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Bristol City Council Corporate Estate Decarbonisation Programme

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

1.      To seek approval for the allocation of funds from the 23/24 and 24/25 Decarbonisation Fund for the purposes of a Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) grant funding bid, spend to save energy efficiency projects and electric vehicle infrastructure projects.

2.      To seek approval to submit a bid to the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, Phase 3c (PSDS3c) and if successful to accept and spend any award.

3.      To authorise the submission of applications to future grant funding opportunities related to decarbonisation measures which may arise from 2023-2025.

4.      To seek approval to enter into contract for 23/24 spend to save energy efficiency projects to reduce consumption and create savings on the Council’s energy bills.

Decision:

That Cabinet:

1.      Noted the proposed approach to decarbonisation of the Corporate Estate as set out in this cabinet report, and the proposed plan to progress decarbonisation works from 2023-2025.

2.      Authorised the allocation and spend of up to £5,000,000 from the 23/24 Decarbonisation Fund and up to £5,000,000 from the 24/25 Decarbonisation Fund on the programme and strategy for decarbonising the council’s Corporate Estate as detailed in this report.

3.      Authorised the Executive Director, Growth and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Climate, Ecology, Energy and Waste, and the Director of Finance to approve a further draw down against the 2023/24 Decarbonisation Fund of up to £1,000,000 and against the 2024/25 Decarbonisation Fund of up to £1,000,000 in connection with the fleet decarbonisation programme and strategy outlined in this cabinet report.

4.      Authorised the Executive Director, Growth and Regeneration, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Climate, Ecology, Energy and Waste, and the Director of Finance to submit a bid for up to £5,000,000 (with match funding of up to £10,000,000 provided from the Decarbonisation Fund as set out in recommendation 2) to the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, Phase 3c (PSDS3c), and, in the event that the bid is successful, to accept and spend any successful award.

5.      Authorised the Executive Director, Growth and Regeneration, in consultation with Director of Finance to submit applications to future grant funding opportunities related to decarbonisation measures which may arise during 2023-2025, provided that such grant funding opportunities either; (i) require no match funding or; (ii) match funding can be met through unallocated funds within the 2023/24 or 2024/25 Decarbonisation Fund and provided that if any such bid above the value of £500,000 is successful the acceptance and spend of such bid is brought back to Cabinet.

6.      Authorised the Executive Director, Growth and Regeneration, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Climate, Ecology, Energy and Waste, and the Director of Finance to procure, agree and enter into any contracts required in connection with the matters outlined in the above recommendations.

7.      Authorised the Executive Director, Growth and Regeneration, in consultation with Director of Finance to draw down on the proposed funding routes outlined in this cabinet report and agree the terms of and enter into contracts required for spend to save energy efficiency projects to reduce consumption and create savings on the Council’s energy bills.

Report author: Helen Reed

Publication date: 05/09/2023

Date of decision: 05/09/2023

Decided at meeting: 05/09/2023 - Cabinet

Effective from: 13/09/2023

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