Agenda and minutes
Environment Committee - Wednesday 13 September 2017 10.00 am

To receive any apologies for absence and any announcements from the Chair.

1.1  An apology for absence was received from Jennette Arnold OBE AM.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact:  Clare Bryant, [email protected], 020 7983 4616

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, as disclosable pecuniary interests;

(b)  Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any disclosable pecuniary interests in specific items listed on the agenda and the necessary action taken by the Member(s) regarding withdrawal following such declaration(s); and

(c)  Note the declaration by any Member(s) of any other interests deemed to be relevant (including any interests arising from gifts and hospitality received which are not at the time of the meeting reflected on the Authority’s register of gifts and hospitality, and noting also the advice from the GLA’s Monitoring Officer set out at Agenda Item 2) and to note any necessary action taken by the Member(s) following such declaration(s).

2.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

2.2  Resolved:

That the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests.

The Committee is recommended to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 13 July 2017 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3.1  Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 13 July 2017 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Clare Bryant; [email protected] ; 020 7983 4616

The Committee is recommended to note the completed and outstanding actions arising from its previous meetings.

4.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

4.2  Resolved:

That the completed and outstanding actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Clare Bryant, [email protected]; 020 7983 4616

That the Committee is recommended to note the action taken by the Chair under delegated authority, following consultation with the party Group Lead Members; namely to agree:

(a)  The output arising from the discussion on tube noise and the response provided by the Deputy Mayor for Transport, as attached as Appendices 1 and 2 of the report.

(b)   The Committee’s report Park life: Ensuring green spaces remain a hit with Londoners, as attached to Appendix 3 of the report, and to note the report.

5.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

5.2  Resolved:

That the action taken by the Chair under delegated authority, following consultation with party Group Leaders be noted, namely to agree:

(a)  The output arising from the discussion on tube noise and the response provided by the Deputy Mayor for Transport, as attached as Appendices 1 and 2 to the report; and

(b)  The Committee’s report Park Life: Ensuring Green Spaces Remain a Hit with Londoners, as attached at Appendix 3 to the report, be noted.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Ian Williamson, [email protected]; 020 7983 6541

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Note the report as background to putting questions to invited guests on the Draft London Environment Strategy, and notes the subsequent discussion; and 

(b)  Delegate authority to the Chair, in consultation with party group lead members, to agree the London Assembly’s response to the Mayor’s Draft London Environment Strategy. 

6.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on the draft London Environment Strategy to the following invited guests:

·  Shirley Rodrigues, Deputy Mayor, Environment and Energy;

·  Patrick Feehily, Assistant Director, Environment;

·  James Hardy, Programme Manager, Energy Efficiency;

·  Peter North, Senior Manager, Programme Delivery, Sustainable Energy; and

·  Andrew Richmond, Policy and Programmes Manager, Waste and Green Economy.

6.2  A transcript of the discussion is attached at Appendix 1.

6.3  During the course of the discussion, the Deputy Mayor, Environment and Energy, agreed to:

·  Publish a list of targets within the Mayor’s draft London Environment Strategy, which it was expected would be achieved within the current Mayoral term;

·  Provide further information on pilots in relation to rail track photovoltaic; and

·  Provide clarification on what carbon emissions it was expected that vehicles would be responsible for as a proportion.

6.4  During the course of the discussion, the Programme Manager, Energy Efficiency, agreed to provide further information on additional costs expected in building new schools which had a ‘zero-carbon’ policy;

6.5     Resolved:

(a)  That the report and discussion be noted; and

(b)  That authority be delegated to the Chair  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

Report of the Executive Director of Secretariat

Contact: Ian Williamson, [email protected]; 020 7983 6541

The Committee is recommended to:

(a)  Agree to extend discussion of the Mayor’s Draft Environment Strategy to its next meeting, in October 2017, as well as the current meeting, postponing each subsequent topic by one meeting in consequence; and

(b)  That the Committee agrees the note of the site visit to Millbrook Proving Ground which took place on 23 August 2017, as attached as Appendix 1 to the report.

7.1  The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

7.2  Resolved:

(a)  That the Committee agrees to extend discussion of the Mayor’s draft Environment Strategy to its next meeting on 18 October 2017, postponing each subsequent topic by one meeting in consequence and agree its updated work programme, as stated in the report.

(b)  That the Committee agrees the note of the site visit to Millbrook Proving Ground, which took place on 23 August 2017, as attached as Appendix 1 to the report.

The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for Wednesday 18 October 2017 at 10.00 am in the Chamber, City Hall.

8.1  The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for Wednesday, 18 October 2017 at 10.00am in the Chamber, City Hall.

9.1  There were no items of business that the Chair considered to be urgent.

10.1  The meeting ended at 12.15pm.