Climate Change Standing Committee

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

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

Cc 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 15 July 2021 at 3.30pm via Zoom in order to transact the following business.

Please note this is an informal virtual meeting of the Committee convened to assist the Town Clerk with carrying out the delegated powers granted to her by Full Council on 22 March 2021 & Finance & General Purpose Committee on 12 April 2021.

 

 

Helen Ball
Town Clerk

Listen to the meeting:

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.

• 3CHAIRMAN & VICE-CHAIRMAN

  To update the committee on the Chairman & Vice-Chairman as approved by Council.

• 4TERMS OF REFERENCE

  To update the committee on the new Terms of Reference of the Committee as approved by Council.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 3&4 - Chairmanship & Terms of Reference

• 5CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVES BY SHREWSBURY TOWN COUNCIL

  To receive a report on climate change initiatives carried out by Shrewsbury Town Council since the climate emergency declaration in 2019.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 5 - Climate Emergency Initiatives by STC

• 6CLIMATE EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN 2020 - 2024

  To receive the Climate Emergency Action Plan.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 6 - Climate Emergency Action Plan

• 7CLIMATE EMERGENCY BUDGET

  To receive a report regarding the Climate Emergency budget.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 7 - Climate Emergency Budget

• 8SHREWSBURY LOW CARBON HEAT NETWORK

  To receive a presentation from John Ogle on the Shrewsbury Low Carbon Heat Network.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 8 - Shrewsbury Low Carbon Heat Network

• 9COMMUNITY CARBON USAGE

  To discuss how the Climate Change Committee can impact community carbon usage.

• 10BEAVER PROJECT UPDATE

  To receive a report on the Old River Bed Beaver Project.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 10 - Beaver Project

• 11TOWN COUNCIL VEHICLE PROCUREMENT

  To receive a report on Town Council Vehicle Procurement.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 11 - Town Council Vehicle Procurement

• 12GREEN CANOPY/TREE CHARTER/ASH DIE BACK

  To receive a report on the following activities relating to trees: Green Canopy/Tree Charter/Ash die back.

  Attachments:

  • 16 Agenda 12 - Trees

• 13UPDATE ON MINI HOLLAND INITIATIVE

  To receive a verbal report on a Mini Holland proposal for Shrewsbury.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 13 - Mini Holland

• 14WEIR PROJECT UPDATE

  To receive a verbal update on the Weir Project.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 14 - Weir Project

• 15WEEPING CROSS UPDATE

  To receive a verbal update on the Weeping Cross development.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 15 - Weeping Cross Project

• 16DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS

  • 23 September 2021
  • 18 November 2021
  • 20 January 2022
  • 17 March 2022

  All meetings will take place at 2.30pm.