Issue - meetings
Forward Plan
Meeting: 15/12/2022 - Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee (Item 31)
Report of the Scrutiny Manager enabling the
Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee to examine the content
of the Forward Plan and to discuss issues of interest or concern
with the Executive.
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - Air Quality Action Plan Briefing Paper.docx, item 31
PDF 358 KB
- Annex 4 - AQAP.pdf, item 31
PDF 2 MB
Minutes:
The Committee considered the report of the Scrutiny Manager detailing items requested for discussion from the current Forward Plan.
Councillor Leggett – Cabinet Member for Finance and Change, Steve Guppy the SCC Green City Lead and George O'Ferrall, SCC Sustainable Projects Lead (Air Quality) were present and, with the consent of the Chair, addressed the meeting.
RESOLVED: on consideration of the briefing paper relating to the forthcoming Cabinet Decision “Air Quality Action Plan 2023 – 2028 Adoption” the Committee recommended that:
(i) With particular reference to the Millbrook Road monitoring site, a summary is provided to the Committee outlining how the annualised pollution figures are amended to reflect background factors.
(ii) To help inform actions and decisions, the Executive consider opportunities to develop understanding of the impact of home working and hybrid working is having on pollution levels in the City.
(iii) The requirement for ongoing stakeholder engagement is reflected in the new Air Quality Action Plan.
(iv) Details are provided to the Committee on the potential options that are being considered to improve the layout of Shirley High Street to reduce congestion and improve air quality (Action 50).
(v) An overview of the uptake and geographical distribution of the home energy efficiency scheme, managed by The Environment Centre, is circulated to the Committee (Action 10).