Notice of a public
Decision Session - Executive Member for Environment and Climate Emergency
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Councillors Kent and Ravilious (Executive Members)
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Tuesday, 21 November 2023
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10.00 am
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The Thornton Room - Ground Floor, West Offices (G039)
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AGENDA
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Notice to Members – Post Decision Calling In:
Members are reminded that, should they wish to call in any item* on this agenda, notice must be given to Democratic Services by 4:00 pm on Thursday, 23 November 2023.
*With the exception of matters that have been the subject of a previous call in, require Full Council approval or are urgent, which are not subject to the call-in provisions. Any called in items will be considered by the Corporate Services, Climate Change and Scrutiny Management Committee. |
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Written representations in respect of items on this agenda should be submitted to Democratic Services by 5.00 pm on Friday, 17 November 2023.
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1. Declarations of Interest At this point in the meeting, the Executive Member is asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary interest, or other registerable interest, they might have in respect of business on this agenda, if they have not already done so in advance on the Register of Interests. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest. |
(Pages 1 - 2) |
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An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.
[Please see attached sheet for further guidance for Members].
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2. Minutes |
(Pages 3 - 4) |
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To approve and sign the minutes of the Decision Session held on 17 October 2023.
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3. Public Participation |
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At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered to speak can do so. Members of the public may speak on agenda items or on matters within the remit of the Committee.
Please note that our registration deadlines are set as 2 working days before the meeting, in order to facilitate the management of public participation at our meetings. The deadline for registering at this meeting is 5:00pm on Friday, 17 November 2023.
To register to speak please visit www.york.gov.uk/AttendCouncilMeetings to fill in an online registration form. If you have any questions about the registration form or the meeting, please contact Democratic Services. Contact details can be found at the foot of this agenda.
Webcasting of Public Meetings
Please note that, subject to available resources, this meeting will be webcast including any registered public speakers who have given their permission. The meeting can be viewed live and on demand at www.york.gov.uk/webcasts.
During coronavirus, we made some changes to how we ran council meetings, including facilitating remote participation by public speakers. See our updates (www.york.gov.uk/COVIDDemocracy) for more information on meetings and decisions.
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4. A Climate Ready York |
(Pages 5 - 84) |
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This report recognises the increasing threat facing the city, and region, by climate change. It outlines progress towards strengthening York’s resilience to climate change and sets out key climate risks, as identified through a climate risk and vulnerability assessment
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5. Annual Carbon Emissions Report 2022/23 |
(Pages 85 - 102) |
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City of York Council has set a target to reduce carbon emissions from corporate activity to net zero by 2030. An Annual Carbon Emissions Report is produced every year to monitor progress against this target and identify areas of improvement.
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6. York Emissions Inventory Report 2023 |
(Pages 103 - 114) |
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This report presents the Emissions Inventory for the city of York. The data is used to monitor progress against the council ambition to achieve net zero carbon for the city by 2030.
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7. Urgent Business |
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Any other business which the Executive Member considers urgent under the Local Government Act 1972.
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Democracy Officer: Louise Cook Telephone No- 01904 551031 Email- louise.cook@york.gov.uk
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For more information about any of the following please contact the Democracy Officer responsible for servicing this meeting:
· Registering to speak · Business of the meeting · Any special arrangements · Copies of reports and · For receiving reports in other formats
Contact details are set out above.
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