Issue - meetings

(i)       to approve the revised Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee Planner (Appendix 1);

(ii)       to note the current position on the preparation of plans and strategies set out in Section 3 of the report, and the indicative timelines provided; and

(iii)      to note that, following the instruction given by Committee in June 2024 (Report Ref: CR&E/24/160), the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning would produce an annual service update to this Committee on the ongoing development of the plans and strategies set out in the report.

The Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director City Regeneration and Environment which  provided an update on the development of some of the Council’s key place-based strategies and recommended changes to the committee business planner based on a mix of external factors, officer resources and budget positions.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      approve the revised Net Zero, Environment and Transport (NZET) Committee Planner (Appendix 1 of the report);

(b)      note the current position on the preparation of plans and strategies set out in Section 3 of the report, and the indicative timelines provided; and

(c)      note that, following the instruction given by the Committee in June 2024

(Report Ref: CR&E/24/160), the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning would produce an annual service update to the Committee on the ongoing development of the plans and strategies set out in the report.

The Convener, seconded by Councillor Greig, moved the recommendations as set out in the report.

Councillor Tissera, seconded by Councillor Malik, moved as an amendment:-

That the Committee:-

(a)      approve the revised Net Zero, Environment and Transport (NZET) Committee Planner (Appendix 1);

(b)      note the current position on the preparation of plans and strategies set out in Section 3 of this report, noting the unexplained absence of the Convener to lead to a failure to keep the strategy framework up to date, leading to unnecessary and costly delays to important strategies; and

(c)      note that, following the instruction given by this Committee in June 2024 (Report Ref: CR&E/24/160), the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning will produce an annual Service Update to this Committee on the ongoing development of the plans and strategies set out in this report but agree this should no longer be a service update but a report to Committee.

On a division, there voted:- for the motion (5) – the Convener; and Councillors Greig, Henrickson, Hutchison and McLellan; for the amendment (4) – Councillors Brooks, Malik, Nicoll and Tissera.

The Committee resolved:-

to adopt the motion.