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Proposals for Sustainable Bedding

Meeting: 16/03/2023 - Environment and Community Services Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee (Item 32)

32 PROPOSALS FOR SUSTAINABLE PLANTING pdf icon PDF 417 KB

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An explanation was provided by the Assistant Director for Carbon Management and Green Space as to how the Grass Verges Project and the Sustainable Planting Projects would synch together. It was noted that there would be separate consultations but they would be similar in content and style.

 

 

RESOLVED

 

1)That  the Portfolio Holder for Sustainability, Green Services and Open Spaces be recommended to approve the proposal to trial sustainable planting at the ten sites identified in the report.

 

2) That the Portfolio Holder be recommended to approve the allocation of £75k from the Invest to Save Earmarked Reserve for the upfront costs associated with establishing regenerated planting, to realise an annual saving of £29k from a variation to the management regime applied to the ten sites under the contract with Idverde for park management and grounds maintenance.

 

3) That the Portfolio Holder be recommended to approve the variation of the Idverde contract of  £75k as a one off cost to cover the purchase, preparation and installation of the regenerated planting schemes at the ten trial sites.