Issue - meetings

This report highlights how taking timely actions to build climate resilience that deliver multiple benefits across council services makes good business sense. It also recommends that City of York Council, if selected, takes part in a new Targeted Adaptation Support for Council (TASC) programme.

Resolved:

(i)           That option 1 be agreed:

·        That climate resilience makes good business sense and CYC take advantage of the TASC support (if selected) to ensure CYC is a resilient council to climate change and climate risks.

(ii)          That an update report be received in Spring 2016.

Reason: Continue to develop as resilient council to climate change and climate risks

The Executive Member considered a report that highlighted how taking timely actions to build climate resilience that delivered multiple benefits across council services made good business sense.

Officers gave an update and discussed the work they were undertaking to identify and prepare for a variety of climate risks. They also informed the Executive Member that if selected City of York Council would have the opportunity to take part in a new Targeted Adaptation Support for Council (TASC) programme.  This programme would allow the Council to receive free support and guidance on how to increase resilience to climate change and climate risks and would up-skill senior/operational officers currently working in these areas.

The Executive Member stated that the TASC programme would allow the Council to work in a more united way and if selected it was agreed that an update report should be received in Spring 2016¹.

Resolved:

(i)           That option 1 be agreed:

·        That climate resilience makes good business sense and CYC take advantage of the TASC support (if selected) to ensure CYC is a resilient council to climate change and climate risks.

(ii)          That an update report be received in spring 2016.

Reason: Continue to develop as resilient council to climate change and climate risks