Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved to:-

(i)         note the progress made in embedding the Council’s resilience arrangements during 2021;

(ii)        approve the revised Generic Emergency Plan appended with tracked changes; and

(iii)       commend the Council and its partner services for their work in relation to  storm Arwen and the response, and for keeping the city safe.

The Committee had before it the Resilience Annual Report.  Vikki Cuthbert , Assurance Manager - Governance introduced the report, the purpose of which was to provide a second annual assurance report on the Council’s resilience arrangements in fulfilment of its duties as a Category 1 responder under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.

Fiona Mann, Emergency Planning, Resilience and Civic Lead spoke to the report and took questions from Members.

The report recommended:

That the Committee:-

a) note the progress made in embedding the Council’s resilience arrangements during 2021; and

b) approve the revised Generic Emergency Plan appended with tracked changes

The Committee resolved to:-

(i)         instruct officers to bring an update report on the response to Storm Arwen to Committee on 2 March 2022;

(ii)        commend the Council and its partner services for their work in relation to Storm Arwen and the response, and for keeping the city safe; and

(iii)       otherwise agree the recommendations.