Issue - meetings

Report of Cllr Neil Emmott, Portfolio Leader for Green City Region.

1.        That the opportunity to bid for circa £20-40m of Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme funding from Salix (NDPB) be noted.

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

3.        That it be agreed to top slice from the capital grant to underpin the GMCA’s cost of coordinating and project managing the scheme. The scale of the top slice will be confirmed on receipt of the grant.

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