Decision details

Purpose of Report: To update the Cabinet on measures within and progress towards a low emission strategy for York and to seek approval for public consultation.

Members are asked to: Approve the report and public consultation.

RESOLVED:             That Cabinet agree

i)              Option(a) to approve the content of the draft consultation Low Emission Strategy as summarised in Annex A (executive summary) and Annex B (summary of LES measures) of the report, and provided in detail within the full version of the draft LES circulated electronically with the report.

ii)             To allow officers to proceed directly to public consultation as detailed in paragraphs 20 to 25 of the report. 

REASON:                  To allow public consultation on the draft consultation LES to be completed by the end of May 2012 allowing a final version of the LES to be brought to the Cabinet for approval in September 2012.  This will allow the drawing up of a revised low emission based AQAP3 to commence as soon as possible maximising the chances of York attracting low emission vehicles, technologies and jobs to the city and achieving targets for both local air quality and CO₂.