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Contact: Wyn Richards, Scrutiny Manager and Head of Democratic Services Email: wyn.richards@powys.gov.uk
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Apologies To receive apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from County Councillors K Roberts-Jones and M J Jones. |
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Disclosures of Interest To receive any disclosures of interests by Members relating to items to be considered at the meeting. Minutes: There were no disclosures of interest by Members relating to items to be considered at the meeting |
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Declaration of Party Whips To receive disclosures of prohibited party whips which a Member has been given in relation to the meeting in accordance with Section 78(3) of the Local Government Measure 2011.
(NB: Members are reminded that under Section 78 Members having been given a prohibited party whip cannot vote on a matter before the Committee.) Minutes: The Committee did not receive any disclosures of prohibited party whips which a Member has been given in relation to the meeting in accordance with Section 78(3) of the Local Government Measure 2011. |
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Climate Change Update PDF 1 MB To receive and consider the report of the Portfolio Holder for Climate Change, County Councillor Myfanwy Alexander. Additional documents: Minutes: · Report of the Portfolio Holder for Climate Change, County Councillor Myfanwy Alexander.
Issues Discussed: · The work to be done has been divided into five sections – buildings, mobility and transport, procurement, land use and agriculture, and Council and governance. The Council is looking towards electrifying its fleet and assisting others change to electric vehicles (visitors and residents) which is especially important for an economy which depends on tourism. · Retro fitting Council housing stock to make them more energy efficient and building new energy efficient houses. Also assisting tenants in spend less on energy and heating. This work needs to be done in a way which minimises disruption for tenants and enhance green skills for the workforce. The Regional Skills Partnership is looking to increase the numbers of people with these green skills as there is currently a shortage. · The Strategy been produced before Christmas 2021 and issued for consultation. The suggestions made by the public have been incorporated into the strategy. · The new Climate Strategy is included with the report as well as the engagement feedback. There are five clear areas for the strategy. An update on the Council's carbon accounts is also included which will need to be submitted to Welsh Government, information about electrical vehicle charging points, an update on Council housing stock and data analysis from the Business Intelligence team. · A climate change board has been established at officer level to monitor and implement the strategy. · The next steps would be the development of delivery plans with consultation and engagement, collaboration with partners and influencing stakeholders and following Welsh Government's route map to provide a clear pathway to change. · Carbon accounts – is a Welsh Government requirement that public bodies report on carbon emissions and moving to net zero. Guidance has been issued by Welsh Government in May 2021. The main scopes in the guidance are operational emissions, supply chain emissions and land based emissions. · Based on a comparison between 2019-20 and 2020-21, the level for 2020-21 shows a reduction in emissions of 13.5%. However there are some gaps in the data such as land use soil types, commuting and the scope of the work excludes Council housing and public transport currently. · Electric Vehicle charging points - the next phase is the installation of additional charging points and rapid charging points at key locations. · Council Housing – Welsh Government has asked Council to estimate what the cost would be to decarbonise the Council housing stock and the Council will be focussing on those who have the poorer energy certificates.
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To receive and consider the report of the Leader, County Councillor Rosemarie Harris. Additional documents:
Minutes: · Report of the Leader, County Councillor Rosemarie Harris.
Issues Discussed: · Discussions are ongoing about what to do with the funding which is left and how this is distributed in the forthcoming year such as for community groups. Some of the funding was allocated for arts and culture as part of budget debate. The Finance team has been extremely busy disseminating the range of funds made available during the last two years. The latest form of business support funding is by means of applications. · £1.8m has been allocated across two years with £1.1m spent this year. In the element for the Highways Recovery Fund equating to £340k a list is provided in the report but this will need to be updated as work is still ongoing. · 94 proposals were received totalling £750k. 54 projects were supported and awarded a grant, totalling over £498k. Any projects not meeting the criteria were supported and redirected to other sources of funding. · Officers did ask groups who did receive or not receive funding if they would be prepared to share their experiences with the Committee but unfortunately none were available. A survey was therefore circulated to all applicants and the results were included in an appendix to the report. · Presentation provided giving examples of two successful and unsuccessful applications.
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Scrutiny Work Programme To note that future meetings of the Committee are scheduled as follows:
Minutes: The Committee noted that future meetings would be held as follows:
The Committee noted that following a discussion with lead members dates for Working Groups would be established.
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