Issue - meetings

(i)       to note the compliance with national PM10 and NO2 national air quality objectives in the Anderson Drive and Wellington Road Air AQMAs and compliance with the PM10 objective in the City Centre AQMA;

(ii)       to approve the revocation of the Anderson Drive and Wellington Road AQMAs and amendment of the City Centre AQMA to omit PM10; and

(iii)      to instruct the Interim Chief Officer - Governance to commence statutory procedures to formally revoke and amend the AQMAs.

The Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director Corporate Services which sought approval to revoke the Anderson Drive and Wellington Road Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) and amend the City Centre AQMA to omit particulates (PM10).

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the compliance with national PM10 and NO2 national air quality objectives in the Anderson Drive and Wellington Road Air AQMAs and compliance with the PM10 objective in the City Centre AQMA;

(b)      approve the revocation of the Anderson Drive and Wellington Road AQMAs and amendment of the City Centre AQMA to omit PM10; and

(c)      instruct the Interim Chief Officer - Governance to commence statutory procedures to formally revoke and amend the AQMAs.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.