Decision details

1.      That the opportunity to bid for circa £40-80m of Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme funding from Salix (NDPB) be noted.

2.       That, subject to a successful bid, the receipt of and defrayment of these funds either directly or via GM Local Authorities be approved and that authority be delegated to the GMCA Treasurer and Monitoring Officer to sign all necessary legal agreements.

3.      That it be noted that Chief Executive Officer, GMCA & TfGM and GMCA Treasurer approved in October, under delegated powers, the receipt of circa £1m grant from Salix (NPBD) to be utilised on feasibility studies on low carbon retrofit assessments of public buildings to support this bid.

4.      That it be noted that equalities impact from this proposal will be managed via utilising delivery companies with robust equality policies. The environmental outcome is to substantially reduce the carbon emissions from approximately 156 public buildings in Greater Manchester.