6 Open Forum - Proposals to Improve Air Quality for Greater Manchester PDF 2 MB
A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration will attend the meeting and make a presentation on proposals to improve air quality for Greater Manchester.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) and attended the meeting to make a presentation in respect of proposals to improve air quality in Greater Manchester.
The following comments were made/issues raised:-
· Unless the full package of the proposals were accepted and funded by the Government, the scale of the changes would not be large enough to have a major impact.
· The proposals contained a clean air policy, the aim of which was to collect as little money as possible.
· A Member queried whether two years was a long enough period of time for motorists to switch to ‘green’ vehicles.
· Taxis and private hire vehicles would be affected by the proposals irrespective of where in the country they were registered.
· There needed to be a simultaneous programme of improvements to public transport to encourage residents to give up car usage altogether.
· One of the biggest problems was the air pollution from the airport which were excluded from the proposal. Although the intention of the proposals was commendable, they did not go far enough to provide clean air and were not ambitious enough.
· A Member queried whether the Government would fund scrappage schemes.
RESOLVED - That the report be noted.
7 Open Forum - Proposals to Improve Air Quality for Greater Manchester PDF 2 MB
A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration will attend the meeting and make a presentation on proposals to improve air quality for Greater Manchester.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) and attended the meeting to make a presentation in respect of proposals to improve air quality in Greater Manchester.
The following comments were made/issues raised:-
RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
6 Open Forum - Proposals to Improve Air Quality for Greater Manchester PDF 2 MB
The Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration will attend the meeting and make a presentation.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) and attended the meeting to make a presentation in respect to proposals to improve air quality in Greater Manchester.
The representative of the Corporate Director answered questions from Councillors and members of the public.
RESOLVED – That the report be noted and members of the public be encouraged to respond to the consultation which would close on 30th June 2019.