Agenda Template

Notice of a public

Decision Session - Executive Member for Environment and Climate Emergency

To:	Councillor Kent (Executive Member)
Date:	Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Time:	10.00 am
Venue:	West Offices - Station Rise, York YO1 6GA

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 26 November 2024.

*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, 15 November 2024.

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1. Apologies for Absence

To receive and note apologies for absence.

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2. Declarations of Interest

(Pages 1 - 2)

At this point in the meeting, the Executive Member is asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary interest, or other registerable interest, she might have in respect of business on this agenda, if she has not already done so in advance on the Register of Interests. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

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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3. Minutes

(Pages 3 - 6)

To approve and sign the minutes of the Decision Session held on 15 October 2024.

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4. Public Participation

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, 15 November 2024.

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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5. Enforcement Policy for Smoke Emissions within Smoke Control Areas (SCAs)

(Pages 7 - 30)

The report outlines a proposed City of York Council enforcement policy for a new civil penalty regime for smoke emissions from chimneys within designated Smoke Control Areas (SCAs).

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6. Update of Climate Change Action Plan

(Pages 31 - 60)

The Climate Change Action Plan supports the York Climate Change Strategy and sets out the actions to be taken to reduce emissions and improve climate resilience in York. This report presents the updated Action Plan for 2024.

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7. Annual Carbon Emissions Report 2023/24

(Pages 61 - 80)

This report marks the fourth year of reporting carbon emissions for the council’s buildings and operations, and it asks the Executive Member to approve the Annual Carbon Emissions Report for publication.

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8. York Emissions Inventory Report 2024

(Pages 81 - 94)

This report presents the latest York Emissions Report Inventory (2024) for the reporting year 2021. 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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9. Urgent Business

Any other business which the Executive Member considers urgent under the Local Government Act 1972.

Democracy Officer: Louise Cook

Telephone: 01904 551031

Email: louise.cook@york.gov.uk

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