Issue - meetings

That the report be noted.

The Chief Officer (Planning, Environment and Economy) introduced  the report which presented a summary of performance at the mid-year point of 2019/20 for the Council Plan priorities ‘Green Council, ‘Ambitious Council’ and ‘Safe and Clean Council’ relevant to the Committee. 

The Chief Officer advised that the mid-year monitoring report for the 2019/20 Council Plan was a positive report, with 88% of activities making good progress and 90% likely to achieve their planned outcomes.  77% of the performance indicators had met or exceeded their targets.  Risks were being managed with a minority of 14% being assessed as major. 

In response to the comment made by Councillor Paul Shotton concerning the need to access E-charging points at locations across the County, the  Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Streetscene & Countryside advised that a report onthe Council’s response to the challenge of climate change and the achievement of carbon neutrality by 2030   would be submitted to Cabinet in December.  She explained that work was also being undertaken with the Welsh Government and National Grid around other forms of power supply such as Hydrogen.  The Chief Officer advised that the Authority was accessing the grant funding available from both national and  Welsh Government to support the process.   

The recommendation in the report was moved by Councillor Joe Johnson and seconded by Councillor Ray Hughes.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.