Agenda and draft minutes

Apologies for non attendance were received from Councillor Jessop who was substituted by Councillor Burgess, and Councillor Carter who was substituted by Councillor Casey.

All members are required to disclose at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter, any disclosable pecuniary interest or personal interest in any item(s) being considered at this meeting.

There were none

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 13 January be signed as a true and correct record with the following amendment on page 4:

Members discussed the need for an amendment to remove the placeholder statement, but none was proposed as Officers advised at the time that it was not necessary.

(NOTE: the Board is required to receive a deputation(s) on a matter which is before the meeting of the Board provided that notice of the intended deputation and its object shall have been received by the Borough Solicitor by 12 noon on 8 March 2022 .The total time for deputations in favour and against a proposal shall not exceed 10 minutes)

There were none

(NOTE: The Board is required to allow a total of 15 minutes for questions from members of the public on matters within the terms of reference of the Board provided that notice of such Question(s) shall have been submitted to the Borough Solicitor by 12 noon on 8 March 2022)

There were none

This report presents the 2022 update of the Climate Change Action Plan for approval by Members, and provides a progress update on actions carried forward from the previous Action Plan.

Consideration was given to a report by the Head of Corporate Policy and Community Safety regarding the Climate Change Action Plan.

In answer to a Members’ question, the Board were advised that Climate Emergency UK is a coalition of organisations campaigning on Climate Change issues, who have been talking to Local Authorities for many years to determine methods of strategy benchmarking and identify good practice. This organisation had consulted with Councils and had Local Authority Councillors sitting on the steering committee. Officers agreed to provide the Board with more information on the make-up and expertise of the organisation.

Members were advised that the Gosport Borough Council Draft Local Plan includes policies concerned with sustainability, and Officers have met to discuss how the action plan can influence the content of the Local Plan. The consultation for the Local Plan is ongoing. A Member hoped that with the removal of solar panels from the plan, and nothing as ambitious in its place, that the 2023 target could still be met.

RESOLVED: That the Board noted the progress update in the report and approved the Climate Change Action Plan.

This report sets out the progress that has been achieved against the Climate Change Motion that was passed at Community Board on 4^th March 2020.  It also proposes a change to the work programme for the Climate Change Board to reduce the frequency of future updates on the motion.

Consideration was given to a report by the Climate Change Officer regarding the progress on the Climate Change Motion and an update to the Climate Change Board work programme.

Officers advised that the wording of the resolution in the motion was to only to report on the pensions plan and investment portfolio. It was agreed to provide an updated statement of holding by the next Board meeting.

In response to Members’ questions, Officers agreed to circulate the letter that had been sent to the UK Government in November 2020 and to chase a response.

RESOLVED: That the Board noted the progress update, and approved the change to the Climate Change Board’s work programme set out in the report