Decision details

Green City Charter

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Green City seeking approval to introduce a Green City Charter.

Decision:

(i)  To note the intention to develop a new Green City Charter for Southampton as outlined in this paper and, which will subsequently be brought to Cabinet for adoption in spring 2019.

(ii)  To support the intention to engage with partners on the development of the Green City Charter.

Reasons for the decision:

The development of a Green City Charter will facilitate the delivery of the Councils existing priority outcomes, refresh existing activities, and deliver new ones.  It will ensure that environmental impacts are given due consideration in the delivery of services and the development of a Green City Charter will facilitate the delivery of the Councils existing priority outcomes, refresh existing activities, and deliver new ones.  It will ensure that environmental impacts are given due consideration in the delivery of services and decision making and where possible ensure we maximise the opportunity to deliver benefits.  It will provide an opportunity to satisfy the expectations and ambitions identified in the Clean Air Zone Consultation exercise and seek to encourage city stakeholder to work with us to make Southampton a cleaner, healthier, more sustainable and attractive environment for all. decision making and where possible ensure we maximise the opportunity to deliver benefits.  It will provide an opportunity to satisfy the expectations and ambitions identified in the Clean Air Zone Consultation exercise and seek to encourage city stakeholder to work with us to make Southampton a cleaner, healthier, more sustainable and attractive environment for all.

Alternative options considered:

No alternative options considered.

Other Relevant Matters Concerning the Decision:

None

Report author: Steve Guppy

Publication date: 22/01/2019

Date of decision: 22/01/2019

Decided at meeting: 22/01/2019 - Cabinet

Effective from: 30/01/2019

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