Agenda item

Report of the Executive Director, Environment.

The Committee received a report of the Executive Director, Environment, which provided a mid-year update on the progress make towards delivering the Environment Department’s high-level Business Plan 2025-30 by the service areas of the Environment Department which fell withing the Committee’s remit.

The report summarised the progress made against the major workstreams and performance measures during the first two quarters of 2025/26.  An update from The Chamberlain on the financial position to the end of Quarter Two was also provided.

The following issues arose from consideration of the report:

·         Officers commented on the engagement sessions which had taken place with CAS ‘Square Mile’ Programme stakeholders, including the well-received Sustainable City Summit.  Although the target of 10 sessions in 2025/26 may not be achieved, much work was in progress with more activity planned for the future.

·         Officers undertook to provide a response outside the meeting clarifying the definition of terms used within the Business Plan, such as ‘health’ and ‘leisure’, which had multiple meanings.  Clarity of definition regarding their meaning in relation to workstreams was of particular importance.

Resolved: That Members –

Note the content of the report and its appendices.