Agenda

Report of the Leader of the Council

Report of the Chair of the Audit Committee

Report of the Chair of the Licensing Committee

Report of the Head of Paid Service

As a globally recognised climate leader, Nottingham City Council is committed to embedding equitability into the city’s decarbonisation journey. It must therefore support citizens to shape and benefit from local climate policy, so that Nottingham can successfully reduce emissions and in a way that improves the wellbeing of all its communities.

The Strategic Council Plan 2024-27 includes a commitmentto “engage with our diverse local communities through a Nottingham Climate Assembly, working towards a more informed and resilient city”.

Nottingham Green Partnership and Nottingham Climate Assembly have been working tirelessly to make this happen. Already they have organised a series of volunteer-run mini-assemblies across the city to instigate rich conversations about the climate and ecological emergency, and how we can collectively work towards carbon neutrality.

These eight mini-assemblies (Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, Emmanuel School, Green Festival, Green Hustle, Nottingham College, with Environmental groups, Nottingham City Council, Green Meadows) have illuminated new insights into what can be done by local people working together and developed a range of ideas and projects. Further mini-assemblies will take place at Farnborough School, Trades Council, Nottingham University, BACKLIT, Age Friendly Nottingham, Its in Nottingham, and Nottingham Women’s Centre.

The aim is to hold the full Nottingham Climate Assembly over four weekends in 2025.

A climate assembly for the city, which will meaningfully give voice to our diverse communities, necessitates a representative sample of the population involved. Participants will be financially supported through the process to maximise inclusivity, and they need to be informed by experts in the field to help them reach their conclusions. There are therefore significant costs associated.

Fundraising is underway, with several thousand pounds raised towards the goal, but much more is needed and part of the fundraising strategy is to launch a Crowdfunder. This is taking place on 18^th November at the Nottingham Green Partnership.

This council resolves to:

• Give full support to the efforts of Nottingham Green Partnership 
• Thank all the people who have been involved in reaching this point in the project; the members of the Oversight Panel who have given their time and expertise and the committed group of volunteers from Nottingham Climate Assembly, a not for profit organisation, who have organised and facilitated the mini-assemblies and spread the word about the importance of talking about the subject of climate in the city.
• Continue to support the work of Nottingham Green Partnership, working towards the NCA and give our support to the launch of the Crowdfunder and future fundraising efforts.

Approval of the motion does not commit the Council to any financial expenditure, including in relation to officer time. Any expenditure would be subject to a separate decision(s) taken in accordance with the decision making requirements set out in the Council’s constitution.

To note the following changes to committee membership:

a)  Councillor Liaquat Ali has been appointed to replace Councillor AJ Matsiko as a member of the Audit Committee

b)  Councillor Sam Gardiner has been appointed to replace Councillor Maria Joannou as a member of the Audit Committee

c)  Councillor AJ Matsiko has been appointed to replace Councillor Matt Shannon as a member of the Licensing Committee

d)  Councillor Maria Joannou has been appointed to replace Councillor Devontay Okure as a member of the Licensing Committee

e)  Councillor Matt Shannon has been appointed to replace Councillor Farzanna Mahmood as a member of the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee

f)  Councillor Devontay Okure has been appointed to replace Councillor Sam Gardiner as a member of the Communities and Environment Scrutiny Committee

g)  Councillor Michael Edwards has been appointed to replace Councillor Devontay Okure as a member of the Joint Committee on Waste and Mineral Planning

h)  Councillor Naim Salim has been removed as a member of the Planning Committee leaving a vacant seat.

To agree to:

a)  move the date of the next Council meeting to 27 January 2025 6pm; and

b)  move the date of the Council meeting currently scheduled for 24 February to 3 March 2025 2pm.