Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Environment and Housing which provides the Board with information on the progress made to date with the procurement of the LCR Green Deal and ECO scheme and seeks approval to call off from the Framework Agreement. The report also details the  benefits of the scheme to assist the decision making in respect of call-off.

(Please note that Appendix A to this report is recommended to be designated as exempt from publication under the provisions of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4 (3))

Further to Minute No. 39, 16^th July 2014, the Director of Environment and Housing submitted a report which provided the Board with information on the progress made to date on the procurement of the Leeds City Region (LCR) Green Deal and Energy Companies’ Obligation (ECO) scheme and which sought approval to call off from the Framework Agreement. In addition, the submitted report also detailed the benefits of the scheme in order to assist with the decision making in respect of call-off.

An updated version of exempt Appendix A to the submitted report had been circulated to Board Members prior to the meeting for their consideration.

The Executive Member for Cleaner, Stronger and Safer Communities highlighted the range of potential benefits which would be realised by the initiative detailed within the report, whilst also highlighting how the collaborative procurement process had provided a good example of the Leeds City Region and Local Authorities effectively working in partnership in order to deliver large scale projects for the benefit of the community.

Following consideration of the updated Appendix A to the submitted report, designated as exempt from publication under the provisions of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4 (3), which was considered in private at the conclusion of the meeting it was

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the participation of Leeds City Council in the Leeds City

Region Green Deal and ECO scheme, including support for the Framework and commitment to use the Call-Off Contract be approved in principle;

(b)  That the necessary authority be delegated to the Director of Environment and Housing in order to agree the commercial terms of the Call-Off Contract and to sign the Contract;

(c)  That the necessary authority be delegated to the Director of Environment and Housing in order to take operational decisions, including attendance at the Home Energy Project Board (HEPB);

(d)  That the progress being made in respect of this matter be monitored through the HEPB and that annual progress reports be submitted to the Executive Board for consideration.