Agenda item

Report of the Director of the Built Environment

The Sub Committee considered a report of the Director of the Built Environment regarding a Climate Action Strategy programme to develop climate resilient streets and open spaces in the Square Mile.

RESOLVED – That the Streets & Walkways Sub Committee:

1.  Agree that a budget of £320,000 is approved for:

•      Programme framework development (4-year programme)

•      Climate resilience measures catalogue

•      Installation of smart sensors and data protocols for monitoring

•      Opportunity mapping and gap analysis for climate resilience solutions

•      Identification and prioritisation of sites.

This is a capitalised resource against the proceeding capital works;

2.      Note the total estimated cost of the Cool Streets and Greening project at £1.7M for Year 1. The remaining funds will be for installation of resilience measures in priority sites and will be subject to Gateway 3,4 & 5 approvals; and

3.      Note that the likely cost range for the Cool Streets & Greening 4-year programme will be an estimated £1.7M per annum over 4 years – Total £6.8M.