Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration and Corporate Director, Corporate and Support Services

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(NOTE: This item included a ‘not for publication’ appendix that had been circulated to members of the Scrutiny Committee only).

The Scrutiny Committee is invited to comment on and note the report.

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

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing an update on the Greater Manchester 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 provided an outline of project proposals in Stockport.

The Cabinet Member for Resources, Commissioning and Governance) (Councillor Tom McGee) attended the meeting to respond to questions from the Scrutiny Committee.

(NOTE: This item included a ‘not for publication’ appendix that had been circulated to Members of the Scrutiny Committee only).

It was clarified that the process did allow the Council to bid for further projects if other local authorities did not take up their allocation of funding.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.