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Climate Emergency & Nature Recovery Standing Committee

Climate Emergency & Nature Recovery Standing Committee

SHREWSBURY TOWN COUNCIL
Livesey House
7 St Johns Hill
Shrewsbury
SY1 1JD

(Please be aware that this meeting is not recorded)

To Members of the Climate Emergency & Nature Recovery Standing Committee

Councillors J Dean (Chair), B Bentick, R Dartnall, P Moseley, A Mosley, A Phillips, D Vasmer and R Wilson

Plus all external members of the committee.

All other members of the Council for information

Dear Councillors

You are hereby summoned to attend the meeting of the Town Council’s Climate Emergency & Nature Recovery Standing Committee scheduled to take place on Thursday 16 January 2025 at 2.30pm at St Johns Hill, Committee Room 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 note the minutes of the last meeting held on 1 October 2024.

    Attachments:

  • 4 MATTERS ARISING

    To consider any matters arising from that meeting

  • 5 CLIMATE FRESK

    To receive a presentation by Kevin Oubridge (Climate Fresk facilitator & sustainability
    consultant) on the work of Climate Fresk and biodiversity collage

    Attachments:

  • 6FULL COUNCIL QUESTION

    To consider at the request of the Chairman the Town Council’s response to a public question
    submitted to Full Council on 30 September 2024:
    “With SCC now charging £56 a year for handling green compostable waste, with STC using and
    needing green compost, for there gardening teams,
    What can STC offer the local people of Shrewsbury?
    1, collection of green compostable waste as a roadside collection,
    2, storage of green compost,
    3, manufacturer and the use of this waste,
    1A, can STC make a business model, from, collecting, handling, manufacture and reselling of this
    green compostable waste. we all know, prices of fertilisers are on the increase and this industry
    is not very, planet friendly,
    Would this business model meet any climate change remit the council has signed up to.”

  • 7 CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN 2024 - 2030

    To consider the development of a new plan to ensure carbon neutrality by 2030.

  • 8 GREAT BIG GREEN WEEK 2025

    To consider any activity to support Great Big Green Week on 7 – 15 June 2025.

  • 9CLIMATE AUDIT

    To receive the updated Town Council’s Climate Audit.

  • 10 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING

    To receive an update on the rollout of EV charging points across Shrewsbury

  • 11 OPERATIONAL UPDATE ON PESTICIDE USE BY THE TOWN COUNCIL

    To receive an operational update on the use of pesticides by the Town Council’s Operations
    Manager.

    Attachments:

  • 12 NATURE RECOVERY CONFERENCE

    To receive feedback from those who attended the Nature Recovery conference in December
    2024.

  • 13 CARBON LITERACY ACCREDITATION

    To consider submitting an application for the Carbon Literacy Accreditation CLO Standard V2

  • 14 NEXT MEETING

    The next Committee meeting will be held on 10 April 2025 at 2.30pm