Issue - meetings

Sarah Fowler, Chief Executive presented her report to Members to outline the 4 agreed programme areas of the new Programmes and Resources Committee and how those areas would support the delivery of the 2019-24 Corporate Strategy.  It also showed which Officer  within the Authority would be overseeing those areas, and the indicative timetable.

The 4 agreed programme areas were Climate Change, Landscape Monitoring and Delivery, Volunteering and Visitor Experience and Recreation Hubs. 

It was considered that there was a need for a  Member led Task and Finish Climate Change Working Group to be set up with Officers, as there was concern amongst Members that the target date of 2050 for being carbon neutral was too far off, and that the Authority needed to work to respond to the climate change challenge, particularly as there were other organisations that had set target dates of 2030.

Sarah Fowler reported that a paper updating Members on the Climate Summit, which was taking place in Buxton on the 15^th October, would be presented to the next Programmes & Resources Committee in December,  but that the Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment would not be available so would be presented at a future Committee for discussion.  The Chief Executive suggested that the next meeting would be an appropriate time to for the Committee to consider the role, responsibilities and resources for the suggested Climate Change Task and Finish Group.

The Members thanked Officers for the work done so far and noted that as this was a new way of working it would be sensible to keep it under regular review.

The recommendation as set out in the report was moved, seconded, put to the vote and carried.

RESOLVED:

·         That Members approve the proposed approach for Member and Officer engagement into each of the 4 programmes.

·         That Members approve the proposed programme activity and strategic engagement for 2 of the 4 programme areas – climate change and landscape programmes monitoring and delivery.