Issue - meetings

To consider a joint report of the Cabinet Member for Resources, Commissioning & Governance and Economy & Regeneration.

The report provides an update on the Greater Manchester Unlocking Clean Energy bid for European Structural Investment Fund (ESIF) monies to support local clean energy generation as part of the Council’s emerging Climate Action Now draft plan, and provides an outline of project proposals in Stockport.

(NOTE: This item included a ‘not for publication’ appendix that had been circulated to members of the Cabinet only).

The Cabinet is recommended to:-

(1) Note the report.

(2) Delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Place and the Borough Treasurer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Economy & Regeneration, to:

a) take all necessary steps to implement the strategy in this report, reporting back as necessary and appropriate to the Cabinet;

b) enter into contracts, procurement and funding agreements, as required, with Energy Systems Catapult and partner authorities within the GM Unlocking Clean Energy Consortium, in order to deliver Stockport’s proposed projects; and

c) receive and administer European Structural Investment Fund (ESIF) monies in respect of Stockport’s Unlocking Clean Energy in Greater Manchester (UCEGM) projects.

(3) Delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Place and the Borough Treasurer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Resources, Commissioning & Governance, to source the necessary capital match funding to the ESIF.

Officer Contact: Michael Fisher on 0161 474 3742 or email: michael.fisher@stockport.gov.uk

The Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Resources, Commissioning & Governance (Councillor Tom McGee) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing an update on the Greater Manchester Unlocking Clean Energy bid for European Structural Investment Fund monies to support local clean energy generation as part of the Council’s emerging Climate Action Now draft plan, and providing an outline of project proposals in Stockport.

(NOTE: This item included a ‘not for publication’ appendix that had been circulated to members of the Cabinet only).

RESOLVED – That in relation to the Greater Manchester Unlocking Clean Energy bid for European Structural Investment Fund monies to support local clean energy generation, the Cabinet Meeting has:-

(1) Noted the report.

(2) Delegated authority to the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration and the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Economy & Regeneration, to:-

(a) take all necessary steps to implement the strategy in this report, reporting back as necessary and appropriate to the Cabinet;

(b) enter into contracts, procurement and funding agreements, as required, with Energy Systems Catapult and partner authorities within the GM Unlocking Clean Energy Consortium, in order to deliver Stockport’s proposed projects; and

(c) receive and administer European Structural Investment Fund monies in respect of Stockport’s Unlocking Clean Energy in Greater Manchester projects.

(3) Delegated authority to the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration and the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services  in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Resources, Commissioning & Governance, to source the necessary capital match funding to the ESIF.