Decision details

Purpose of report: The recommendations of the Taskforce will impact on the way that the Council undertakes its business, focusing on sustainability issues and green job creation. They are also of major significance to partners within the Sustainable Community Strategy and each of its themes.

Members are asked to: Receive the report as the foundation for further work to capture the economic benefit of the growing green job agenda.

RESOLVED:       (i)               That the recommendations of the Green Jobs Task  Force, as set out in Annex A to the report, be endorsed for further consultation.

(ii)              That further consultation on the recommendations be carried out primarily through the Without Walls Local Strategic Partnership and its constituent thematic partnerships.

(iii)             That the Task Force be requested to continue to meet to consider the outcome of the further consultation and to develop an action plan to take forward agreed recommendations.

(iv)             That a further report be received on this action plan, including a programme for implementation.

REASON:                  To develop an action plan to enable more locally based jobs to be created in the city focussed on environmental technologies.