This Committee looks at issues
relating to the protection of the environment such as: the best use
of natural resources; air quality; energy saving and the reduction
of all types of pollution.
It can review and challenge
reports written by managers of Council services. It can also study
topics that are important to local people and share its findings
with the Council’s Mayor and Cabinet about:
·
Economic development, business support, employment
and training
·
The Council’s planning policies (but not
planning control and building control)
·
Roads and pavements, parking traffic and
transport
·
Projects to rebuild or change local areas
·
Rubbish, bins, recycling and cleaning the
streets
·
Street and market trading (but not giving permission
for people to trade or other things that the Council’s
licensing committee is responsible for)
·
The work carried out by those responsible for
preventing and managing flooding.
The Committee chooses the
issues it wants to focus on each year and holds five meetings,
which are open to the public. The
agenda and papers for each meeting are published online in
advance.