Venue: This will be an informal, virtual meeting of Climate and Ecological Emergencies Advisory Committee members.
Contact: Candida Mckelvey, Democratic Services Officer
Link: This meeting will be broadcast live - you can watch it here
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Chair's announcements To receive any announcements from the chair and general housekeeping matters. Minutes: General comments on committee remit.
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Apologies for absence To record apologies for absence and the attendance of substitute members. Minutes: Cllr Jane Murphy sent apologies. Cllr Andrea Warren attended as substitute.
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Declarations of interest To receive any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests in respect of items on the agenda for this meeting. Minutes: None. |
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Urgent business To receive notification of any matters which the chair determines should be considered as urgent business and the special circumstances which have made the matters urgent. Minutes: None. |
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Public participation To receive any questions or statements from members of the public that have registered to speak. Minutes: None. |
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Chilterns Conservation Board Presentation to CEEAC members, introduced by Councillor Lynn Lloyd. Minutes: CEEAC members were presented to by Chilterns Conservation Board. The committee members found the presentation and pamphlet illuminating and were impressed by the work done to engage and support farmers, and the creation of networks/clusters. CCB are working on helping to prepare farmers for environmental land management scheme. CCB wish to seek strengthened support from district councils.
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River Thames Champion Councillor Jo Robb will provide a verbal update to CEEAC members on the work of the Thames Valley Rivers Network. Minutes: Cllr Jo Robb presented to the committee members on setting up a World River Day celebration, to share all the good work happening and all the results of networking so far. There was a long list of contributors that could be involved. A clean-up day was suggested.
Bathing water quality status was being applied for in Wallingford. District to support Town Council, but it’s the Town Council’s application. Real-time information on sewage release into rivers was wanted.
There is a Thames Valley River Network – a group of councillors who have met, with a set of guiding principles. Working towards an end to sewage release, working with Thames Water.
Cllr Robb will keep the committee updated on the clean-up day, and she suggested the committee members could undertake investigation into building regulations and planning, and the connection of water companies. What can we implement in the design guide and joint local plan?
Councillors were agreed that there were issues with the infrastructure not being able to handle demands of new housing and climate changes. It was suggested that more people need to draw attention to the problems of overflowing sewage and overburden of the system. Do we meet with Thames Water? It was concurred that the Thames Champion was needed and worthwhile.
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The Development of South Oxfordshire Tree Policy A presentation to CEEAC members to review the progress of the development of the council’s tree policy and provide any comments to Cabinet.
Minutes: A strategic policy on planting on council owned land.
In summary
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Task and finish group update For the committee members to receive a verbal update on task and finish groups. Minutes: Retrofitting update – Cosy Homes and OxLEP- useful sessions had. Oxford Brookes, Aspire, and Abingdon and Witney College will be presenting to the group shortly. DEFRA Task and finish group – 5 environment principles of the environment bill – our response went in by 2nd June. We gave constructive feedback on improving the guidance. Suggested an equity principle and a restoration principle. Committee members saw the submitted response. Some felt strongly that the principles had been diluted from the environment bill. Closed 20.21
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