Meeting Details

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The Chair will welcome members of the public and Councillors to the meeting and remind those participating to mute their microphones when not talking. The Chair will invite all Councillors and Officers participating in the meeting to introduce themselves.

Councillors will be asked to say if they are attending on behalf of a Committee member who is absent.

The Chair 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.

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.

The Panel will be invited to confirm that the minutes of the meeting held on 22 June 2023 are a correct record.

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 remotely by e-mailing democratic.services@colchester.gov.uk by 12.00 noon on the working day before the meeting date. In addition a written copy of the representation will need to be supplied for use in the event of unforeseen technical difficulties preventing participation at the meeting itself. 

There is no requirement to pre-register for those attending in person.

The Panel will consider a report inviting it to recommend to Cabinet changes to Ferry Marsh Nature Reserve, subject to approval of the capital programme for which Ferry Marsh Nature Reserve is included.

The Panel will consider a report that sets out and reviews the progress that has been made through the Woodland and Biodiversity Project which is now in year 5 of its five-year programme.

The Panel will consider a report detailing the Council's emissions for the 2022-23 financial year.

The Panel will consider a report which details key progress and updates from actions in the Climate Emergency Action Plan (CEAP), and other relevant updates since the last meeting on 22nd June 2023.

The Panel will consider a report which sets out the current work programme for the Panel  for the 2023-24 municipal year,

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 (printed on yellow paper) can be decided. (Exempt information is defined in Section 100I and Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972).