2018-01-15 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                            15 JANUARY 2018


The list is related to the following categories:
    Renewable Energy
    Energy efficiency
    Sustainable Transport
    Work together and influence

The following 5 key actions have been selected from the CPP Partnership list as they align with
Council’s Sustainability Principles, ZEN Strategy, Transport Strategy and the Waste Reduction
and Recycling Plan:
1.   Install renewable energy (solar PV and battery storage) on Council buildings.
2.   Support community facilities accessing renewable energy through incentives, support or
     grants.
3.   Implement landfill gas methane flaring or capture for electricity generation.
4.   Adopt best practice energy efficiency measures across all Council buildings, and support
     community facilities to adopt these measures.
5.   Encourage sustainable transport use (public transport, walking and cycling) through
     Council transport planning and design.

Council is required to take action against each of these and report on progress, these actions
have been built into the attached Zen Action Plan.

Monitoring and Review

The ZEN Action Plan will be monitored and reviewed through the following:
   The implementation of the ZEN Action Plan will be overseen by the ZEN PCG. Any
     variation to the ZEN Action Plan as a result of new innovations or opportunities will be
     reviewed by the ZEN PCG;
   A report on the progress of the implementation of the ZEN Action Plan will be included in
     the quarterly departmental report of Environment and Sustainable Development;
   An annual report will be provided to Council on progress of implementation and outlining
     Council’s annual carbon footprint and progress; and
   The 6 monthly Climate Partnership Program (CPP) online survey will be completed to meet
     Council’s commitment to report on Council’s progress on the five key CPP actions.

Previous Council Consideration

Council adopted the current defined garden waste service area during the acceptance of the
Waste Management Contract 1516T043 by Council resolution in December 2016.

Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 15 December 2016, Item 7, Page 10
That Council note the report by the Manager Waste and Environmental Health to the General
Committee Meeting dated 12 December 2016 regarding the new 7 year waste management
contract 2017 - 2024, and:
A-C …
D     Agree to the continued provision of an optional garden waste collection service to
      commercial and multi-unit domestic premises and other premises within 5 kilometres of the
      identified urban garden waste service area;
E-F…




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