Climate Change Standing Committee

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SHREWSBURY TOWN COUNCIL
Riggs Hall
The Library
Castle Gates
Shrewsbury
SY1 2AS

To Members of the Climate Change Standing Committee

Councillors D Vasmer (Chair), B Bentick, R Dartnall, J Dean, K Halliday, A Mosley, A Phillips, A Wagner

Plus all external members of the committee.

All other members of the Council for information

Dear Councillors

You are hereby summoned to attend the meeting of the Town Council’s Climate Change Standing Committee scheduled to take place on Thursday 27 October 2022 at 2.30pm at Shrewsbury Room, Shirehall in order to transact the following business.

Helen Ball

Town Clerk

Meeting Agenda Items

• 1APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

  To receive and accept apologies for absence

• 2DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

  To receive Declarations of Pecuniary Interest in accordance with the Code of Conduct.

• 3MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING

  To approve the minutes of the last meeting held on 21 July 2022.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 3 - 22.07.21 Climate Change Minutes

• 4MATTERS ARISING

  To consider any matters arising from that meeting.

• 5CLIMATE CHANGE OFFICER

  To receive an introduction from the new Climate Change Officer.

• 6CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN 2020 - 2024

  To receive an update on the Climate Change Action Plan and consider our target of reaching carbon net zero by 2030.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 6 - Climate Change Action Plan 2020-2024 MASTER

• 7SHREWSBURY TOWN COUNCIL INSETTING AND OFFSETTING INITIATIVES

  To receive a report on the Town Council’s current insetting and offsetting initiatives.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 7 - STC Insetting and Offsetting Initiatives
  • Agenda 7 - Shrewsbury in Bloom 2022 Portfolio

• 8SHROPSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST

  To receive a position statement from Shropshire Wildlife Trust.

• 9BUS SHELTER SEDUM ROOFS FUNDING

  To receive a report from the Projects Manager regarding the proposed sedum roof bus shelters.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 9 - Sedum Roof Report

• 10CARBON LITERACY ACTION DAY – 7 NOVEMBER 2022

  To discuss potential activities for Carbon Literacy Action Day, the world’s largest climate education training day.

• 11BEAVER PROJECT

  To receive an update on the beaver project.

• 12GREEN ADVANTAGE – SKILLS BOOTCAMP IN SUSTAINABILITY

  To receive a report from the Town Clerk on a course run by Aston University.

• 13COMMONPLACE

  To receive an update on the use of Commonplace for Climate Change purposes.

• 14NEXT MEETING

  The next Committee meeting will be held on Thursday 12 January 2023.