Agenda

Environment Committee - Thursday 30th January 2025 6.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Arun Civic Centre, Maltravers Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5LF. View directions

Contact: Helen Burt 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

2.

Declarations of Interest

Members and Officers are invited to make any declaration of pecuniary, personal and/or prejudicial interests that they may have in relation to items on this agenda, and are reminded that they should re-declare their interest before consideration of the items or as soon as the interest becomes apparent.

 

Members and Officers should make their declaration by stating:

 

a)             the item they have the interest in

b)             whether it is a pecuniary/personal interest and/or prejudicial interest

c)             the nature of the interest

 

3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 135 KB

The Committee will be asked to approve as a correct record the Minutes of the Environment Committee held on 14 November 2024.

 

4.

ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MEETING IS OF THE OPINION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A MATTER OF URGENCY BY REASON OF SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

5.

Public Question Time

To receive questions from the public (for a period of up to 15 minutes)

 

6.

Arun Flood Forum - Meeting 4 pdf icon PDF 225 KB

This report provides the Committee with an update following the fourth meeting of Arun Flood Forum, held on the 25 November 2024.

[20 Minutes]

Additional documents:

7.

Greenspace Management Contract Extension Proposal 2027 - 2032 pdf icon PDF 177 KB

This report sets out a proposal to extend the GMC with Tivoli Group Limited (Tivoli) for a further five years. It provides detail concerning improvements and initiatives to achieve best value and support delivery of the Council Vision objectives detailed above.

[20 Minutes]

8.

Protection of the River Arun pdf icon PDF 179 KB

This report sets out for the Committee details of the work and research undertaken by officers as a result of the Motion referred to the Committee on 8 November 2023. The report informs the Committee of the progress made by officers in identifying options to establish a mechanism of advocacy and improved protection for the River Arun by assessing the feasibility of the ‘Rights of the River’ and sets out an alternative option for establishing a method to help protect the River Arun to ensure that its biodiversity and function are maintained.

[30 Minutes]

 

9.

Committee Revenue and Capital Budgets 2025/26 pdf icon PDF 150 KB

This report sets out the 2025/26 revenue and capital budgets for this Committee to consider and recommend for submission to the Policy and Finance Committee on 13 February 2025.

[20 Minutes]

 

10.

Q3 Performance Report for the Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) which form part of the Council’s Vision 2022-2026 pdf icon PDF 126 KB

Additional documents:

Outside Bodies - Feedback from meetings

11.

Work Programme pdf icon PDF 75 KB

The Committee is required to note the Work Programme for 2024/25.

[5 Minutes]