of Housing and Community Services be adopted.

2)  That authority be delegated to the Head of Housing and Community Services to develop an action plan to deliver against the priorities in the framework for the Low Emission Strategy. The development work should be informed by the views of representatives from all stakeholder groups.

3)  That the resulting Low Emissions Strategy be reported back to the Committee once the actions have been prioritised and Council actions have been identified separately from other stakeholder actions. Actions that are resources should be identified separately from actions that require resourcing.

4)  That an annual update on progress of the actions in the Low Emissions Strategy be provided to the Committee once agreed.

For – 9  Against – 0  Abstain – 0