Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods providing an update on the new Home Energy Conservation Act (HECA) requirements and also presenting the content of the Leeds City Council ‘Further Report’ for approval, prior to submitting to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.

The Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods submitted a report providing an update on the new Home Energy Conservation Act (HECA) requirements and also presenting the content of the Leeds City Council ‘Further Report 2013’ for approval, prior to its formal submission to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.

Members welcomed the positive work which continued to be undertaken in this area.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the contents of the submitted report and the associated appendices be approved, with approval also being given for the relevant documents being published on the Council’s website as the ‘Leeds City Council Home Energy Conservation Act Further Report’.

(b)  That contracts be awarded to the 3 highest scoring bidders (assessed using a 50/50 price/quality split) to manage and deliver the interim Green Deal framework project.

(c)  That approval be given for £20,000 of the existing ‘Wrap Up Leeds’ budget being transferred from 2012-13 to 2013-14, in order to support the Green Deal framework.

(d)  That the necessary authority be delegated to the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods which will enable him to take operational decisions to ensure that the Green Deal framework operates effectively.