Issue - meetings

To consider a report by the Head of Technical Services regarding the development of a draft Environment Strategy for Huntingdonshire.

Approved the draft environment strategy for consultation purposes with Members, organisations and

Businesses,  noted the intention to seek approval for a public consultation draft in April 2007; authorised the Head of Technical Services, after consultation with the Executive Councillor for Environment, to publish a leaflet on the development of the Environment Strategy, agreed to establish an Environment Strategy Members’ Working Group to assist with the development and delivery of the strategy comprising of the Leader of the Council and Councillors M G Baker, D B Dew, J A Gray, R G Tuplin and the relevant Executive Councillor in relation to the matter to be discussed and  reserved responsibility for matters associated with the Environment Strategy to the Leader.

Consideration was given to a report by the Head of Technical Services (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) to which was attached a draft copy of a suggested Environment Strategy for Huntingdonshire designed to identify areas of action to create more sustainable communities to reduce adverse environmental impacts and to ensure the continuation of a good quality of life in the District.

Having considered the development of the strategy through a comprehensive consultation process to include the involvement of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Corporate and Strategic Framework) and in noting that appropriate governance arrangements would need to be established to ensure the planning, implementation, review and reporting of the strategy’s delivery, the Cabinet

RESOLVED

(a)  that the draft environment strategy as submitted be approved for consultation with Members, external

organisations, partners and businesses;

  (b)  that the intention to seek approval for a public consultation draft in April 2007 be noted;

(c)  that the Head of Technical Services, after consultation with the Executive Councillor for Environment, be authorised to publish a leaflet on the development of the Environment Strategy;

(d)  that an Environment Strategy Members’ Working Group comprising the Leader of the Council and Councillors M G Baker, D B Dew, J A Gray, R G Tuplin and the relevant Executive Councillor in relation to the matter to be discussed, be established to assist with the development and delivery of the strategy; and

(e)  that responsibility for matters associated with the Environment Strategy be reserved to the Leader.