Part A
1
Welcome and Announcements
The Chairman will welcome members of the public and Councillors and remind everyone to use microphones at all times when they are speaking. The Chairman will also explain action in the event of an emergency, mobile phones switched to silent, audio-recording of the meeting. Councillors who are members of the committee will introduce themselves.
2
Substitutions
Councillors will be asked to say if they are attending on behalf of a Committee member who is absent.
3
Urgent Items
The Chairman will announce if there is any item not on the published agenda which will be considered because it is urgent and will explain the reason for the urgency.
4
Declarations of Interest
Councillors will be asked to say if there are any items on the agenda about which they have a disclosable pecuniary interest which would prevent them from participating in any discussion of the item or participating in any vote upon the item, or any other registerable interest or non-registerable interest.
5
Minutes of Previous Meeting
The Councillors will be invited to confirm that the minutes of the meeting held on 31 January 2023 are a correct record.
6
Have Your Say! (Virtual Meetings)
Members of the public may make representations to the meeting. Each representation may be no longer than three minutes (500 words). Members of the public may register their wish to address the meeting by registering online by 12.00 noon on the working day before the meeting date. There is no requirement to pre-register for those attending the meeting in person.
The Panel will consider a report setting out
the progress of the development of the Council’s Recycling and Waste strategy
following the approach approved by the Environment and Sustainability Panel on
20 September 2022, in the context of other decisions made by the Council in
light of the current economic climate and the agreement of a new strategic
plan.
The Panel will consider a report detailing key progress made with the actions within Climate Emergency
Action Plan (CEAP) over the past year.
The Panel will consider a report providing an update on the activities being undertaken locally to change driver behaviour around schools to improve air quality.
The Panel will consider a report setting out its work programme for the current municipal year.
Exclusion of the Public (not Scrutiny or Executive)
In accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the public, including the press, from the meeting so that any items containing exempt information (for example confidential personal, financial or legal advice), in Part B of this agenda can be decided. (Exempt information is defined in Section 100I and Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972).