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Welcome, Introductions and Apologies for absence Presented By: Chair Minutes: The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and reported that this would be the last meeting of Alistair Allender as he would soon be retiring and would be replaced by Sarah Maylor. He thanked Alistair for his work on the Board.
He also welcomed new Board Member, Sado Jirde, representing the Black South West Network.
Apologies for absence were received from Rob Kerse, Penny Walster, Cathy Provenzano, Laura Welti, Cllr Nicola Beech and James Durie. |
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Election of Co-Chair To elect a Co-Chair of BHCB Presented By: Chair Minutes: As discussed at a previous meeting, the Chair asked for nominations for the position of a co-chair to support in the work of the Board.
There was one nomination from Pete Daw, which was supported by the Board.
RESOLVED – that Pete Daw be elected as co-chair of the Bristol Homes and Communities Board. |
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Minutes of the last meeting PDF 156 KB To confirm as a correct record Presented By: Chair Minutes: RESOLVED – that the minutes of the 14 May 2020 were agreed as a correct record.
Matters arising
The Chair confirmed that following the public forum questions raised by Acorn at the previous meeting, he had met with representatives of Acorn to discuss the issues in greater detail.
In response to a question about the current position in relation to rough sleepers and those being temporarily accommodated in hotels the following comments were raised:
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Public Forum To consider any public forum representations Presented By: Chair Minutes: There was no public forum received.
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Presented By: Aisha Stewart and Hannah Spungin Additional documents:
Minutes: Alex Minshull, Climate Change Manager BCC, set the context for the following two items and reported that both fuel poverty and climate change were long standing problems and although good progress had been made in some areas, there was no simple fix and action was required by a lot of agencies across the city as well as changes in policies at national government level. He confirmed that there were also risks associated by competing pressures and it was important to ensure that action to improve one area would not make things worse in another area. He also drew attention to BCC initiatives, such as expanding heat networks in the city and the City Leap project, a joint venture with the private sector to support the delivery of the target for Bristol to be carbon neutral by 2030.
HS/AS gave a presentation summarised as follows:
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One City Climate Strategy PDF 2 MB Presented By: Andrew Linfoot, Environment Board Matt Wood & Dave Tudgey, BACCC Ian Barrett, Avon Wildlife Trust Additional documents: Minutes:
AS gave a presentation summarised as follows:
· Vision statement - by 2030 Bristol to be carbon neutral and climate resilient; · 10 themes: transport; buildings – new buildings need to be of a good standard; heat decarbonisation; electricity; consumption and waste; business and the economy; public voluntary and social enterprise sectors; natural environment; food; infrastructure interdependencies · Principles: Fair; collaborative; transformative; learning; evidence based;
· The Ask – opening up the conversation: · an idea..? COVID 19 Green economy recovery plan? · low Carbon Retrofit Economic recovery package; · green jobs from major retrofit programme of the existing social housing stock suiting a range of qualifications; · draw on technology and innovation; · relatively strong local ‘green building skills’, building services expertise and public energy advice services; · addressing fuel poverty goals in tandem with carbon neutral goals; · delivering health benefits through providing better environments; · leadership from public sector to demonstrate potential with exemplar retrofits and new build projects on own buildings (including housing) and to drive skills and quality improvements. · scalability and confidence for the private sector.
IB gave a presentation on the building a response to the ecological emergency summarised as follows: · unprecedented ecological crisis – globally we are losing vast majority of wildlife; · this was replicated at the national level, decline in species e.g. hedgehogs and brown hare; · loss of insects which had an impact on the food chain; · change due to different things: o In UK – changes in land use and pollution due to use of fertilisers and pesticides; o In Bristol - people paving over front gardens; · why relevant? o Wildlife supports the whole eco system; o Pollination – ¾ of crops rely on insect pollination; o At major risk of losing species; o Climate change and ecological emergency were equally important and are linked; o Global economy depends on wildlife; · what need be done: o stop destruction of habitats; o protect existing habitats and link and enhance wildlife hotspots; o manage other land sympathetically for wildlife; o stop routine and unnecessary use of pesticides; · Mayor declared ecological emergency in February 2020; · targets of One City Plan: o everyone has access to good quality green space by 2036; o reverse decline in bees and pollinators by 2037; o double wildlife abundance by 2044 · targets relevant for BHCB: o by 2036 all new developments to have the highest standards of ... view the full minutes text for item 20. |
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Any Other Business Presented By: Chair Minutes: There was no other business. |
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Dates of Future Meetings Thursday 8 October 2020 Thursday 14 January 2021 Thursday 18 March 2021 Presented By: Chair Minutes: Thursday 8 October 2020 Thursday 14 January 2021 Thursday 18 March 2021
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