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Bristol City Council Corporate Estate Decarbonisation Programme
Meeting: 05/09/2023 - Cabinet (Item 17.)
17. Bristol City Council Corporate Estate Decarbonisation Programme PDF 164 KB
Additional documents:
- Appendix A - Corporate Decarbonisation Programme (2), item 17. PDF 135 KB
- Appendix D - Risk Register (1), item 17. PDF 83 KB
- Appendix E - EqIA Corporate Decarbonisation Programme 2023-2025 PA signed, item 17. PDF 148 KB
- Appendix F - 2023-07-21 EcoIA Decarbonisation Programme 2023-24, item 17. PDF 75 KB
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.