Agenda and decisions

To receive any apologies for absence.

To receive any declaration of personal interest

To note any items that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chairman for consideration.

The Chairman shall propose that the minutes of the meeting of this Committee, held on 06 November 2025 be signed as a true record. 

To consider:

·       Request form a member of the public

·       Officers’ response to the points raised in the request for scrutiny

·       If a specific recommendation(s) needs to be made

It was resolved to:

·       Note the response of the officers, acknowledge that governance arrangements were in place and to continue to scrutinise the Plan on an annual basis.

·       Recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment that consideration should be given to ways of increasing the response to public consultations and obtaining input from the public and others.

·       Request that information on expenditure be highlighted and detailed in the Climate and Nature Emergency Plan Annual Report to ensure transparency.

To review the Climate and Emergency Plan as part of the Cyngor Gwynedd Plan 2023-28, A Green Gwynedd.

It was resolved:

·       To accept the report, noting the observations made during the discussion.

·       That the Committee welcomed the intention to revisit the Council's ambition to be Net Zero Carbon by 2030.

·       To recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment that:

Ø  the successes and work carried out to deliver the Plan should be communicated to the public.

Ø  the use of open questions in public consultations needed to be increased in order to receive responses that would enrich the information available to inform future direction.

Ø  consideration should be given to modifying the following wording: “... we will continue to reduce our emissions over the next few decades until we reach the net zero target ' (Page 6, Climate and Nature Emergency Plan, Version 2), in order to be more ambitious in meeting the target.

To scrutinise the Active Travel projects as part of the Council Plan 2023-28, Green Gwynedd.

It was resolved:

·       To accept the report, noting the observations made during the discussion.

·       That the Committee welcomed the work of trying to meet the maintenance costs of active travel routes.

·       To recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment that:

Ø  there was a need to look at expenditure for the maintenance of active travel routes and costs of grass cutting/growth on verges to consider whether there were any potential savings.

Ø  questions about the maintenance of active travel routes and a question about local issues should be included in the public consultation.

Ø  risk assessment arrangements should be examined.

To scrutinise the work of the Public Services Board.

Resolved:

·       To accept the report, noting the observations made during the discussion.

·       That the Committee welcomed the Board's work in relation to poverty, children's rights and being trauma informed.

To adopt a revised work programme for 2025/26.

A revised work programme for 2025/26 was adopted.