Climate Change Standing Committee

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SHREWSBURY TOWN COUNCIL
Riggs Hall
The Library
Castle Gates
Shrewsbury
SY1 2AS

To Councillors  D Vasmer (Chair), B Bentick, R Dartnall, J Dean, K Halliday, A Mosley, A Phillips, A Wagner

Cc All other members of the Council for information

Dear Councillors

You are hereby summoned to attend the meeting of the Town Council’s Climate Change Standing Committee scheduled to take place on Thursday 7 October 2021 at 3.30pm via Microsoft Teams in order to transact the following business.

Helen Ball
Town Clerk

Meeting Agenda Items

• 1APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

  To receive and accept apologies for absence.

• 2DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

  To receive Declarations of Pecuniary Interest in accordance with the Code of Conduct.

• 3MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING

  To approve the minutes of the last meeting held on 15 July 2021

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 3 - 21.07.15 Climate Change Minutes

• 4MATTERS ARISING

  To consider any matters arising from that meeting.

• 5CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVES BY SHREWSBURY TOWN COUNCIL

  To receive an update on any climate change initiatives carried out by Shrewsbury Town Council since the last meeting:

  a) Mini Holland Bid

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 5a i - Expression of Interest
  • Agenda 5a ii - 10805_Shrewsbury MH bid v.03

• 6ACTIVE TRAVEL WORKING GROUP

  To receive and consider the notes from the Active Travel Working Group held on 20 July 2021.

  Attachments:

  • 7. Agenda 6 - 2021.07.20 Active Travel Minutes

• 7CLIMATE EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN 2020 - 2024

  To consider the Climate Emergency Action Plan.

  Attachments:

  • 9. Agenda 7a - Climate Change Action Plan - actions for consideration
  • 10. Agenda 7b -Climate Change Action Plan 2020-2024

• 8CLIMATE EMERGENCY BUDGET

  To receive a report regarding the Climate Emergency budget.

• 9IMPACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE TOWN COUNCIL’S GROUNDS MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

  To receive a report on the impact climatic changes are having on Council Grounds Maintenance Operations.

  Attachments:

  • 12. Agenda 9 - Climate Change Impact

• 10MAYOR’S CLIMATE EMERGENCY GUIDE

  To consider the Mayor’s draft Climate Emergency Guide.

  Attachments:

  • 14. Agenda 10 - Mayors Climate Emergency Guide

• 11CLIMATE AND ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY BILL

  To receive a presentation on the proposed Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill.